THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6TH 2008
13TH
ANNUAL CARIBBEAN MULTI NATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Time
- 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM
TOWN
HALL FORUM - HEALTH
Time
- 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
-
Healthy Living - 'The Worldwide Challenge'
-
Innovative Solutions For Life Styles
-
Diseases - A Collaborative Approach - Diabetes,
Hypertension, Obesity, Oral Health
Venue
- Royal Islander
Moderator - Dr. Marcia Bayne Smith
Speakers - Mrs. Karen Boykin-Towns, Congress Member Dr. Donna
Christian Christensen, Commissioner Maria Buncamper Molanus,
Health Commissioner, St Maarten, Dr. John Palmer, Harlem
Hospital Center Dr. Jay Cowan, National Medical Association, Dr.
Leon Merrick - Merrick's Dental Studio, First Lady Michelle
Paige Paterson, Health Advocate
MULTI-NATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE OPENING RECEPTION
Time
- 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Venue
- Upper Pool
Theme
- A Region In Transition
MC
- Sabrina Hosang - Royal Caribbean Bakery
Speakers
- Faye A. Rodney, Hon. Roy Marlin - Commissioner For Tourism &
Finance Of St Maarten
MULTI-NATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE OPENING DINNER
Time
- 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Venue
- The Maho Room
Theme
- A Strategy For Change
MC
- Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix
Speakers
- Susan Taylor & Hon. Donald Payne, Member Of The United States
Congress
HOSPITALITY AREA
Time
- 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 7TH 2008
BREAKFAST - OCEAN TERRACE
Time
- 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION (OCEAN TERRACE LOBBY) * CONFERENCE
SECRETARIAT (SABA ROOM)
Time
- 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
BUSINESS CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONIES
Time
- 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Venue
- Maho Room
Theme
- Building Alliances For Progress
Invocation
- Rev. Susan Johnson-Cook
Anthems
- Saint Maarten 'Lift Every Voice'
Remarks
- Eric Eve, Karen Boykin-Towns, Marie Long, Ed Goldberg, Patrick
Gaston, Hazel Dukes
Speakers
- Hon. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Member US Congress *
Commissioner Sarah Wescot Williams, Leader of Government, St.
Maarten * Harry Belafonte
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONIES
Time
- 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
Coffee Break
* 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM
Presentation
EDUCATION - TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES COLLABORATION
Moderator
-
Dr. Emmanuel Gonsalves
Greetings
- Marie Long
Speakers
- Dr. Edison Jackson, Patrick Gaston, Dr. Marcia Keizs,
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Professor Rex Nettleford
PRESENTATION - INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM 'TODAY'S ECONOMIC
ENGINE'
Time
- 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM
Moderator
- Lloyd A Williams, President & CEO of The Greater Harlem
Chamber Of Commerce
Greeting
- Wallace Ford
Speakers
- Commissioner Roy Marlin, Howard Dodson, Congressman Gregory
Meeks, Professor Rex Nettleford, Dr. Martin Valdes
PRESENTATION - HEALTH AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE
REGION
Time
- 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM
Moderator
- Yvonne Graham
Greeting
- Karen Boykin Towns
Speakers
- Dr. Denzil Douglas, Dr. Carl Kenel Pierre, Commissioner Maria
Buncamper Molanus, Health Commissioner of St Maarten, Dr Dexter
McKenzie
LUNCHEON
Time
- 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Venue
- Main Ballroom
Theme
- Building A Winning Strategy - Partnerships That Works
Moderator
- Hon. Nick Perry, NYS Assembly
Speaker
- Eric Eve *
Keynote Speaker
-
Hon. David Paterson, Governor New York State
ROUND TABLE ONE - EDUCATION - THINKFINITY PRESENTATION &
DEMONSTRATION
Time
- 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Venue
- Royal Islander A
MC
- Dr. Patricia Hazlewood
Speakers
- Patrick Gaston & Albert Browne
ROUND TABLE TWO - LOCAL BUSINESS INITIATIVES
Time
- 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Venue
- Royal Islander B
Speaker
- Ed Goldberg, Eric Eve, Albert Browne
TOWN HALL FORUM - EDUCATION SHARING WORKING SOLUTIONS
Time
- 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Venue
- Royal Islander A
Greetings
-
Michael Flanigan
Moderator
- Dr. Marcella Maxwell
Speakers
- Hon David M. Dinkins (Former Mayor, NYC), Dr. Edison O.
Jackson, Dr. Marcia Keizs, Professor Rex Nettleford, UWI and
William Payne, Assemblyman NJ
HOST COUNTRY EVENING - CULTURAL PRESENTATION
Time
- 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
HOSPITALITY AREA
Time
- 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM
SATURDAY
NOVEMBER 8 2008
BREAKFAST - OCEAN TERRACE
Time
- 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM
PRESENTATION - WOMEN OF INFLUENCE AND POWER
Time
- 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Venue
- Maho Beach
Greeting & Opening Remarks
-
Brenda Scott
Moderator
- Marilyn Johnson
Speakers
- Commissioner Sarah Wescot Williams, Leader of Government
Business, Dame Billie Miller, Former Deputy Prime Minister of
Barbados, Dr. Marcia Keizs, President of York College, Michelle
Paterson, First Lady New York State, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice
Johnson, Rev. Dr. Susan Johnson Cook
PRESENTATION - THE CARIBBEAN, IT'S VALUE & POTENTIAL IN TIMES OF
CRISIS
Time
- 10:15 AM to 11:45 AM
Venue
- Royal Islander A
Greeting
- Wallace Ford
Moderator
- Dame Billie Miller
Speakers
- Hon. P.J Patterson, former Prime Minister, Jamaica, Hon. Dr.
Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitt-Nevis,
Congressman Charles Rangel
PRIVATE MEETING CLOSED DOOR SESSION With Members Of Congress &
Minister Of Government
Time
- 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM
PRESENTATION - TRADE & INVESTMENT - CREATIVE SOLUTIONS RETOOLING
FOR GROWTH - PARTNERSHIP AT WORK
Time
- 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM
Venue
- Royal Islander A
Greeting
- Michael Flanigan
Moderator
- Ivanhoe Ffriend
Speakers
- Hon William Thompson, Comptroller, NYC, Adolfo Carrion,
Borough President, Bronx, NY, Congressman Edolphus Towns, Eric
Eve
PRESENTATION - HEMISPHERIC SECURITY - PORTS/AIRPORTS - CRIME,
DRUGS, DISASTER IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Time
- 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM
Venue
- Royal Islander B
Greeting
- Earl Brown, Deputy Borough President, Bronx, Judge Sylvia Ash,
Tony Best, Congressman Bennie Thompson, Commissioner Theo
Heyliger, St Maarten, Professor Ivelaw Griffith, Hon Lance
Ogiste, Brooklyn District Attorney
LUNCHEON - AN AGENDA FOR PARTNERSHIP
Time
- 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Venue
- Maho Room
Greeting
- Lloyd Brown
Speaker
- Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica &
President of Heis Consults, Dr. Compton Bourne, President CDB
ROUND TABLE ONE - IMMIGRATION & DEPORTEES
Venue
- Royal Islander A
Moderator
-
Dr. Marco Mason
Speakers
- Congressman Bennie Thompson, Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson,
Member US Congress, Attorney Stanford Rubenstein, NYC
Councilmember Dr. Kendall Stewart
ROUND TABLE TWO - HAITI BOLD INITIATIVES - THE DIASPORA - CBC &
CARICOM
Venue
- Royal Islander B
Moderator
- Hon. Yvonne Graham
Speakers
- Hon. Charles Rangel, Hon. Gregory Meeks, Hon. Ralph Gonsalves,
Dr. Lesly Kernisant
TOWN HALL FORUM - TECHNOLOGY
Venue
- Royal Islander A
Moderator
- Colin Ward
Greeting & Opening
- Marie Long
Speakers
- Congressman Edolphus Towns, Albert Browne, Commissioner of
Technology, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
GALA RECEPTION
Time
- 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Speaker
-
Susan Taylor
GALA DINNER & AWARDS PRESENTATION
Time
- 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Speakers
- Dr. Harry Belafonte, Hon. Sarah Wescot Williams, Leader of
Government Business
HOSPITALITY AREA
Time
- 10:30 PM to 1:00 AM
Venue
- Hotel Conference Room
SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 9TH 2008
POWER BREAKFAST - SPIRITUALITY THE BASICS IN BUSINESS
Time
- 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Greeting
- Lowell Hawthorne
Speakers
- Ed Goldberg Local Minister
Selection
- Local Choir
