About this session
Regional and plurilateral cooperation increasingly recognises the value of facilitating both investment and services. Indeed these can be mutually reinforcing, with an element of services facilitation essential for investment facilitation and vice-versa. The benefits flow to both domestic and foreign investors and service providers, as well as the broader economy.
- What are the overlaps and areas of distinction between services and investment facilitation?
- How can efficiencies and faster progress be achieved through jointly implementing services and investment facilitation?
Speakers
Dr. Matthew Stephenson
Head of Investment and Services, World Economic Forum
Mr. James X. Zhan
Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD and Lead, UNCTAD World Investment Forum
H.E. Mr. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat
Dr. Hamad Rashid Al-Naimi
Manager of Strategy, Investment Promotion Agency Qatar
Ms. Emily Mburu-Ndoria
Director, Directorate of Trade in Services, Investment, Intellectual Property Rights and Digital Trade, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
Mr. Simon Galpin
Director, Economic Development Office, NEOM
Mr. Marios Tannousis
Chief Executive Officer, Invest Cyprus
Ms. Ambreen Iftikhar
Additional Secretary and Executive Director General, Board of Investment of Pakistan