The Investors' Café seeks to address the issue of reparations and its lingering questions intrepidly, utilizing an alternative, more economically sustainable approach.

The Café presents itself as a locale for time-honoured business individuals to meet and discuss commercial, trade and investment opportunities in this African Diaspora.

This event will allow entrepreneurs involved in developmental or indigenous industries to prepare and present their business proposals to potential investors that could provide the necessary financial injections into such projects.

For the duration of the Bicentennial Global Dialogue, the Investors' Café will also be able to facilitate post-conference dialogue on trade and investment.

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Patron - Hon. Lynette Eastmond

Chairperson - Deryck Murray

Global Investment Relations Manager - T. Naomie Odoom
 

2:00pm - WELCOME

• Olivia Chase - Coordinator, Investors' Café

2:10pm - OPENING REMARKS

• Deryck Murray - Chairperson, Investors' Café

2:30pm - FEATURE ADDRESS

• Hon. Lynette Eastmond - Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs & Business Development

3:00pm - CLOSING REMARKS

• Dr. Ntui Okey - Coordinator, Trans-African Centre for Trade

3:10pm - RIBBON CUTTING

• Hon. Lynette Eastmond - Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs & Business Development

3:15pm - COCKTAIL RECEPTION

• Attendees: Delegates; Special Invitation

Friday, 24 August 2007 - CONTINENT OF AFRICA DAY

9:00am

• Café Opens
• Business Networking
• African Business Exhibitions

10:00am – 11:30am

• Round-table discussion

Douglas Skeete - President, Barbados Association of Corporate Shareholders

“Improving the volume of Corporate Shareholdership in Africa and its Diaspora”

12:00pm – 1:00pm LUNCH

1:00pm – 2:30pm

• African Business Introductions
  • Presentation: South African Representative
  • Presentation: Senegalese Representative
  • Presentation: Nigerian Representative

2:30pm – 3:00pm: Project Presentation

• Simon Sarr – Private promoter seeking partnership for ‘Afric Exclusive'
• Project to develop holistic tourism site in Barbados and Senegal

3:00pm – 3:30pm: Project Presentation

• Mr Makha Basse – Managing Director, Eldco Company seeking investors for:
  • Project to develop low-cost housing developments
  
  

3:30pm – 4:00pm

• Café Facilitation and Boardroom Discussion

Attendees: Delegates; Public invited

Boardroom available throughout the day by appointment only

All Day Coffee Break Served

Saturday, 25 August 2007 - BARBADOS , PAN-CARIBBEAN, AND AMERICAS DAY

9:00am

• Café Opens
• Networking and Business Exhibitions

9:30am – 10:30am

• Round-table discussion - “Trade Implications of Doing Business with Africa and the Diaspora”
  • Carlos Wharton – Barbados Private Sector Trade Team

10:30am – 12:00pm

• Project Presentation
  • Liz Cupples - Co-Director, Trinity Homes Limited
    • Project proposal seeking investment into an architecture company providing high quality service solutions globally
    
    

12:00pm – 1:00pm: LUNCH

1:30pm – 2:30pm

• Project Presentation
  • Jenny Tryhane - United Caribbean Trust
    • Project proposal seeking investment into a developmental tourism project in Haiti

2:30pm – 4:00pm

•  Café Facilitation, Boardroom Discussion, and Networking

Attendees: Delegates; Public invited

All Day Coffee Break Served

Boardroom available throughout the day by appointment only

Sunday, 26 August 2007 - GLOBAL DAY

9:00am

• Café Opens
• Networking, Business Exhibitions

10:00am – 11:30am: Roundtable Discussion

• Barbados Investment & Development Corporation
  • “The Fundamentals of the Barbados Business Environment Explained”

12:00pm – 1:00pm: LUNCH

1:30pm – 2:30pm

• Project Presentation
  • Basil Springer - Caribbean Business Enterprise Initiative
    • Project: Caribbean catalyst for turning concepts and ideas into commercial realities

2:30pm – 4:00pm

• Café Facilitation and Boardroom Discussion

Attendees: Delegates; Public invited

All Day Coffee Break Served

Boardroom available throughout the day by appointment only

27 - 30 August – Conference Dates

Café remains open for facilitation and discussion.