“Investing Today, Sharing Tomorrow”
Summit, Calabar's Leading Multilateral
Development & Investment Platform
Monday, June 30 – Tuesday July 1, 2025 | Calabar International Convention Center, Calabar www.crossriversumit.com.ng
Join us for the history making ICIS2025 in Calabar, Cross River State

About The International Cooperation and Investment Summit – ICIS2025
The International Cooperation and Investment Summit is an initiative of the Cross River State Government in Nigeria. It is a high-level forum for discussions, cooperation and investments solutions for humanity’s challenges bringing people together to invest in the most promising solutions.
This is perhaps the most important multi-lateral development and Investment Platform taking place in Calabar. The Event will focus on the discovery of genuine exciting opportunities, maintain solidarity and develop economic relations, as well as address ordeals that will make profound impact to economic growth.
Its mandate is to help broaden horizons, broker new cooperation focused on high return and long-term investment in Cross River State with the aim of unlocking valuable dividends that will address the fundamental challenges confronting development, and to discuss investment trends and strategies that can be exploited to maximise the potential of every business, Local Government Authority, Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government to consequently fuel economic diversification.
This Platform will have strong focus on results, making investment decisions, originating and executing transactions and raising capital as key objectives through presentations, formal and informal networking sessions, powerful keynotes, exhibitions, investor and startups pitches, made-in hub and high level investment round table.

Cross River State Is The Next Big Investment Destination
This Conference provides a forum for investors, business leaders, development partners and dealmakers to build business networks, share local investment, insight and discover some of the most exciting growth opportunities.

- Private Equities
- Angel Investors
- Venture Capitalists
- Insurance
- Risk and Credit Rating Companies
- International Investment Institutions
- Economic Institutions and Associations
- Ministries and Government Departments
- International & Regional Organizations
- Local Government Departments
- Chamber of Commerce and &Industry
- Diplomatic Missions
- Sovereign Wealth Fund, Pension & Investments Funds.
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Startups and Incubators
- Smart city Solution Providers
- Innovation Parks
- Urban Developers

- Aviation
- Education/Edutech
- Real Estate
- Sustainability/Environment
- Industrial
- IT, ICT & Telecommunications
- Utilities
- Maritime
- Energy & Mining
- Tourism & Hospitality
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Smart Cities
- Trade & Industry
- Healthcare
- Agro-Business

The Cross River State Government hosted the first International Cooperation and Investment Summit in 2023, from August 30 – 31 in Calabar, Cross River State under the theme “The Paradigm Shift”.
The ICIS2023 event focused on results, making investment decisions, originating and executing transactions and raising capital as key objectives through presentations, formal and informal networking sessions, powerful keynotes, exhibitions, investor and startups pitches, made-in hub and high level investment round table.













