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Palais des Nations

Geneva, Switzerland

22–26 October 2018

10 Year Anniversary

2018 World Investment Forum

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

2016 Forum

Nairobi, Kenya

2016 World Investment Forum

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Geneva, Switzerland

2014 World Investment Forum

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Doha, Qatar

2012 World Investment Forum

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2010 Forum

Xiamen, China

2010 World Investment Forum

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Who we are

A gathering of global leaders brought together under auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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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.

The World Investment Forum will take place from 22 to 26 October 2018, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the United Nations Headquarters in Europe and an international business, economic development and diplomacy hub.

There are no fees for this event, however registration is mandatory.
Registration closes on Friday 12 October.

2018 Programme

Detailed Programme

Day 1

22 Oct 2018

Day 2

23 Oct 2018

Day 3

24 Oct 2018

Day 4

25 Oct 2018

Day 5

26 Oct 2018

Ms. Juliet Anammah

GLOBAL INVESTMENT GAME CHANGERS SUMMIT: Pioneering solutions for a better world

16:30-18:30

18:30

Mr. Javier Albares

Investment and the Digital Economy

14:30-17:30

Room XXIV

Ms. Mary Porter Peschka

Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Global Dialogue

14:45-18:00

Room XVII

Mr. Roberto Jaguaribe

Investment Promotion Conference

15:00 – 18:00

ROOM XXVI

H.E. Mr. Michael Katambo

THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC GROUP OF STATES (ACP) MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE

15:00 - 17:00

Room XI

Mr. Thomas Bach

INVESTING IN SPORTS FOR SDGs

15:00 - 18:00

Room XX

Legislating for sustainable development

15:00-17:00

Room XXIII

Mr. Roberto Azevêdo

THE INVESTMENT, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT NEXUS

16:00 – 18:00

Room XXIII

H.E. Ms. Nassima Baghli

MAIN OBSTACLES AND SOLUTIONS TO INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA

16:00 – 18:00

Room XXII

18:30

Reception

INTERACTIVE BREAKFAST ENCOUNTER (by invitation only)

09:00 - 10:00

Room XI

GLOBAL LEADERS INVESTMENT SUMMIT II: Investment in a new era of industrialization

10:00 – 13:00

Assembly Hall

THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING (ISAR)

10:00 – 13:00

Ms. Eva Kaili

Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret

High-level International Investment Agreements (IIA) Conference 2018

15:00 – 18:00

Room XXVI

INVESTING IN PEACE AND SECURITY

15:00 - 17:30

Assembly Hall

Ms. Angelica Rotondaro

Responsible Agricultural Investment

15:15-17:45

Room XXV

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MIGRATION AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

15:00-17:30

Room XI

Mr. Jean Laville

Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds Dialogue

15:30 – 18:00

Room XXIV

Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam

LDC MINISTERIAL AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE

16:00 – 18:00

ROOM XX

Ms. Norma Tregurtha

SUSTAINABILITY, COMMODITIES AND DERIVATIVES

16:00 - 18:00

Room XXII

ISAR Honours 2018

17:15-18:00

18:30

Hospitality and Cultural Event

Global Enterprise Registration (GER) Award

18:45

INTERACTIVE BREAKFAST ENCOUNTER (by invitation only)

09:00 - 10:00

Room XI

Mr. Jonathan Ortmans

Ministerial Roundtable on Entrepreneurship

10:00-13:00

Room XX

Mr. Aldo Romani

SUSTAINABILITY BONDS: INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR FINANCING THE SDGs

10:30-13:00

Room XXII

Ms. Lantonirina Erika Ramananarivo

PEOPLE-FIRST PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPs)

10:00-13:00

Room XXIV

High-Level Roundtable on Regional Integration and Investment Policy

11:00 - 14:00

Room XXV

Dr. Sami Al Araji

H.E. Mr. Christopher Yaluma

MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE: 21st Century Global Investment Policymaking

15:00 – 18:00

Room XX

Mr. Winson Yeung

FAMILY BUSINESSES AS A FORCE FOR LONG-TERM GOOD

15:00 - 17:00

Room XXII

Ms. Adrienne Klasa

Smart Beta: Passive Investment Strategies for Sustainable Development

15:30-18:00

Mr. Jonathan Ortmans

Empretec Women in Business Awards 2018

18:00

Assembly Hall

19:00 - 21:00

Reception

INTERACTIVE BREAKFAST ENCOUNTER (BY INVITATION ONLY)

8:30 – 10:00

Room XXII

Professor Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ACADEMIC CONFERENCE

09:00-16:00

H.E. Dr. Khazaee

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

10:00 – 13:00

XXIII

Mr. Nigel Culkin

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE SDGS

10:00 - 13:00

XXIV

Mr. Ricardo Pedroza

Creating more and better jobs through investment

10:00-13:00

XXVII

Mr. Roland Dominicé

USING BLENDED CAPITAL TO FINANCE THE SDGS

10:30 – 13:00

XXII

H.E. Mr. Yury Ambrazevich

Ambassadors Roundtable on Investing in the SDGs

14:00 - 17:00

Room XXVII

Mr. Masamichi Kono

ROLE OF CENTRAL BANKS IN GREENING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

14:00 – 16:30

XXII

Forum Outcome and Closing

17:00 – 18:00

Room XXVII

18:00

Reception

Investment Village Award

18:00

High-level Speakers

More Speakers

Mr. Ralph Hamers
CEO, ING Group
Mr. Paul Andrews
Secretary-General, International Organisation of Securities Commissions
H.E. Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
President of Burkina Faso
Sophia
Humanoid Robot
Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Mr. John W.H. Denton
Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce
H.E. Mr. Milo Ðukanović
President of Montenegro
Mr. Joseph C. Brandt
President and CEO, Contour Global
H.E. Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika
President of the Republic of Malawi
H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob
President of the Republic of Namibia
Mr. Vasant Narasimhan
CEO, Novartis
Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron
President, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Mr. Mark Wilson
CEO, Aviva
Mr. Antoine Fiévet
CEO, Bel Group
Mr. Michael Møller
Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
H.E. Mr. Motsoahae Thomas Thabane
Prime Minister, Kingdom of Lesotho
H.E. Mr. Abdul Hamid
President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Mr. António Guterres
Secretary-General, United Nations (TBC)
H.E. Mr. Armen Sarkissian
President of the Republic of Armenia
Ms. Barbara Kux
Multiple Board Member and former Member of Managing Board of Siemens
H.E. Mr. Julius Maada Bio
President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
Ms. Francesca Lavazza
Board Member, Lavazza Group
H.E. Mr. Zoran Zaev
Prime Minister, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Ms. Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi
President of the Republic of Botswana
H.E. Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta
President, the Republic of Kenya
Mr. Thomas Bach
President of the International Olympic Committee
H.E. Mr. Khaltmaagiin Battulga
President of Mongolia
H.E. Mr. Alain Berset
President of the Swiss Confederation

Past High-level Speakers

H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping
President of China (WIF 2010)
H.E. Mr. Luis Giampietri Rojas
Vice-President, Peru (WIF 2010)
H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen
President of Finland (WIF 2012)
H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
President of Iceland (WIF 2010)
H.E. Mr. Mehdi Jomaa
Prime Minister of the Republic of Tunisia (WIF 2014)
H.R.H. Prince Charles
United Kingdom (WIF 2014)
H.E. Ms. Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar
Vice-President of El Salvador (WIF 2008)
H.E. Mr. Angel Marin
Vice-President, Bulgaria (WIF 2010)
H.E. Ms. Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (WIF 2012)
Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Chairman, Nestlé S.A. (WIF 2014)
H.E. Mr. Aires Bonifacio Ali
Prime Minister of Mozambique (WIF 2010)
H.E. Mr. Bill Clinton
President of the United States and Chairman of the William J. Clinton Foundation (WIF 2012)
H.E. Mr. Didier Burkhalter
President of Switzerland (WIF 2014)
Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General United Nations (WIF 2014)