Schedule
55th Pacific Islands Forum and related meetings
* Side events: The schedule of side events will be displayed outside the official meeting venues. The Sebus and Smuuch buildings at Palau Community College have been designated as the primary side event locations.
Friday 28 August 2026
Sunday 30 August 2026
10:00 - 14:00
Securing the Blue Pacific: Scaling Tech-Driven Ocean Stewardship for a Resilient Blue Pacific
Not specified
14:00 - 18:00
Ocean Partnership Roundtable — Led by Forum Chair
Forum members, Associate members, Observers, Dialogue Partners, CROP, and invited guests
Monday 31 August 2026
09:00 - 10:30
Smaller Island States Leaders Meeting
SIS Members and Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP)
11:00 - 12:30
Pacific ACP Leaders Meeting (PACPLM)
PACP Members and CROP
13:30 - 15:00
PSIDS Ministerial Meeting (Vanuatu)
Not specified
14:00 - 15:00
Leaders Dialogue with the President of the Asian Development Bank
All Forum Members, CROP, and ADB
15:00 - 16:00
Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL)
PICL Members
16:00 - 17:00
Side Events*
Palau Community College — Sebus and Smuuch buildings
Not specified
17:15 - 18:15
Side Events*
Palau Community College — Sebus and Smuuch buildings
Not specified
Tuesday 1 September 2026
08:00 - 09:30
Leaders Dialogue with Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific
Forum members, Associate members, Observers, and CROP
10:00 - 11:00
Leaders Dialogue with Civil Society and Private Sector
Forum members, Associate members, Observers, CROP, civil society, and private sector
11:00 - 12:00
Leaders Dialogue with Associate Members and Observers
Forum members, Associate members, CROP, observer countries and territories, and observer organisations
13:00 - 14:00
Leaders Dialogue with Dialogue Partners
Forum members, Associate members, CROP, Dialogue Partners, and Observers
14:30 - 17:00
Leaders Ascent Dialogue — Led by Forum Chair
Forum members, Associate members, Observers, Dialogue Partners, CROP, and invited guests
18:00 - 20:30
UAE Dinner
To be confirmed
Not specified
Wednesday 2 September 2026
09:00 - 15:30
55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Plenary Meeting
Closed: Forum members, Associate members, and CROP
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner Hosted by PIF Secretary General
Leaders and spouses only
Thursday 3 September 2026
09:30 - 13:00
55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Retreat
Exclusive venue
Leaders and one senior official
Friday 4 September 2026
09:00 - 16:00
Rock Islands Trip — Leisure
Rock Islands
Interested delegates, registration link available in the Delegate Handbook