About this session
The Enterprise Ministerial Roundtable at the World Investment Forum will connect investment and enterprise development policy. It will focus on new directions for private sector development and entrepreneurship promotion policies towards increased sustainability and inclusiveness for the attainment of the SDGs. It will emphasize efforts to boost green growth and discuss initiatives such as social enterprise and impact investment, as well as entrepreneurship for youth, women and vulnerable groups. Building on UNCTAD's Investment Policy Framework and UNCTAD's Entrepreneurship Policy Framework, the discussions will shed light on the investment and entrepreneurship policy interface.
Session themes:
- New ways and means to not only boost foreign investment but also its linkages with the domestic economy.
- Innovative approaches to access international finance for local entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Effective entrepreneurship development strategies to reach vulnerable or marginalized groups and to promote inclusive development.
- Wholistic frameworks connecting investment and enterprise policies in support of private sector development and formalization programmes in developing countries.
Speakers
Ms. Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
H.E. Mr. Paul Tasong Njukang
Minister Delegate in Charge of Planning, Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Cameroon
Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC
Secretary-General, Commonwealth of Nations
H.E. Mr. Francisco Gamboa Soto
Minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce, Republic of Costa Rica
Hon. Mr. Daren Pinard
Minister of State, Ministry of Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, Dominica
H.E. Mr. Fantino Polanco
Vice Minister of Industrial Development at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and MSMEs, Dominican Republic
H.E. Mr. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof
Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, the Gambia
H.E. Mrs. Louopou Lamah
Minister of Trade, Industry and SMEs, Republic of Guinea
H.E. Ms. Phonevanh Outhavong
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Dr. the Hon. Mrs. Marie Christine Dorine Chukowry
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Republic of Mauritius
H.E. Ms. Lucia Iipumbu
Minister of Industrialization and Trade, Republic of Namibia
Hon. Mr. Ramesh Rizal
Minister of Industry, Commerce And Supplies, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
H.E. Ms. Devika Vidot
Minister of Investment, Industry and Entrepreneurship, Seychelles
Ms. Subeta Kyambakuka Mutelo
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zambia
H.E. Ms. Monica Mutsvangwa
Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Zimbabwe
Mr. Gunther Beger
Managing Director Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Mr. Moez Doraid
Deputy Executive Director a.i. for UN Coordination, Partnerships, Resources and Sustainability, UN WOMEN
Ms. Mia Seppo
Assistant Director General, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
Hon. Dato’ Sri Suriani binti Dato' Ahmad
Secretary-General, Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development, Malaysia
H.E. Ms. Deemah AlYahya
Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization
Background documents
- Resolution 77/160: Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development A/RES/77/160, 27 Dec 2022
- Report of the UN Secretary-General: Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development A/77/254, 29 Jul 2022
- World Investment Report 2023 (Key Messages and Executive Summary)
- Entrepreneurship Policy Framework II and Implementation Guidance, 2012