Speaker Biography
Ms. Zoë Harries
Senior FDI & Economic Zones Advisor I Partner & Director, EZDA I Founder & CEO, Impact Zones & Impact Advisory Middle East I Project Director, World FZO I Lecturer & Public Speaker
With a background in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Advisory, Zoë Harries supports governments, multilateral organizations and SEZs in accelerating sustainable economic growth through SEZ development, investment attraction and trade promotion. Zoë also provides cross-border expansion and market entry services to companies.
Born in South Africa, based in Dubai and Amsterdam, Zoë holds a BSc. in International Business Administration and Economics from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. She has extensive experience working with governments, companies and SEZs in Europe, Russia, CIS, North America, Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Zoë’s mission is to mobilize the public and private sector to achieve the SDGs. She is a keynote speaker and lecturer on topics such as FDI Trends, Special Economic Zones, Global Value Chains, Location Competitiveness, Sustainability (SDGs) by organizations such as Nyenrode Business University, American University in Dubai, European Business School (EBS) Geneva, Wollongong University, Annual Investment Meeting (AIM), WAIPA, AmCham Jordan, The World Bank, Regional Cooperation Council, USAID/DAI, World FZO, Impact Investment Summit Europe, Jordan Investment Commission, Kazakh Invest.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoeharries/
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