in partnership with the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
About this session
Ministers and ambassadors from ACP countries will share their views on the global policy environment and how it can effectively mobilize investment for sustainable development objectives. They will highlight the most prominent investment policy developments in their countries and will discuss the need to strengthen coordination and cooperation among ACP countries to enhance, among others, the development dimension of the renewal of the ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement, especially with regard to investment-related provisions.
Issues for the debate
- Which are ACP countries’ key priorities in investment policymaking in the coming years?
- Which role can the ACP Secretariat and UNCTAD play to support ACP countries in the best possible way in the formulation of modern and balanced investment policies?
- How can the Joint ACP-UNCTAD Guiding Principles for Investment Policymaking enhance ACP policymakers’ collective approach towards future investment policy negotiations?
Speakers
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Dr. Patrick Ignatius Gomes
Secretary-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
H.E. Ms. Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry, Republic of Botswana
H.E. Mr. Hassan Come
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Central African Republic
H.E. Mr. Marcel Ilunga Leu
Minister of Industry, Democratic Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen
Minister of Trade and Industry, Ghana
H.E. Mr. Halebonoe Setsabi
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho
H.E. Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Liberia
H.E. Mr. Henry Mussa
Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism of the Republic of Malawi
H.E. Mr. Tjekero Tweya
Minister of Industrialization, Trade & SME Development, Namibia
H.E. Ms. Amelia Kyambadde
Minister of Trade, Industry and Co-Operatives, Uganda
Ms. Kayula Siame
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Zambia
Ms. Betty Maina
Principal Secretary, State Department of Investment and Industry Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Kenya
H.E. Ms. Margarida Rosa Da Silva Izata
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Angola
H.E. Mr. Rénovat Tabu
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Burundi
H.E. Ms. Véronique Resaka
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Madagascar
H.E. Mr. Barrett Salato
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Solomon Islands
H.E. Mr. James Alex Msekela
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the United Republic of Tanzania to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
H.E. Mr. Taonga Mushayavanhu
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Zimbabwe