Investment, digital finance fair to begin in Washington on April 17

The International Investment and Digital Finance Fair 2026 is scheduled to begin in Washington, DC, the United States, on April 17.

The two-day exhibition is being organised by In Search of Root Foundation (ISORF), a US-based non-profit organisation.

Alongside the fair, several seminars, dialogues and investment-related discussion sessions will be held, according to a press release.

The event is expected to be attended by elected representatives from the United States, representatives of the Federal Reserve, members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and senior officials from the US Department of State, according to a press release.

Representatives of the Senate Subcommittee on International Operations and Bilateral International Development, officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), high-level officials from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and investors from different countries are also expected to attend.

The non-profit organisation expressed its appreciation to the government of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Bank for their investment-friendly initiatives, saying such policies would boost the confidence of international investors and encourage higher inflows of foreign investment into Bangladesh.

One of the key seminars at the fair will be titled “Strengthening Investment Flows in the US and South Asia: Challenges and Way Forward”, focusing on investment opportunities, prospects and challenges in South Asia, including Bangladesh.

The foundation operates under the guidance of an advisory panel that includes Ambassador Osman Siddique, and Faisal M Rahman, professor and founding dean of The Graham School of Management at Saint Xavier University in Chicago.

Abdun Noor, former lead institutional development specialist for the Central Policy Vice Presidency of the World Bank, Ashok Motayed, an entrepreneur and diaspora leader; and Roquia Haider, former chief of the Bangla Department at the Voice of America are also in the panel.