What is IME?
The Investment Management Exhibition (IME) is an international event dedicated to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) taking place annually in the heart of the investment city Frankfurt. IME aims to bring multiple stakeholders across different countries and sectors together to learn from another about current challenges and trends in FDI.
IME is one of the world’s most efficient networking platforms for Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) as the event specializes in facilitating investments in countries, regions or cities as well as promoting them as business locations. Visitors experience an unforgettable mix of renowned speakers, interesting exhibitors, and fruitful networking sessions during the breaks – perfect blend of high-quality input and intensive networking!
With a unique symbiosis of a conference and exclusive exhibition, IME brings together:
Public Sector
- Heads of Investment Promotion Agencies
- Mayors
- Secretaries of State
- Ministers
- Consuls and Ambassadors
Investors and Entrepreneurs
- Corporate Officers and Corporate Executives
- Representatives of Specialized Economic Associations
- Representatives of Business Clubs
- Small and Medium-sized (SME) Entrepreneurs
Economists
and Advisors
- Corporate Officers and Corporate Executives of Banks
- Development Banks
- Public Financial Service Providers
- Consultants for FDI
Partners
Media Partners
Participants
IME in numbers in the last two editions
440
onsite
participants
700+
online
participants
70+
speakers
45
countries from
five continents
82%
decision makers
#IME2024 Speakers
Rakan I. Algaraawi
Office Director - Central/Eastern Europe
Saudi Investment Promotion Authority
KOSTIANTYN LISNYCHYI
Strategic Advisor to UkraineInvest, Business Development
Dennis Schulmeyer
CEO and Founder
LADE GmbH
Theo Föllings
President
EURADA
Ms. Simone Hartog
Representative for Abacus (Seychelles) Ltd.
Carmelo Corral
Investment Promotion Manager
IPEX Spain
PROF. PETER PLATZER
Secretary General of EUREKA, Co-Founder of 3rd School of Austrian Macroeconomics
Ovidia Caba
Director of Regional Policies, Programs Unit
RDA Centru, Romania
Aminta Zettel
Strategic Country Manager Europe and the United Kingdom
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) - Government of Ras Al Khaimah
Holly Garforth
Business Development Head – Lead Generation
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) - Government of Ras Al Khaimah
Jens Manke
Director Germany and Central Europe
OCO Global
Jürgen Barke
Minister of Economics, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy and Deputy Prime Minister of Saarland, Germany
Philipp Lemmerz
Partner
Government & Public Services practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers Middle East
Charles A. FitzGibbon
Vice President of Sales
Conway Data, Inc.
Günther Fehlinger
Austrian Economist, Management and Development Consultant
Faraz Rojid
Director
Economic Development Board (EDB) of Mauritius
Jürgen Raizner
Director
Steinbeis Enterprises in Stuttgart (DE), Baku (AZ), Bucharest (RO), Uzhhorod (UA) and Vienna (AT)
Gordon Einstein
Founding Partner
CryptoLaw Partners – specializing in crypto and blockchain
Mr. Rifat Hyseni
Director of Information Technology Department In Tax Administration of Kosovo
Christoph Kannengießer
CEO, Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft e.V. (German-African Business Association)
Honoré Achille Simo
Executive Director, Value and Risk Advisory, JLL
Chigozie Nweke-Eze
CEO, Integrated Africa Power (IAP)
Board Member, Hydrogen-Africa
Testimonials
Written testimonials and video interviews:
State Secretary, Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing
We are very happy that this event is happening, we see that a lot of international guests are in Frankfurt, Hesse, and we are talking about very important issues like hydrogen and climate change and changes in the energy sector, which are also very important for the Hessian government. I am very interested in meeting people and talking to them to see if we can match interesting projects and learn from each other. This is what IME is offering to all of us!
