Annual Investment Meeting 2020 | aimcongress | 24 March 2020 | Dubai World Trade Centre, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Dubai - UAE

The Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) is the World’s Leading Platform for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). It is an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. AIM is the largest global investment gathering of corporate leaders, policy makers, businessmen, regional and international investors, entrepreneurs, leading academics and experts showcasing up-to-date information, strategies and knowledge on attracting FDI. It aims to connect businesses and countries willing to engage in sustainable partnerships with investors.

Why Attend?
• Learn about the latest location developments, FDI trends, projections, and investment promotion strategies from 100+ FDI experts and business & political leaders globally by attending the AIM Conference and Capacity Building Workshops.
• Position your organization / country to get maximum exposure and promote your projects and investment opportunities to a targeted audience including SWF, Private Funds, Multinationals, investors and businessmen, key project owners, consultants and financiers while participating in AIM Exhibition.
• Meet and connect with over 19,000 visitors and 1,500 conference delegates including industry leaders and key stakeholders from the regional and international community through various Networking functions.
• Explore investment opportunities in various sectors in over 140 countries and get in touch with various IPAs, Chambers of Commerce & Industry, and Business Councils from across the globe.
• Book your Country Presentations and get direct access to key decision makers, government leaders and investors when they are actively seeking opportunities.
• Pitch your project ideas to investors and incubators at AIM Startup.

2020 Speakers

Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi
Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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

Mohammad Abdullah Abunayyan
Chairman, ACWA Power

Rustam Minnikhanov
President, The Republic of Tatarstan

Dr. Nasser H. Saidi
Founder and President, Nasser Saidi & Associates Former DIFC Chief Economist, First Vice-Governor of Banque du Liban and Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry for Lebanon

Yassin Saeed Al Suroor
Vice-Chair, International Chamber of Commerce Founder & Executive Chairman, A’amal Group

Mohamed Alabbar
Founder & Chairman, Alabbar Enterprises and Emaar Properties Founder & Director, Noon.com Chairman, Eagle Hills and Americana Group

Alain Bejjani
Chief Executive Officer, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Tarek Amer
Governor & Chairman of Board of Directors, Central Bank of Egypt

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

Jawad Jalal Abbassi
Head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA), GSMA

Tapan Sahni
Vice President Gulf, WAVTEQ

Nisan Abdulkader
VICE PRESIDENT, AFRICA, WAVTEQ

David East
Head of FDI and Economic Products, Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics Company

Andreas Dressler
Managing Director, FDI Center

Douglas van den Berghe
Vice President Advisory, Conway, Inc.

Ana Barjasic
Founder, Connectology

Paulo Andrez
Business Angel and President, Toys R Us Iberia

Chris Knight
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, WAVTEQ

Jean-Luc Scherer
Founder and CEO, Innoopolis

Kena Yañez
Coordinadora Regional Noreste, ProMéxico

Hongyu Yao
Chief Executive Officer, YoYo Systems, Inc.

Guillermo Mazier
Vice President, Conway

Dr. Weixi Gong
Chief, Investment Promotion Division Coordinator, Investment and Technology Promotion Offices Network, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Bostjan Skalar
Chief Executive Officer, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies. WAIPA

Douglas van den Berghe
Vice President - Advisory, Conway

Dr. Issam Abou Sleiman
Country Director of the GCC, The World Bank

Dr Samir Hamrouni
Chief Executive Officer, The World Free Zones Organization

Zoë Harries
Managing Director, Impact Zones

David East
Head of FDI and Economic Products, Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics Company

H.E. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum
Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment, The Federal Republic of Nigeria

Dr. Hongjoo Hahm
Deputy Executive Secretary for Programmes, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

Dr. Joachim Arnold
Chief Operating Officer, OCO Global

Paul Donovan
Chief Economist, UBS Global Wealth Management

Roland Chalons-Browne
Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Financial Services

Simone Filippini
President, Leadership4SDGs Foundation

Khalifa Hassan K. AlForah AlShamsi
Chief Strategy & Corporate Governance Officer, Etisalat Group

Angela Homsi
Co-founder, Investor & Director, Angaza Capital / Ignite Power

Ayman Amin Sejiny
Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

Eng, Khalid Al-Salem
Director General, Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones “MODON”

Nisan Abdulkader
VICE PRESIDENT, AFRICA, WAVTEQ

Philippe Stefanini
Chief Executive Officer, Provence Promotion, France

Tapan Sahni
Vice President Gulf, WAVTEQ

Taliya Minullina
Chief Executive, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency

Syed Husain Quadri
Manager of Country Strategy and Market Integration, Islamic Development Bank

Cheremin Sergey
Minister, Head of Department for Foreign Economic Activity and International Relations, Moscow City Government, Chairman of the Board, Business Council for Cooperation with India

Andreas Dressler
Managing Director. FDI Center

Alexis Garatti
Group Head of Macroeconomic Research Euler Hermes

Dr. Henry Loewendahl
Chief Executive Officer, WAVTEQ

Dr. Ratnakar Adhikari
Executive Director of the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), World Trade Organization

Bruno Jaspaert
General Director, DEEP C Industrial Zones Vietnam Chief Executive Officer, Infra Asia Investment

Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DMCC

Timothy Bishop
Senior Advisor, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Joe Hepworth
Director, OCO Global’s Middle East

Ralfs Nemiro
Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia

Najib Hashem
Principal Director, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Middle East

Mohammed Al Muallem
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, DP World

H.E. Dr. Khalid Al Midfa
Chairman, Sharjah Media City (Shams)

Dushyant Thakor
Vice-President, Invest India

Dr. George Agyekum Nana Donkor
President, The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)

H.E. Fahad Al Gergawi
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai FDI, President, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies

Shri K T Rama Rao
Minister for IT, Industries & Commerce, and Urban Development, Government of Telangana, India

Dr. Ola El-Kobrosy
Vice-President, General Authority for Investment & Free Zones (GAFI)

Rami Rafih
Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Dietmar Siersdorfer
Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Middle East & Siemens LLC UAE

Jawad Jalal Abbassi
Head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA), GSMA

Caspar Herzberg
President, Middle East & Africa, Schneider Electric

Dr. Jassim Haji
President, Artificial Intelligence Society Bahrain

Eric Becker
Manager Infrastructure Middle East and North Africa, International Finance Corporation IFC

Gurmeet Kaur
Partner, Pinsent Masons

Harj Dhaliwal
Managing Director, Middle East and India, Virgin Hyperloop One

Hatem Bamatraf
Chief Technology Officer, Etisalat International

Hugues Parant
Chief Executive Officer, Euroméditerranée Public Urban and Economic Development Agency

Miguel Eiras Antunes
Global Smart Cities, Smart Nation & Local Government Leader, Deloitte

Wolfgang Egger
Vice President & Managing Director of HPE Middle East, and South Africa, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Mani James
Senior Vice President, Frost and Sullivan

Karen K Burns
Co-Founder & CEO, Visory

Siim Sikkut
Government CIO / Deputy Secretary-General of IT and Telecom, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Rain Huan
Founder, Atlas Capital

Olabode Esan,
Head, Energy Service – Clean Energy Unit, Masdar

Lacina Kone
Director General, Smart Africa

H.H. Sheikh Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Ali Al Nuaimi
The Green Sheikh of Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Chafic Traboulsi
Vice President and Head of Networks Middle East and Africa, Ericsson

Alan Williams
Vice President Expo 2020 Sponsorship & Operations, UPS

Anthony Butler
Chief Technology Officer, IBM Blockchain Services

Caspar Herzberg
President – Middle East and Africa, Schneider Electric Middle East & Africa.

Dr. Denisa Zilakova
Director General, Central Coordination Body under Slovak Deputy Prime Minister´s Office

Natalya Kaspersky
President, InfoWatch Group

Ali Vezvaei
Group Chief Executive Officer | ECOLOG International, Ecolog

Dr. Manar Al Moneef
President & CEO, Middle East North Africa and Turkey (MENAT), Onshore Wind, GE Renewable Energy

Hongyu Yao
Chief Executive Officer, YoYo Systems, Inc.

Saeed Al Abbar
Managing Director, AESG

Trsika Hamid
Editorial Director, Wamda

Dr. Davor Meersman
Chief Executive Officer, Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)

Mustafa
Global VP, Bixin (币信)

George Yu
Head of Huobi University

Tony Fielding
Partner, Gowling WLG

Eng. Mohamed Zaki El Sewedy
Chairman, Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI), Arab Republic of Egypt

Mr. Shachindra Nath
Executive Chairman, U GRO Capital

Hon. Giulio Centemero
Chairman of the PAM Panel on Trade and Investments in the Mediterranean, Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean (PAM)

Daniel Lam
Regional Director of Middle East and Africa, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Dr. Ashraf Mahate
Chief Economist – Trade and Economic Development, Dubai Exports

Eltighani Elamin
Professor, Agricultural Economics and Policy Research Center (Sudan)

Essam Omran Disi
Director of Strategy & Policy, Dubai SME

Hon. Dr. Peter Mathuki (PhD)
Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, East African Business Council (EABC)

Massimo Falcioni
Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Credit Insurance

Stephen Ruzibiza
Chief Executive Officer, Private Sector Federation – Rwanda

Dr. Adeeb Al Afeefi
Director, The National Program for Small and Medium Enterprises and Projects, UAE Ministry of economy

Noor Azmi Mat Said
Chief Executive Officer, SME Corporation Malaysia

Shane Shin
Co-Founder, Shorooq Partners

Tanvir Aslam
Country Manager - United Arab Emirates, Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC)

Sufyan Al Issa
Regional Head of Operations for Middle East and North Africa (MENA), International Finance Corporation (IFC)– World Bank Group

Shaloo Garg
Managing Director Southwest region, Microsoft

Matthieu de Clercq
Partner, Oliver Wyman FZ LLC

Dr. Karim El Solh
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Capital

Abdulaziz AlMulla
CEO and Co-Founder, Madar Farms

Khalid Sharaf
Director of International Business Engagement, Expo 2020 Dubai

H.E MAWE TICHA Virginie
President, International Federation of Consular Chambers for Africa (FICA)

Prof. Dr. Khaled Mohammed Hanafy
Secretary General, Union of Arab Chambers

Saed Al Awadi
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Export

Tuba Terekli
Executive Advisor, Sh. Tarek Abdulrahman Fakieh

Mrs. Mouza Al Nasri
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED)

H.E Mohammed Bin Obaid Al Mazrooei
President and Chairman, Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID)

Seta Tutundjian,
Director of Programs, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

Andrea Hojdu-Howe
Partner, Head of Capital, Antler

Marcus Dantus
Founder & CEO, Startup Mexico

Amine Housni
Co-Founder and Head of Middle East, Blueground Middle East

Ibrahim Seksek
Managing Director, Dubai Smart City Accelerator

Sami Abou Saab
Chief Executive Officer, Speed Accelerator

Ana Barjasic
Founder, Connectology

Basil Mofta
General Partner, Global Ventures

Brigitte Baumann
Founder of GoBeyond Early Stage Investing, Founder and Partner at ebeyond Partner Startup Board Services, European Angel Investor of the Year 2015

Douglas van den Berghe
Vice President Advisory, Conway, Inc.

Prof. Emilio Escartin, OBE
Professor of Islamic Finance, IE Business School

Mohammed Alsehli
Chief Executive Officer, Wethaq Capital Markets Ltd.

Paulo Andrez
Business Angel and President, Toys R Us Iberia

Sandile Shabangu
Founder and CEO, Startup Mzansi Foundation NPC

Sufyan Al-Issa
Regional Head of Operations for Middle East and North Africa, International Finance Corporation (IFC) – World Bank Group

Vishal Sacheendran
Manager – Capital Markets Authorization, Financial Service Regulatory Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market

Rain Huan
Founder, Atlas Capital

Ambareen Musa
Chief Executive Officer, Souqalmal

Harvey Bennett
Co-Founder, Searchie

Wissam Khoury
SVP & GM for MEA & APAC, Finastra

Saman Farid
Partner & Head of US Team, Baidu Ventures

Hans Henrik Christensen
Vice President, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority – Dtec

Shaloo Garg
Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups (Silicon Valley, Southwest), Microsoft

Tushar Singhvi
Director, CE-Ventures (Crescent Enterprises)

Christina Andreassen
Managing Director, Womentum

Ali Abulhasan
Co-Founder & CEO, Tap Payments

Basil Moftah
General Partner, Global Ventures

Cynthia Wu
Head of Custody Head of Business Development and Sales, Matrixport

Deepak Bagla
Managing Director & CEO, Invest India

Fadi Hindi
Founder and CEO, Algofy.ai

Jean-Luc Scherer
Founder and CEO, Innoopolis

Kenechi Okeleke
Senior Manager, GSMA Intelligence

Wiktor Barcicki
Senior Director, Etisalat International

Yousef Khalili
General Manager Smart City and Digital Transformation, NeXgen Group

Maha AlMezaina
Head of Area2071, Dubai Future Foundation

Chen Qiang
Founder, Tuoniao.fm

Tone Vays
Partner, Embily

Philippe Guillaumet
European and International Projects Manager, Marseille Fos Port Authority

Wu Wenhao
President, PowerChina MENA &Vice President of PowerChina International Group limited

Keith Mullin
Founder and Director, KM Capital Markets LTD

Heenam Choi
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Korea Investment Corporation (KIC)

Dr. Celeste Cecilia Moles Lo Turco
Director, NEOM Investment Fund

Mohieddine (Dino) Kronfol
Chief Investment Officer, Global Sukuk & MENA Fixed Income, Franklin Templeton

Shailesh Dash
Board Member, Allied Investment Partners

Robin Titus
Director l Strategic Alliances & Partnerships, Triangle

Faisal Mansour Sarkhou
Chief Executive Officer, Kamco Invest

Peter J R Aylwin
Director, Aetos Holdings

Ashishkumar Chauhan
Managing Director & CEO, BSE

Ayman Soliman
Chief Executive Officer, The Sovereign Fund of Egypt

Fahad Al Qassim
Chief Executive Officer, Emirates NBD Capital

Kevin M. McGovern
Chairman and CEO, McGovern Capital

Majed Khalifa Al Mesmari
Head of Investment Banking - UAE, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Marcus Booth
Partner, White & Case

Raja Hamzah Abidin
Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner, RHL Ventures

Shri K T Rama Rao
Minister for IT, Industries & Commerce, and Urban Development, Government of Telangana, India

Saeed Mansoor Al Awar
Managing Director - Head of Middle East, Rothschild & Co

Yofi Grant
Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

Jorge Vergara
Strategic Projects Director - Ministry of Public Works and Communications, Paraguay

Dr. George Agyekum Nana Donkor
President, The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)

Stephen Karingi
Director Regional Integration and Trade Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Cecilia Plottier Igoa
Economic Affairs Officer - Unit of Investment and Corporate Strategies, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Dr. Xuezhong Ma
Chairman, China-Arab Investment Fund

His Excellency Abdulla Al Saleh
Undersecretary for Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy

Hervé Martel
Chief Executive Officer, Marseille Fos Port Authority

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

Zhao Shiyu
Director-General, Qingdao Municipal Commerce Bureau, China

Eng. Yehia Zaki
Chairman, SCZone - Suez Canal Economic Zone

Mr. Jose Luis Benitez
Commercial Manager North Area, Amistad Industrial Developers

Manuel Gonzalez Zozaya
General Manager, PROYECTOS Y EDIFICACIONES CIVILES PECSA, S.A. de C.V.

Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis
Governer, The State of Coahuila De Zaragoza

Ramiro Arias
General Director, Global Park Laguna

Zaira Padilla Campos
Commercial Director, Davisa

2020 Sponsors and Partners

LEAD PARTNER:
• Government of Abu Dhabi

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• UAE International Investors Council
• Suad Bahwan Group

OFFICIAL DIGITAL PARTNER:
• Etisalat Digital

OFFICIAL IMPACT FDI PARTNER:
• HCFI

OFFICIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION PARTER:
• Dubai FDI

INTERNATIONAL EXPORt CREDIT PARTNER:
• ECI

SME PILLAR SPONSOR:
• National Program

FUTURE CITIES PILLAR SPONSOR:
• The Sustainable City

GALA DINNER SPONSORS:
• BIDC
• AlHabtoor

CHINA INVESTMENT PARTNER:
• CVCRI

CHINA INTERNET PARTNER:
• Internet Society of China

OFFICIAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PROMOTION PARTNER:
• Land Department

FOOD SECURITY SPONSOR:
• Arab Authority

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development
• Department of Tourism Philippines
• TIEZA
• TPB Philippines
• Ap Mali
• Africa Re
• NDPHC

FUTURE CITIES AWARDS SPONSORS:
• Ecolog

AUTOMOTIVE PROMOTION PARTNER:
• Al Nabooda

OFFICIAL COURIER PARTNER:
• Aramex

OFFICIAL AIRLINE PARTNER:
• Emirates

GOLD MEDIA PARTNER:
• CNBC

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• GDP Global
• Conway
• WAIPA
• Wavteq
• FDI Center
• Impact Zones
• Frost & Sullivan
• Atlas Capital
• Connectology
• GSMA

SUPPORTING PARTNERS:
• United Nations Economic Commision for Africa
• Cereco
• SADC
• Conesa
• RIA
• ICC
• CCPIT
• Amman Chamber of Commerce
• Camara de Comercio de Mocambique
• FICA
• ICC
• Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Macedonian Chambers of Commerce
• MICCI
• Mindanao Islamic Chamber of Commerce Inc
• PHD Chamber
• Riyadh Chamber
• Camera de Comert Si Industries
• SACCI
• CTA
• Ghorfa
• IBPC
• TPSF
• UIBC
• Union of Arab Chamber
• UAE Angola Chamber of Commerce
• Apindo
• American Business Council
• US UAE
• British Business Group
• Indonesia and UAE Business Council
• Cadexco
• Emerates & Europe
• Universal Changing Lives
• National Investment Association
• COMCE
• Roscongress
• CEO Clubs Network
• World Forum
• Event's Security Committee
• Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group
• Prestel & Partner
• The Union of Arab Exporters and Importers
• BMJ
• Southeast Region Economic Development
• TechSci Research
• Cross Field
• Passion Incubator
• Asia-Pacific CEO Association
• BOFCOM
• IAC
• PSF
• Al Emarat Foundation
• CCL

KEY MEDIA PARTNERS:
• CFI
• CNBC
• FDi Magazine
• Maritime Sky
• CryptoNewsZ

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Accommodation Times
• Infos
• Business Day
• CryptoNewsZ
• EMEA Finance
• Expo Rooms
• 24x7 News
• Africa Business
• Afrique Media
• Al Hayat
• Biz Bahrain
• Property India
• Construction Business News
• Dxb Blog
• Entrepreneur
• Exhibitors TV
• Eye of Dubai
• Eye of Riyadh
• Georgia Today
• inAfrica24
• International Finance
• Kenya Details
• Live Admins
• Marchmont
• Mediascope
• My UAE Guide
• Swiss Arab Entrepreneurs
• AM Unicorns
• Art & Museum Magazine
• Azer News
• The Investor
• BNC Publishing
• ANBA
• The Business Year
• Business Money
• Business Week
• CID
• Family Office Magazine & Events
• FeedsFloor
• Financial Nigeria
• Fintech Middle East
• Fintech Futures
• Gadgets
• Haptic
• Harvard Business Review
• Indian News
• Maritime Sky
• Middle East Business
• Mid East Information
• Oil & Gas Republic
• Oxford Business Group
• Private Banking
• IC Publications
• SRAJ News Daily
• The Sustainabilist
• World Finance Informs
• Worify Media
• Business Live Me
• Bwalior Sandesh
• Kompass
• Assanifa
• Menatech