Our 2025 Partner
Our host partner, Kinaway Chamber of Commerce, is collaborating with the Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc. to organize WIBF 2025, which will take place from October 28th to 30th, 2025, in Melbourne, Australia.
Kinaway Chamber of Commerce
Alex Martins
Head of Operations and Partnerships
Ph: 0497 609 017 I E: [email protected]
Website: Kinaway Chamber of Commerce
Level 5, 163 Eastern Road, South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc.
Amber Sumner
Special Projects Coordinator
Ph: (204) 940-1700 I E: [email protected]
206-1075 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, CA, R3G 0R8
WIBF History
Indigenous Leadership Development Institute Inc. (ILDII), an Indigenous run not-for-profit organization located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (incorporated in 2000), initiated the World Indigenous Business Forum (WIBF), in partnership with leaders of host countries representing Indigenous communities.

Where We’ve Been
The WIBF draws attention to Indigenous Economic Development and has previously been held in the following countries:
- 2011 New York City, USA
- 2012 Sydney, Australia
- 2013 Windhoek, Namibia
- 2014 Guatemala
- 2015 Oahu, Hawaii
- 2016 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- 2017 Santiago, Chile
- 2018 Rotorua, New Zealand
- 2019 Vancouver, Canada
- 2020 Virtual Forum
- 2021 Virtual Forum
- 2022 Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia
- 2023 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- 2024 Albuquerque, New Mexico
The World Indigenous Business Forum will be held in Melbourne, Australia 2025 Please stay tuned for further updates.
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