Dear member of UNCTAD's World
Investment Network (WIN),
You are invited to the 2012
UNCTAD World Investment Forum, 20-23 April 2012, Doha, Qatar.
What makes WIF special?
· Relevant:
3 days of events focussed on harnessing international investment to meet
today's global sustainable development challenge
· High
level:
WIF 2010 attracted 9 Heads of State or Government, 90 ministerial-level
officials, 114 senior business executives, 56 leading academic experts
· High
visibility: global
news coverage ensured by over 200 journalists from mainstream media from
around the world
· High
value: UNCTAD does
not charge any fees for participation in the WIF
· Inclusive:
attended by high-level representatives of all stakeholders in the world
investment community
Major WIF 2012 Events:
· World
Leaders Investment Summit:
Heads of State and Government,
and CEOs of the world's largest multinationals outline and discuss their
vision for sustainable investment
· Ministerial
Roundtable:
ministers and heads of international organizations debate how to leverage
national and international investment policies to support economic development
· High-level
Tripartite Conference:
investors, policy makers and heads
of investment promotion agencies address new opportunities and challenges
in attracting and benefiting from international investment
· International
Investment Agreements (IIA) Conference 2012:
IIA negotiators, practitioners
and representatives from civil society and the private sector discuss how
the international investment regime can work better for development
· UNCTAD/ICC
Investment Advisory Council (by invitation only):
government leaders, CEOs of global companies and heads of international
organizations deliberate on pro-poor investment that positively impacts
development
· International
Standards of Accounting and Reporting Meeting:
standard and rule setters debate
how to strengthen the accounting infrastructure to facilitate sustainable
investment and development
· EMPRETEC
Women in Business Awards:
will recognize three women entrepreneurs
that have stood out in creating innovative business ideas, jobs and income
growth
· UNCTAD's
Investment Promotion Awards:
will honour best-practice
investment promotion agencies in attracting high quality employment-creating
foreign direct investment
· Networking
activities:
the Business Encounter Series,
WIF Gala Dinner and Networking Lunch will provide opportunities for exchanging
views and building contacts
WIF 2012 will be convened in parallel
with the thirteenth
quadrennial United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD
XIII) with ministerial participation
from 190 countries.
WIF 2012 website: http://www.unctad-worldinvestmentforum.org
For sponsorship opportunities and other
information, please contact us:
Phone: +41 (0) 22 917
4918
Email: [log in to unmask]
WIF10
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