About this session
The 2023 World Investment Forum will be officially opened by the host country, United Arab Emirates, and Ms. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD in the presence of State and business leaders and other eminent guests. The opening address will introduce the role of the Forum in connecting investment with sustainable development imperatives and set out the concrete objectives and events of the week-long event.
Speakers
Ms. Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi
Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
H.E. Mr. Mohammed Shahabuddin
President of Bangladesh
H.E. Mr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi
H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta
President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and Nobel laureate
H.E. Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
President of the Republic of Togo
H.E. Mr. Akylbek Zhaparov
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic
H.E. Mr. Dennis Francis
President of the 78th Session of the General Assembly and Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations
Mr. Martin Chungong
Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union
Mr. António Guterres
Secretary-General, United Nations
Mr. Ray Dalio
Founder and CIO Mentor, Bridgewater
Ms. Nandini Sukumar
Chief Executive Officer, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
Ms. Norine Kennedy
Senior Vice President and Global Strategy, United States Council for International Business (USCIB)