As a unique international policy and research hub, UNCTAD is delighted to announce the Academic Research Conference on Investment in Sustainable Development at WIF 2023, organized in partnership with the IHEID Centre for Finance and Development, UNU-WIDER, CEPR and NYU Abu Dhabi. To be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 16–17 October 2023 during the World Investment Forum 2023 (16–18 October 2023).

The WIF 2023 Academic Research Conference aims to provide a platform for discussions, as well as to integrate research and ideas from leading scholars, researchers, executives from global companies and senior policymakers.

The conference will consist of several thematic sessions over 2 days, a high-level opening session, and a forward-looking closing panel. Leading scholars will run the discussions in core sessions of the WIF, with the objective of creating synergies between aca...