The future of investment promotion

About This Webinar

The global economic and political environment is changing dramatically. This will create significant challenges – but also opportunities – for investment promotion agencies (IPAs) and other organizations responsible for attracting investment to their locations. IPAs will need to change their business models and, in some cases, reinvent themselves to continue delivering value.

FDI Center, in collaboration with WAIPA, has organized this panel discussion. Some of the topics to be addressed include:
• What are the main challenges that IPAs will face in the near to medium term?
• How can IPAs contribute to their government’s economic recovery efforts?
• What opportunities exist for IPAs to attract new investment?
• How will the role of IPAs and similar organizations change?
• How can IPAs adjust their strategies and operating models to adapt to the new environment?
• How can IPAs remain relevant and continue to generate economic returns and societal value?

This discussion will provide timely practical advice for economic development agencies and investment promotion agencies from around the world that are seeking to remain competitive in the new environment.

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Who can view: People who attended or registered for the webinar only

Webinar Price: Free

Featured Presenters

Andreas Dressler

Managing Director at FDI Center

Andreas has been active in FDI for over 20 years. He is the managing director of FDI Center, an advisory company that works with countries, regions, cities, industrial parks and special economic zones to implement investment promotion strategies and attract new investment.

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Pilar Madrigal

Director, Investment Advisory, at the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE)

Pilar is the Director of CINDE’s Investment Advisory Department and heads many of the strategic initiatives that have contributed to CINDE’s ongoing success and reputation as one of the world’s leading IPAs.

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Kenny McDonald, CEcD

President & CEO at One Columbus

Kenny has been CEO of One Columbus (previously Columbus 2020) since 2010 and oversaw the development and execution of a highly successful strategy that has positioned the organization as one of the world’s most innovative and recognized economic development agencies.

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Nicola Watkinson

General Manager, The Americas, at Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

Based in New York, Nicola heads Austrade’s investment attraction and trade development activities in the Americas, overseeing a network of 14 offices and 5 consulates across the region, and has previously held similar roles in Europe and South Asia.

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Boštjan Skalar

CEO at World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)

Bostjan has been CEO of WAIPA, the world’s foremost organization of investment promotion agencies, since 2016 and has spearheaded many of the programs that have positioned WAIPA as an important resource for its members. Boštjan previously headed the investment promotion agency of Slovenia.

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FDI Center

FDI Center is a leading advisory firm in the field of foreign direct investment (FDI).

We specialize in the attraction of FDI by investment promotion agencies, economic development agencies, industrial parks, and special economic zones from all parts of the world.

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