Staff WriterJamaica Trade & Invest (JTI) seeks to capitalize on opportunities!
Jamaica will again play host to the prestigious 2007 Euromoney Caribbean Investment Forum for the third time, between June 11 and 13 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay.
Regional government leaders and officials, including Jamaica ’s Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies will form part of a high profile gathering of regional and international private and public sector leaders for the conference, recognized as the most prestigious and influential of its type in the region.
Euromoney 2007, under the banner theme “Pushing the Boundaries”, is organized by Euromoney Conferences and LatinFinance and will be co-hosted this year by Jamaica Trade & Invest (JTI), the nation’s trade and investment promotion agency.
This year’s conference will address some of the key issues facing the region’s economic future, chief of which will be regional competitiveness and the financing of tourism projects across the Caribbean .
“ Jamaica is proud to be hosting the 2007 Caribbean Investment Forum. As one of the world’s most dynamic investment destinations, we look forward to welcoming regional and international business leaders to Jamaica for this important event,” says Lisa Bell, Executive Director, Services, JTI. ”With the developments made by the government over the last few years, and with the strength of Brand Jamaica , we want the region and the world to know that “today’s Jamaica means business”, added Mrs. Bell .
JTI will be targeting the over 350 delegates at the Euromoney Conference, focusing its strategies around the key investment areas: Tourism, Information Communications Technologies (ICTs), Agribusiness and the Creative Industries.
Matthew Perks, Co-Director, The Caribbean Investment Forum, noted “we are proud to have watched this conference become the preeminent gathering of regional and international business and government leaders in the Caribbean . We are particularly excited to be holding the conference in Jamaica in 2007.
Jamaica is a world-class conference destination and we anticipate our biggest and best event yet.”
For more information please contact:
For Euromoney, Mr. Matthew Perks – Co-Director, Caribbean Investment Forum
Tel: +1 845 440 7800; email: [email protected]
For JTI, Ms. Lisa Bell – Executive Director, Jamaica Trade & Invest
Tel: +1 876 978 7755; email: [email protected]
Carole Beckford – Media Coordinator [email protected]
To view a draft agenda please visit:
http://www.freelf.com/Carib07ag.pdf
To request an invitation to attend please visit: http://www.euromoneyconferences.com/events/event.asp?EventID=282
About Euromoney Conferences
Euromoney is the world’s leading organiser of conferences for cross-border investment and capital markets. Euromoney Conferences is a subsidiary of Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc.
About Jamaica Trade & Invest
Beyond its image as a tourist destination, Jamaica is a place to do business on a global scale. Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI/JAMPRO) is that gateway which connects the world to Jamaica , enabling entrepreneurs from around the globe to tap into the wealth of trade and investment opportunities available in the country.
JTI was established in 1988 to stimulate, facilitate, and promote the development of trade and industry, export trade, and investment activities in all sectors of the island’s economy.
About LatinFinance
Established in 1998, LatinFinance is the leading magazine publisher and conference organizer focusing on cross-border finance and investment in Latin America and the C Caribbean. It is essential reading for bankers, corporate executives, investors active in the region. LatinFinance is a subsidiary of Euromoney Institutional Investor Plc.
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