Daniel A. Witt
President International Tax and Investment Center
Daniel A. Witt has been working to promote free markets and helping to lower the barriers to tax, trade, and investment in transition economies for over 30 years. Having worked with 85 countries, he has co-developed a unique neutral table to bring together the public sector, private sector, and academics to advance pro-investment economic policy reforms. Being among the first foreigners to discuss international tax and investment issues with the Russian Federation (1991), the Republic of Kazakhstan (1993), Vietnam (1996), Iraq (2004), Libya (2006), and Myanmar (2012), Mr. Witt is a recognized expert in newly opened-up frontier markets.
Mr. Witt is the President of the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC), which he helped found in September 1993. ITIC is a global brand that is trusted as a reliable source of tax and investment policy and administration expertise.
Mr. Witt is the co-founder of the Arab Regional Tax Forum, Asia-Pacific Tax Forum, Eurasia Fiscal Experts’ Seminar, and the Africa Tax Forum that regularly bring together hundreds of government officials and legislators with industry representatives, academics, and other experts to propose tax and investment climate reforms.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Planting the seed – how sovereign funds can positively impact both domestic and capital markets
- Leading from the front – why are African sovereign investors best placed to catalyse development in both domestic markets and across the continent?
- What opportunities are there for sovereign funds within capital markets, and what positive impact can these have for further investment attraction & growth?
- How can intra-African investment initiatives, such as the ASIF, stimulate growth, collaboration, and co-investment across the continent?
Wednesday 05 February 12:00 - 12:45 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit Track 1
- Leading from the front – why are African sovereign investors best placed to catalyse development in both domestic markets and across the continent?
- What opportunities are there for sovereign funds within capital markets, and what positive impact can these have for further investment attraction & growth?
- How can intra-African investment initiatives, such as the ASIF, stimulate growth, collaboration, and co-investment across the continent?