The Island Investment Forum (IIF) is the premier global platform for catalyzing investment into Small Island Developing States (SIDS), not merely as an annual gathering, but as a permanent, dynamic mechanism embedded within the SIDS Centre of Excellence.
Each year, the IIF will host a high-level convening that will bring together heads of government, global investors, development finance institutions, multilateral banks, and private sector leaders. This annual event will go beyond dialogue, delivering tangible results through curated deal rooms, pitch sessions, and investment.
Beyond its annual convening, the IIF will operate as a permanent, agile investment facilitation mechanism.
As highlighted in the ABAS, SIDS continue to face structural barriers to mobilizing investment at scale.
These constraints restrict the ability of SIDS to attract long-term, sustainable investment aligned with resilience and development objectives.
Mobilize public and private finance
Support entrepreneurship and innovation
Facilitate structured government–investor engagement
Enhance access to climate-appropriate financing mechanisms
First physical IIF meeting alongside the Global Business Network (GBN) meeting in the Maldives.
Establishment of the rolling SIDS project pipeline
Launch of matchmaking and investment facilitation services
High-level IIF convenings
2025
Initial Cohort of 10 Pilot Countries
Antigua & Barbuda
Grenada
Suriname
Fiji
Palau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Maldives
Mauritius
Seychelles
