The 2024 PNG Investment Week is all set to commence on the 6th of December in Sydney Australia, where the issue of Security and Development will be at the forefront of discussions. A high-powered panel will be discussing on the need for Papua New Guinea to improve Security and Development, to improve investor confidence. When providing an update on the 2024 PNG Investment Week, PNG CORE President Anthony Smaré said that because security was the top concern of any potential investor in PNG, it was important that a prominent session was dedicated to the issue on Day 1 of the Conference. “Improvement of PNG’s security environment is the number one concern for investors and operators in PNG,” stressed Mr. Smaré. “We know that there is a lot of work being done to improve PNGs’ security environment, by the National Government and with support of our international friends such as Australia and the US, and we are pleased to announce that PNG Foreign Affairs Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko, and PNG Internal Security Minister Hon. Peter Tsiamalili will be representing the PNG Government to speak during this session to provide an overview of initiatives that are being taken to improve security within PNG.” “They will be joined by an Australian representative who will provide an Australian perspective on their Foreign Affairs & Trade Programs, as well as the Bilateral Security Support to PNG.” For the first time, PNG Investment Week will also feature a United States perspective on Development and Security Support, which will be presented by Nitiana Mann, the US Legal Attache of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, based in Canberra who will discuss what the FBI does and what potential assistance and support from the US could look like to assist PNG. “Improving security is an important discussion which PNG must have now, so that we can secure our future. This is the reason why PNG Investment Week is a must attend event.” Meantime, the 2024 PNG Investment Week will commence on 6th December and wrapping up on the 11th of December at the ICC in Sydney.