Global Events

    Innovation Is a Team Sport

    The flagship summits, salons, and forums where the builders, funders, and policymakers driving innovation in emerging markets actually meet. We track the ones that matter, show up where it counts, and help partners produce their own.

    What We Look For

    The Events Worth Being In

    We are selective about the convenings we attend and promote. These are the formats where ecosystems actually move, the rooms where capital, policy, and talent meet. When an event fits, we show up and bring our network.

    Flagship Summits

    Large-scale, multi-stakeholder convenings that bring government, corporate, investor, and ecosystem voices around a shared regional or thematic agenda. The rooms where national priorities get set.

    Executive Salons

    Invite-only, curated conversations for senior decision-makers. The high-trust settings where capital commitments, policy alignment, and cross-border partnerships actually form.

    Roundtables & Policy Forums

    Structured working sessions that produce decisions, not just dialogue. Where governments and institutions move from talk to action.

    Demo Days & Investor Showcases

    Where the most promising ventures from emerging markets meet the capital and corporate partners that can actually scale them.

    Trade Delegations & Soft Landings

    Cross-border market-entry moments that give startups, corporates, and government delegations real access to a new ecosystem. Natural fits for us to help bridge.

    Workshops & Masterclasses

    Practitioner-led sessions on ecosystem design, innovation policy, FDI strategy, and program development. Where capability actually gets built.

    The Event Radar

    Where the World Convenes

    A living map of the global convenings where the people who shape economies gather. Filter for the audiences you work with.

    Audience
    Region
    53 events
    Sep 2026
    Recurring 2026Expected

    🇵🇭Philippines BOI Investment Forums

    FDI & InvestmentBoard of Investments (Philippines)· Manila, Philippines
    Recurring, dates to be announcedDates TBA

    🇲🇽Plan Mexico Investment Events

    FDI & InvestmentSecretaria de Economia (Mexico)· Mexico City, Mexico
    7-9 Sept 2026Confirmed

    🇦🇪AIM Congress 2026

    FDI & InvestmentAIM Global Foundation· Dubai, UAE
    Sep/Oct 2026 (expected)Expected

    🇨🇴Colombia Investment Summit 2026

    FDI & InvestmentProColombia + Ministry of Trade· Bogota, Colombia
    21-24 Sept 2026Confirmed

    🇶🇦Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2026

    InnovationGlobal Entrepreneurship Network + Qatar Development Bank· Doha, Qatar
    23-24 Sept 2026Confirmed

    🇶🇦AIIB Annual Meeting 2026

    Multilateral & DFIAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank· Doha, Qatar
    Oct 2026
    Postponed, new date to be announcedDates TBA

    🇱🇰Invest in Sri Lanka Forum

    FDI & InvestmentBoard of Investment of Sri Lanka + EU + ADB + UN-ESCAP· Colombo, Sri Lanka
    7-9 Oct 2026Confirmed

    🇮🇹Wave by Vento 2026

    InnovationVento· Torino, Italy
    7-9 Oct 2026Confirmed

    🇩🇴ECLAC 41st Session

    Multilateral & DFIECLAC / CEPAL (UN)· Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
    12-18 Oct 2026Confirmed

    🇹🇭World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings 2026

    Multilateral & DFIWorld Bank Group + IMF· Bangkok, Thailand
    2026 dates to be announcedDates TBA

    🇪🇬Egypt-US Economic Conference

    FDI & InvestmentGovt of Egypt + USA· Cairo, Egypt
    2026 dates to be announcedDates TBA

    🇬🇭Ghana International Investment Summit

    FDI & InvestmentGhana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC)· Accra, Ghana
    25-27 Oct 2026Confirmed

    🇶🇦UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2026

    Multilateral & DFIUN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)· Doha, Qatar
    25-28 Oct 2026Confirmed

    🇺🇸IEDC Annual Conference 2026

    Economic DevelopmentInternational Economic Development Council· New Orleans, LA, USA
    26-29 Oct 2026Confirmed

    🇸🇦Future Investment Initiative 2026

    FDI & InvestmentFII Institute / PIF· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Dates to be announcedDates TBA

    🇧🇷Brasil Investment Forum

    FDI & InvestmentApexBrasil + Federal Govt + IDB· Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Nov 2026
    2026 (announced)Expected

    🇳🇬AFNIS 2026

    FDI & InvestmentNigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC)· Abuja, Nigeria
    10-12 Nov 2026Confirmed

    🇨🇭WAIPA World Investment Conference 2026

    FDI & InvestmentWAIPA· Geneva, Switzerland
    Nov 2026 (expected)Expected

    🇵🇭ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2026

    FDI & InvestmentASEAN-BAC (Philippines chair)· Metro Manila, Philippines
    12-13 Nov 2026 (tentative)Expected

    🇵🇰Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026

    FDI & InvestmentOGDCL + Govt of Pakistan (SIFC)· Islamabad, Pakistan
    16-19 Nov 2026Confirmed

    🇿🇦Africa Tech Festival 2026

    InnovationInforma· Cape Town, South Africa
    18-19 Nov 2026Confirmed

    🇫🇮Slush 2026

    InnovationSlush· Helsinki, Finland
    19 Nov 2026Confirmed

    🇯🇴Jordan-EU Investment Conference 2026

    FDI & InvestmentMinistry of Investment (Jordan) + European Commission· Dead Sea, Jordan
    Late Nov 2026 (expected)Expected

    🌐Africa Investment Forum 2026

    FDI & InvestmentAfrican Development Bank (AfDB)· Africa

    Dates and details are sourced from official organizers and verified periodically. Events marked Expected or Dates TBA follow a known cadence but have not published confirmed dates. Always confirm with the organizer before planning travel.

    What Good Looks Like

    The Outcomes We Look For

    When we choose an event to attend or promote, we look for more than a full room. We look for the signals that an event actually moves an ecosystem forward, the things that happen after the room clears.

    01

    Capital Connections

    Structured introductions between emerging market ventures and investors who are actively deploying into the regions IE covers.

    02

    Policy Alignment

    Government and private sector leaders leaving with shared frameworks and commitments, not just business cards.

    03

    Market Entry Pathways

    Delegations that walk away with vetted local partners, regulatory clarity, and an ecosystem contact network they can activate immediately.

    04

    Ecosystem Momentum

    The compounding effect of putting the right people in the same room. The right convenings accelerate relationships that take years to build independently.

    Host with IE

    Bring Your Event to Life with IE

    We partner with governments, corporations, universities, and ecosystem organizations to co-design and produce events that create real ecosystem impact.

    Whether you have a fully formed concept or just a bold idea, tell us what you're thinking and we'll show you what's possible.

    1
    Submit your proposal below
    2
    IE reviews and responds within 5 business days
    3
    Discovery call to align on vision, format, and outcomes
    4
    Co-design and production begins

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