*to be confirmed Event 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 Academics Moderators Search Search Search Policymakers H.E. Mr. Angel Marin Vice-President, Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Xi Jinping Vice-President of China H.E. Mr. John Kufuor President of Ghana H.E. Mr. John Dramani Mahama Vice-President, Ghana H.E. Mr. Theodoros Pangalos Vice-President of Greece H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President of Iceland H.E. Mr. Delroy Chuck Speaker, House of Representatives, Jamaica H.E. Mr. Miyegombo Enkhbold Deputy Prime Minister, Mongolia H.E. Mr. Aires Bonifacio Ali Prime Minister of Mozambique H.E. Mr. Luis Giampietri Rojas Vice-President, Peru H.E. Prof. Arthur G.O. Mutambara Deputy Prime Minister, Zimbabwe H.E. Mr. Anwar-Ul Haq Ahady Minister of Commerce and Industry, Afghanistan Mr. Noorullah Delawari Minister Advisor to the President and CEO, Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, Afghanistan H.E. Mr. Hernán Lorenzino Secretary of Finance, Argentina H.E. Mr. Ontefetse K. Matambo Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Botswana H.E. Mr. Evgeny Angelov Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Bulgaria H.E. Mr. Sok Chenda Sophea Minister attached to the Prime Minister, Cambodia H.E. Mr. Don Stephenson Assistant Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada H.E. Mr. Youssouf Abassalah Minister for Trade and Industry, Chad H.E. Mr. Deming Chen Minister of Commerce, China H.E. Mr. Fulin Shang Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China H.E. Mr. Wang Chao Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce, China H.E. Mr. Yi Xiaozhun Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce, China H.E. Mr. Gabriel Duque Vice Minister, International Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Colombia H.E. Mr. Eddy M. Martinez Minister and Executive Director, Export and Investment Centre, Dominican Republic H.E. Mr. Diego Garcia Carrion Attorney General, Ecuador H.E. Mr. Patricio Rivera Minister of Finance, Ecuador H.E. Mr. Kwabena Duffour Minister of Finance, Ghana H.E. Mr. Mahama Ayariga Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana H.E. Mr. Bayan Jab Minister of Finance, Iraq H.E. Dr. Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Islamic Republic of Iran H. E. Dr. Bounthavy Sisouphanthong Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic H.E. Mr. Timothy T. Thahane Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Lesotho H.E. Mr. Mahmood Razee Minister of Economic Development, Maldives H.E. Mr. Michael Bonello Governor, Central Bank of Malta, Malta H.E. Mr. Hage Geingob Minister of Trade and Industry and Former Prime Minister, Namibia H.E. Mr. Malan Lindeque Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Namibia H.E. Mr. Mamane Badamassi Annou Malam Minister of Economy and Finance, Niger H.E. Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa State Minister for Environment and International Development, Norway H.E. Mr. Waqar Ahmed Khan Federal Minister for Privatization, Pakistan H.E. Mr. Tharcisse Karugarama Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Rwanda H.E. Mr. David Carew Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Trevor Manuel Minister in the Presidency, South Africa H.E. Mr. Rob Davies Minister of Trade and Industry, South Africa H.E. Ms. Mary Nagu Minister of Industry and Trade, United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Mr. Aston Kajara Minister of State for Investment, Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Uganda H.E. Mr. Robert D. Hormats Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, USA H.E. Mr. Steven Beriaso Kalsakau Minister of Agriculture, Quarantine, Forestry & Livestock, Vanuatu H.E. Mr. Nguyen The Phuong Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam H.E. Mr. Felix Mutati Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia H.E. Mr. Tendai Biti Minister of Finance, Zimbabwe H.E. Mr. Michael C. Bimha Deputy Minister for Industry & Commerce, Zimbabwe H.E. Mr. Obert Gutu Vice Minister of Justice, Zimbabwe H.E. Mr. Anmar Al Hmoud Ambassador of Jordan to China H.E.Mr. Abdullah Al-Muftah Ambassador of the State of Qatar to China Prof. Raul Vinuesa ad-hoc Judge, International Court of Justice, Argentina H.E. Ms. Linah Mohohlo Governor of the Central Bank of Botswana, Botswana Ms. Ana Novik Director of Multilateral Economics Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile Ms. Li Ling Director General, Department of Treaty & Law, MOFCOM, China Ms. Elizabeth Cadena Fernández Secretary General, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Colombia Mr. Jochen Sanio President, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany H.E. Dr. Ziad Ahmed Bahaa-Eldin Chairman, Financial Supervisory Authority, Egypt Mr. Prabodh Saxena Joint Secretary, DEA, Ministry of Finance, India Mr. Rizar Indomo Director for Regional Cooperation, The Investment Coordinating Board, Indonesia Mr. Toru Shimizu Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Mr. Daisaku Sugihara Chief Negotiator on Investment, Ministry of Finance, Japan H.E. Mr. Choong-Yong Ahn Foreign Investment Ombudsman and Chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee, Republic of Korea Dr. Houmpheng Souralay Director-General, Investment Promotion Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic H.E. Ms. Joke Brandt Director General of Development Cooperation, the Netherlands Ms. Zergul Özbilgiç Head of Department, General Directorate of Foreign Investment, Treasury, Turkey Mr. Siazongo Siakalenge Director of Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia Business Leaders Mr. Gordon Noble Director, Responsible Investment Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia Mr. Lawirence H. Alberts Acting CEO Suzlon China and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group Mr. Charles Tang Chairman, Brazil China Chamber of Commerce, Brazil Mr. Andres Jana Partner, Bofill Mir & Alvarez Hinzpeter Jana, Chile Mr. Liang Geng Chairman, Shanghai Stock Exchange, China Mr. Miao Gengshu President, China Council for International Investment Promotion, Chairman, Board of China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corp., China Ms. Song Liping President, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China Mr. Rajeev Singh-Molares President of Asia Pacific, Alcatel-Lucent, France Mr. Peter Turner Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, France Mr. Robert Hunter Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Germany Mr. Sri Joydev Sengupta General Manager, Tata Projects, India Mr. Balasubramanian Muthuraman Chairman, Tata International, India Mr. Seiji Kawazoe Associate General Manager, Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Japan Mr. Sakuma Soichiro Executive Director, Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan Mr. Michel Maquil President and CEO, Bourse de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Ms. Selvarany Rasiah Chief Regulatory Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia Mr. Vinod Sekhar CEO, Petra Group, Malaysia Mr. Kris Douma Head of Responsible Investment & Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V., Netherlands Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan Former Attorney General of Pakistan and Partner Fazle Ghani Advocats, Pakistan Ms. Lucy Carmody Executive Director, Responsible Research Pte Ltd., Singapore Mr. Olivier Piccolin CEO, Philips Lighting Asia, Singapore Mr. Martin Taylor Chairman, Syngenta, Switzerland Mr. Huseyin Erkan CEO, Istanbul Stock Exchange, Turkey Mr. Stephen Phillips CEO, China Britain Business Council, United Kingdom Mr. Paul Abberley CEO, Aviva Investors, United Kingdom Mr. Ed Chan Global Vice President, Walmart, USA Mr. Stephen A Maloy General Counsel, Asia-Pacific, General Electric Company, USA Mr. Barton Legum Head, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Salans LLP, USA Mr. Jim Quigley CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, USA Mr. Alan Turley Vice President International Affairs, Fedex, USA Mr. Stanimir Alexandrov Partner, Sidley Austin LLP Mr. Donald MacDonald Director of Trustee Board, BT Pension Scheme, and Chairman of the Board, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) International Organizations and Civil Society Mr. Thierry Mutombo Kalonji Senior Investment Promotion Officer, COMESA Secretariat Ms. Marianne Gumaelius Head, Trade Section, China Delegation of the European Union Ms. Maria Linder Trade and Investment Officer, Delegation of the European Union in China, European Union Mr. Philip Armstrong Head, Global Corporate Governance Forum Ms. Cheng-Yee Khong Director and Counsel, Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Asia Office Ms. Rhoda Weeks-Brown Deputy General Counsel, Legal Department, International Monetary Fund Mr. Andrea Goldstein Deputy Director of the Heiligendamm l’Aquila Process, OECD Mr. Anders Aeroe Acting Deputy Executive Director, International Trade Center, United Nations Ms. Patricia Francis Executive Director, International Trade Centre Ms. Maryse Robert Chief, Trade Section, SEDI/DTTC General Secretariat, Organization of American States Ms. Carolyn Ervin Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Mr. James Gifford Executive Director, Principles for Responsible Investment Mr. Timothy Lemay Principal Legal Officer, UNCITRAL Mr. Renaud Sorieul Director, International Trade Law Division, Office of Legal Affairs, UNCITRAL Mr. Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General United Nations Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi Secretary-General of UNCTAD Mr. James X. Zhan Director, Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD Mr. Jian Lin CEO, South-South Global Assets and Technology Exchange, UNDP Mr. Paul Clements-Hunt Head, UNEP Finance Initiative Mr. Georg Kell Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact Ms. Meg Kinnear Secretary General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), World Bank Mr. Peter Clifford Deputy Secretary General, World Federation of Exchanges Mr. Pascal Lamy Director-General, World Trade Organization Mr. Bill Clinton Founder and Chairman of the William J. Clinton Foundation Mr. Daniel Magraw President and CEO, Center for International Environmental Law Mr. Roberto Echandi Senior Advisor, World Trade Institute Ms. Jane Diplock Chairman, International Organisation of Securities Commissions Mr. Paul Druckman Chairman, Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability, United Kingdom Mr. Wesley Scholz Director, Office of Investment Affairs of the State Department, USA Judge Prof. Mervyn King Chairman of the Board, Global Reporting Initiative, Senior Counsel and former Judge on the Supreme Court of South Africa, South Africa Investment Promotion Mr. Emmanuel Ole Naiko Vice-President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies H.E. Mr. Chea Vuthy Deputy Secretary-General of the Cambodian Special Economic Zones Board, Cambodia Mr. Steen Donner Managing Director, Copenhagen Capacity Denmark Mr. Tuomo Airaksinen CEO of Invest in Finland Mr. George Aboagye Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre H.E. Mr. Nasser Sunnaa CEO, Jordan Investment Board Mr. Elias. S Farraj Deputy CEO, Jordan Investment Board Mr. Russell Curtis Acting CEO, Durban Investment Promotion Agency, South Africa Mr. Roberto Villamil Alvarez Executive Director, Uruguay XXI Academics Prof. David Caron Chairman of the American Society of International Law Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann Founding Director, The Evian Group at IMD Prof. Brigitte Stern Arbitrator and Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva Prof. Rudolf Dolzer Institute of International Law, University of Bonn Prof. Jinsong Yu Renmin University of China Prof. Gui Guo Wang School of Law Hong Kong City University, Hong Kong Prof. Patrick Juillard Emeritus Professor, Université Paris I Panetheon Sorbonne Prof. Peter Buckley Professor of International Business, University of Leeds, United Kingdom Moderators Mr. Jonathan Charles BBC World Mr. Rui Chenggang Director and Anchor, China Central Television Mr. Laza Kekic Director, Economist Intelligence Unit
