World Investment Forum
| World Investment Forum | |
|---|---|
A general view of participants in People-First Public-Private Partnerships during the World Investment Forum 2018 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Investments |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Location(s) | Different location for each forum |
| Country | United Nations |
| Years active | 16–17 |
| Inaugurated | April 2008 |
| Founder | UN Trade and Development |
| Participants | Policymakers, Ministers, government officials and representatives from the private sector, academia, research institutions and NGOs |
| Website | worldinvestmentforum |
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.