Schedule — PIFLM Main Events
55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting
Side events may run concurrently with the main events. View the full side events schedule.
Friday 28 August 2026
16:00 - 18:00
Allies Prosperity Exhibit Opening Ceremony
By invitation only
Sunday 30 August 2026
10:00 - 14:00
Securing the Blue Pacific: Scaling Tech-Driven Ocean Stewardship for a Resilient Blue Pacific
By invitation only
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)
By invitation only
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
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
By invitation only
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 Delegates Handbook