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CBIS '27 — Caribbean Business & Industry Summit

Open for Business

Tue, 28 Sept 2027 – 29 Sept 2027 AUA Campus, St John's

Commerce ministers, chambers of commerce, manufacturers, investment promotion agencies, trade lawyers and capital partners implementing CIPS 2035 and rebuilding Caribbean trade access.

Themes: CIPS 2035 Implementation, Trade Diversification, Manufacturing & SEZs, Capital & MSME Scale-Up

Contact: info@cbissummit.com

Agenda

  1. 01

    Opening Keynote

  2. 02

    CIPS 2035 Address — Private Sector First

    Dr. Patrick Antoine

  3. 03

    Plenary · Trade Policy & CSME Integration

    Amb. Wayne McCook

  4. 04

    Keynote · The $5B Commitment

  5. 05

    Plenary · Trade Finance & MSME Capital

  6. 06

    CAIPA Showcase — Pitching the Caribbean

  7. 07

    90,000 Businesses

  8. 08

    MSME & Export Development

  9. 09

    Plenary · Manufacturing — CIPS in Practice

  10. 10

    Plenary · T&T Manufacturing & Petrochemicals

  11. 11

    Plenary · SEZ Development

  12. 12

    CariSEZA Launch

Speakers

  • Dr. Patrick Antoine
    CEO · CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO)
  • Amb. Wayne McCook
    Assistant Secretary-General · CARICOM

Partners

Supporting institutions

  • Government of Antigua & Barbuda — Ministry of Trade, Commerce & Industry
  • CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO)
  • CARICHAM — Network of Caribbean Chambers of Commerce
  • CAIPA — Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies
  • Caribbean Export Development Agency
  • Afreximbank Caribbean
  • Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
  • Inter-American Development Bank — Trade & Integration
  • CARIFORUM Secretariat
  • CARICOM Secretariat (COTED)
  • Antigua & Barbuda Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • World Free Zones Organization
  • CariSEZA
  • International Trade Centre (ITC)
  • Africa Business Council

Host venue

  • American University of Antigua (AUA)

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