Over the three decades, WAIPA World Investment Conference (WIC) has welcomed global leaders, visionaries, and changemakers whose voices have defined the course of international investment promotion.MinistersHigh-level speakers
Ministers
H.E. Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Minister of State for Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Mehmet Şimşek
Minister of Treasury and Finance, Türkiye
H.E Khalid AlFalih
Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Roman Sklya
First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
H.E Eng.Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser
Minster of Transportation and Logistic Services, Saudi Arabia
H.E Faisal F. Alibrahim
Minister of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia
H.E Mr. Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Minister Hassan El Khatib
Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, Egypt
H.E. Mr. Daler Juma
Minister of Energy, Tajikistan
H.E. Mr. Ismael Nabe
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Republic of Guinea
Honourable Mr. Henry Fernandez
Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation, and Investment. Antigua and Barbuda
Right Honourable Dr Denzil L Douglas
Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry & Commerce, Consumer Affairs, Economic Development and Investment
H.E. Noor bint Ali Alkhulaif
Minister of Sustainable Development and Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), Kingdom of Bahrain
H.E. Abdolnaser Hemmati
Minister of Economy and Financial Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
H.E. Sameer Abdul Hafiz
Minister of the Economy and Planning, Republic of Tunisia
H.E. Moustoifa Hassani Mohamed
Minister of Economy, Industry, Investments, in charge of Economic Integration, Union of the Comoros
Hon’ble Musadik Masood Malik
Federal Minister for Water Resources and Petroleum, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
H.E. Laziz Kudratov
Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Republic of Uzbekistan
H.E. Chipoka Mulenga
Minister of Commerce, Trade, and Industry, Republic of Zambia
H.H. Prince Sultan Bin Khalid Al Saud
CEO of Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF)
H.E. Mr. Ibrahim AlMubarak
Assistant Minister of Investment, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Wang Shouwen
Vice Minister of Commerce of PRC and Deputy China International Trade
H.E. Tadeusz Kościński
Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance, Poland
Eng. Ahmed M. Al Sharqi
Deputy Minister of Labor Affairs, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Mr. Kostas Fragkogiannis
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy&Openness, Hellenic Republic
Mr. Sevak Mikayelyan
Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia
H.E. Samer Alkharashi
Director of UN Tourism Regional Office for the Middle East
H. E. Dr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser
Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group
H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Duailej
President of the KSA General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
H.E. Mr. Zaher Al Qatarneh
Secretary General, Ministry of Investment, Jordan
H.E. Dr. Sidi Ould TAH
President, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
H.E. Christophe Farnaud
EU Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Non-resident to Bahrain and Oman
Rt. Hon Alderman Alastair King DL
Lord Mayor of London
Dr. Margarete Schramboeck
Former Minister of Minister of Digital & Economic Affairs, Austria | Board Member Aramco
H.E. Safia Mohamed Ali Gadileh
Secretary of State for Investments and Private Sector Development, Republic of Djibouti
H.E. Renat Bekturov, CFA
Governor of the Astana International Financial Center, Republic of Kazakhstan
H.E. Salim Mvurya
Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Investments, Trade & Industry, Republic of Kenya
H.E. Sulton Rahimzoda
Chairman, State Committee on Investments and State Property Management, Republic of Tajikistan
Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa
President, OPEC Fund
Dr. Haider Muhammad Makiya
Chairman, National Investment Commission Iraq, Republic of Iraq
Mr. Bakary Bathily
CEO, APIX Senegal, Republic of Senegal
H.R.H. Princess Abze Djigma
CEO AbzeSolar
High-level speakers
Mr. A. Michael Spence
Nobel Laureate
Mr. Eric S. Maskin
Nobel Laureate
Ms. Nivruti Rai
President, WAIPA MD & CEO, Invest India
Mr. Ismail Ersahin
Executive Director & CEO, WAIPA
Dr. James Zhan
Chair, Executive Board of World Investment Conference, WAIPA
Mr. Lars-Hendrik Röller
Founder and Chair, Berlin Global Dialogue
Mr. Victor Chu
Chairman & CEO, First Eastern Investment Group
Mr. Baxter Roberts
Senior Counsellor to the Director for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
Dr. Stefan Kratzsch
Head, Sustainable Investments and Responsible Business Unit, UNIDO
Mr. Davide Cichero
Chief of Staff, ICC
Mr. Escipión J. OLIVEIRA-GÓMEZ
Director, Division of Enterprises Competitiveness and Institutions (DECI), International Trade Centre (ITC)
Ms. Nan Li Collins
Senior Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UN Trade and Development and Chair, UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative
Ms. Githa Roelans
Head of the Multinational Enterprises and Responsible Business Conduct Unit, ILO
Mr. Matthew Stephenson
Head of Investment and Services at the World Economic Forum
Dr. Trevor Gunn
Vice President, International Relations - Medtronic
Ms. Deemah Alyahya
Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)
Mr. Hossam Heiba
President, General Authority for Investments of Egypt
Dr. Caroline King
Former Global Head Business Development, Government Affairs, SAP
Mr. Gareth Hagan
CEO, OCO Global
Dr. Asya Akhlaque
Practice Manager, Global Investment Climate Unit in the Finance, Competitiveness, and Investment Global Department, Prosperity Vice Presidency - World Bank
Dr. Heather Taylor-Strauss
Head of FDI Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Programmes, United Nations ESCAP
Dr. Samir Hamrouni
CEO, World Free Zones Organization
Mr. Nabil Khojah
Secretary General of the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority (ECZA)
