Thursday
June
20
2024
Time
2:15pm โ€“ 3:30pm
Time zone
EST

Location
Ottawa, Canada
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Events

Seminar 3 โ€“ 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

๐Ÿ”น Ms. Fatima Arroyos, Program Leader for the Caribbean, World Bankโ€™s LAC Region.   

๐Ÿ”น Mr. Wilson Pearce, Senior Director of Global Business Development, Canadian Commercial Corporation. 

๐Ÿ”น Ms. Corah Ann Robertson-Sylvester, President of the Shipping Association of Jamaica. 

๐Ÿ”น Mr. Darwin Telemaque, Chief Executive Officer, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority 

๐Ÿ”น Mr. Ian Durant, Director of Economics, Caribbean Development Bank โ€“ Moderator

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