The Thilawa SEZ is one of three such initiatives underway in Myanmar aimed at accelerating foreign investment into the country. Due to be fully operational in 2015, it is the furthest along in terms of planning and funding. While the SEZ is an encouraging symbol of Myanmar’s ability to attract investment and create much-needed jobs, it has also received critical attention from domestic and international NGOs, with allegations including forced relocation of communities and inadequate compensation to those resettled. In response, PeaceNexus were considering how to design an intervention that improved multi-stakeholder dialogue and addressed grievances. Integrity conducted research into the socio-economic and stakeholder context around Thilawa, including attitudes of key stakeholders across government, business and communities, to support PeaceNexus’ decision making – with recommendations that drew on lessons from other multi-stakeholder dialogues already underway in Myanmar.