V CEO SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

The CEO Summit of the Americas is the hemisphere’s premier platform for high-level engagement between private-sector leaders and Heads of State, fostering dialogue on policies vital to economic growth and development. 

The V CEO Summit of the Americas will be held on December 3-4, 2025 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank Group and the Government of the Dominican Republic, it will bring together over 800 C-suite leaders, Heads of State and government officials to shape the hemisphere’s economic growth and development agenda. The event precedes the X Summit of the Americas.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE V CEO SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS

The Summit will foster public-private dialogue on the hemisphere's most pressing and transformative topics:

• The region’s pivotal role in the global critical minerals and energy landscape.
• Efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence in shaping innovation and productivity.
• Promotion of sustainable and competitive tourism.
• Strategies for workforce development and economic inclusion.

The event will feature panel discussions and keynote addresses by Heads of State and CEOs of leading multinational companies from across the Americas.

PAST EDITIONS

The IDB established the CEO Summit of the Americas initiative in 2012. Previous Summits were held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia (2012); Panama City, Panama (2015); Lima, Peru (2018); and Los Angeles, United States (2022).

About the CEO Summit of the Americas

The CEO Summit of the Americas is organized through the Americas Business Dialogue (ABD), the official mechanism for private sector consultation within the broader Summit of the Americas process. ABD strengthens public‑private dialogue and promotes the adoption of policies aligned with regional development priorities.

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