Longevity and Silver Economies
Ageing populations are creating new investment opportunities in eldercare, health technology, assisted living, and pension-linked services.What are new investment opportunities?What [...]
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11, 2026
Logistics as Location Advantage
Port capacity, warehousing, cold chain, and freight connectivity are increasingly decisive in FDI decisions.What logistics gaps cost countries investment?Which upgrades [...]
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11, 2026
Creative Capital
Film, gaming, design, music, and digital content industries are attracting growing FDI through production incentives, IP frameworks, and creative zones.What [...]
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11, 2026
WAIPA General Assembly (Membership only)
Starts at 16:30 or 17:00 (to be confirmed).
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11, 2026
CCSI: Ratings, Risk and the Cost of Capital
The session will look at how sovereign credit ratings and the sovereign ceiling raise the cost of capital for investment [...]
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11, 2026
AI, Power and the New Infrastructure Race
The buildout of AI is driving a fresh contest for energy, land, connectivity, and computing capacity.What do investors need first?Which [...]
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11, 2026
Energy Transition, Real Deals
Clean energy investment depends on credible projects, strong policy, and bankable structures.What makes projects investable?What slows projects reaching financing?PanellistsMs. Nathalie [...]
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11, 2026
WFZO: Businesses of the Future
New industries are appearing fast, from AI to clean energy to critical minerals. Which five should investment agencies chase next? [...]
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11, 2026
UNECE: Circular Systems, New Returns
Circular business models, transparent value chains, food systems transformation and waste valorisation generate new investable pipelines across multiple sectors.Which circular [...]
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11, 2026
World Bank: From Quantity to Quality
Governments and IPAs are shifting targets from how much FDI is attracted to what it delivers for productivity, innovation, skills, [...]
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11, 2026
Food Security as Investment
Agriculture and food processing are rising as strategic sectors for resilience and growth.Where are the investable gaps?How are risks reduced?PanellistsThe [...]
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11, 2026
Advanced Manufacturing in the New Era
Manufacturing FDI is being reshaped by automation, resilience, and localisation pressures.What do firms want now?How to attract advanced manufacturing activities?PanellistsMr. [...]