After the success of the first edition in Paris
Florence in 2024
Call for Aftercare Best practices
Feature your best practices & success stories in Florence
https://aftercareforum.com/best-practices/Share best practices, strategies, and client success stories that have proven successful in nurturing investor growth and generating additional value for your host economy.
Best cases will be invited to present at the Forum.
Maximize the value established investors bring to your local economy
Why Aftercare?
7 Reasons to join the
Florence Forum
1. The Aftercare Masterclass
A not to be missed training day, this masterclass provides the skillsets, mindsets, and ‘action-sets’ to excel in Aftercare and learn frameworks used by leading practitioners handpicked from across the world.
2. Unpacking the Future
Experts discuss how business trends shape investment and Aftercare in particular and reflect of how their current best practices offer a roadmap to drive further value creation and future-looking innovation.
3. The Aftercare Exchange
Designed to grow an Aftercare knowledge community, the Exchange gives a voice to seasoned practitioners to share what works well for them, areas they find challenging and how they work with others to find collective solutions.
4. Get to know Tuscany
5. Online Session
6. Mentoring
7. Aftercare Book
Why Florence and Tuscany?
We selected Florence, the capital city of Tuscany, to host the 2024 conference after a competitive applicant process. Tuscany presents a compelling investment destination, renowned for diverse industries spanning from fashion to agribusiness, ICT, life sciences, tourism, yacht building, smart manufacturing, transport & mobility and more.
Internationally acclaimed for premium “Made in Italy” products and attractions like historic sites, art cities, and nature, Tuscany is an exceptional destination for the Aftercare Forum. As the cradle of the Renaissance, Florence has a a population of 3.7 million, Tuscany has a GDP per capita of 30,749 euros. With a flourishing economy and commitment to innovation across sectors, the region offers a dynamic environment for investors seeking opportunities in this culturally rich destination with strategic positioning.
Who should attend
Who should attend
- International Promotion Agencies (IPAs), Economic Development Organizations (EDOs), and other public or private organizations responsible for attracting and growing foreign investment
- Established Aftercare professionals keen to refresh their post-investment perspectives and learn the latest on the industry.
- Teams with client-facing roles or working in other areas looking to better understand the importance of Aftercare as a strategic function of an IPA’s mandate.
- Aftercare Coordinators who run or look to set up one-person units with a role to drive the function across the organization.
- EDOs that have recently prioritized post-investment or have been through restructuring and need to re-organize their work.
- Central and local government officials and policymakers with a role in the public mandate of FDI attraction, growth, and retention.
- Budget holders keen to understand the use of public funds and the return on investment on the use of tax-payers money.
- Researchers, academics, and think tanks keen to better grasp this emerging research field.
How participants benefit
- Connect with Aftercare peers worldwide to exchange insights and share Aftercare stories.
- Learn firsthand what works and what does not.
- Discover innovative models bringing Aftercare closer to your stakeholders.
- Gain a holistic view of Aftercare that goes beyond linkages and drivers of economic development effectively.
- Acquire new skills to advance your local Aftercare impact.
- Influence global thinking pushing the frontier of post-investment.
