12th WFZO World Congress

World Free Zones Organization

Panama City, Panama Convention center

The World Congress convenes global leaders from government, industry, civil society and zones to shape the future of commerce through practical insights, meaningful connections, strategic dialogue, and business facilitation.

11th WFZO World Congress

World Free Zones Organization

Hainan, China

Welcome to the 11th edition of the World Free Zones Organization Annual Congress, our flagship global gathering of free zone leaders, policymakers, innovators, and partners shaping the future of global trade and investment. This year, we are proud to host the Congress in partnership with the Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development.

10th World FZO World Congress

World Free Zones Organization

Dubai, UAE

Zones and the Shifting Global Economic Structures - Unlocking New Investment Avenues

AICE 2023

World Free Zones Organization

Dubai, UAE

Trade and investment are essential to create economic benefits and prosperity for all. Globally, zones play a major role in harnessing both trade and investment. Companies that operate in a zone system benefit from certainty of legal structures - operating in an environment where the rules are clear, and they are being followed by everyone equally.

AICE 2022

World Free Zones Organization

Jamaica

The world has never moved at a pace as fast as experienced today. Not only has the speed of change been accelerating, so has the scope of the impacts on supply chains, markets, customer demand and expectations. To compete, our institutions and businesses need to be fully informed of the problems, opportunities, technologies and practices that encompass the new commercial and regulatory landscape.

AICE 2021

World Free Zones Organization

In 2021, the World FZO AICE will once again be held virtually, meaning you will have the opportunity to connect with a larger audience than ever before. Over the course of the four-day event, world-class speakers and senior policy makers, academics, multi-lateral organizations and global business leaders from over 150 countries come together with delegations from international free zones to share best practice and foster public awareness of the role and contribution to economic growth that free zones make.

5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2019

World Free Zones Organization

Barcelona,Spain

Across the globe, free zones are feeling the continuous and disruptive impact of technology. Companies trade with one another seamlessly across the world using a very comprehensive set of digital tools. This presents both a direct threat and a huge opportunity for all free zones. Adapting and reacting with agility and innovation will ensure they can stay ahead of technological progress and offer compelling alternatives to onshore companies riding the global value chain. Streamlined logistics solutions form the keystone of such agility.

4TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

World Free Zones Organization

Dubai, UAE

Held annually, the World FZO AICE isthe world’s “must attend” event for free zones and associated entities. It is an opportunity to build awareness among World FZO members and prominent participantsfrom acrossthe globe. In 2018, the World FZO AICE is coming back to Dubai, UAE, 30 April & 1 May at the Grand Hyatt hotel conveniently located closed to Downtown, the airport and the beautiful Arabian Sea.

3rd Annual International Conference & Exhibition

World Free Zones Organization

Cartagena, Colombia

AICE 2017 will provide new insights into the theme through stimulating presentations and discussions and a knowledge-based guidance to set the direction for Next Generation Free Zones.

2016 Annual International Conference and Exhibition

World Free Zones Organization

International production trade and investments are organized within so-called global value chains, where the different stages of production processes are located across different countries. The whole process of producing goods from raw materials to finished products is increasingly carried out wherever the necessary skills and materials are available at competitive costs and quality.

1st Annual International Conference & Exhibition

World Free Zones Organization

Dubai, UAE

This new trend has seen the private sector use international trade tools to facilitate administrative procedures, to freeze import duties for the manufacture of final goods and create a friendly environment with sophisticated industrial infrastructure that allows the accumulation of value across different countries in the shortest possible time.