SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — United States President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are not the only powerful people in San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference Wednesday. The conference drew in more than 20,000 attendees and 22 world leaders.

Here are photographs inside APEC, its influential speakers, high-profile guests, CEOs, and illustrious setups:

Leaders pose for a family photo at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Front row from left are, Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. China’s President Xi Jinping, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Peru’s President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, President Joe Biden, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Chile’s President Gabriel Boric, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023 in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell-Jobs moderates a panel on artificial intelligence with Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox, Google SVP of Research, Technology and Society James Manyika and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 16, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (L) and Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce participate in a conversation on AI and the Future at APEC on November 16, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, participates in a conversation on AI and the Future at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week on November 16, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin bows before speaking. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods speaks. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 15: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Chilean President Gabriel Boric addresses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco on November 15, 2023. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol addresses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week on November 15, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
President Joe Biden salutes as he speaks to a group of CEOs Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at a dinner with business leaders on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks at a dinner with business leaders Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah listens as President Joe Biden speaks during the APEC Leaders Retreat on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week at Moscone Center on November 17, 2023. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. Biden and Xi will try to prevent the superpowers’ rivalry spilling into conflict when they meet for the first time in a year at a high-stakes summit. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ week in Woodside on November 15, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Woodside. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
ExxonMobil CEO, Darren Woods, speaks during the “Reframing the Climate Challenge: Keep the Energy, Reduce the Emissions” conversation in San Francisco on November 15, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Rosé, Korean-New Zealand singer member of Blackpink (C), Kim Keon Hee, First Lady of South Korea (L) and Rachael Marape, spouse of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea look on during a conversation on mental health, during a spousal program on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week at Apple Park in San Francisco on November 17, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Rosé, Korean-New Zealand singer member of Blackpink, looks on during a conversation on mental health, during a spousal program at Apple Park in San Francisco on November 17, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

At The Airport

Chilean President Gabriel Boric and First Lady Irina Karamanos arrive at San Francisco International Airport on November 15, 2023. (Photo by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon-hee arrive at San Francisco International Airport on November 15, 2023. (Photo by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. (Photo by JASON HENRY/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. President Joe Biden (C) talks with California Governor Gavin Newson (L) and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom (R) after arriving at San Francisco International Airport November 14, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Governor Gavin Newsom looks on as he awaits the arrival of U.S. President Joe Biden at San Francisco International Airport ahead of the APEC summit on November 14, 2023. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at San Francisco International Airport ahead of the APEC summit on November 14, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 14:  California Governor Gavin Newsom (R) and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom (L) talk with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) as they await the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping at San Francisco International Airport. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte steps off her airplane at San Francisco International Airport on November 14, 2023. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Outside APEC

TOPSHOT – Police assemble as demonstrators rally at the “Shut Down APEC CEO” protest during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)
Demonstrators representing Tibetans and Uyghurs protest during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Pro-Tibet protesters confront supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstrations at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in San Francisco, California, on November 15, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Pro-Tibet protesters confront supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstrations on November 15, 2023. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Pro-Tibet protesters confront supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstrations. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Joe Biden motorcade drives past people and Chinese and US national flags in San Francisco, California, on November 14, 2023. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 15: Police officers form a line as protestors gather at the intersection of Fifth and Mission to block delegates, staff and security personnel from accessing security check points to enter the APEC summit zone at Moscone Center on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California. The 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week Summit is set to run through November 17, with more than 30,000 people including dozens of world leaders and hundreds of CEOs attending the event. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 15: Protestors trying to block delegates, staff and security personnel from accessing security check points to enter the APEC summit zone at Moscone Center block a woman with APEC credentials as she tries to cross a blockade at the intersection of Fifth and Mission on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)