Mr. James X. Zhan

Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD and Lead, UNCTAD World Investment Forum
Mr. James X. Zhan
Mr. James X. Zhan
Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD and Lead, UNCTAD World Investment Forum
BIOGRAPHY

James X. Zhan is director of investment and enterprise at UNCTAD. He leads the team of the World Investment Report and is editor-in-chief of the Transnational Corporations journal. He chairs the Governing Board of the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (with all major stock exchanges worldwide as members). He has provided policy advice to numerous governments (including heads of states and cabinets) and parliaments, and global summits (including G20 and BRICS). He led the formulation of global guidelines for a new generation of investment policies, which are used in over 100 countries. He also led the establishment of the World Investment Forum. He is chief strategist for the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies and was Global Agenda Council member of the World Economic Forum. He has held several advisory positions in academic institutions (including at Cambridge University, Columbia University and Cornell University and Oxford University). He has extensive publications on investment, trade and technology related economic and legal issues.


SESSIONS BY Mr. James X. Zhan

 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
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  - Europe/Zurich
 
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  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich

SESSIONS MODERATED BY Mr. James X. Zhan

 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich

PREVIOUS SESSIONS BY Mr. James X. Zhan

6th WIF 2018
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
2nd WIF 2010
3rd WIF 2012
4th WIF 2014
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
5th WIF 2016
 
  - Africa/Nairobi
2020
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
2021
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
 
  - Europe/Zurich
8th WIF 2023
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai
 
  - Asia/Dubai

PREVIOUS SESSIONS MODERATED BY Mr. James X. Zhan

6th WIF 2018
2nd WIF 2010
 
  - Asia/Shanghai
3rd WIF 2012
8th WIF 2023