Dette topmøde, som blev ledet af Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danmarks statsminister og formand for Rådet, havde deltagelse af stats­ og regerings­cheferne fra de 26 deltagere i ASEM, d.ν.s. syv ASEAN­lande (Brunei, Indonesien, Malaysia, Fi­lippinerne, Singapore, Thailand og Vietnam), Kina, Japan, Sydkorea, og EU's femten medlems­lande samt Romano Prodi, formand for Kommis­sionen.
The summit, chaired by the Prime Minister of Denmark and President of the Council, Mr Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and attended by the President of the Commission, Mr Romano Prodi, brought together the Heads of State or Government of the 26 ASEM partners, i.e. of seven ASEAN countries (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), China, Japan, South Korea and the 15 countries of the European Union.