Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2 April, 2024: The AIM Congress (Annual Investment Meeting) renewed its strategic
partnership with the UAE International Investors Council, by signing a new memorandum of
understanding for coordination and joint work between them towards enhancing the global
investment environment and supporting the global economy.
The agreement reflects the great success achieved by the partnership during the past years, which contributed to strengthening the
UAE’s position as a global investment center and an attractive destination for foreign investments.
The memorandum of understanding was signed by H.E. Jamal Saif Al Jarwan, Secretary General of
the UAE International Investors Council (UAEIIC) and Dawood Al Shezawi, President of the AIM
Congress, in the presence of a number of representatives of both parties, at the AIM Global
Foundation headquarters in Dubai.
The memorandum aims to enhance ways of joint work, as the AIM Congress provides an ideal
platform that brings together investors, decision-makers, startups and innovators from around the
world. It contributes to exchanging experiences and ideas and stimulating global economic growth to
provide the best investment opportunities to the global business community.
The two parties agreed to enhance endeavors and efforts by developing a comprehensive
cooperation plan, which includes organizing an integrated set of activities and events to collect and
exchange information related to national investments abroad and evaluate the effects of economic
measures imposed by the countries hosting those investments. This contributes to building a
database of foreign investment opportunities and viewpoints related to various foreign markets, as
well as analyzing the investment environment in those global markets.
H.E. Jamal Saif Al Jarwan, Secretary General of the UAE International Investors Council, expressed his
happiness with this cooperation, saying: “Cooperation has always been an essential factor for the
success of our work at the UAE International Investors Council, and today’s renewal of the
partnership with the AIM Congress reaffirms our belief in the importance of strengthening the
strategic partnerships. It will enable us to explore and cover a wide range of investment sectors, and
in parallel, the UAE International Investors Council has witnessed great achievements, specifically in
building new partnerships that have contributed to strengthening economic and investment ties
with other markets globally.”
For his part, Dawood Al Shezawi, President of the AIM Global Foundation, stressed the importance
of the partnership between the AIM Congress and the UAE International Investors Council, and its
important role in supporting the event’s objectives of enhancing dialogue and cooperation between
investors from different parts of the world.
Dawood Al Shezawi said: “We are pleased to continue our partnership with the UAE International
Investors Council, which has played a prominent role in enhancing cooperation between various
stakeholders, and which shares our vision of stimulating growth in the investment sector. Through
this renewed partnership, we will be able to continue our joint endeavors to facilitate transactions
across borders with the aim of providing new opportunities for companies and investors. We are
eagerly looking forward to continuing this fruitful cooperation that contributes to stimulating
growth, economic and investment development between the UAE and all countries of the world, to
create a brighter future."
The activities of the 13th session of the 2024 AIM Congress will be organized from May 7-9, 2024 at
ADNEC in Abu Dhabi, under the theme of “Adapting to the Shifting Investment Landscape:
Harnessing New Potentials for Global Economic Development.”
The 2024 AIM Congress includes an exhibition, conference, forums, dialogue sessions, workshops,
startup competitions under its various tracks, including the investment track, the innovation and
technology track, the startups and unicorns track, the SMEs track, the future finance forum track,
the regional focus forum track, to discuss various sectors such as agriculture, energy, technology,
industry, tourism, hospitality, transportation and shipping, financial services, health and education,
and foreign direct investment. Some of the events at AIM Congress are organized in cooperation
with a number of international bodies such as the World Health Organization, the World Tourism
Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and others.
