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The Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference: The Agenda For 2009

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5TH 2009

• 12:00 NOON TO 6:00 PM - CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

• 6:30 PM TO 7:30 PM - OPENING RECEPTION AT THE RITZ CARLTON "THE TERRACE"
  THEME - STRATEGY PARTNERSHIP "AN INVITATION FOR STRONG ACTION"
  MC - DR. PATRICIA HAZLEWOOD
  WELCOME REMARKS - MICHELE RODNEY (CARIB NEWS) & JOHN LYNCH (DIRECTOR JAMAICA TOURIST BOARD)

• 7:30 PM TO 9:30 PM - OPENING DINNER AT THE RITZ CARLTON BALLROOM SALON I & II
  THEME - COMMON VALUES "THE VALIDATION OF THAT WHICH CONNECTS US AN INTRINSIC BASIS FOR STRENGTHENING THE TIES"
  MC - HON. NICK PERRY
  GREETING - VINCENT HO SANG & HILTON SMITH
  SPEAKERS - HON. ED BARTLETT (MINISTER OF TOURISM)

• 10:00 PM TO 1:00 AM - HOSPITALITY AREA AT THE RITZ CARLTON "COHABAS LOUNGE"

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH 2009

• 9:00 AM TO 6:00 PM - CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

• 8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM - BREAKFAST

CONFERENCE OPENING

• VENUE - RITZ CARLTON BALLROOM SALON I & II

• THEME - SHARED OBJECTIVES "A BRIDGE OF UNIQUE ALLIANCES READY TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE FORCE FOR THE ASPIRATION OF THE SOCIETY"

• MC - GEORGE HULSE

• INVOCATION - REV. SUSAN D. JOHNSON

• GREETINGS - KARL B. RODNEY, HAZEL DUKES, ED GOLDBERG AND SENATOR JOHN SAMPSON

• SPEAKERS - DR. EDISON O. JACKSON, PROFESSOR REX NETTLEFORD, DR. HARRY BELAFONTE

• 10:15 AM TO 10:30 AM - COFFEE BREAK

10:30 AM TO 11:45 AM
THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATION "COMMON ISSUES - CROSS BORDER COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS"

• VENUE - RITZ CARLTON SALON III A & III

• MODERATOR - DR. MARCO MASON

• SPEAKERS - DR. MARCIA KEIZS, PROFESSOR REX NETTLEFORD, DR. WILLIAM POLLARD, DR. MARCELLA MAXWELL, KAREN WITHERSPOON, WINSTON MAJETTE

10:30 AM TO 11:45 AM
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND INVESTMENT "DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS AND THE TECHNOLOGY
TO BRIDGE THE DISPARITY GAP AND CREATE EMPLOYMENT"

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON SALON III B

• CHAIR / MODERATOR - YVONNE GRAHAM

• PANELISTS - DR. CARL KENEL-PIERRE, DEBRA FRASER HOWZE, DR. EUSTACE HUGGINS & C. VIRGINIA FIELDS

12:OO NOON TO 1:15 PM
"TOURISM STRATEGY FOR GREATER IMPACT" THE ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY
HERITAGE, FESTIVAL, CULTURE, THE ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY IN MARKETING & MANAGEMENT

• VENUE - RITZ CARLTON SALON III B

• GREETINGS - WILL RODGERS - AIR JAMAICA

• MODERATOR - LLOYD A. WILLIAMS

• SPEAKERS - HON. ALLAN CHASTANET, HON. ED BARTLETT, DR. HOWARD DOBSON & GREGORY A. CAMPBELL

12:00 NOON TO 1:15 PM
THE BUSINESS OF HEALTH - HEALTHY FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
THE GLOBAL IMPACT AND THE ASPIRATION OF DEVELOPMENT

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON SALON III AND III A

• MODERATOR - DR. JOHN PALMER

• SPEAKERS - DR. LESLY KERNISANT, DR. MICHEAN BROOKS, DR. JEAN CLAUDE COMPAS AND DR. MARCIA BAYNE-SMITH

1:30 PM TO 2:30 PM
LUNCHEON BALLROOM SALON I AND II

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON

• THEME - THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS TOGETHER. EMERGING AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING RE-ENFORCEMENT FOR EMPOWERMENT.

• MC - WALLACE FORD

• GREETINGS - SENATOR RUTH HASSEL THOMPSON & ASSEMBLYMAN CARL HEASTIE

• KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - HON. DAVID M. DINKINS (FORMER MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY)

2:30 PM TO 6:30 PM - OPTIONAL

3:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

• VENUE - ST. ANDREW I

• ROUND TABLE 1 - EMERGING LEADERS SESSION 1 MAKING THE CONNECTION - GLYNDA CARR, KARLISA RODNEY, SABRINA HOSANG, JACINTH FAIRWEATHER-PANTON, ESQ, GUADELUPE TODD, TAMARA SMALLING
   

• VENUE - ST. ANDREW II

• ROUND TABLE 2 - THE HAITI PROJECT - A DIASPORAL DEVELOPMENT - DR. LESLY KERNISANT & RON DANIELS
   

• VENUE - ST. CATHERINE

• ROUND TABLE 3 - AN ENGAGING CONVERSATION WITH HARRY BELAFONTE

HOST COUNTRY PARTY SANDALS CRY

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7TH 2009

8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM
THEME - 'WOMEN OF INFLUENCE AND POWER" - THE GLUE THAT CEMENTS
OUR SOCIETY AND INSPIRES OUR GREATNESS

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON BALLROOM SALON I & II

• CHAIR / MODERATOR - REV. SUSAN D. JOHNSON

• SPEAKERS - PAULA MADISON, PORTIA SIMPSON-MILLER, RUTH HASSEL THOMPSON, LUCILLE MCEWEN, JUDGE LAURA BLACKBURNE, DARLENE MEALY, SENATOR IRENE SANDIFORD-GARNER, REV. LAURA LOWERY, TYRETA FOSTER ESQ

10:00 AM TO 10:15 COFFEE BREAK

10:15 AM TO 11:30 AM
THE BUSINESS OF ARTS, CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT - A SECTION OF GREAT
HOPE AND POTENTIAL, WITH NO SHORTAGE OF TALENT.  A PLAN OF ACTION FOR CLOSING THE GAP

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON SALON III AND III A

• SPEAKERS - HARRY BELAFONTE, REX NETTLEFORD, HOWARD DODSON, DR. MARTA MORENO VEGA, MICHAEL UNTHANK

• MODERATOR - VOZA RIVERS

10:15 AM TO 11:30 AM
TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPMENT - TRANSFORMING INNOVATION TO THE MARKETPLACE

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON SALON III B

• SPEAKER - COLIN WARD, VALORIE WILLIAMS, CURTIS ARCHER AND DARWIN DAVIS.

• CHAIR AND GREETING -

• SPEAKERS

11:45 AM TO 1:15 PM
THE BUSINESS OF COMMUNICATION - THE ESSENCE OF INFORMATION, MARKETING
AND MOTIVATING.  THE VALUE OF BLACK MEDIA - THE RELEVANCE TODAY

• SPEAKERS - PAULA MADISON, DEON LIVINGSTON, KARL RODNEY, H CARL MCCALL, TOM WATKINS

• MODERATOR - LLOYD WILLIAMS

11:45 AM TO 1:15 PM
THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC REALITY - POST CRISIS STRATEGIES FOR THE CARIBBEAN
REGIONAL POLITICS - IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON SALON III AND III A

• SPEAKERS - DENNIS LALOR, AMBASSADOR BYRON BLAKE, SENATOR IRENE SANDIFORD-GARNER, TONY BEST, DR. WALDABA STEWART, MS. JOCELYN DOW AND GREGORY A CAMPBELL

• REMARKS -

1:30 PM TO 2:30 PM
LUNCH IN THE BALLROOM SALON I AND II

• THEME - PRESERVING THE HUMAN CAPITAL - THE VALUE OF MENTORING FOR THE SURVIVAL OF FUTURE LEADERS.

• GREETING - SENATOR KEVIN PARKER AND C. VIRGINIA FIELDS

• REMARKS

• KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - SUSAN TAYLOR

2:30 PM TO 6:30 PM OPTIONAL

2:30 PM TO 3:30 PM

• VENUE - ST. ANDREW I

• ROUND TABLE I - EMERGING LEADERS - SESSION II - STRATEGIES FOR THE PATH FORWARD

• SPEAKERS - GLYNDA CARR, LOWELL HAWTHORNE, LITA BALRAM, KHARI EDWARDS, ANGELA THOMAS, ESQ., KAREN WITHERSPOON
   

• VENUE - ST ANDREW II

• ROUND TABLE II - SAFETY AND SECURITY - IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION THE NEW DIMENSION - TRAFFICKING AND SECURITY

• SPEAKERS - DR. BASIL WILSON, SENATOR ERIC ADAMS, WILLIAM HURLEY, CHARLES POWELL
   

• VENUE - SALON III B

• ROUND TABLE III - LOCAL BUSINESS NETWORK - NETWORKING FOR RESULTS LAUNCH OF JAMAICA SMALL BUSINESS MENTOR PROGRAM

• SPEAKERS - ED GOLDBERG, CONSUL GENERAL GENEIVE BROWN-METZGER, VINCENT HOSANG, EMMETT CAUSEY, DENNIS HAWTHORNE, BURCHELL JAMES, LOWELL HAWTHORNE, VALERIE VIERA
   

• VENUE - ST. CATHERINE

• ROUND TABLE IV - ENGAGING CONVERSATION WITH SUSAN TAYLOR

6:30 PM TO 7:30 PM - RECEPTION
SHARED OBJECTIVE FOR A POST CRISIS WORLD

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON 'TERRACE'

• MC - MICHAEL FLANIGAN

• GREETING - ELEANOR BERNARD AND DENNIE HAWTHORNE

7:30 PM TO 10:00 PM
DINNER AND AWARDS

• VENUE - THE RITZ CARLTON BALLROOM SALON I AND II

• THEME - BUILDING THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNITED STATES AND CARIBBEAN RELATIONS FOR GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY

• MC - GEORGE HUNTE

• REMARKS - KARL B. RODNEY AND H CARL MCCALL

• KEYNOTE SPEAKER - PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING

GARVEY BRIDGE BUILDERS AWARD PRESENTATION

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8TH 2009

9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM BREAKFAST
A DIALOG - THE VALUE OF SPIRITUALITY IN BUSINESS - HOW TO SURVIVE
THE ONGOING TURBULENT ECONOMIC TIMES

• SPEAKERS - REV. HILTON SMITH, ED GOLDBERG, LOWELL HAWTHORNE, REV. VICTOR LOWERY AND DR. EDISON JACKSON