About this session
Top government officials from Togo and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) will present their policy reform initiatives and investment opportunities, including based on the work related to their recent UNCTAD Investment Policy Reviews. They will emphasize strategic policy decisions and key actions to improve the business climate and increase the contribution of domestic and foreign investment to the national development objectives and the SDGs. A Q&A will also give an opportunity to interact with other stakeholders including the private sector.
Speakers
Ms. Chantal Dupasquier
Chief, Investment Policy Review, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
H.E. Ms. Manuella Modukpe Santos
Minister of Investment Promotion, Republic of Togo
Mr. Kuamivi Esseh-Yovo
Director of Planning, Statistics and Monitoring-Evaluation, Ministry of Investment Promotion, Republic of Togo
Mr. Rodrigue Akue-Atsa
Advisor to the Minister of Investment Promotion, Republic of Togo
Ms. Habibatou Emmanuelle Thiam
Director, Business Environment, Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Grands Travaux (APIX), Senegal
Mr. Nikhil Gandhi
Executive Director and Chief Business Officer, ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms
Mr. Ousmane Koné
Resident Representative in Brussels of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Commission
Mr. Thierry Badou
Director, Investment Attraction, Centre de promotion des investissements en Côte d’Ivoire (CEPICI)
Mr. Mambila Bansé
Director General, Agence Burkinabé des Investissements (ABI), Burkina Faso
Mr. Eric Akouté
Director, Department of Research and Support to Investment Projects, Agence de Promotion des Investissements et des Exportations (APIEX), Benin
Mr. Cherif Ben Alwata
Chief Executive Officer, Investment Promotion Agency, Republic of Mali