2024 Investment Policy Forum
The 16th edition of the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) Investment Policy Forum took place in Manila, the Philippines, in October 2024. Investment policy-makers from developing countries across the world engaged in discussions and workshops to advance investment governance for sustainable development.
The Investment Policy Forum, organized by IISD, is the world's only annual event exclusively for investment policy-makers from developing countries.
This flagship IISD event leads the way on sustainable investment reform from the bottom up, driven by our global community of investment policy-makers from developing countries.
The 16th edition of the Investment Policy Forum was hosted by the Government of the Philippines and took place in Manila from October 16 to 18, 2024. Investment policy-makers and negotiators from developing countries—spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean—discussed, strategized, and shared experiences to advance our shared vision of fair and sustainable international investment governance.
In total, 84 participants representing 35 developing country governments and 10 regional and international organizations attended the event in person. Across the 3 days, the 2024 IPF consisted of 13 individual sessions, including panels, workshops (breakout sessions), briefings, and keynote addresses.
At the 2024 Investment Policy Forum, the participants followed up on the Panama Tool Kit for Institutional Coherence developed at the 2023 Investment Policy Forum and developed a new Manila Tool Kit for Policy Coherence in investment governance.