Abu Dhabi: H.H. Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, attended the 14th edition of AIM Congress at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi).
According to Emirates News Agency, the event was held under the theme ‘Mapping the Future of Global Investment: The New Wave of a Globalized Investment Landscape – Towards a New Balanced World Structure’ and witnessed significant international participation. This reaffirmed Abu Dhabi’s status as a central hub for global investment dialogue.
The congress, organised with the support of the UAE Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, and the Ministry of Investment, drew attention from global leaders, including Vahagn Garniki Khachaturyan, President of Armenia, and Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville.
Alongside heads of state and government, the congress welcomed an extensive roster of high-ranking officials, such as ministers, central bank governors, city mayors, leaders of international organisations, and figures from the private sector. Participants included major multinational corporations, venture capitalists, startup founders, SMEs, and business delegations from over 180 countries.
The opening day featured thematic discussion sessions aligned with eight strategic portfolios: Foreign Direct Investment, Global Trade, Startups and Unicorns, Future Cities, Future Finance, Global Manufacturing, Digital Economy, and Entrepreneurs. These sessions aimed to explore emerging trends, foster cross-sector collaboration, and develop actionable insights for the rapidly evolving global investment climate.
In parallel with the AIM Congress, the third edition of the World Local Production Forum was launched under the theme ”Advancing Local Production for Health Equity, Global Health Security, and Sustainable Development”. Hosted in collaboration with the Emirates Drug Establishment and organised by the World Health Organisation, the forum gathered ministers, senior officials, global health experts, and representatives from the private sector and international financial institutions. It served as a platform for knowledge exchange and advancing innovative frameworks to finance and scale local production, strengthen health resilience, and promote technology transfer across global supply chains.
The inaugural day concluded with a series of high-level roundtable meetings. These included a dialogue for heads of stock exchange markets titled ”Confronting Market Volatility and Promoting Sustainable Financing in Global Stock Exchanges”; a roundtable for finance ministers and central bank heads under the theme ”Challenges and Opportunities in a Multipolar World”; a strategic roundtable for global family offices; and a regional focus forum for Arab countries.