2025APCS & Mayors' Forum

2025APCS & Mayors' Forum - Collaborate. Inspire. Transform

The 2025 Asia Pacific Cities Summit (2025APCS) & Mayors’ Forum from 27 - 29 October at Expo City Dubai was groundbreaking; redefining how cities and businesses collaborate for a sustainable future. It brought together visionary leaders, innovators, and decision-makers from across the globe in a dynamic environment designed for action.

With its overarching theme of ‘Collaborate. Inspire. Transform.’, the 2025APCS welcomed over more than 2, 000 delegates from 321 cities, including 169 Mayors and Deputy Mayors.

Over three days, under the patronage of the Crown Prince of Dubai, the 2025 edition of the APCS was hosted in the MEASA region for the first time to discuss innovation, sustainability and the future of urban development.

The 2025APCS delivered tangible value for cities and business from around the world, underpinned by high level participation from the public and private sector, strong program delivery on key city and industry priorities and the brokerage of opportunities, partnership and investment pathways at global scale.

Highlights of the 2025APCS included:

2,155 delegates
Representation from 321 cities
Participation by 169 mayors
Participation by 350 city leaders
120 Young Professional delegates (aged 18-30 years)
194 speakers and presenters
9 MoUs signed, including agreements signed by Dubai, Brisbane and Tokyo

2025APCS Photos and Videos

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