Online event
Opportunity awaits: Exploring Infrastructure, Life Sciences & Security in the English-Speaking Caribbean
Wednesday 13 August at 3:00PM
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Discover key opportunities for UK businesses in a fast-growing, sustainable, and globally connected region.
What you’ll learn
- Navigate Infrastructure Growth: Grasp the evolving landscape, spot investment hotspots, and tackle common development challenges.
- Seize Defence & Security Demand: Discover collaboration opportunities and how your business can meet rising regional needs.
- Unlock Life Sciences Potential: Explore innovation gaps and what Caribbean partners seek in global partnerships.
- Maximise Trade with the EPA: Learn how to leverage the Economic Partnership Agreement to boost access and competitiveness.
Description
Join us for an exclusive webinar that opens the gateway to one of the world’s most dynamic and opportunity-rich regions—the English-speaking Caribbean. As the region undergoes a transformative phase marked by ambitious development goals, sustainability initiatives, and a surge in international collaboration, now is the time to engage.
Why Attend?
A Region on the Rise
UK–CARIFORUM trade reached an impressive £5.0 billion in the year to Q2 2024, underscoring the Caribbean’s growing role as a global business hub.
Sustainability & Innovation at the Core
Governments across the region are setting bold targets for renewable energy and sustainable development—creating fertile ground for partnerships in green infrastructure, clean technology, and climate resilience.
Expanding Opportunities for UK Firms
With enhanced support from UK Export Finance (UKEF), new avenues are opening in healthcare, infrastructure, airport development, and beyond.
Who Should Attend?
Whether you're in infrastructure, life sciences, defence and security, or other high-growth sectors, this webinar will equip you with the insights, connections, and strategic knowledge to thrive in the Caribbean market.
Speakers
D’Jamila Ward
Regional Director for the Commonwealth Caribbean, Department for Business and Trade, Barbados
D’Jamila is an international trade policy professional with extensive experience in providing specialised advice to private sector and government officials in the Caribbean region and the UK on trade and competitiveness issues. Particular policy interests include trade and development, export promotion and private sector development.
Sherwyn Naughton
Country Director – Guyana & Suriname, Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Guyana
Sherwyn is a trade specialist with expertise in international trade policy and business development. He has 20 years of experience advising governments and private enterprises on trade negotiations and turning market access into market presence.
Hodari Stewart
Country Director – Jamaica, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Hodari is an International Trade and Business Development Professional with over fifteen combined years of senior-level experience in FDI and trade promotions, strategic management, marketing and media communication, project management, and lead generation.
Giselle Roberts
Country Director – Trinidad & Tobago, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Giselle has over 15 years of experience in strategic business development, with a passion for international trade which stems from her academic background in Economics and Communication Studies, and MBA with a specialization in Marketing. She also has extensive experience in project management and data analytics.
Janelle Teemal
Trade Policy Manager, Caribbean, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
Janelle is a seasoned Trade Policy professional with over eight years’ experience in navigating complex international trade regulations and Agreements.
Kysha-Lee Wheeler-Small
Export Support Service Adviser, LATAC International Market Team
As a leader in fostering international business relations, Kysha-Lee guides UK firms in establishing their presence and navigating the commercial landscapes of Latin America and the Caribbean (LATAC). Kysha-Lee has extensive experience in International Business Development, Project Management and International Relations.