17-21 October 2021 / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Investing in Sustainable Development
7th World Investment Forum
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Who we are
A gathering of global leaders brought together under auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
What we do
Provide a global platform for engagement and dialogue on emerging and key issues related to investing for sustainable development.
Why us?
We are uniquely positioned at the intersection of the public, private and multi-lateral sectors to shape 21st century investment policies.
Preliminary programme
Day 1
17 Oct 2021
Day 2
18 Oct 2021
Day 3
19 Oct 2021
Day 4
20 Oct 2021
Day 5
21 Oct 2021
Opening of the Investment Village
12:00-14:30
Grand Opening Ceremony
14:30-16:30
IPA EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST [virtual] (in partnership with WAIPA)
07:30-08:30
VIRTUAL
AIM CONFERENCE [VIRTUAL]
08:30-11:00
VIRTUAL
UN INVESTMENT PROMOTION AWARDS 2021
11:00-11:30
GLOBAL LEADERS’ INVESTMENT SUMMIT I
12:00-14:00
INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT FUND CONFERENCE [VIRTUAL]
14:30-16:00
VIRTUAL
ACHIEVING THE SDGS [VIRTUAL]
14:30-16:30
VIRTUAL
HIGH-LEVEL INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS CONFERENCE 2021 [VIRTUAL]
14:30-16:30
VIRTUAL
BLOOMBERG GLOBAL INVESTORS CONFERENCE
14:30-16:30
DAILY E-GATHERING [VIRTUAL]
16:30-18:00
VIRTUAL
SOVEREIGN WEALTH AND PENSION FUNDS DIALOGUE [VIRTUAL]
08:30-10:00
VIRTUAL
UNCTAD SUSTAINABLE FUND AWARDS 2021
11:00-11:30
GLOBAL LEADERS’ INVESTMENT SUMMIT II
12:00-14:00
SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: SDG MODEL ZONES
12:00-14:30
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT FINANCE [VIRTUAL]
12:00-14:30
VIRTUAL
TALKING BUSINESS: Latin America
14:30-16:00
HIGH-LEVEL PANEL ON MNES AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT [VIRTUAL]
14:30-16:30
VIRTUAL
ACADEMIC TRACK DAILY ROUNDUP [VIRTUAL] (AIB and academic partners)
14:30-16:30
VIRTUAL
EMPRETEC WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARDS
16:30-18:00
DAILY E-GATHERING [VIRTUAL]
16:30-18:00
VIRTUAL
SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT CASES FOR EMERGING MARKETS [VIRTUAL]
08:30-10:30
VIRTUAL
WAIPA WORLD INVESTMENT CONFERENCE
11:00-15:00
GLOBAL INVESTMENT GAME CHANGERS SUMMIT [VIRTUAL]
12:00-14:30
VIRTUAL
FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND MSMES [VIRTUAL]
12:00-14:30
VIRTUAL
ROUNDTABLE ON SDG INVESTMENT MONITORING [VIRTUAL]
14:30-16:00
VIRTUAL
HOW DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN WIN THE DIGITAL GOVERNMENT RACE [VIRTUAL]
14:30-16:30
VIRTUAL
ACADEMIC TRACK DAILY ROUNDUP [VIRTUAL] (AIB and academic partners)
14:30-16:30
VIRTUAL
ISAR HONOURS [VIRTUAL]
16:30-18:00
VIRTUAL
DAILY E-GATHERING [VIRTUAL]
16:30-18:00
VIRTUAL
GREEN ISLAMIC FINANCE (GREEN SUKUKS) [VIRTUAL]
08:30-09:30
VIRTUAL
THE ROLE OF ENTERPRISE REPORTING IN SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT [VIRTUAL]
08:30-11:00
VIRTUAL
UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AWARD
11:00-12:00
INVESTING IN INDUSTRY 4.0 [VIRTUAL]
12:00-14:30
VIRTUAL
TALKING BUSINESS: Africa
14:30-16:00
INVESTMENT VILLAGE AWARD CEREMONY
14:30-16:30
CLOSING CEREMONY
14:30-16:30
Past High-level Speakers
Ms. Rkia Derham
Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Kingdom of Morocco
Mr. Bertrand Piccard
Founder, Solar Impulse
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid
Princess of Belgium
H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Liberia
H.E. Prof. Faustin Archange Touadéra
President of the Central African Republic
H.E. Prof. Bambang Brodjonegoro
Minister of National Development Planning of Indonesia
H.E. Ms. Khoudia Mbaye
Minister of Investment Promotion, Partnerships and the Development of the State Teleservices, Senegal
H.E. Ms. Clare Akamanzi
Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Development Board
H.E. Ms. Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Botswana
H.E. Ms. Amelia Kyambadde
Minister of Trade, Industry and Co-Operatives, Uganda
H.E. Mrs. Maesaiah Thabane
First lady of the Kingdom of Lesotho
H.E. Mr. Zied Ladhari
Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, Tunisia
H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Bahrain
H.E. Mr. William Bradford Marau
Minister for Commerce, Industry, Labour & Immigration, Solomon Islands
H.E. Mr. Wera Mori
Minister for Commerce and Industry, Papua New Guinea
H.E. Mr. Veng Sakhon
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Tjekero Tweya
Minister of Industrialization, Trade & SME Development, Namibia
H.E. Mr. Tefo Mapesela
Minister of Trade and Industry, Kingdom of Lesotho
H.E. Mr. Sorasak Pan
Minister of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Rob Davies
Minister of Trade and Industry, South Africa
H.E. Mr. Peter Bayuku Konteh
Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone
H.E. Mr. Musa Ecweru
State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Refugees, Uganda
H.E. Mr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane
Prime Minister, Kingdom of Lesotho
H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
H.E. Mr. Miroslav Lajčák
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia
H.E. Mr. Milo Ðukanović
President of Montenegro
H.E. Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
H.E. Mr. Matia Kasaija
Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of the Republic of Uganda
H.E. Mr. Marcel Ilunga Leu
Minister of Industry, Democratic Republic of the Congo
7th WIF Co-organizer
Government of the United Arab Emirates
7th WIF Strategic Partners
7th WIF Organizational Partners
7th WIF Media Partners
The Organizer
The World Investment Forum is organized by UNCTAD’s Division on Investment and Enterprise.
The Division is recognized as a global centre of excellence on issues related to investment and enterprise for sustainable development.
James Zhan
Director, Investment and Enterprise
Lead, UN World Investment Report