Mr. Hamed El Kady

Hamed El-Kady is the Chief of the International Investment Agreements (IIAs) Section at UNCTAD's Investment and Enterprise Division. He provides policy advice to Governments on issues related to investment policies for sustainable development.

He was instrumental in the development and adoption of Guiding Principles on Investment Policymaking for a number of regional organizations.

He oversees the implementation of UNCTAD’s international, regional and national capacity-building events and conferences on international investment policies worldwide. He is also a core member of UNCTAD’s team on the World Investment Report (WIR) and the World Investment Forum (WIF). He has over 20 years of experience working with international organizations and has an extensive publication record on investment and related economic and legal issues. He is a frequent panellist in international conferences on investment policies.