The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise, and technology, and their implications for sustainable development, as well as policy solutions.

Scaling up the mobilization of public and private finance towards investing for the Sustainable Development Goals:

At a high-level panel, senior policymakers and business executives will review new financing initiatives that allow for the increased engagement of key players from both the upstream part of the investment chain, including institutional investors and capital markets, as well as downstream parts, including micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises, where the impact is more visible.

The discussions will be informed by the World Investment Report 2022: International Tax Reforms and Sustainable Investment.

2022 UNCTAD Investment Promotion Awards

Awards will be granted to the best performing investment promotion agencies for their exceptional achievements in promoting and facilitating sustainable investment in agribusiness.

Leveraging the impact of new technologies through technology assessments:

The Commission provides the opportunity for member States and investment and development stakeholders to discuss key and emerging issues in the areas of investment and enterprise, and technology, and their implications for sustainable development, as well as policy solutions.

Reports of meetings:

• Multi-year Expert Meeting on Investment, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Productive Capacity-building and Sustainable Development.
• Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.

Participation

The Commission is open to all member States of UNCTAD. Specialized agencies, intergovernmental bodies, investment promotion agencies, non-governmental organizations (general and special category) are also eligible to participate as observers.

Registration

Online registration is mandatory for all those wishing to attend the session and is required in order to be included in the list of participants.