Thursday
June
20
2024
Time
2:15pm – 3:30pm
Time zone
EDT

Location
Ottawa, Canada
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Seminar 3 – Accelerating Development: Optimising Trade Connectivity and Logistics for Growth

Jun 13, 2024

 

On June 20 at 2:15pm (EDT), our panel of experts discussed how to improve regional trade systems to boost Caribbean economies.

The specific objectives of the seminar were to identify:

(a) the infrastructure needs to facilitate trade;

(b) the required enhancements to the trade facilitating environment: inclusive of regulation, legislation, quality infrastructure, and platforms; and

(c) specific opportunities for greater regional trade and the establishment of value chains across the Region.

SPEAKERS

πŸ”Ή Ms. Fatima Arroyos, Program Leader for the Caribbean, World Bank’s LAC Region.   

πŸ”Ή Mr. Wilson Pearce, Senior Director of Global Business Development, Canadian Commercial Corporation. 

πŸ”Ή Ms. Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester, President of the Shipping Association of Jamaica. 

πŸ”Ή Mr. Darwin Telemaque, Chief Executive Officer, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority 

πŸ”Ή Mr. Ian Durant, Director of Economics, Caribbean Development Bank – Moderator

Visual Summary

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