in partnership with AIB, Graduate Institute-CFD, CEPR, NYU, UNU-WIDER
About this session
The Investment for Development Research Square, organized by UNCTAD in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, New York University - Abu Dhabi, Middlesex University-Dubai, Geneva Graduate Institute, and the Academy of International Business, is located in the Investment Village of the World Investment Forum 2023. It provides a platform for discussions and exchange of ideas between policymakers, academia, business representatives and professionals from diverse backgrounds. The platform offers a unique opportunity to understand current policy, industry and academic thinking in relation to the role of international investment and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Programme
09:00 - 10:00 Fireside Chat on the Investment Facilitation in Developing Countries
10:00 - 10:15 Video
10:15 - 11:15 Fireside Chat on Energy Transition in Asia and the Pacific (in partnership with the Asian Development Bank)
13:00 - 13:45 Fireside Chat on Buying and Selling Fossil Fuel Assets
14:00 - 14:15 Video
14:15 - 15:00 Fireside Chat on the Future of Globalization
Speakers
H.E. Dr. Sofia Boza Martinez
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Chile to the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Prof. Robert Grosse
Professor of International Business and Director for Latin America, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Prof. Ugo Panizza
Professor of International Economics and Pictet Chair in Finance and Development at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva
Mr. Rolando Avendano
Economist, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Asian Development Bank
Ms. Natalia Rialucky Marsudi
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, FairAtmos
Mr. Jeyasigan P Narayanan Nair
Executive Director (Strategic Planning), Malaysian Investment Development Authority
Mr. Jack Arnold
Program Associate, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
Mr. Martin Dietrich Brauch
Lead Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)
Mr. Brad Handler
Program Manager, Sustainable Finance Lab and Researcher, Colorado School of Mines
Ms. Claudia Trentini
Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD
Ms. Mélanie Laloum
Lead Economist, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Prof. Robert Salomon
Dean of the Stern School of Business, NYU Abu Dhabi
Dr. Tesfachew Taffere
Acting Managing Director, UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries