World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)

WAIPA is an NGO, who through its wide range of activities, provides the opportunity for investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to network and exchange best practices in investment promotion. To learn more about their events via their website, click here. 
 

European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA)

EURADA gathers those working on economic development within the European Union and beyond, and encourages exchanges of best practices in the field of local and regional economic development. To learn more about their events via their website, click here.

Center for Local Economic Development (CENLED)

Representing the University of Johannesburg, Center for Local Economic Development (CENLED) is a leading educational institution offering a mix of vocational and academic programs that advance high ideals of humanity through distinguished scholarship, excellence in teaching, reputable research and innovation. With a common goal of providing educational opportunities designed to help local economic development practitioners, IEDC and CENLED partnered together in 2012 to unify and standardize the profession of international economic development. By developing high quality educational and capacity building programs, the two organizations offered practitioners an internationally recognized curriculum to prepare them for the Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) program that was tailored to the economic development climate in South Africa. To learn more about their events via their website, click here. 
 

Economic Developers of Australia (EDA)

EDA is a nationally recognized network of economic development professionals, fostering prosperity in communities across Australia through building capacity, promoting excellence and providing leadership on issues that matter to their members. To learn more about their events via their website, click here.
 

Economic Developers New Zealand (EDNZ)

EDNZ provides a full range of member services including networking, conferences, joint projects, access to information, and government lobbying for economic developers in New Zealand. To learn more about their events via their website, click here.
 

Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC)

HKTDC is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong's trade by organizing international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. To learn more about their events via their website, click here. 
 

Economic Developers Association of Canada (EDAC)

EDAC is Canada’s national organization of economic developers, whose mission is to advance economic development as a profession, and contribute to Canada’s well-being through professional development, conferences and scholarship. To learn more about their events, click here.

Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO)

EDCO provides leadership to enhance the professional development of its members, advance economic development as a profession and support their municipalities in fostering economic prosperity in the province of Ontario. To learn more about their events visit their website, click here.
 

The British Columbia Economic Development Association (BCEDA)

BCEDA is the leading professional association of economic development practitioners in the Province of British Columbia and provides services that helps member communities grow and expand new and existing businesses, attract new business investments, and work towards strategic infrastructure investment, land use planning, and community enhancement. To learn more about their events visit their website, click here.
 

Economic Developers Alberta (EDA)

EDA provides valued expertise that is integral to fostering an economically prosperous, diverse, sustainable Alberta by providing leadership to advance economic development as a profession; professional development for its members; and support to Alberta communities in fostering sustainable community economic prosperity. To learn more about EDA’s events, visit their website here.
 

Saskatchewan Economic Developers Association (SEDA) 

The Saskatchewan Economic Development Association has operated successfully for over 25 years as the provincial association for those engaged in community economic development throughout Saskatchewan, Canada. From community economic development and social enterprise to international trade and investment, SEDA works consistently to support practitioners and community leaders in all paths of economic development. SEDA believes that prosperity requires a coordinated, cooperative effort of many individuals and organizations in the public, private and civil sectors. Together with our members, allies and partners, SEDA works to enhance the economic capacity of Saskatchewan communities. To learn more about SEDA’s events, visit their website here.
 

Global Federation for Competitiveness (GFCC)

GFCC is a network of organizations committed to enhancing national and global prosperity and fostering cross-national sharing of knowledge through the implementation of concepts, initiatives and tools to navigate the complex competitiveness landscape and take action. To learn more about GFCC’s events, visit their events page here.
 

Investment Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (CIPA) 

The Chinese Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA) is the investment promotion agency of the People's Republic of China. CIPA fosters inbound investment into China and outbound investment in line with China's economic strategies. CIPA is engaged in cooperation with international economic organizations, foreign investment promotion agencies, chambers of commerce and business associations on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce.

In 2007, IEDC agreed to partner with CIPA on two-way investment promotion efforts. Unlike previous MOUs, this MOU’s objective was to identify areas of enhanced cooperation in both the US’s investment to China and China’s investment to the US. Specifically, IEDC would serve as a conduit for CIPA to network with US state and local economic development organizations.

The MOU called for the free flow of information including: exchanging company information and contacts, sharing opportunities to participate in investment seminars and organizing two-way investment promotion missions. Additionally, CIPA agreed to inform the economic development professionals in China about the International Economic Development Council, and to bring high level speakers and delegations to IEDC’s annual conferences. To learn more about CIPA’s events, visit their website here.