The 2023 Annual Meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF) met in late September under the broad theme of Investing in Transition. The three days of meetings offered an opportunity for members to meet, network and discuss the most pressing issues facing these state-owned investors: the transitions in the areas of global security, economy, energy and technological transformation.
To give stakeholders a flavour of the rich discussions, both in formal sessions and informal meetings, we have consolidated this summary with the help of Prof. Patrick Schena of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Prof. Adam Dixon, the Adam Smith Chair in Sustainable Capitalism at Adam Smith’s Panmure House at the Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.
We hope this will provide some insight into the issues occupying sovereign wealth funds during this challenging time for long-term investors.