Annual Investment Meeting 2018 | AIM Congress | 9 April 2018 | Dubai World Trade Centre, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai UAE

The Annual Investment Meeting is the world's leading and most established gathering of the international investment community, leading academics and experts showcasing up-to-date information, strategies and knowledge on attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

The event offers a truly knowledge-based forum with cutting edge information on the latest developments in foreign direct investment and related issues. It serves as a unique platform to meet, network, and exchange experiences, explore business opportunities and sign cooperation agreements and partnerships.

Included in its 8th Edition are the following features: Conference, International Exhibition, Capacity Building Workshops, AIM Startup, Investment Awards, AIM Connect, Investors’ Hub, Country Presentations, and Online/Onsite Business Matchmaking.

2018 Speakers:

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori
Minister, UAE Ministry of Economy

Bostjan Skalar
CEO, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)

Henrik von Scheel
Father, 4th Industrial Revolution

Michael Maduell
President, Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute

Huda AlLawati
Chief Investment Officer, Savola Group

John Lilic
Director of Enterprise Operations, ConsenSys

Khalfan Juma Belhoul
CEO, Dubai Future Foundation

Nicu Harajchi
Owner, Smart Contract Capital Ltd

Faizal E. Kottikollon
Founder-Chairman, KEF Holdings

Dr. Douglas van den Berghe
CEO, Investment Consulting Associates (ICA)

Yofi Grant
CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Center

Pedro Neves
Founder & Managing Partner, Global Solutions

Kai Hammerich
President, KA Foreign Investment Corporation AB

Monaem Ben Lellahom
Global Founding Partner, Sustainable Square

Dr Ross McKenzie
Founder & CEO, The Startup Business

Cornelia Meyer
Chairman & CEO, MRL Corporation

David East
Head of FDI & Economic Products, Bureau van Dijk

Dr. Henry Loewendahl
CEO, WAVTEQ Ltd

Andreas Dressler
Managing Director, Location Decisions

John Hanna
Director, GDP Global

Ana Arias Urones
Trade and Investment Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

Richard Teng
CEO, ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority

Joao Vasconcelos
Senior Advisor of Clearwater International, Former Secretary of State of Industry for the Portuguese Government

Mario Cimoli
Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Helen Hai
Goodwill Ambassador for Industrialization in Africa, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Cheremin Sergey
Minister, Head of Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations, Moscow City Government

Sabine Dall'Omo
CEO, Siemens Southern and Eastern Africa

Christina Knutsson
Director and Partner, GDP Global

Chris Knight
Global Commercial Director, fDi Intelligence

Christian Kollinsky
Senior Director, Sustainable Development, WAVTEQ

Yonov Frederick Agah
Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization

Zoe Harries
Marketing & Business Development Director, Investment Consulting Associates (ICA)

Laurens van der Schoor
Free Zones & Incentives Advisor

Ahmed Al Qassim
CEO, Emirates NBD Capital Ltd

Nick Ayton
Founder & CEO, Chainstarter

Antti Aumo
Executive Director of Business Finland, Head of Invest in Finland

Jonathan Earl
Managing Director, Strategic Communications, FTI Consulting

Alastair Long
Director of Trade and Investment, Department of International Trade (UK)

Prof. Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro
Minister of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Republic of Indonesia

Rustam Minnikhanov
President, Republic of Tatarstan

Saparbek Tuyakbayev
Chairman of the Board, Kazakh Investment

Yong Kook Kim
Head, Invest KOREA

Pilar Madrigal
Head of Investment Promotion and Aftercare, Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE)

Manuel Cary
Founding Partner and CEO, The Transport Infrastructure Investment Company

Dr. Fatima Al Arabi
Founder & Strategic Advisor, ALAF Capital SA

Youngsam KIM
Deputy Minister for Trade & Investment, Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE), Republic of Korea

Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya
Secretary General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

Mauricio Zuazua
Partner, Economic Development & Innovation, A.T. Kearney

Lee Gibson Grant
Founder, DT X Project

Mike Jones
Government Leader, Middle East Africa IBM Global Business Services

Ewa Synowiec
Principal Advisor in DG Trade, European Commission

Niall Hannigan
Chief Financial Officer, Masdar

Jake Zeller
Partner, AngelList

Fahad Al Sharekh
Partner, TechInvest

Adalberto Netto
CEO Invest in Parana, Brazil, Steering Committee Director at WAIPA

Miguel Perez Ludena
Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations/ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean)

Philip Kucharski
Chief Coordinating Officer, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Nicolle Graugnard
Senior Policy Manager, Commission on Trade and Investment Policy ICC World Trade Agenda Initiative, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Sahar Nasr
Minister, Investment & International Cooperation, Arab Republic of Egypt

Dr Adel Bolbol Fernandez
Business Development Manager, Advanced Analytics, ESRI

Fabio Fontana
Vice President, Managing Director for Middle East, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Stephen N. Karingi
Director, Capacity Development Division, UNECA

Fitsum Arega
Director General, Ethiopian Investment Agency

Aisha Abubakar
State Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry

Paulo Portas
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Portugal

Yussuf Ali
Chairman & MD, Lulu Group International

Salimo Abdulla
President of CE-PLB, Chairman of Mozambique Telecom

Dr. Robert Hermann
CEO, Germany Trade & Investment

Peter Kusek
Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment - World Bank Group

Ahmed Sulaiman Al Rajhi
Chairman, Board of Directors, Council of Saudi Chambers

Badr Al-Olama
Chairman of STRATA, Director, Aerospace, Mubadala Development Company

Dimitry Kumsishvili
First Vice Prime Minister, Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia

Jamal Al Jarwan
Secretary General, UAE International Investors Council

Jean-Claude BROU
President, ECOWAS

Mishal Kanoo
Chairman, The Kanoo Group

Fahad Al Gergawi
CEO, Dubai FDI

2018 Partners and Exhibitors:

EXHIBITORS:
• Abu Dhabi Global Market
• Abu Dhabi Investment Office
• Agence Pour la Promotion Des Investissements Au Mali
• Alsatronix
• Autonomous Province of Vojvodina-Vodvodina Development Agency
• Bionic Vision Jewelry Studio
• Business Kosova Center
• Delma Brokerage LLC
• Department for External Economic and International Relations
• Economics and Development Bureau of Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone
• Enterprise Georgia LLP
• Flanders Investment & Trade
• Fujairah Freezone Authority
• General Authority for Investment and Freezones
• Guangzhou Tianhe Central Business District Administrative Committee
• Hongkong Trade Development Council
• ICEX Espana Exportacion E Inversiones
• Italian Trade Agency
• Jordan Investment Commision
• Kazakh Invest National Company JSC
• Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra)
• Krakow Nowa Huta Przyszlosci SA
• Lyra - Advising & Consulting
• Moroccan Investment and Exportation Development Agency
• Saud Bahwan Group
• Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (SHUROOQ)
• SP Legal Consultants
• UAE International Investors Council
• Ukranian Business Association
• Xining Municipal Bureau of Commerce
• ANAPI
• Northern Cape Province South Africa
• LBI Dubai
• CEPICI
• Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency
• KSIDC

KEY MEDIA:

• Imagine Movies
• Khaleej Times
• Global Investor ISF
• CFI.co
• FDI Magazine
• CNBC
• Jeune Afrique Media Group

MEDIA:
• Accomodation Timesd
• Africa Business.com
• Africa Business
• Al Hayat
• Aliqtisadi
• APO Group
• Arab Business TV (CATV)
• Arab Shipping News
• AzerNews
• Bayt
• Beyond Investments Group
• Bloomberg
• BMI Research
• Brazil-Arab News Agency
• Capital Business
• CEO Clubs Network
• Center for Industrial Development (CID)
• China Offshore
• Clocate
• Clouds TV
• Club of Mozambique
• Conway Data
• Crowd Reviews
• Cyprus Gas News
• Cyprus Shipping News
• Dubai Survival Guide
• Entrepreneur Middle East (ME)
• Euromonitor
• ExhibitorsTV Network
• FDI Intelligence
• Feedsfloor
• Financial Nigeria
• Harvard Business Review
• Inquirer
• Invest In
• Kabayan Weekly
• Mediascope
• Newsweek
• Oil Gas Bid
• Oxford Business Group
• Site Selection Magazine
• The Business Year
• The Oil & Gas Year
• The Property Time
• The World Forum FDI
• UAEBusiness