30th WAIPA World Investment Conference, Geneva. Day 1.
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09, 2026
30th-Anniversary Gala Dinner
WAIPA IPA Awards, and WEF-WAIPA Impact Investors Awards.
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09, 2026
Investor Deal Rooms
Curated meetings connect project sponsors, investors, and public counterparts around live opportunities.Which projects are ready?Who can move first?
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09, 2026
WAPPP: Infrastructure Through PPPs
This session looks at how to structure partnerships to build lasting infrastructure.What makes PPPs credible?What improves execution?
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09, 2026
FAO: Climate-Smart Agribusiness
Agricultural investment must now align with resilience, productivity, and rural inclusion.What models scale best?What protects small producers?
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09, 2026
Negotiating with Confidence
Investment officials need practical skills to engage serious investors without overpromising.What should be protected?Where is flexibility useful?
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09, 2026
Building Productive Capacity
This session focuses on how countries can turn investment into stronger industrial ecosystems.What capabilities matter most?What gaps must close first?
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09, 2026
Advanced Manufacturing 2.0
Manufacturing FDI is being reshaped by automation, resilience, and localisation pressures.What do firms want now?How can countries compete?
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09, 2026
Geopolitics and Strategic Exposure
This panel looks at how trade friction and security concerns shape investment choices.What risks dominate decisions?How are firms adapting?
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09, 2026
Coffee Break
Refreshments served in the foyer.
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09, 2026
IPA–MNE Matchmaking (1)
Investment agencies and multinational firms meet for targeted pipeline-building.Where is investor interest?What support is needed?
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09, 2026
UNCTAD: Regional Investment Agreements and Investment Facilitation
Regional IIAs can support investment facilitation while improving coherence across fragmented investment frameworks.How can IIAs strengthen investment facilitation?How can they [...]
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09, 2026
ITC: Investing in Inclusive Value Chains
Investment at the service of sustainable and inclusive value chains and SME competitiveness.How can FDI lift local SMEs rather than [...]
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09, 2026
The New IPA Toolkits
A practical session on data tools, AI tools, and investor intelligence platforms.What tools add value?How to use new tools effectively?
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09, 2026
Rethinking Investment Incentives
Countries are reassessing tax and non-tax incentives as fiscal pressures and international tax reform reshape investment value propositions.What should be [...]
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09, 2026
Openness and Economic Security
Investment screening and strategic-sector rules are now part of the policy landscape in many economies, raising the question of how [...]
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09, 2026
Global FDI: Beyond the Headlines
A reality check on what the latest FDI numbers do and do not tell us.What is real growth?What is statistical [...]
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09, 2026
Coffee Break
Refreshments served in the foyer.
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09, 2026
Ministerial Roundtable: The Next Decade of Global Investment
A forward-looking dialogue on how to set investment strategy and promotion over the next ten years.What will matter most?What must [...]
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09, 2026
Lunch Break
Lunch is served for all registered delegates.
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09, 2026
Global Leaders Platform II: The New Investment-Development Compact
Public and private leaders debate a new balance between competitiveness, resilience, and responsibility.What should governments facilitate?What should investors deliver?
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09, 2026
Global Leaders Platform I: Harnessing Capital for Good
Heads of state and global CEOs examine how investment can drive growth in a new era.Where will capital go next?How [...]
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09, 2026
Grand Opening
Welcome addresses, keynotes, setting the conference agenda.
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09, 2026
Registration & Coffee
Delegate registration opens. Coffee served in the foyer.