6th, 7th, 8th June
Re-Enzo Palace, Bologna, Italy

This annual Foreign Direct Investment focused Forum, in 2007, celebrated cities and regions of the future, focusing on how to creatively shine to inward investors.

Creativity in shaping your city’s brand and future offer, working creatively with universities, and looking at the next sectoral boom of the creative industries are strong themes running through the event in 2007.

Special topics were on the agenda for both capital and non-capital cities and regions:

• attracting world and regional headquarters, across different industry sectors;
• investors of the future; from emerging, established and growing economies
• manufacturing superbrands; is location important?

As usual, the speaker focus were seen through the eyes of the investors themselves – real companies discussing the way they expand and locate in the real world.

THE WORLD FORUM for Direct Investment 2007 was celebrated in the historic Italian city of Bologna, in the magnificent medieval palace of King Enzo, built in 1245.

It was a pleasure to attend the event and appreciate the opportunity. I found the presentations interesting and made some useful contacts.
Londa Brady, Senior Director Corporate Real Estate, Convergys Corporation

The conference was really invaluable.
Your team did a great job.
Jenny Young, Invest Northern Ireland