FDI 101: Attracting Foreign Direct Investment for Practitioners Training

This 2 day session will be helping ‘experienced and new economic developers’ to: 

• evaluate the local/regional FDI attraction potential; 
• develop new strategies & programs;
• and measuring impacts.

It will also provide participants with a general overview of investment promotion, prospecting and services functions. 

This session represents a great networking opportunity and a dynamic forum to discuss roles and responsibilities, while at the same time, consolidating local/regional, provincial and federal partnerships.

Course Outline:

• The importance of foreign direct investment (FDI)
• Overview of Provincial & Federal FDI Strategies
• Roles and responsibilities
• Investment attraction process
• Partnerships and strategic planning
• FDI approaches – Promote and/or prospect
• Targeting potential investors
• Company visits fundamentals
• Service, monitoring and expansion
• Evaluation of FDI process and performance measurement

Learning Outcomes:

• Be able to evaluate the local/regional FDI attraction potential
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of key stakeholders and your own investment network
• Learn factors motivating investors
• Develop a basic outcall program
• Prepare for the first meeting with a potential investor
• Understand the importance of investors services & aftercare
• Have a better understanding of investment attraction practices

Attendees will receive 5 EDAC points towards Ec.D. certification or re-certification.

Members: $495 plus HST
Non-Members: $595 plus HST

This training requires a minimum of 14 participants to run.

REGISTER by May 22, 2019 if you plan to attend.