The first GPFI Forum was held in Riviera Maya, Mexico, on 1 October 2011. The GPFI Forum brought together senior representatives from 23 G20 and non-G20 countries, key implementing partners of the GPFI,  representatives of the private sector, and a wide range of organizations involved in promoting financial inclusion. In total, more than 80 participants gathered to discuss a range of key issues.

The GPFI Forum was the first full gathering of the partnership since its launch in Seoul almost a year earlier and was considered an opportunity to:

• achieve consensus on a vision for financial inclusion and the role of the GPFI in helping to fulfill it;
• showcase successful practices by countries already implementing financial inclusion strategies and announce commitments by those ready to follow suit; and
• identify practical, concrete steps to be taken on the key technical issues addressed by the GPFI sub-groups.