World Investment Forum

World Investment Forum
A general view of participants in People-First Public-Private Partnerships during the World Investment Forum 2018
StatusActive
GenreInvestments
FrequencyBiennial
Location(s)Different location for each forum
CountryUnited Nations
Years active16–17
InauguratedApril 2008 (2008-04)
FounderUN Trade and Development
ParticipantsPolicymakers, Ministers, government officials and representatives from the private sector, academia, research institutions and NGOs
Websiteworldinvestmentforum.unctad.org

The World Investment Forum (WIF) is a biennial investment forum organized by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) to promote investment for sustainable development and facilitate policy dialogue among a diverse community of investment stakeholders.

The forum brings together policymakers, including Heads of State and Government, Ministers and other government officials responsible for investment; representatives from the private sector, including CEOs; international organisations working in the area of sustainable development and poverty reduction; thought leaders from academia and research institutions; and other members of the international investment community, including treaty negotiators, investment promotion and location experts, heads of sovereign wealth funds, heads of stock exchanges, and NGOs.