APEC Chile 2019

What APEC Chile 2019 does

APEC Chile 2019 was the official Chilean government initiative to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum during calendar year 2019. It was not a commercial operating company but a temporary, public-sector hosting arrangement operated by DIRECON (Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales), the Directorate General of International Economic Relations within Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of Director General Rodrigo Yáñez Benítez. The initiative coordinated Chile's engagement with APEC's 21 member economies across trade policy dialogue, economic cooperation, free trade facilitation, WTO reform discussion, and advancement of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) agenda.

The underlying technology was an event management and media platform centered on the official website apecchile2019.cl, which provided information about the forum, a media accreditation system, an accommodation booking system for delegates, a news portal, and a media gallery for photos, videos, and infographics. Distribution extended through social channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Flickr) and in-person convening including the Concluding Senior Officials' Meeting in Singapore and the Informal Senior Officials' Meeting in Langkawi, Malaysia for the handover to APEC Malaysia 2020. Key leadership included Mathias Francke as SOM Chair and Krasna Bobenrieth as Policy Director, the first Chilean elected president of the APEC Trade and Investment Committee.

The business model was non-commercial. The initiative had no pricing structure, no revenue model, and no customer billing mechanism; it was funded as a government-hosted diplomatic activity. The host year produced 56 approved Chilean initiatives across committees and working groups, 5 consensus ministerial declarations (including the first Trade Ministers' consensus since 2015), and 3 Roadmaps — the Santiago Roadmap for Women and Inclusive Growth (the first APEC host year to elevate women's issues to a top priority), the Marine Debris Roadmap, and the Roadmap on Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. The planned November 11-17 Economic Leaders' Week in Santiago was cancelled due to civil unrest in Chile, with the year closing at CSOM in Singapore on December 7, 2019.

Name

APEC Chile 2019

Legal name

APEC Chile 2019 (operated by DIRECON - Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile)

Website

https://apecchile2019.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

APEC Chile 2019 was Chile's government-hosted initiative to coordinate the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2019, operated by DIRECON within Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It served APEC's 21 member economies via an event platform, media accreditation, and policy convening.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intergovernmental Economic Forum / International Summit Hosting

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Convention and Visitors Bureaus (561591)

SIC

International Affairs (9721), Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Virtual/Hybrid Conference Production & Platform Management (THAHACAM)

Keywords

• Intergovernmental economic forum
• Trade policy dialogue
• Government event hosting
• International summit coordination
• Economic cooperation platform

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

APEC Chile 2019 was the official initiative coordinating Chile's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2019. It delivered an information website, online media and delegate accreditation systems, an accommodation booking service, a news portal, and a multimedia gallery to support delegates, journalists, and the public engaging with the host year across multiple Chilean cities.

Product overview

APEC Chile 2019 is the official website for Chile's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in 2019. The platform operates as a static informational website providing event information, media accreditation services, and a comprehensive media gallery featuring news articles, photos, videos, and infographics documenting the forum's activities. The website includes sections for delegates, media, and general public to access information about APEC priorities, Chile's economic overview, tourism, culture, and export opportunities. The site also features social media integration for broader engagement with the APEC Chile 2019 community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APEC Chile 2019 Official Website
• Media Accreditation System
• APEC Chile 2019 News Portal
• APEC Chile 2019 Media Gallery
• Accommodation Booking System

Quantifiable outcome

• 56 Chilean initiatives approved across committees and working groups
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• DIRECON (Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales)coreOthersThe website www.apecchile2019.cl is operated by DIRECON, the Directorate General of International Economic Relations of Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. DIRECON serves as the implementing agency for APEC Chile 2019 hosting activities.
• Australia, Canada and New ZealandsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiplomats from Australia, Canada and New Zealand provided support during the APEC Chile 2019 host year. The Government of Chile publicly recognized and appreciated this diplomatic support.
• APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)coreOthersAPEC is the overarching forum that Chile hosted in 2019. The organization comprises 21 member economies working to promote free trade and economic cooperation across the Asia-Pacific region.
• DIRECONcoreOthersThe Responsible Party for data handling as stated in the Privacy Policy. Name: Rodrigo Yáñez Benítez, Director General. Address: San Martín N°88, Santiago.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• G20 Indonesia Presidency 2022: Another major intergovernmental forum host-year organizer operating under a similar one-year mandate across multiple workstreams, ministerial tracks, and a marquee Leaders' Summit.
• APEC Malaysia 2020: The successor APEC host economy effort that received the ISOM handoff from Chile in Langkawi; operates under a directly comparable mandate and digital platform requirements.
• APEC Papua New Guinea 2018: The immediately preceding APEC host economy organizing effort, providing the closest direct comparison in scope, mandate, and one-year structure to APEC Chile 2019.
• APEC Vietnam 2017: Earlier APEC host economy organizer with the same intergovernmental forum hosting mandate, useful for benchmarking deliverable counts and digital platform maturity.

Others

• International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA): Industry association that benchmarks and ranks international association meetings; useful ecosystem reference for how APEC host-year gatherings are positioned within the broader MICE industry.
• OECD Forum organizers: Organizers of recurring international policy forums that produce consensus-driven ministerial outputs structurally similar to APEC's declarations and roadmaps.

Broad incumbents

• MCI Group: A global Professional Conference Organizer with association, government, and corporate congress clients; relevant as the dominant commercial comparator for PCO-style conference production work that APEC host organizers perform.
• Freeman Company: A leading global events and expositions services provider that handles major conferences, expositions, and hybrid events for associations and governments — directly comparable on event production and platform management capabilities.
• World Economic Forum: A large, established convening organization that hosts recurring international forums with multi-stakeholder dialogue — a benchmark for scale, recurring model, and digital platform sophistication that APEC host-year efforts lack.

Regional players

• Visit Chile (SERNATUR): Chile's national tourism promotion agency, which supported APEC Chile 2019 host year activity and is a natural comparator for destination-marketing and convention-bureau functions executed alongside the forum.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/APECChile2019
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCtixe0BtetoXHv_AQKvZ7RA?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/APECChile2019
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apec-chile-2019

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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