Welcome to WIC 2026
The World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) has announced that its 30th World Investment Conference (WIC) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Geneva Convention Bureau and the WAIPA Presidency, the Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA).
The 30th edition represents both a celebration and a forward-looking platform. Over the past thirty years, IPAs have evolved into strategic institutions — identifying global trends, advising governments, supporting investors across the investment lifecycle, and ensuring that investment translates into jobs, innovation and long-term economic impact.
WIC 2026 Program
Under the theme “Promoting Investment for Shared Prosperity: Resilient and Sustainable“, WIC 2026 brings together 5,000 participants over three days in more than 100 sessions, organised into seven pillars. Each pillar plays a distinct role: setting the global agenda, debating the forces reshaping investment, going deep on sectors and policy, sharpening the practice of investment promotion, bringing partner organisations’ expertise to the table, and turning conversations into deals.
A Platform for Dialogue, Cooperation and Results
Since its inception, the WIC has served as the premier global forum for investment promotion and cooperation. It brings together IPAs, ministers, policymakers, business leaders, international institutions and distinguished thought leaders — including Nobel laureates — to shape responses to evolving global investment dynamics.
In recent years, the WIC has increasingly delivered tangible outcomes. Dedicated B2B meetings at recent editions have generated more than US$ 1 billion in combined investment opportunities.
The 30th edition will address the profound transformations reshaping global investment flows — from digital transformation and sustainability transitions to supply chain realignment and geopolitical shifts — and explore how investment promotion agencies can adapt and lead in this evolving landscape.
Our Partners
Consultative Committee
Global Partners
Media Partners
WIC 2026 Venue
The conference returns to Geneva — the birthplace of WAIPA and the seat of its Permanent Secretariat. It was here, in 1995, that WAIPA was established by a coalition of more than 59 Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs), in collaboration with UNCTAD, reflecting a shared commitment to international cooperation in investment promotion.
The WIC 2026 will take place at the Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG), a world-class venue in the heart of Geneva, Switzerland.
International Conference Center Geneva
17 Rue de Varembé
CH – 1202 Geneva
Global investment has entered a new structural era. International production is being reshaped as supply chains reorganize and new industrial clusters emerge. With global FDI stock reaching 45 trillion dollars in 2025, over 39% of world GDP, the defining task ahead is to turn this enormous industrial capacity into resilient growth amid rising uncertainty. As we return to Geneva for the Conference’s 30th anniversary, our focus is to ensure that global capital flows advance sustainable development and shared prosperity.
James X. Zhan, Chairman of the Executive Board of WIC
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Global investment has entered a new structural era. International production is being reshaped as supply chains reorganize and new industrial clusters emerge. With global FDI stock reaching 45 trillion dollars in 2025, over 39% of world GDP, the defining task ahead is to turn this enormous industrial capacity into resilient growth amid rising uncertainty. As we return to Geneva for the Conference’s 30th anniversary, our focus is to ensure that global capital flows advance sustainable development and shared prosperity.
James X. Zhan, Chairman of the Executive Board of WIC
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Global investment has entered a new structural era. International production is being reshaped as supply chains reorganize and new industrial clusters emerge. With global FDI stock reaching 45 trillion dollars in 2025, over 39% of world GDP, the defining task ahead is to turn this enormous industrial capacity into resilient growth amid rising uncertainty. As we return to Geneva for the Conference’s 30th anniversary, our focus is to ensure that global capital flows advance sustainable development and shared prosperity.
James X. Zhan, Chairman of the Executive Board of WIC
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About Geneva
A Timely Setting for Multilateral Cooperation
As a global hub for diplomacy, finance and multilateral engagement, Geneva provides a uniquely relevant setting for this milestone.
At a time when multilateral cooperation is being tested, Geneva remains a trusted space for dialogue, neutrality and collective problem-solving. Home to major international organizations, UN agencies and global institutions, the city continues to play a vital role in shaping coordinated responses to shared economic challenges.
Hosting the 30th WIC in Geneva reaffirms the importance of cooperation and coordinated approaches in strengthening investment ecosystems and promoting inclusive and resilient growth
