Events

The second Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit will be hosted on Monday 5^th and Tuesday 6^th December, at the City of London’s Mansion House.  After the success of the virtual meeting in 2021, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council is delighted to welcome Heads of Government, senior Ministers, and senior business leaders from across the Commonwealth in-person for two days of sessions, meetings, and networking.

Held alongside the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, a business and government conference to promote trade and investment across the Commonwealth, utilising the convening power of the Commonwealth Games. We will be in touch shortly to discuss how CWEIC members may want to be involved.

A virtual roundtable connecting companies from Canada and the West Midlands region of the UK, in advance of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and celebrating the Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in Canada.

CWEIC Strategic Partners were delighted to be invited to a reception at 10 Downing Street to mark the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting & celebrate the UK’s business, trade and investment relationships across the Commonwealth with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

A virtual roundtable connecting companies from Antigua & Barbuda and the West Midlands region of the UK, in advance of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and celebrating the Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in Antigua & Barbuda.

This webinar in partnership with the African Hydrogen Partnership (AHP) will convene an expert panel to discuss the challenges, the investment opportunities and how the Commonwealth can be used as a platform to co-ordinate and share knowledge and expertise to advance the hydrogen revolution. This webinar targets anyone who is curious about the global impact of green hydrogen. The Panel discussion will be followed by a live Q&A session.

This webinar aims to provide Commonwealth Central Banks and Financial Institutions with an opportunity to share best practices and exchange knowledge on the future of digital currencies, and explore the opportunities and challenges that could arise from adoption of CBDCs across the varied and diverse economies of the 54 Commonwealth member states. The session will also inform the discussions ahead of the Commonwealth Business Forum during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) due to be held in Kigali, Rwanda from 21-23 June 2022.

A hybrid roundtable connecting companies from Australia and the West Midlands region of the UK, in advance of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and celebrating the Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in Australia.

A CWEIC led delegation of Commonwealth Businesses to the Dubai Expo calling on the UK and other Commonwealth Pavilions, as well as an opportunity to network with regional businesses.

In advance of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and celebrating The Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in Malaysia, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and the UK’s Department for International Trade will convene business leaders for a high-level virtual dialogue on increasing trade and investment between Malaysia and the UK - focussing on the West Midlands region, where the Games will be hosted. The virtual Roundtable will gather senior business leaders from Malaysia, the West Midlands and UK Government to discuss the future of key sectors to drive benefit to both nations.

In advance of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and celebrating The Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in Singapore, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and the UK’s Department for International Trade will convene business leaders for a high-level virtual dialogue on increasing trade and investment between Singapore and the UK - focussing on the West Midlands region, where the Games will be hosted. The virtual Roundtable will gather senior business leaders from Singapore– one of the Commonwealth’s most important trading hubs – the West Midlands and UK Government to discuss the future of key sectors to drive benefit to both nations.

In advance of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, and celebrating The Queen’s Baton Relay arriving in India, the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and the UK’s Department for International Trade will convene business leaders for a high-level virtual dialogue on increasing trade and investment between India and the UK - focussing on the West Midlands region, where the Games will be hosted. The virtual Roundtable will gather senior business leaders from India – the Commonwealth’s largest nation – the West Midlands and UK Government to discuss the future of key sectors to drive benefit to both nations.

CWEIC will be hosting a Commonwealth Reception in partnership with the High Commission of Australia at Commonwealth House, London on the 25th of November. The Reception will celebrate the trade and investment links across the Commonwealth, bringing together Commonwealth businesses, Government Representatives and Members of the Diplomatic Corps for an evening of networking and festivity.

This webinar will seek to explore the practical ways businesses and organisations across the global economy can accelerate their climate action by using trusted standards aligned with robust net zero targets, in order to facilitate wider and faster climate action in this race to a zero-carbon world.

This webinar will look at the new skills challenges sharing perspectives from leaders in academia, corporates looking to recruit and employ, and the ever-changing nature of Entrepreneurship and start-ups.

For the Commonwealth’s 25 Small Island States, the past year has brought dramatic changes, from the loss of tourism income due to the covid pandemic to dramatic cyclones which have caused widespread damage. These challenges have perhaps been under-recognised in global discourse with not enough attention being paid to the unique issues faced by small island states. This virtual Roundtable will bring together High Commissioners, experts and business leaders to look at how we manage the challenges facing the Commonwealth’s small states. The aim is to start building a global discussion and potential solutions to these critical matters in advance of the Commonwealth Business Forum, alongside the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Rwanda which has been postponed to 2022 with specific dates still to be announced.

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda will be hosting the “@40 Business Forum” on the occasion of the country’s 40th Anniversary of Independence, in London from 07-10 November 2021. The forum aims to create sustainable and tangible business, trade, and investment opportunities by introducing new opportunities in sectors including property development, financial services, hospitality, information technology, education, tourism, aviation, renewables, and the blue economy

CWEIC is delighted to invite members to the “Bangladesh Investment Summit 2021: Building Sustainable Growth Partnerships” hosted in the presence of the Hon Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh on 04 November 2021 (Thursday) from 10:00 -16.30 hrs. The event is jointly organised by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Bangladesh High Commission, London. Strategically located between South Asia and South-east Asia, Bangladesh has developed into a significant market player in the Commonwealth with great potential for trade and investment. With a rapid increase in per capita income and growing purchasing power, the country’s GDP has doubled over the past 6 years.

Tourism is central to many economies in the Commonwealth and a growing industry in most. It contributes over 2.5% into the total GDP of the Commonwealth, averaging 6.7% of GDP per country and employs over 30 million people. This webinar will look at the variety of responses taken by Government and the industry across the Commonwealth to keep local tourism alive, and explore how collaboration between business and government and across borders to strengthen the industry. Please find attached a document with further information.

CWEIC is delighted to be virtually hosting the Commonwealth Trade and Investment Summit (CTIS) on 13-14 September 2021. The summit will bring together Government and senior business leaders from across the Commonwealth for a high-level two day virtual discussion.   The in-depth discussions will focus on accessing modern financial services, improving sustainable business practices, overcoming vaccine related challenges and exploring the future of African Trade following the ratification of the AfCFTA agreement. Sessions will investigate how member states can leverage their Commonwealth connections to collaborate and drive the global recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic and set up a platform for sustained economic growth.

Held in Partnership with the Royal Commonwealth Society and the City of the London, the Commonwealth Banquet is a mainstay of the Commonwealth Calendar. Not held in 2020 due to the pandemic 2021’s Banquet is expected to exceed all those that have come before, participation is expected from the Royal Family, Commonwealth Governments and the our most senior business leaders. Invitations are only extended to CWEIC Strategic Partners.

This webinar led by British-South African endurance swimmer and ocean advocate and UN Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, seeks to highlight the initiative to have 30% of the world’s oceans to become Marine Protected Areas (MPA) by 2030.

This webinar jointly hosted by CWEIC, the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Commonwealth Insurance Forum, is a thought-provoking webinar coinciding with the launch of CII’s publication ‘A Commonwealth Insured’. A distinguished panel of insurance and personal finance leaders from across the world will examine how innovation by the insurance profession has helped to support the Commonwealth’s development priorities – and speculate on some of the emerging opportunities for the decade ahead.

Over the past year, consolidation has been the priority for businesses and governments around the world. They are now starting to look beyond Covid-19. FDI will be key to economic recovery and plays a pivotal role in bolstering local job growth. This webinar will bring together Commonwealth investment promotion agencies to discuss opportunities, innovative methods to attract investments and the road to economic recovery.

In January 2021, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was ratified becoming the largest free trade agreement in the world since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation. Nineteen of the 54 Commonwealth nations are in Africa, and despite the ravages of Covid-19, the continent is set to forge a new economic path. The Agreement seeks to create a single market for goods and services by facilitating free movement of goods, services and investment within the African Continent. This webinar will bring together government and business leaders both from Africa, and from those who trade and invest with the Continent to examine the key opportunities for Commonwealth businesses.

Artificial intelligence is impacting the future of virtually every industry and every human being. It has acted as the main driver of emerging technologies like big data, robotics and IoT, and it will continue to act as a technological innovator for the foreseeable future. This is more relevant than ever in a post Covid world. This webinar will bring together industry experts to discuss how Commonwealth businesses and regulators can keep ahead of developments and benefit from this era of rapid technological innovation.

The final of the years Global Advisory Board Meetings is held in Partnership with the City of London, and in the City. The Meeting directly proceeds the Commonwealth Banquet held at the Guildhall and will focus on creating new partnerships for the post-covid recovery.

Held in Partnership with the Royal Commonwealth Society and the City of the London, the Commonwealth Banquet is a mainstay of the Commonwealth Calendar. Not held in 2020 due to the pandemic 2021’s Banquet is expected to exceed all those that have come before, participation is expected from the Royal Family, Commonwealth Governments and the our most senior business leaders. Invitations are only extended to CWEIC Strategic Partners.