The Nato summit in The Hague officially opens on Tuesday, with world leaders, including US president Donald Trump, scheduled to arrive throughout the day.

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, the former Dutch prime minister, will deliver a speech at the public forum at 10 am to formally open the summit.

The main event on Tuesday is the defence industry forum, where defence ministers and experts will discuss cooperation between Nato members and the arms industry.

The meeting is hosted by Dutch defence minister Ruben Brekelmans and employers organisation VNO-NCW and around 400 delegates have been invited to take part.

Later in the day, Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof will meet Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his official residence. Zelenskyy’s role at the summit has been downgraded from earlier gatherings, reportedly at Trump’s request.

Zelenskyy will, however, attend Tuesday night’s official banquet, hosted by king Willem-Alexander and queen Máxima at the palace in Den Bosch. The dinner is for heads of state and their partners.

At the same time, Nato foreign affairs ministers will meet at the World Forum, while defence ministers will attend a working dinner.

The main Nato event takes place on Wednesday, when the 32 world leaders will meet for two and a half hours as the North Atlantic council.

Logistics

It is the first time the Netherlands has hosted a Nato summit since the organisation was founded in 1949.

• Nato summit will stretch Dutch logistical capacity to the limit

Some 27,000 police officers will be on duty for the two-day gathering, along with 10,000 military personnel. The border police have rostered in 9,000 extra shifts, in what is officially known as Operation Orange Shield.

Commuters in the Randstad, the densely populated coastal strip between Amsterdam and Rotterdam, have been urged to work from home if possible all week or expect long delays as a result of motorway closures.