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6 Reasons You Can’t Afford to Miss the Davos of Investment Migration

A IMGW News Feature Article

From 5 to 9 May 2025, the Investment Migration Council (IMC) will mark its 10th anniversary at the prestigious Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre. Widely recognised as the “Davos of Investment Migration,” the Investment Migration Forum gathers the industry’s most influential minds for three days of high-level debate, strategy, and deal-making. If you’re serious about shaping the future of global mobility, this is where you need to be.

“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 — 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠, 𝑑𝑢𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑠. 𝐼𝑡’𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠.”

𝐾𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝐾𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑉𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡,
𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑖𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝐸𝑥𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑟, 𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑎


1. Meet the Movers and Shakers

Confirmed speakers include H.E. David Adeang, President of Nauru, and H.E. Julio Moltó, Panama’s Minister for Commerce & Industry. Hear directly from leaders shaping the future of investment migration policy — with more VIPs to follow.

H.E. Julio Moltó, Panama’s Minister for Commerce & Industry


2. Connect with the World

Network with some 400 delegates from 40+ countries. Karen Kelly, Vice President and Global Head of Investment Migration at Exiger, remarks: “The Forum is such a great way to stay connected with professionals across the industry — whether you’re speaking to agents, due diligence providers, or government units. It’s an excellent way to stay on top of current events and industry trends.”

“𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚 𝑔𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝐴𝑛𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑖𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑. 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑀𝐶 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒.”

𝐾𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐼𝑠𝑎𝑎𝑐, 𝐶𝑂𝑂 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝐶𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑒𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 & 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑦 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠, 𝑆𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝐿𝑢𝑐𝑖𝑎

3. Gain Unrivalled Insights

Plenary sessions and roundtables will cover urgent issues, from enhanced due diligence and AML measures to AI-powered compliance tools and sustainable programme design. Thomas Anthony, CEO of Grenada’s Investment Migration Agency, says: “The IMC programme is a notch above the others. It brings together academics, practitioners, and government officials to discuss critical topics in depth. I absolutely recommend it — it’s a place to connect, learn, and speak in one voice for sustainable programmes.”

4. Elevate Your Reputation

H.E. David Adeang, President of Nauru

With over 50 expert speakers and an elite global audience, this is your stage to strengthen your profile and forge invaluable connections. Keith Isaac, COO of Polaris Citizenship, Saint Lucia, adds: “Every year, the Forum gets bigger and better. Anyone serious about investment migration and building a sustainable business should absolutely attend. What the IMC is doing for the industry is second to none.”

“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑀𝐶 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠. 𝐼𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑠, 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ. 𝐼 𝑎𝑏𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 — 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑎 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡, 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑠.”

𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝐴𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑦, 𝐶𝐸𝑂 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑑𝑎’𝑠 𝐼𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑀𝑖𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐴𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦

5. Spot the Trends, Seize the Opportunities

Discover how shifting investor priorities, geopolitical tensions, and climate risks are reshaping migration flows. Stay ahead of the curve — and your competition.

6. Unlock Exclusive Savings

Register early and enjoy an 8% discount with promo code IMGW8. Preferential accommodation rates are also available, but places are limited — act fast.


The Forum is more than a gathering — it’s where the future of investment migration is shaped. Whether you’re advising clients, building policy, or expanding your global network, this is the must-attend event of 2025.


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