Opening & Welcome Speeches

Session Room 1 Executive Focus | From Policy to Performance: What Works in Attracting FDI
Session Room 2 Thematic Session | Smart Cities, Future Markets
Session Room 3 In Focus | Growth Capital Unlocked: Scaling UAE Businesses with the Emirates Growth Fund

This session brings together IPAs to share practical insights on how investment can serve as a catalyst for more and better jobs. While each agency operates in a distinct national context, all face a shared challenge: ensuring that investment drives not only growth, but also decent work, skills development, and sustainable progress. Participants will discuss how their agencies balance competitiveness with inclusion and share lessons that can guide other IPAs in maximizing the social and economic impact of investment.