The World Free Zones Organization reveals the agenda of its eleventh international conference

Dubai, September 28/ WAM/ The World Free Zones Organization announced today, the agenda and the list of speakers in the activities of the 11th session of the 2025 annual international conference of the organization, which is hosted by the Chinese province of Heinan, from 10 to 12 October 2025 at the Hinan International Convention and Exhibition Center, with the participation of more than 1,500 senior policy makers, business leaders, investors and free zone experts from all over the world.
The conference holds the slogan “Free Zones: Blinds of prosperity, trade and sustainable innovation in the world”, to form the largest and most prominent international gathering of its kind for governments, investors and experts to discuss the most important strategic issues affecting the future of global trade and investment.
The conference begins its work with a opening ceremony that witnesses major words of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Al -Zarouni, head of the World Free Zones Organization; Aiking Fang, Chairman of the China Council for International Investment Promotion; Omperto de Brito, Secretary -General of the International Land Transport; Wrie Face Kidgard, Director of the Administration of Sustainable Institutions, Productivity and a Fair Transition to the International Labor Organization.
For three days, the conference includes a busy program that includes major words, discussion sessions, case studies and sessions for leaders, which addresses six strategic axes that include the contribution of free zones at the economic and social levels in supporting comprehensive growth, enhancing the flexibility of partnership systems, and the transformations of free trade areas in China while highlighting the Hinan experience as a global model, as well as reviewing global exchange prospects in light of the restructuring of chains Supply and the division of the current commercial reality.
The sessions also highlight the role of digitization in promoting competitiveness through artificial intelligence applications, the Internet of things, blockchain technology and advanced cyber security, as well as discussing major investment trends, sustainability concepts and the role of free zones in leading future sectors.
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Al -Zarouni said that the free zones today gain an unprecedented role in supporting the global economy, as they turn from limited commercial centers to integrated systems that lead industrial diversification efforts, provide millions of jobs, embrace entrepreneurship and integrate small and medium -sized companies into global value chains.
He added that more than 3,500 free zones around the world established its vital presence by providing more than 90 million direct jobs, and contributing approximately 20% of the volume of international trade, to become a firm strategic strength in drawing the features of the future economy.

The International Conference in Heinan is a prominent forum to reaffirm the pivotal role of free zones in a world witnessing accelerated technical transformations, in which the reality of supply chains changes and the urgent climatic challenges are increasing.
Al -Zarouni continued, our ambition is not limited to reviewing success stories, but extends to drawing a practical road map that places free zones as a major incentive for innovation, sustainability, and comprehensive growth, and we will cooperate under the umbrella of the conference in Heinan with governments, investors and societies to overcome short -term gains, and build areas capable of competing globally, integrated locally and smiles Taking into account the environment, to be a long -term partner in the march of national development and international cooperation, which clearly paves the way for the economic trends that will prevail in the coming decades.
The conference program includes a number of prominent stations, including the executive leadership program that provides regional operators and policy makers with practical strategies to enhance profitability, flexibility and competitiveness, in addition to its compatibility with the sustainability goals.
The conference also witnesses a high -level ministerial meeting with the participation of a group of ministers and senior officials to discuss the facilitation of digital trade, enhance the flexibility of supply chains, and to ensure the comprehensiveness of the use of globalization, provided that the meeting will be concluded with the issuance of a ministerial statement that defines practical strategies for the next stage.
The conference also hosts the first international forum for the development of comprehensive free trade areas in China, and the meeting of the BRICS countries for special economic areas, as well as the launch of the sustainable regions accreditation program developed by the World Free Zones Organization in cooperation with the Green Universe Stock Exchange according to the ISO 37101 standards “related to sustainable development and improving the performance of cities and societies”, to form a global reference for the sustainable industrial groups, which enables the areas Free from attracting green investments and ensuring their readiness for the future.
The conference offers an expanded area of ​​exhibitions, exclusive opportunities for communication, and a program dedicated to cultural and social events with the aim of enhancing the building of partnerships and exploring new investment prospects, as well as exchanging experiences and lessons learned from leading global experiences.
The conference will be held, in cooperation with the Heinan International Economic Development Office, to confirm the position of the boycott as a leading free trade zone in China, and a strategic center within the Belt and Road Initiative.

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