*to be confirmed Event 9th WIF 2026 8th WIF 2023 7th WIF 2021 6th WIF 2018 5th WIF 2016 4th WIF 2014 3rd WIF 2012 2nd WIF 2010 1st WIF 2008 Category - Any - Policymakers Business Leaders International Organizations and Civil Society Investment Promotion Entrepreneurship Academics Moderators Search Search Search H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and National Security, Kingdom of Lesotho H.E. Mr. Abdulhamid Mohammed M A Al Dabiba Prime Minister, the State of Libya H.E. Mr. Mamitiana Jeannot Ruffin Rajaonarison Prime Minister, Republic of Madagascar H.E. Hon. Viliame R. Gavoka Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Republic of Fiji H.E. Mr. Serik Zhumangarin Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of National Economy, Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Mr. Márcio de Jesus Lopes Daniel Minister of Tourism, Republic of Angola H.E. Mr. Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun State Minister & Executive Chairman Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) H.E. Mr. Abdulla Bin Adel Fakhro Minister of Industry and Commerce, Kingdom of Bahrain H.E. Mr. Tiroeaone Ntsima Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Republic of Botswana H.E. Mr. Achille Bassilekin III Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Republic of Cameroon H.E. Mr. Moustoifa Hassane Mohamed Minister of Economy, Industry and Investment, Responsible for Economic Integration, the Union of the Comoros H.E. Ms. Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo Minister of Trade, Supply, and Consumption, in charge of the AfCFTA, Republic of Congo H.E. Mr. Roderick Middelhof Minister of Economic Development, Curaçao H.E. Mr. Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh Minister of Economy and Finance, in charge of Industry, Republic of Djibouti H.E. Mr. Mohamed Farid Saleh Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Mr. Sherif Fathi Attia Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Mr. Mohammed Noori Al-Karboli Minister of Industry and Minerals, Republic of Iraq H.E. Dr. Tareq Abu Ghazaleh Minister of Investment, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan H.E. Ms. Tangariki Reete Minister of Tourism, Commerce, Industry, and Cooperatives, Republic of Kiribati H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Marzouq State Minister for Economic Affairs and Investment, State of Kuwait H.E. Dr. Amer Bisat Minister of Economy and Trade, Republic of Lebanon H.E. Honourable Motlatsi Maqelepo Minister of Trade, Industry and Business Development, Kingdom of Lesotho H.E. Mr. Rashid Abu Ghaffa Minister of Finance, the State of Libya H.E. Mr. Suhail Abu Shiha Minister of Economy, State of Libya H.E. Mr. Ny Riana Nampoina Raharimanjato Minister of Industrialization and Private Sector Development, Republic of Madagascar H.E. Mr. Carl Andriamparamy Minister of Mines, Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar H.E. Ms. Zeinebou Mint Ahmednah Minister of Trade and Tourism, Islamic Republic of Mauritania H.E. The Hon Sayed Muhammad Aadil Ameer Meea Minister of Industry, SME and Cooperatives, Republic of Mauritius H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Seydou Minister of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Niger H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Mannai Minister of Communications and Information Technology, State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad Minister of State for International Cooperation, State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Subaie Minister of Environment and Climate Change, State of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani Minister of Commerce and Industry, the State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al-Khater Minister of Education and Higher Education, the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Attiya Minister of Municipality, State of Qatar H.E. Hon. Chieftain Neptune Senator and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines H.E. Ms. Nabeela Farida Tunis Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Republic of Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Ali Mohamed Omar State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Mr. Gamal Mohamed Hassan Minister of Commerce and Industry, Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Mr. Wasantha Samarasinghe Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development , Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar Minister of Economy and Industry, Syrian Arab Republic H.E. Mr. Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon Safarali Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Mr. Nazar Halnazarovich Agahanov Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Turkmenistan H.E. Hon. Amina Mukalazi Minister of State for Investment and Privatization, Republic of Uganda H.E. Ms. Monica Mutsvangwa Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Republic of Zimbabwe H.E. Ms. Mariam Hamadou Ali Minister Delegate for Investment and Private Sector Development, Republic of Djibouti H.E. Mr. Yasser Al Jamal Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. Ibrahim Almubarak Assistant Minister of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe Deputy Minister of Tourism, Sri Lanka H.E. Dr. Kirida Bhaopichitr Vice Minister for Commerce, Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Mr. Fahad Siddiq Algergawi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates H.E. Mr. Siazongo D. Siakalenge Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Finance and Economic Development, Republic of Zambia H.E. Mr. José Sánchez-Fung Ambassador and permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Trade and Development and the International Trade Center, Dominican Republic, UNCTAD’s SIDS coordinator H.E. Mr. João Antonio da Costa Mira Gomes Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Government of Portugal H.E. Ambassador Magnus Hartog-Holm Chief Negotiator for Investment Treaties, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden H.E. Ms. Abigail Cosme Permanent Representative of São Tomé and Príncipe to the UN Office at Geneva H.E. Oliver Owcza Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. Li Chenggang International Trade Representative, China Ms. Radwa I. Kamouna Under Secretary of State; Head of International Relations Department, Promotion Sector, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Mr. Moritz Lumma Head of Division, Foreign Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany Ms. Patience Okala National Coordinator, Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office; Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Nigeria Mr. Nicolas Palau van Hissenhoven Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the WTO Ms. Vanessa Toré Director of Foreign Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Development, Curaçao Mr. Ahmad Al Ahen Senior Advisor, Ministry of State for Foreign Trade, the State of Qatar Dr. Dorothea Schütz Deputy Director-General; Head of the Subdirectorate Middle East, North Africa, Trade Fair and Development Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) Ms. Ludmila De Weever Member of Parliament, Sint Maarten Ms. Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority Ms. Mildred Santos Deputy Technical Director, Export and Investment Center of Dominican Republic (ProDominicana) H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Secretary-General, National Planning Council of Qatar Ms. Nomfuneko Majaja Chief Director: Space Affairs / Head of Secretariat, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa Mr. Lamin Camara Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE) Mr. Vladimir Ilichev Deputy Minister of the Economic Development of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Elias M. Magosi Executive Secretary, South African Development Community Mr. Abdullah Alomayr Executive Director, International Partnership, Ministry of Investment, Saudi Arabia H.E. Mr. Septian Hario Seto Executive Secretary, National Economic Council, Republic of Indonesia H.E. Mr. Omar Rekkache Director General, Algerian Investment Promotion Mr. Abdulla Hamad Al-Misnad Head, Executive Office of H.E. The Prime Minister of Qatar & Managing Director, Qai Dr. Guido Rojer Jr. Strategic Advisor, Ministry of Economic Development of Curacao Dr. Jassim Saleh Al Kuwari Assistant Undersecretary for State Lawsuits Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Qatar Ms. Xiaohong Xue Director, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Ms. Eva Steinhaus Regional Representative, German Export Credit Agency Mr. Boris Titov Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Relations with International Organizations to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Business Leaders Ms. Ángela Pérez Chairperson and CEO, COFIDES Mr. John W.H. Denton Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce Mr. Noah Horowitz Chief Executive Officer, Art Basel Mr. Abdullah Mohammed Al Ansari CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange Ms. Lise Johnson Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Mr. Yuichiro Akita President, Berne Union Ms. Melis Ekmen Tabojer Managing Director for Policy, Strategy and Delivery, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) H.E. Mr. Fahad Hamad Hassan Al-Sulaiti Director General, Qatar Fund for Development Mr. Leo Naut Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency Ms. Larissa Barhebréus Senior Associate in Technology, Intellectual Property & International Arbitration, Schjødt Mr. José Maria Gomez Fuster CEO (Director General), Port Authority of Cartagena Mr. Ahmad Al Meghames Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) Ms. Courtney Powell Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, 500 Global Ms. Ayesha Nurain Janah Founder and Chair, Kandufa Foundation, Group Vice Chair of JIH Global and HARIM Group Dr. Fadi Kanso Secretary General, Arab Federation of Capital Markets Mr. Peter Tzeng Partner, Foley Hoag Ms. Marleine Hilde Minko Head of Cooperation, Kribi Port Authority Mr. Hassan M. Dudde CEO, Somali Stock Exchange Mr. Felipe Matos CEO, 10k Digital Mr. Jonathan Greechan Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Founder Institute Ms. Anna Ekeledo Executive Director Emeritus, AfriLabs Ms. Alina Truhina Managing Partner, UTOPIA Capital Management Mr. Amer Abu-Sham Senior Counsel, Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) Ms. Yvonne Baldwin Mushi Co-founder and CEO, Ele-vate AI Africa Mr. Hasan Haider Founder and Managing Partner, Plus Venture Capital Ltd Ms. Marie Vandeplassche Head of Government Relations, TUI Group Ms. Abena Amoah Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange Dr. Jang Ping Thia Acting Chief Economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Mr. Olugbenga "GB" Agboola Founder and CEO, Flutterwave Ms. Patil Mesrobian Sustainability Solutions Director, S&P Global Sustainable Mr. Simon O'Connell CEO, SNV Mr. Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi CEO, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Mr. Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater CEO, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Mr. Abdulrahman Hesham Al-Sowaidi CEO, Qatar Development Bank Sir Paul J. Foster President & CEO, Global Esports Federation Mr. Tianyi (Sky) Yu Partner at Taiyou Fund; Founder of Taihill Venture Mr. Ewald Muller Managing Director, Supervision and Authorization, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority Mr. David Kuijper CEO, European DFIs - EDFI Mr. Edgardo Alvarez Secretary General, Latin American Association of Development Finance Institutions (ALIDE) and World Federation of Development Finance Associations Ms. Vanessa Rothschild Founder, Le Baron Perché; Non-Executive Director, BioGaia Mr. Ziad Tassabehji Co-Initiator and Former Director of Innovation and Investments of Masdar Initiative, Chairman Founder of Gaia Green Energy Group Mr. Terje Pilskog Chief Executive Officer, Scatec Ms. Orsolya Kneitner CEO, Blueshift Memory Ms. Flavia Fernandez Vice President, Professional Organization for Economists, Accountants and Administrators of Uruguay (CCEAU) Mr. Obaid Amrane Chief Executive Officer, Ithmar Capital, Morocco and Chair, Africa Sovereign Investors Forum Ms. Summer Chen Chief International Ecosystem Representative, ZTE Corporation Mr. Laurent Zylberberg Chairman, Stoa Infrastructure Fund Mr. Laith Altimime President, SEMI Mr. Mohit Bhasin Partner, Global Head of Economic Growth, KPMG H.E. Mr. Saad bin Ali Al Kharji Chairman, Qatar Tourism & Chair of the Board, Director of Visit Qatar Dr. Abdulrahman Saad Al Qahtani General Council, Ooredoo Qatar Prof. Frederick Ma Si-Hang Chairman, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Mr. Ali Shahid CEO, The Bench Ms. Rima Mismar Executive Director, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) Dr. Hassan Hamdan Director of Operations, Arab Investment & Trade Credit Guarantee Corporation Mr. Mike Zehetmayr Chair, UK Carbon Markets Forum Mr. Mauricio Rodríguez Castro Chair of the Governing Board, ASOCARBONO Mr. Zhanbolat Kakishev Chief Product Officer, Astana International Financial Centre Authority Mr. Derek Hu Managing Partner, TFA International Family Office Mr. Alan Chan Executive Director of the Board, Hong Kong and China Gas Company; CEO, Full Vision Capital; Co-Chairman, EcoCeres Ms. Meng Meng Chief Executive Officer, Macao International Carbon Emission Exchange Mr. Fadi Saadeh Chief Executive Officer, Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (VCM) Mr. Kamal Naji Chief Economist and Special Projects Officer, Qatar Financial Centre Mr. Eddie Chen Co-Chairman, China Carbon Neutrality Development Group Limited (CCNG) Ms. Anelisa Matutu Head of Derivatives and Carbon Markets, Johannesburg Stock Exchange Mr. Shaju Stephen Co-Founder & Managing Director, AADYAH Aerospace Dr. Kai-Fu Lee CEO, 01.AI; Chairman, Sinovation Ventures Mr. Camilo Trigueros CEO, National Center of Registrations Mr. Mehdi Jaouadi Partner SEA and Co-CEO, Interactive Solution Division, YCP Ms. Dana Al Salem Founder & CEO, FanFactory Ltd. Mr. Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah yesFounder, Caravan Earth Foundation Mr. André Mack Corporate Ambassador, EHL Group Mr. Bijan Khazai CEO, Risklayer Mr. Peng Yang Chief Executive Officer, Ant International Mr. Tariq Al Jaidah Qatari Businessman, Art Collector and Patron Founder, TAJ Projects and Katara Art Center Ms. Malena Zhang Co-Founder, NATL International H.E. Eng. Suliman bin Khalid Al-Mazroua President, Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) H.E. Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi Chief Executive Officer, Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK) Co-Chair of GASEZ, representing IASP Mr. Iding Pardi Director of Business Development, Indonesia Stock Exchange Mr. Wafic Naccash Director, Government Affairs, Microsoft Mr. Kenneth Brenneman Mountain Crest Mr. Ernest Denhere Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Mutapa Investment Fund Ms. Jana Treeck Managing Director, Middle East H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chairperson, Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute, Reach Out to Asia, Qatar Leadership Centre, and Co-Chairperson of Fashion Trust Arabia Ms. Mashael Alnaimi Founder and Designer, Mhefhef Dr. Amir Ali Salemi Zadeh Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JTA International Investment Holding and Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Palau Ms. Yasmin Mansour Founder and Creative Director, Yasmin Mansour Mr. Reggy Vermeulen Chief Executive Officer, Port of Duqm Company SAOC Mr. Saurabh Joshi Head of Origination & Strategic Partnerships, Climate Impact X (CIX) Ms. Rwodah Ibrahim AlNaimi Director of Investment, Qatar Fund for Development H.E. Mr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada Member of the Board of Trustees of the Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, Former Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar Mr. Alae Laghrich Chairman of the Executive Board, PME Pensioenfonds Dr. Jonathan K S Choi Chairman, Sunwah Group Ms. Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al Thani Managing Director, US-Qatar Business Council – Doha (USQBC Doha) Ms. Joan Larrea CEO, Sustainable Finance Mr. Jad Ellawn Managing Partner and Regional Head - Middle East, Brookfield Mr. Deb Dutt Managing Director, Private Credit, Goldman Sachs Mr. Mutaib Al Shathri Head of Private Equity and Regional Investments, PIF Mr. Henry Fernandez Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MSCI Mr. Emmanuel Noutary General Delegate of ANIMA Investment Network Ms. Ida Beerhalter Co-CEO, IOME Mr. Nilendra De Mil Managing Director, Head of Research Product Development, Deutsche Bank Mr. Maximilian Beutinger Vice President in Structured Trade and Export Finance, Deutsche Mr. Mauro Giudicianni Financial Director, Siemens Mr. Cihan Yilmaz Director for Energy, KfW IPEX-Bank Mr. Mert Dedebas Regional Director of the MENA and Turkey Offices, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Mr. Alexander Mora Managing Director, Mora Advisory Partners Mr. Joywin Mathew Partner, Squire Patton Boggs International Organizations and Civil Society Mr. António Guterres Secretary-General, United Nations Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno Acting Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Ms. Rebeca Grynspan Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development, UNCTAD (on special leave), candidate for UN Secretary-General H.E. Ms. Shaikha Al Nuwais Secretary-General, United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General, World Trade Organization Ms. Diene Keita Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Mr. Selwin Hart Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Ms. Johanna Hill Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin Secretary-General, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Mr. Navid Hanif Assistant Secretary-General, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Ms. Fatou Haidara Deputy Director General and Managing Director, Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, UNIDO Mr. Nayef Al-Fayez Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO Ms. Nan Li Collins Head, World Investment Forum; Chair, UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative Mr. Juan Marchetti Director, Trade in Services & Investment, World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. Anthony Ngororano United Nations Resident Coordinator, Madagascar Mr. Driss El Hadani Deputy Director, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Dr. Martin Frick Director, World Food Programme COPx Mr. Salah Khaled Director, UNESCO Regional Office for the Gulf States and Yemen Mr. Peter Janech Coordinator, Innovation, Education and Investments, UN Tourism Mr. Neale Bergman Senior Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Dr. Meaghan Beyer Consultant, International Labour Organization H.E. Mr. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood Secretary-General, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation H.E. Mr. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Mr. Carlos Alvarez Pereira Secretary General, The Club of Rome Dr. Ioana Petrescu Global Fellow, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI); former Minister of Finance of Romania Mr. Ziad-Alexandre Hayek President, World Association for Public-Private Partnership (WAPPP), and Strategy Advisor, HyperCycle AI Ms. Latifa El Bouabdellaoui Director General, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) H.E. Mr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol Secretary-General, Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) H.E. Ms. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk Director General, Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) Ms. Elsa Beatriz Garcia Bojorges President, President, Mexican Financial and Sustainability Reporting Standards Board (CINIF) Ms. Aissatou Diallo Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) Mr. Carlos María Correa Executive Director, South Centre H.E. Mr. Mohamed Kadah Assistant Secretary General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Mr. Henry Huiyao Wang Founder and President, Center for China and Globalization Mr. Christophe Cocker Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Mr. Gregor Cigüt Secretary General, Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium Ms. Suzy H. Nikièma Director, Sustainable Investment, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Mr. Amr Hedar Lead Expert on the New Arab Investment Agreement, League of Arab States Mr. Vivek Mittal Chief Executive Officer, Africa Infrastructure Development Association Mr. Lorenzo Cotula Principal Researcher and Head, Law, Economies and Justice Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Ms. Ana Novik Head of the Investment Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ms. Rindra Rabarinirinarison CEO, Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) Mr. Vikrant Panwar Lead Specialist, Risk and Resilience Finance, ODI Ms. Yuanita Ruchyat Senior Officer, Investment, Services and Investment Division, Market Integration Directorate, Economic Community Department Dr. Yousef Mohammed Alhorr Founding Chairman, Global Carbon Council Dr. Hanna Norberg Co-Founder, Trade Policy Research Forum Dr. Ma Jun Chairman, Hong Kong Green Finance Association and Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) Ms. Holly W. Benner Country Manager for Qatar, World Bank Group Mr. Anders Wijkman Advisory Board, Aurora Borealis Foundation Prof. Melsa Ararat Chair of the Board, 30% Club Türkiye Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din Member, Board of Governors, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Mr. Marcel Fukayama Chief Impact & Movement Officer, B Lab Ms. Yasmin Alem Head of the Secretariat, United Nations Internal Displacement Solution (ISDF) Mr. Vikas Aggarwal Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, CDP Mr. Mehdi Paryavi Chairman, International Data Center Authority (IDCA) Mr. John Fullerton President, Capital Institute Mr. Simon Jones Former Lead Consultant of Chime Group (UK), Chairperson of the World Ecological Civilization Foundation, and Board Member of the Aurora Borealis Foundation Mr. Alwin Van der Linde President, Vanderlinde Foundation Ms. Valeria Ramundo Orlando Advisory Council Member, HERA Mr. Emmanuel Dennis Ngongo Director, Green Teams Initiative, Kenya Dr. Teresa Chuang Executive Vice Chairperson, Beijing International Exchange Association Sustainable Development Committee Mr. James X. Zhan Chair, Executive Board of World Investment Conference; UNCTAD ex-Senior Director, World Investment Report & World Investment Forum Dr. Mine Ergün Bakdur Chief Economist, International Investors Association (YASED) H.E. Mr. Bakhyt Sultanov Member of the Board, Minister in Charge of Economy and Financial Policy, Eurasian Economic Commission Mr. Mohammad Abbadi Structuring and Financial Instruments Advisor and Global Lead on Subnational Finance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Ms. Sharifah S.S. Hamzah Executive Committee Member & Chair of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals (WAPPP) Dr. Marco M. Alemán Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States Investment Promotion Mr. Jalel Tebib General Manager, Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Tunisia, Interim Director General, Tunisia Investment Authority (TIA) Tunisia Mr. Ravshanbek Sabirov Head of the National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Ahmed Bennis Secretary General, Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO), Managing Director, Tanger Med Zones (TMZ), Morocco Mr. Ousainou Senghore Chief Executive Officer, Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Dr. Zeleke Temesgen Commissioner, Ethiopia Investment Commission Mr. Mohamed Awad CEO, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Mr. Joe Gbonda Director of Strategic Policy & Planning National Investment Board (NIB), Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Sheikh Ali bin Alwaleed Al-Thani CEO, Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (Invest Qatar) Mr. Dushyant Thakor Deputy Executive Director, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies Dr. Stefan Kratzsch Head, Sustainable Investments and Responsible Business, UNIDO Mr. Alexandre de Crombrugghe Head of Investment Promotion & Facilitation, OECD Dr. Tah Ahmed Meouloud Director General, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM) Mr. Gilead Teri Director General, Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) Ms. Fatima Mahawa Sandi Deputy Executive Director, National Investment Board (NIB) of Sierra Leone Mr. Simon Madjie CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Ms. Kaye-Anne Greenidge CEO of Invest Barbados and CAIPA President Dr. Hamad Rashid Al-Naimi Chief Strategy Officer, Invest Qatar Mr. Aminu Umar-Sadiq Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Nigeria Mr. Achim Hartig Managing Director, Germany Trade and Invest and Chair, OECD Network of Investment Promotion Agencies Mr. Juan Pablo Candia Acting Director, InvestChile Entrepreneurship Ms. Augustine Mireille Menanga Nkada Epse Abongo Empretec Director, Cameroon, Ministry of SMEs, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA) Ms. Martha Nyabadza Empretec Director, Zimbabwe Mr. Nielsimms Sangho Business Development and Partnerships Lead, ShipShap, Empretec Mentor Ms. Judy Semple-Joseph Empretec Director, Guyana Mr. Nayef Z. Stetieh Empretec Director, Jordan, Business Development Center (BDC) Mr. Renato Santos Principal, Moai Participações, and Empretec International Master Trainer Mr. Akmal Palvanov Empretec Director, Uzbekistan, Business Development Department, Business Development Bank Mr. Charles Ocici Empretec Director, Enterprise Uganda Mr. Louis Gugulethu Nhlapo Empretec Director, South Africa, Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency Ms. Lourdes Navarro Empretec Director, Panama, Centro Empretec de Desarrollo Emprendedor (CEDE) Mr. Sanjay G. Mungur Empretec Director, Mauritius Mr. Evaristo Jordão Vilanculos Empretec Director, Fundaçao Enterprise Mozambique (FEM) Mr. Clarence Leong CEO, EasyParcel, Empretec Mentor Mr. Nicholas Kamanzi Founder and CEO, SocialPay, Empretec Mentor Mr. Hassen Hussein Empretec Director, Ethiopia, Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) Ms. Sandra Anne Ghouse Empretec Director, Malaysia, Koperasi NAWEM Berhad (KNB) Mr. Carlos Gomez Empretec Director, Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) Mr. Hirondino Garcia Empretec Director, Prestigio - Liga de Empresários e Executivos de Angola Mr. Roberto Bertin Gandara Mendes Empretec International Master Trainer Mr. Roland Falade Fatokounbo Empretec Director, Benin, Centre de Promotion et d'Encadrement des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CePEPE) Mr. Dunwell Eku Empretec Director, Empretec Ghana Foundation Ms. Jessica Anuna 2023 Women in Business Award Winner, Founder and CEO, Klasha Ms. Jasmin Coreas Empretec Director, El Salvador, Fundación Empresarial para la Acción Social (FUNDEMAS) Mr. Jorge Luis Bardier Empretec Director, Uruguay, Banco de la República Oriental de Uruguay Mr. Kabalano Rampa Regional Director, NADRA Global Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram Co-Founder and CEO, Sehat Kahani, Pakistan Mr. Lars Veul Co-Founder and CEO, Pargo, South Africa Mr. Alex Panchi Empretec Coordinator, Ecuador. Corporación de Promoción Económica Conquito Ms. Nancy Amunga Founder and CEO, Danaida Ltd. Ms. Ghada Alsalhi Empretec DIrector, Empretec Saudi Arabia , Social Development Bank (SDB) Mr. Boru Shana Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), Ethiopia Mr. Wailly Wellington Lewis Empretec Director, Dominican Republic, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM) Mr. Gustavo Fernández Borello General Coordinator, Fundación Empretec Argentina Ms. Sandra Letio Founder and Managing Director, CEO , Pelere Group Limited, Uganda Ms. Paula Gianserra Co-Founder, ReForest Latam, Argentina Ms. Biobele Oyibo Co-Founder and CEO, Earlybean, Nigeria Ms. Mariela Balbo Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, Crofabiotech, Argentina Ms. Dream Liu Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Adviser Mr. Irzan Raditya Co-founder and CEO, Kata.ai Academics Prof. Sarianna Lundan Professor of International Business, Aalto University School of Business Dr. Dhabia M. Al Mohannadi Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering, HBKU Dr. Elizabeth Yi Wang Associate Professor of International Business at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds Dr. Anne Miroux Faculty Fellow, Emerging Market Institute, Cornell S. C. Johnson College of Business, Cornell University Prof. Jen Snowball Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University Dr. Zhu Jiaming Economist, Digital Finance Research Institute of Guangdong (HICDC) Dr. Fang Jin Director General & senior research fellow, Research Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC) Prof. Lourdes Casanova Teaching Professor and Director of Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets, Johnson School of Business, Cornell University Dr. Wang Hui Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University Ms. Lejla Nikšić Director of Strategic Engagement, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) Dr. Jianping Mei Professor of Finance, CK Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Mr. Wen Jung Li Vice-President of Talent and International Strategy and Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) Mr. Li Yufeng Doctor of Design Arts and Professor at the School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Doctoral Supervisor Mr. Okechukwu Ejims Senior Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire Dr. Tan Xian Chun Director of the Carbon Neutrality Strategy Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dr. Gao Shiji Director of the Institute of Resources and Environmental Policy, Development Research Center of the State Council Dr. Susan L. Karamanian Dean, College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Prof. Paul Vaaler John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business, University of Minnesota Law School Prof. Emily Blanchard Professor, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth; Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Prof. Robert Burrell Professor of Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, University of Oxford and Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School Mr. Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti Lecturer, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Prof. The Honourable Michael Ngai Chairman, Council of City University of Hong Kong, Chairman, Hong Kong Finance Association Prof. Dr. Andreas Klasen Honorary Visiting Professor, Bayes Business School, City St George’s, University of London Honorary Research Associate, Oxford Smith School, University of Oxford Mr. Joshua Paine Associate Professor, University of Bristol Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Law Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue Professor of International Law; Director, Department of International Law and International Organization, University of Geneva Moderators Ms. Courtney Fingar Founder & Principal, Fingar Direct Investment Ms. Fifi Peters Financial Journalist, CNBC Africa Ms. Dareen Abughaida Principal Presenter, Al Jazeera Mr. Jacopo Dettoni Editor, fDi Intelligence Ms. Sharanjit Leyl International Moderator Ms. Babita Sharma Author, Journalist and Broadcaster Mr. Adrian Finighan Principal Presenter, Al Jazeera English Ms. Homara Choudhary Founder and CEO, Homara Media LLC
