When and where is the World Investment Forum 2026?

From 25 to 27 October 2026 at the Sheraton Convention Center (Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel) in Doha, Qatar. Day 1 runs 09:00 to 22:00 including the gala dinner, day 2 08:30 to 18:00 and day 3 09:00 to 13:00, Doha time.

Is there a fee to attend?

No. UNCTAD states that the United Nations does not charge fees for participation in the meetings of the World Investment Forum. Participants must register in advance.

Registration is through the UN Indico event page linked from the forum website (indico.un.org/event/1021025).

Who organises the forum?

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) organises the forum, with the State of Qatar as host for this 9th edition.

Are all sessions open to every participant?

Most sessions are open to registered participants, but some meetings such as the Investment Ministerial, the IPA luncheon, the Ministerial on Entrepreneurship and the gala dinner are marked invitation only.

Finance · Conference

World Investment Forum 2026

Name: World Investment Forum 2026
Start: 2026-10-25T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-27T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel

UNCTAD's global investment forum where heads of government, ministers, CEOs and investors shape policy and deals for development.

25–27 October 2026 · Sun 9am – Tue 1pm GMT+3
Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel · Doha, Qatar
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About this event

The World Investment Forum is UNCTAD's flagship meeting for the global investment community, held under UN auspices since 2008. The 9th edition brings heads of government, ministers, CEOs, sovereign funds, development banks and investment promotion agencies to Doha to work on how capital can flow into sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth. Qatar last hosted the forum in 2012.

Programme

Three days of plenaries, ministerial roundtables, high-level dialogues and executive roundtables, organised around seven thematic tracks. The published programme lists 64 sessions and 221 speakers; the main programme runs on 25 and 26 October, with a shorter set of workshops and seminars on the morning of 27 October.

Investing in AI
Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Investment Policy Dialogue
Sustainable Finance and Business
Investment in Tourism and Culture
Climate, Environment and Oceans
Investment Promotion and Special Economic Zones

Highlights of the 2026 agenda

Alongside the tracks, the agenda includes a number of set-piece sessions and invitation-only meetings for ministers and agencies.

Opening Ceremony and plenary on rebuilding global value chains
The Future of Investment in the Gulf Region (plenary)
Global Investment Promotion Conference sessions
High-Level International Investment Agreements Conference
Sustainable Stock Exchanges Executive Dialogue
Investment Ministerial and Ministerial on Entrepreneurship (invitation only)
Gala Dinner and IPA Awards (invitation only)
Empretec Top 100 launch and Women in Business Awards

Who attends

The forum is built for policymakers and capital providers who set and act on investment strategy: heads of state and government, ministers, heads of international organisations, investment promotion agencies and special economic zones, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, institutional investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Key figures

The 8th edition in Abu Dhabi (2023) drew around 8,000 participants and 700 CEOs, according to UNCTAD. The 2026 programme lists 64 sessions, 221 speakers and seven thematic tracks.

Tickets & passes

Participant registration — Free: The UN does not charge fees for participation; advance registration required

World Investment Forum 2026 was a Finance event that took place 25-27 Oct 2026 at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, Doha, Qatar.

Event recap

The ninth World Investment Forum took place in Doha from 25 to 27 October 2026, organized by UNCTAD jointly with the State of Qatar under the theme "Investing in the future". It brought together heads of state, ministers, chief executives, sovereign wealth funds and development finance institutions. According to UNCTAD, the forum produced the Doha Global Investment Action Framework, with more than 20 outcomes including a global investment risk-sharing initiative, new tools to finance AI and digital infrastructure, principles to modernize investment treaties and partnerships for investment in vulnerable economies.

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Speakers14

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
H.E. Mr. Abdulhamid Mohammed M A Al Dabiba
Prime Minister, the State of Libya
H.E. Mr. Mamitiana Jeannot Ruffin Rajaonarison
Prime Minister, Republic of Madagascar
H.E. Mr. Sun Chanthol
Deputy Prime Minister, First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development, Kingdom of Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Abdulla Bin Adel Fakhro
Minister of Industry and Commerce, Kingdom of Bahrain
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Farid Saleh
Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Ms. Bogolo Joy Kenewendo
Minister of Minerals and Energy, Botswana
John W.H. Denton
Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce
H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn
Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
H.E. Mr. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat
Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi
Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Shaikha Al Nuwais
Secretary-General, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism)
Diene Keita
Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Ángela Pérez
Chairperson and CEO, COFIDES