International Business Conference 2025
Under the theme "Unlocking the Potential of Suriname: A Path Towards Growth and Prosperity," IBC 2025 in Paramaribo will bring together local and international stakeholders for a three-day B2B conference. The event will highlight investment opportunities, showcase innovative solutions, and foster collaborations across key sectors, driving Suriname’s economic growth and long-term development.
The conference will deliver a timely series of conversations on opportunities for trade and investment across key sectors, providing delegates with a unique and essential platform for learning and networking. Key informative and educational sessions covering a range of opportunities and sectors including financing, incentives, taxation, local content, governance, and other critical areas for investors, partnerships, business growth and development will also be featured.
Key themes to be addressed at the International Business Conference – Suriname
IBC 2025 in Suriname will unite over 100 government representatives, policymakers, and leading executives from local, regional, and international sectors. This three-day B2B conference will offer cutting-edge sessions that explore investment opportunities, showcase best practices, and foster partnerships across Suriname’s key sectors, including energy, infrastructure, finance, agribusiness and technology. Participants will benefit from market intelligence and networking opportunities that drive sustainable growth and economic transformation.
Dive into these crucial discussions, led by industry leaders, to shape the future of the region through collaboration, investment, and growth:
DAY 1
Trade, Policy, Ease of Doing Business & Regional Collaboration
Suriname and Guyana can be their own solution for prosperity. IBC will provide the space to find and explore the roads to attract international investments and trade agreements, enhance regional connectivity, modernize the laws for doing business and map risks and opportunities in an era of economic transformation for the region.
DAY 2
Energy, Infrastructure & the Role of the Public and Private Sectors
Development of the energy sector is crucial to support the transition to sustainable and resilient industries, and the energy procurement process in Suriname is a key element in the functioning of the nation’s supply chain. IBC will explore opportunities, projects and challenges in the sector, together with the infrastructure required to support growth and allow reliability and efficiency in the supply chain, while exploring the roles of the public and private sectors in creating value and enhancing economic growth.
DAY 3
Finance, Technology and Local Economies
How to attract capital and to link local suppliers with international investors are key to unlock the potential of Suriname and the region. IBC will explore the available resources, together with the later developments in technology and digitalization to enhance the ease of doing business, for both local and international players. This day will also explore projects and opportunities in emerging industries such as renewable energy, agribusiness and manufacturing, key for growth and diversification of the economy.