Investment Advisory Council Breakfast (by invitation only)

Boosting investment in productive capacity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Event

3rd WIF 2012

Session Type

By invitation only

Room number

Room 103, Level-1

21 April 2012

08:00 - 09:00 Asia/Qatar

Asia/Qatar

The 10th Meeting of the Investment Advisory Council, a joint initiative by UNCTAD and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), offers a platform for consultations between Heads of State and government leaders and CEOs of global companies, as well as heads of international organisations. Participants will discuss pro-poor investment strategies that can foster sustainable economic growth, development and poverty reduction. Participants will focus on new initiatives and investment opportunities that positively impact the poor in the most vulnerable economies and consider concrete investment proposals.

Speaker(s)

Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi

Secretary-General of UNCTAD

Mr. Jean-Guy Carrier

Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce

H.E. Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Hamad Al-Attiyah

Fomer Secretary-General, Gulf Cooperation Council

H.E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser

President of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations

H.E. Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani

Chairman of ICC Qatar and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Mr. James Bacchus

Chair, Global Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig

Mr. Dominic Barton

Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc

H.E. Mr. Lekh Raj Bhatta

Minister of Commerce and Supplies, Nepal

H.E. Mr. Riadh Bettaïeb

Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia

Mr. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Chairman, Nestlé S.A

H.E. Mr. Joaquim Chissano

Former President of the Republic of Mozambique

H.E. Mr. Ikililou Dhoinine

President of the Union of the Comoros

Mr. Cheick Sidi Diarra

Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, UN-OHRLLS

H.E. Mr. Nasser El Hakim

Minister of Economic Development of Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Ms. Patricia Francis

Executive Director, ITC

H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob

Minister of Trade and Industry, Namibia

H.E. Mr. Richard Konteh

Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone