Talking Business – Caribbean (by invitation only)

Interactive sessions between governments and business
in partnership with the CAIPA and Caribbean Export Development Agency
Date
-
Event
4th WIF 2014
Session Type
By invitation only
Session Themes
Talking Business
Room number
Serpent Bar
Background Documents
Agenda
Presentation Grenada
Presentation Haiti
Presentation Trinidad and Tobago
Presentation Dominican Republic
Presentation fDi Intelligence
Presentation CAIPA
16 October 2014
13:30 - 16:30 Europe/Zurich
Europe/Zurich

Interactive Sessions Between Governments and Business (by invitation only).Top officials showcased investment opportunities in their countries. The session provided a chance for business to explore new investment horizons and interact with country representatives through Q&As and networking slots.Organized in cooperation with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion agencies (CAIPA), it featured brief country presentations, followed by a networking lunch.

Participating countries

  • The Bahamas
  • Curacao
  • Dominican Republic
  • Grenada
  • Haiti
  • Jamaica
  • Saint Lucia
  • Trinidad and Tobago

Speaker(s)

Petko-Draganov
Mr. Petko Draganov
Deputy Secretary General, UNCTAD
Ronald-Theodore
Mr. Ronald Theodore
President, Carribean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies
Stanley Palm
H.E. Mr. Stanley Palm
Minister of Economic Affairs and Tourism of Curaçao
Khaalis Rolle
H.E. Mr. Khaalis Rolle
Minister of State for Investments, Office of the Prime Minister, The Bahamas
Marion-Williams
H.E. Ms. Marion Williams
Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Barbados to the UN and Other International Organizations at Geneva, Barbados
Mr. Jean Alain Rodríguez
Secretary of State and Executive Director of the Center for Export and Investment, Dominican Republic
Mr. Fernando Gutierrez
Business Development Manager, Financial Times Ltd.
Norma-Powell
Ms. Norma Powell
Director General, Centre de Facilitation des Investissements, Haiti
Raquel-Moses
Ms. Racquel Moses
President, InvesTT, Trinidad and Tobago
McHale-Andrew
Mr. McHale Andrew
Chief Executive Officer, Invest St. Lucia

Moderator(s)

Mr. Escipion Oliveira
Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency