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WIBF 2025

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A massive thank you to our incredible sponsors, our inspiring speakers, and every single delegate who joined us at WIBF 2025 for helping make this year’s Forum unforgettable!

And a special shoutout to our partners at Kinaway Chamber of Commerce, thank you for helping us to bring this global gathering to life in Australia.

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
  • 2025 Melbourne, Australia

Please stay tuned for further updates.

Forum Highlights

Albuquerque is Waiting for You

August 16, 2024

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August 16, 2024

While Albuquerque is certainly not without its problems, the city also has many things to be proud about…