March 18, 2025
In line with the International Women’s Day 2025 theme “Accelerate Action”, FDI Center will host a webinar on “Integrating Gender Equality in Investment Promotion to Accelerate Action and Boost Investment Outcomes”. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 26 at 14:00 CET.
The webinar will cover the following areas:
• The business case for gender equality in investment promotion: How gender considerations drive economic and community benefits delivered by the session moderators Heather-Taylor Strauss, Economic Affairs Officer, UN ESCAP and Andreas Dressler, Managing Director, FDI Center.
• Practical recommendations: Key findings from FDI Center’s latest report presented by FDI Center colleagues and writers of the report Kathryn Rothwell and Nada Snoussi.
• IPA and investor roundtable: Four IPA representatives and two global investors will share impactful strategies, initiatives and achievements in gender equality.
We are thrilled to announce a panel of experts from around the globe who will be participating in the IPA and Investor roundtable section:
• Maria Rosario Jotie Dominguez, Director for the Domestic Investments Promotion Service, Board of Investments Philippines
• Ana Laura Vega, Chief of Staff, ProComer (Costa Rica’s Trade and Investment Promotion Agency)
• Maria Magdaleena Lamp, Digital Marketing and PR Project Manager, the Estonian Investment Agency
• Maria Angela N. Esquivel, Asia Corporate Affairs Director, FrieslandCampina
• Paranee Adulyapichet, Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability ASEAN, Bayer
• A representative from ApexBrasil.
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