The annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia opens next Sunday, on China's southern island province of Hainan. It will highlight themes of reform, opening up and innovation. BFA secretary-general Zhou Wenzhong says the conference will be themed "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity". The four-day event will see around 60 formal discussions. Heads of state, government officials, scholars and entrepreneurs have been invited. The Boao Forum is now in its eighteenth year. The non-governmental and non-profit international organization is committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals.