Thousands Of Participants At Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2022 Start Arriving In Dubai
Thousands of participants have started arriving to attend the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2022, an initiative of the UAE Ministry of Economy, that will be held from March 29 to 31, 2022 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai. Insightful discussions will take place across the three days, with day 1 witnessing global leaders focusing on investments in sustainable innovation.
AIM 2022 comes at a time the global economy is undergoing a massive transition. The use of technology in everyday life has taken a quantum leap. New technologies with economic strengthening policies are being adopted across the globe to establish a neo-future. In view of the above and looking at the prospect of re-engineering the global economy, day 1 of AIM will bring together leaders, investors, policymakers, international organizations and academics for this high-level gathering.
The day 1 of AIM 2022 will witness in-depth conversations on the key pillars of the Meeting including FDI & FPI, Start-ups, Future Cities, SMEs, and the 50 Project Initiative.
Discussion on FDI & FPI pillar will be centred on Sustainable Investing – that will explore the best approach in attracting green FDI. This session will provide insights and a 360-degree perspective to develop a solid framework to outline how countries can make their green agenda clear to attract sustainable investments. This session will also focus on building the educational system to support human capital growth, identifying the right mix of impact and return, global FDI trends, ESG investment discussion – entering the impact investment space and more.
Impact investment bridges philanthropy and business, providing the capital needed to address asocial-environmental challenges. In 2020, the issuance of sustainability reached a record $554.3 billion, according to data from Refinitiv. Increasing interventions of governments and ESG-conscious corporates are seen with the regulation of capital markets, setting standardised indicators and benchmarks, and integrating mainstreaming ESG in investment strategies. In this session, AIM targets to facilitate how impact investments favour both reputation and returns, which is certainly going to help businesses progress and develop.
Featuring inspirational stories from women entrepreneurs in partnership with World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF), the Start-up pillar will bring to stage some key achievements and milestones of entrepreneurs who took the plunge to being their own bosses. This will be followed by a Pitch competition, where global start-ups showcase their ventures.
Future Cities will oversee discussions on the neural smart city model and how should we think about smart cities. It will emphasise on helping investors navigate the complexity, challenges and opportunities around smart cities in the future. This session will also highlight the importance of investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital for resiliency, green and blue infrastructure, and investing in Africa’s smart cities to drive economic transformation.
Led by a high-profile panel of ministers, investors and key executives from varied countries, the SME pillar will shed light on SMEs’ sustainability and innovation, building an everlasting SME brand, market access, and more.
Lastly, the 50 Project initiative Pillar will focus on accelerating the UAE’s long-term development and economic initiative, attracting and retaining international skilled workers with new visas, building the educational system to support human capital growth, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning for government officials.
