presents

 

 

  

The Crowne Plaza Hotel s & Resorts

Port of Spain, Trinidad

 July 23 - 24, 2008

 

      This programme is made possible thanks to funding

provided by the European Union

 

                                            PROGRAMME

 

 

8:30am – 9:00am       Registration and Networking         

9:00am- 10:15am      Opening Ceremony 

Welcome and Introduction

Ms. Carol Ayoung,  Executive Director

Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)

 

The Role of Caribbean Export in Promoting CARIFORUM Services Exports

Mr. Philip Williams, Executive Director

Caribbean Export Development Agency

 

Vote of Thanks

Mr. Lucien Delpesh, CEO

Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries

 

10:15am - 10:45am   BREAK 

10:45am - 1:00pm     Developing Opportunities between the European Union and the Caribbean  

The European Union Marketplace

Exporting Services to the UK – What You Need to Know!

Mr. John Gavin,  Executive Director

G4h Limited - Sales and Marketing Execution

Presentation 1

Presentation 2

Presentation 3

 

 

Overview of the EPA and Services

Mr. Ramesh Chaitoo,  Head,  Services Unit

Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM),  Head Office 

Presentation 1

 

Discussion

1:00pm - 2:00pm        LUNCH 

2:00pm – 4:45pm      Sector Development Approach 

Business Perspectives and Case Studies - ICT 

Moderator:           

Mr. Kurt Lange, Group Vice President - Shared Services

Guardian Management Services Division

Guardian Holdings Limited

Trinidad and Tobago 

Panellists (ICT industry leaders from across the region): 

Mr. Steven Williams, CEO

Sunisle Technology Solutions

Barbados

 

Mr. Carlos Miranda Levy, President

CIVILA.com

Dominican Republic

 

Dr. Phyllis A. Green, Managing Director

Carisbrook Business Support Services Limited

Jamaica

Presentation

 

Mr. John Francis, CEO

Caribbean Downloads

St Kitts & Nevis

Presentation

 

Mr. Nick Galt, CEO

Trinidad Systems Limited

Trinidad & Tobago 

Discussion 

3:30pm – 3:45pm      BREAK 

Sector Development Approach (continued) 

Business Perspectives and Case Studies –

Creative Industries (Film and Video)

 

Moderator:           

Ms. Tonika Sealy, Director, Indigenous Services Export

Invest Barbados

Panellists: (Creative Industry leaders from across the region):

Mr. Nala

The Film Group

Barbados

 

Ms. Damali Kai Little-White, President

The Guru Films

Jamaica

Presentation

 

Ms. Danielle Dieffenthaller, Director

DDiefferent Style Films Limited

Trinidad & Tobago

Discussion    

4:45pm      Evaluation and Wrap-up

 

 

     

 

 

 

9:00am - 10:30am

 Caribbean Sector Overview Continued

ICT & Creative Industries – Supply Strengths and Weaknesses

Moderator:           

Dr. Keith Nurse,  Director

Shridath Ramphal Centre - International Trade Law, Policy and Services

UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados

 

Panellists:

Ms. Michelle Hustler-Small,  Project Manager, Trade in Services

Barbados Coalition of Service Industries

Presentation 

 

Mr. Andrew Satney,  Market Intelligence Expert

OECS EDU

Dominica

Presentation

 

 Ms. Nardia McKenzie, Señor Consultant, Creative Industries

Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI)

Jamaica

Presentation

 

Mr. Juan Basanta, President

Basanta Films

Dominican Republic

 

Ms. Taiana Mora Ramis,  BizClim - EU Consultant

Dominican Republic

Presentation

 10:30am - 10:45am     BREAK

 10:45am - 1:00pm    Preparing Your Offer

 Importance of Company Profile & Precise Business Proposal

 Mr. John Gavin, Executive Director

G4h Limited - Sales and Marketing Execution 

 

Presentation

Discussion

1:00pm - 2:00pm        LUNCH

2:00pm - 3:30pm       Workgroup Sessions                               

Delegates will participate in one of three workgroups which will help to identify opportunities and challenges in developing the ICT & Creative Industries sectors in the Caribbean.  The groups will be tasked with identifying specific strategies and recommendations.

 

Workgroup 1 – Business Support Organizations (BSOs)  -

How can BSOs facilitate ICT and Creative Industries?

Moderator:

Mr. Philip Williams, Caribbean Export

 

Workgroup 2 – ICT Professionals – What are the key challenges and possible solutions regarding regulations, standards, certification, credentials, etc…? Presentation Moderator: Ms. Carol Ayoung, CAIC    Workgroup 3 – Creative Industry Professionals – What are the key challenges and possible solutions regarding regulations, standards, certification, credentials, etc…?  Moderator: Mr. Ramesh Chaitoo, CRNM  3:30pm - 3:45pm       B R E A K  3:45pm - 5:00pm       Wrap up Session – The Way Forward  Presentations by Three Workgroups  Summary and Next Steps – CAIC/Caribbean Export

 

 

Caribbean Export Development Agency

 

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is a regional trade and investment promotion organisation of the Forum of Caribbean States (CARIFORUM), which currently includes:

 

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

 

Our Vision

To be recognised as the premier regional organisation for trade and investment development and promotion.

 

Our Mission

To increase the competitiveness of Caribbean countries by providing quality trade and investment development and promotion services through effective programme execution and strategic partnerships.

 

www.carib-export.com