Emerging technologies, shifting global value chains, evolving industrial policies and the sustainability imperative are changing the global investment landscape and redefining investment strategies. Future-oriented investment goes beyond allocating capital to emerging technologies. At its core, it addresses long-term public interests by building institutional resilience, promoting social equity, and preserving intergenerational equality. To achieve these goals, responsible, long-term capital and development finance must converge to develop investment models that are sustainable, stable, and collaborative.
The session brings together global investors and industry leaders for a dialogue on how the latest innovations and sustainability trends can reshape the future of global investing. This discussion will provide insights from top global investors, and actionable strategies for future-proofing investments.
Theme 1. Forward-Looking Capital Strategies: the Future of Global Investment
- How are technological innovations and sustainability requirements reshaping international investment flows? What implications do these trends have for the global operations of multinational companies and their business strategies?
- What strategic frameworks can support long-term capital deployment to reflect institutional resilience and sustainable and inclusive development?
- What type of trade and investment policies are needed to support industrial development amid geopolitical challenges?
Moderator
- Nan Li Collins, Chair, UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
Speakers
- Obaïd Amrane, Chief Executive Officer, Ithmar Capital, Morocco; Chair, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF)
- Cui Zhicheng, General Manager of China General Technology (Group) Holding Co., Ltd
- Jörg Goschin, Chief Executive Officer, KfW Capital, Germany
- Ángela Pérez, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson, COFIDES, Spain
- Zhang Haibo, Vice Chairman Automotive and Industrial Products Business Group,C.P. Group
Theme 2. Investing in the Infrastructure of the Future
- In an era of accelerated technological transformation and a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, investment in next-generation infrastructure is confronted with both unprecedented opportunities and heightened risks. A central question is how to seize the growth potential arising from cross-border cooperation, the green transition and the digital economy, while maintaining risks within manageable bounds.
- Amidst tightening global development finance and the widening divide between the Global North and South, it is imperative to identify effective mechanisms to support emerging economies in pursuing sustainable transformation in critical domains such as digital technologies, intelligent manufacturing and other frontier areas of infrastructure development.
- Equally important is the need to advance institutional innovation and strengthen multilateral cooperation so as to foster an upgraded model of infrastructure investment. Leveraging innovative financing instruments — including green bonds and sustainable finance products — will be essential to meeting the long-term financing needs associated with next-generation infrastructure.
Moderator
Yang Lin, Global Partner of Yingke Law Firm, Executive Director of Yingke Global Board
Speakers
- Edgardo Alvarez, Secretary General, World Federation of Development Financing Institutions (WFDFI) and Latin American Association of Development Financing Institutions (ALIDE)
- Zhou Chaonan, Chairman, Range Intelligent Computing Technology Group, China
- Laurent Zylberberg, Chairperson of the Board, Stoa Infra and Energy; Vice President, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, France
- H.E. Dr. Khao Thach, Chief Executive Officer, Agriculture and Rural Development Bank; Chairman Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP)
- Lao Nga Wong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Macao Multinational Holdings Group, Macao (China)
Theme 3. Investing in Future Energy
- What are the emerging investment opportunities in future energy systems, such as next-generation batteries, clean mobility systems, and green hydrogen?
- How can strategic capital approaches transform these innovations into scalable, bankable assets that underpin future energy resilience?
- Given the long-term and capital-intensive nature of energy infrastructure, how can cross-border blended finance structures and policy guarantee instruments be developed and utilized to channel both public and private capital into renewable energy projects?
Moderator
Daniel Cowen, Lead, Trade & Economy, World Economic Forum, Greater China
Speakers
- Alan Chan, Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer, Towngas, Hong Kong (China)
- Stefano Marguccio, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), United Nations
- Wang Dong, Executive Director and President, GCL (Group) Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Xu Zhonghua, Vice President of TotalEnergies China, Chairman of the Energy Working Group of the China-EU Chamber of Commerce
- Eddie Chen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, China Carbon Neutral Development Group, China
Nan has over 25 years’ experience in strategic management roles both with the United Nations and the private sector across Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. She currently leads a global team in investment and sustainable finance research, policy, investment promotion and facilitation, enterprise development, and technical assistance to governments in over 160 countries. She chairs the Governing Board of the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, leads the World Investment Forum and the inter-governmental Working Group on International Standards of Accounting and Reporting.
Before joining UNCTAD, she served as the Global Director of Sustainable Investments and Innovation at UNOPS, where she led a team to promote infrastructure investments in many developing countries and co-invest with DFIs and private investors. She served as UNOPS focal point in the UN Inter-agency Task Force on Financing for Development.
Previously, she served as the Head of UNDP SDG Innovative Finance and as Head of South-South Cooperation and Investment at UNDP's Asia Pacific Center in Bangkok. She led a team to engage public and private investors and developed national policy dialogues and networks on SDG investment, piloted SDG-aligned funds, bonds and projects in multiple countries. She helped to position UNDP as a pioneer in the UN on sustainable investment and innovative finance. She also held positions as Policy Specialist in Capacity Development and Public-Private Partnerships in New York and Johannesburg since 2009, overseeing a regional portfolio in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Before joining UNDP, she spent about 10 years in the private sector in China and the USA, covering market entry and investment strategy, merger and acquisition, business development and sustainability. She holds a master’s degree in business administration from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and participated in the Executive Leadership program at IESE, and Finance Executive program at Tsinghua University.
