High-level Closing Roundtable on Investing in Sustainable Development: The Way Forward

Event

8th WIF 2023

Session Type

Conference

Interpretation

English / French / Spanish / Arabic / Russian / Chinese

Room number

Hall 4 Room 12

20 October 2023

11:00 - 13:00 Abu Dhabi

Asia/Dubai

At the High-Level Closing Roundtable of the World Investment Forum, Ambassadors and other high-level investment-development stakeholders will discuss the outcomes of the week-long Forum and their implications for national policymaking in their countries, for international cooperation and trade and investment policymaking, and for other intergovernmental processes and upcoming conferences.

The Roundtable will debate outcomes across all the major themes of the Forum, including investment in the energy transition, food security, and health, and across all key areas for action, from sustainable finance to investment promotion and facilitation on the ground. It will be preceded by a dedicated segment highlighting the outcomes of the COP28 preparatory events on climate finance and investment organized in conjunction with the World Investment Forum.

High-level representatives of UNCTAD, the host country, and partner organizations will briefly summarize the main outcomes of the Forum and open the floor for debate among participants.

The event will mark the official closing of the World Investment Forum.

Speaker(s)

Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno

Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD

Statement

H.E. Mr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

Minister of State for Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Mr. Manoa Seru Kamikamica

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises and Communications, Republic of Fiji

H.E. Ms. Clara Manuela da Luz Delgado Jesus

Ambassador, Permanent Representative at Embassy and Permanent Mission of Cabo Verde in Geneva

H.E. Dr. Sofia Boza Martinez

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Chile to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

H.E. Ms. Marie Ndjeka Opombo

Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Mr. Vacaba Diaby

Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Ms. Lucie Berger

Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arabic Emirates

H.E. Ms. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou

Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for Development, Francophony and International Partnerships, Republic of France

H.E. Mr. Fouad Chehab Dandan

Ambassador of Lebanon to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Ms. Julia Imene-Chanduru

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission to the UN of Namibia

H.E. Ms. Phonevanh Outhavong

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic

Mr. Alain Luck

Diplomatic Advisor, Embassy of Switzerland to the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain

Ms. Habiba Maher

Co-Founder and COO, Youth Connect Arabia

Ms. Paula Narváez Ojeda

President, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Mr. Bernd Hackmann

Team Lead, Climate Change Mitigation, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Mr. Ahmad Mukhtar

Senior Economist and Head of Strategy and Policy, Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

H.E. Mr. Bernardo Ivo Cruz

Secretary of State for International Trade and Foreign Investment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portugal

Mr. Lukman Haruna

Youth

Moderator(s)

Mr. James X. Zhan

Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD and Lead, UNCTAD World Investment Forum