The 2017 IEA Ministerial Meeting will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, 7- 8 November, in Paris. The event will focus on global energy challenges and how they can be overcome. Participants will include representatives from the 29 IEA member countries; accession countries Chile and Mexico; association countries China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Singapore and Thailand; and partner countries Brazil and South Africa. Representatives from 30 top global energy companies will also attend the Meeting.