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G7 Italia Summit Time Usage Not Inspiring. Increasingly, G7 And G20 Have More Non-Meeting Time And Social Events. Are Family Photos, Arrival Ceremonies Really Necessary? Why Not Just Begin Work?

G7 Italia Summit Time Usage Statistics (approximate)

G7 Italia Summit Official Time (Thursday/Friday) Plus Extra Hours (Saturday): 29:30
G7 Italia Official Plus Extra Hours Meetings: 13:55


Thursday
Official Begin And End: 10:30 am to 11:30 pm (thirteen hours)
Official Meetings: 5 hours 10 minutes
Summit Program Officially Begins At 11:00 am

Friday
Official Begin And End: 9:30 am to 11:00 pm (thirteen hours thirty minutes)
Official Meetings: 6 hours 15 minutes
Summit Program Officially Ends At 5:30 pm

Saturday
Official Post-Summit Begin And End: 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Official Post-Summit Program Bilaterals: 2 hours 30 minutes

“From 13 to 15 June, Borgo Egnazia, in Puglia, will host the G7 Summit of the Italian Presidency. Three days of sessions during which the Leaders will address the main global issues.

•    G7 (2014-Present): Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and United States. The Russian Federation was excluded in 2014 because of its military actions on the Crimean Peninsula.

Click here to download the programme.

The event will bring together the Leaders of the seven member States, as well as the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission representing the European Union.  In line with previous G7 fora, representatives of a number of States and International Organizations will take part in the sessions, invited by the Nation that holds the Presidency.”

Nations and International organizations

·       African Development Bank – Akinwumi Adesina, President
·       Algeria – Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President
·       Argentina – Javier Milei, President
·       Brazil – Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, President (G20 Presidency)
·       Holy See – Pope Francis
·       India – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
·       International Monetary Fund – Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director
·       Jordan – Abdallah II, King
·       Kenya – William Ruto, President
·       Mauritania – Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President (Chair of the African Union)
·       OECD – Mathias Cormann, Secretary General
·       Tunisia – Kaïs Saïed, President
·       Türkiye – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President
·       United Nations – Antònio Guterres, Secretary General
·       United Arab Emirates – Mohammed bin Zayed, President
·       World Bank – Ajay Banga, President”

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