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As part of our TGEinFDI initiative, FDI Center in collaboration with saarland.innovation&standort e.V. (saaris) held a networking reception at Hannover Messe.
As an official knowledge partner, FDI Center will host a workshop and partake on two panels at AIM Congress on May 7-10 in Abu Dhabi.
As part of our TGEinFDI initiative, we will interview Ana Paula Repezza, Business Director, Apex Brasil gender equality in FDI: how to put it into practice. Join us live on LinkedIn to watch the interview.
FDI Center's Director, Dr. Kim J. Zietlow will hold a presentation and take part on a panel at the Future of Ukraine Summit in Berlin.
As part of our TGEinFDI initiative, we will interview Vanessa Séverin, Investment Commissioner for Europe, InvestChile on investor aftercare. Join us live on LinkedIn to watch the discussion.
At the IPAs FDI & Investment Conference organised by WAIPA and United Nations ESCAP in Bangkok, FDI Center spoke on a panel and delivered a masterclass on pro-active investment attraction.
As part of our TGEinFDI initiative, FDI Center in collaboration with saarland.innovation&standort e.V. (saaris) held a networking reception at Hannover Messe.
As an official knowledge partner, FDI Center will host a workshop and partake on two panels at AIM Congress on May 7-10 in Abu Dhabi.
As part of our TGEinFDI initiative, we will interview Ana Paula Repezza, Business Director, Apex Brasil gender equality in FDI: how to put it into practice. Join us live on LinkedIn to watch the interview.
FDI Center's Director, Dr. Kim J. Zietlow will hold a presentation and take part on a panel at the Future of Ukraine Summit in Berlin.
As part of our TGEinFDI initiative, we will interview Vanessa Séverin, Investment Commissioner for Europe, InvestChile on investor aftercare. Join us live on LinkedIn to watch the discussion.
At the IPAs FDI & Investment Conference organised by WAIPA and United Nations ESCAP in Bangkok, FDI Center spoke on a panel and delivered a masterclass on pro-active investment attraction.
FDI Center‘s Senior Consultant, Sarah Jaax attended the Investment Management Exhibition (IME) in Frankfurt to present on why the fifth SDG, gender equality, matters in the context of FDI.
FDI Center's Director, Dr. Kim J. Zietlow spoke at this year Data Natives Conference on the role of government in building innovation and startup ecosystems around artificial intelligence and which role investment promotion agencies (IPAs) can play in strategically attracting companies, research institutes, and talent.
FDI Center has released a study on key performance indicators used by investment promotion agencies (IPAs) around the world. The study provides practical information and advice for IPAs to measure and communicate their performance. In addition to a review of frequently used performance indicators, the study offers guidance on data collection and analysis and provides examples of best practices in IPA performance evaluation.
FDI Center will be hosting two webinars this September to kick off our Towards Gender Equality in FDI initiative. The initiative will provide practical knowledge and tools for IPAs to create opportunities for female leaders within their own organizations while contributing to greater gender equality and societal benefits through the investment they attract.
FDI Center’s Managing Director, Andreas Dressler, moderated two panels at the OECD’s “strengthening sustainable investment policies: FDI Qualities Ministerial Council Meeting” in Paris. The focus of this event was on how sustainable investment policies can support the COVID-19 recovery, advance the 2030 agenda on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change, and help to secure livelihoods for future generations.
How to attract quality FDI is a problem on the mind's of most IPA teams. This two-day training broke down how to develop targeted strategies and meet the requirements of quality investors.
FDI Center’s managing director, Andreas Dressler, held a digital workshop on developing an FDI attraction strategy at the Annual Investment Meeting Eurasia conference. The workshop…
FDI Center’s managing director, Andreas Dressler, participated in the 10th meeting of UNESCAP’s Asia-Pacific Foreign Direct Investment Network, which was held virtually on February 23…
FDI Center and the Møller Institute, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, are pleased to announce that the Advanced Foreign Direct Investment Leadership Programme is now…
FDI Center contributed to several sessions at the Barcelona New Economy Week, a physical and digital B2B event that was attended by over 10,000 participants.…
Finding the right talent for investment and trade promotion agencies has always been challenging. Investment attraction and trade promotion require a rare combination of specialized…
FDI Center’s Paola Suarez Buhrmann participated in a panel discussion on “The latest trends in foreign investment” at the Investment Management Exhibition (IME) 2020. The…
FDI Center hosted a panel discussion on “The role of special and industrial zones in the economic recovery”. The panelists included representatives of leading zones…
The world is facing an unprecedented economic challenge. Companies have announced massive lay-offs, closure of several operations, and plans to relocate facilities. Industrial and special…
Digital technology is becoming increasingly important for investment promotion agencies (IPAs) and other organizations responsible for attracting investment to their locations, who are looking for…
As part of the FDI Excellence training program run jointly with the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), FDI Center held a two-day training…
FDI Center attended the annual WAIPA World Investment Conference (WIC) in Warsaw, Poland, on October 7 and 8, 2019. The event addressed current topics in…
FDI Center attended the fifth edition of the World FZO Annual International Conference and Exhibition (AICE), which was held from June 26th to 28th in…
On June 25th, FDI Center’s Paola Suarez Buhrmann presented the current FDI trends and highlighted a selection of key aspects and best practices to take into…
FDI Center’s Luigi Mercuri presented the global foreign direct investment outlook at Invest in Tuscany’s Annual Meeting in Florence last week. The event highlighted the…
FDI Center’s Luigi Mercuri and Paola Suarez Buhrmann conducted a two-day seminar with the World Free Zone Convention in London on April 15 and 16,…
Following the success of the “FDI Excellence” training programs held in different cities in 2018, FDI Center has extended its collaboration with WAIPA to offer…