Developing a FDI Strategy: Building Blocks for Success
Date and time is TBD
|Online Webinar (Americas Time Zone)
Are you looking to refine your Foreign Direct Investment strategy? Our workshop is designed to guide you through the essential building blocks of FDI success using the Design Thinking approach. You’ll work alongside peers to explore strategy development, budget allocation and prioritize initiatives.
Time & Location
Date and time is TBD
Online Webinar (Americas Time Zone)
About the event
Who Should Attend? This workshop is ideal for economic development professionals, including those in investment promotion and strategic planning roles. Whether you’re developing a new FDI strategy or refining an existing one, you’ll leave with a clear, actionable plan and the tools to implement it.
What You’ll Learn:
- Identify the core building blocks for an effective FDI strategy.
- Prioritize initiatives and allocate your budget to maximize impact.
- Create an actionable plan tailored to your region’s strengths and goals
👥 Small Group Setting: Max. 8 participants
📅 Dates: tbd
💰 Price: $650 USD
This 3-part workshop is designed to help economic developers re-evaluate their FDI strategy. Participants work with peers to identify the essential building blocks for a successful strategy allocate budgets effectively, and walk away with a clear plan that can be implemented in their organizations.
Session 1: The Foundations of a Successful FDI Strategy
Objective: Understand the fundamental building blocks needed for a successful FDI strategy.
You'll get an overview of the Design Thinking process and its application to strategic planning. Identify the Key Building Blocks (e.g., target industries, investor services, infrastructure, marketing, incentives). Followed by a peer discussion on how to align your FDI strategy with regional strengths, global trends, and investor needs.
Key Takeaway: A clear understanding of the core elements that form the basis of any effective FDI strategy.
Session 2: Prioritizing and Allocating Resources
Objective: Define strategic priorities and allocate budget effectively to achieve long-term success.
Participants prioritize key building blocks in a fun and interactive group exercise, and allocate a fictional budget to different elements (e.g., marketing, investor relations, infrastructure development). Explore trade-offs and decision-making processes in budgeting for FDI initiatives.
Key Takeaway: Insight into how to balance your FDI initiatives, limited resources while maximizing impact.
Session 3: Crafting a blue print
Objective: Develop a plan for your FDI strategy tailored to your organization's goals and resources.
Participants pick their strategic building blocks and put together a detailed, balanced FDI plan for their strategy.
In a role play, they present the strategy to peers for feedback, testing the strength and cohesiveness of the plan, and refine the strategy based on input from the group.
Key Takeaway: A final, actionable strategy plan that incorporates key priorities, budget allocations, and strategic initiatives.