Message from the Prime Minister of

the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

I am delighted to announce that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago will be hosting the Caribbean Investment Forum: “Partnering with Trinidad and Tobago to Create a Gateway Between The Commonwealth and the Americas”, in partnership with the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC). The Forum will take place at the Hilton Hotel and Conference Centre in Port of Spain on 13-14 June 2011. The Forum will build on the outcomes of the Commonwealth Business Forum, held in Trini-dad and Tobago in November 2009, which provided a good opportunity to develop the natural position of the region as a facilitator for linkages between Commonwealth and American countries. The 2011 Forum will provide an ideal platform to develop new trade and business relationships in key economic sectors in the region. Given the challenges of the global economic slowdown, economic diversification is an imperative for future sustainability and prosperity. The world economy has moved from a bipolar to a multi-polar environment in which the new dynamic is focused around more flexible and diverse economic partnerships. The important role now played by the G20 Group of countries in global economic management reflects this new global context. The Forum will therefore address innovative approaches to leverage competitive advantage in the region through enhanced trade and investment relationships. It will also highlight the role of new middle income countries as economic hubs. We look forward to participation from a wide range of countries, from the Commonwealth and beyond, each bringing a regional as well as national dimension to the Forum. I urge you to make every effort to participate in this important event and I look forward to welcoming you to Port of Spain.

Honourable Kamla Persad Bissessar

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Confirmed Speakers Include:

Ian Rolle, President, Grand Bahama Port

Authority

Hon Kamla Persad Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic

of Trinidad & Tobago

Hon Stephen Cadiz, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of

Trinidad and Tobago

Senator Allen M Chastenet, Minister of Tourism & Aviation

St Lucia

Andrew Bellamy, CEO

Austal Ltd

HE Jose Miguel Insulza Secretary General

Organisation of American States

Hernan Rincon President

Microsoft Latin America

Douglas Hewson, Managing Partner

Portland Private Equity

David Suratgar, Chairman of the Advisory Board,

Taylor-DeJongh

Larry Howai, Chairman, National Gas Company of

Trinidad and Tobago

Sir Allan Fields Chairman, Commonwealth

Business Council

Wendell Mottley Senior Advisor Credit Suisse

Hon Manuel Garcia Arevalo, Minister of Industry and

Commerce, Dominican Republic

Professor Avinash Persaud Chairman

Intelligence Capital Limited

Andy Thorne President

Kestrel Liner Agency

Kai Schoenhals Commercial Director

Vicini Group

Derek Hudson, President and Asset General Manager BG Trinidad & Tobago

Anamaria Wills, CEO, Creative Industries

Development Agency (UK)

Dr Thackwray Driver, CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad

and Tobago

Professor Roy Seaman Managing Director, Franchise

Development Services Ltd

Pamela Coke-Hamilton Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency

Jearlean John Chairperson

UDeCOTT

Oscar Prieto, CEO, Atlanitc LNG Company of

Trinidad and Tobago

• Stuart Hughes, Project Director, Mott MacDonald

• Samuel Browne, Deputy Director for American Affairs, US Department of Energy

• Jose Rodriguez, Development Director, Generadora Haina

• Edmundo Gil, Director, GTC International

• HE Philip Kentwell, Australian High Commissioner, Trinidad and Tobago

• Anthony Aboud, Executive Chairman, TIC

• Anthony Paul, Energy Consultant, Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies

• Guillermo Almada, Director, Public Sector Engagements, Microsoft Latin America,

• Dominic Hadeed, Managing Director, Blue Waters

• Allister Glean, President, Trinidad and Tobago Agribusiness Association

• Lorraine Waldropt-Ferguson, Assistant Manager, Prism Agri Estates Co Ltd

• George Stanley Beard, Chairman, The Tourism Development Company

• Dr Denise Thompson, Chairman, Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company

• Ronald Hinds, Chairman and Chief Executive Office, Teleios Systems

• Dave Ramkissoon, Director, Electrical Industries Ltd

• Robert Tang Yuk, Managing Director, TYE Manufacturing Co. Ltd

• Ernest Ashley Taylor, President, Pt Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation ltd

• Devanand Ragbir, Chairman, Trinidad and Tobago Green Building Council

• Meghnath Gosein, Chairman, Food and Industry Company

• Vernon Paltoo, Team Leader, Office of the President, National Energy Corporation

Dominic Emery Chief of Staff

BP Alternative Energy

Confirmed Speakers Include:

1700 - 1900 Registration

0800 - 0900 Registration

0930 - 1100 Opening Ceremony Ballroom Hon Stephen Cadiz. Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Sir Allan Fields, Chairman, Commonwealth Business Council & Chairman, Cable & Wireless, Barbados Larry Howai, Chairman, National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Hernan Rincon, President, Microsoft Latin America Ricardo Leal, Country Leader, Panama and the British Caribbean, Construtora OAS Ltda Keynote Address: Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 1100 - 1130 Networking Coffee Break 1130 - 1245 Plenary 1: Managing Natural Resources: Partnerships for Growth Ballroom Chair: Senator Dr the Hon Bhoendradatt Tewarie, Minister of Planning, Economic and Social Restructuring and Gender Affairs Derek Hudson, President and Asset General Manager, BG Trinidad & Tobago Anthony Paul, Energy Consultant, Lloyd Best Institute of the West Indies & Managing Director, Caribbean Association of Energy Specialists 1245 - 1400 Networking Lunch hosted by Atlantic Ballroom

1400 - 1515 Parallel Sessions: Business Opportunities Ballroom Oil & Gas: Creating Upstream and Downstream Value Chair: Dr Thackwray Driver, CEO, Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago Oscar Prieto, CEO, Atlantic Vernon Paltoo, Team Leader, Office of the President, National Energy Corporation Imtiaz Ali, Corporate Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Petrotrin Vincent Pereira, President, BHP Billiton Trinidad and Tobago Production Unit

Flamingo ICT: Building Knowledge Based Societies in the Caribbean Chair: Rabindra Jaggernauth, Managing Director, Esprit Consultants Limited Guillermo Almada, Public Sector Director, Microsoft Latin America Atiba Phillips, Chairman, iGovTT Ronald Hinds, Chairman and CEO, Teleios Systems Scarlet Ibis Agribusiness, Food and Beverage: Innovative Approaches Chair: Meghnath Gosein, Chairman, Food and Beverage Industry Development Committee Allister Glean, CEO, Trinidad and Tobago Agribusiness Association Lorraine Waldropt-Ferguson, Assistant Manager, Prism Agri Estates Co Ltd Professor Roy Seaman, Managing Director, Franchise Development Services Ltd 1515 - 1530 Networking Tea Break

Sunday 12 june

Forum Programme

Day One: Monday 13 June

1530 - 1645 Parallel Sessions: Business Opportunities La Boucan Renewable Energy and Green Technology: Charting the Future for the Caribbean Chair: Arthur Snell, British High Commissioner Designate, Trinidad and Tobago Dominic Emery, Chief of Staff, BP Alternative Energy Johan Sydow, Director, SiTek Ltd & Geothermal Resource Manager, WIP Jose Rodriguez, Development Director, Generadora Haina Robert Tang Yuk, Managing Director, TYE Manufacturing Co. Ltd Flamingo Manufacturing and Special Economic Zones: Overcoming Challenges for Manufacturers in the Caribbean Chair: Jewan Ramcharitar, Chairman, eTecK Dominic Hadeed, President, Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers’ Association Ian Rolle, President, Grand Bahama Port Authority Dana Morris Dixon, Vice President, Planning and Corporate Development Krishna Ramlogan, Group COO, Electrical Industries Ltd Scarlet Ibis Tourism and Leisure Industries: Renewing the Caribbean Brand Chair: George Stanley Beard, Chairman, The Tourism Development Company Chris James, Regional Director, Travel Foundation Dr Wu, COO, China Business Network Steve Andrews, Chairman, Caribbean Spa and Wellness Association 1645 - 1800 Plenary 2: Capitalising on Caribbean Creative Industries: Film, Fashion, Music and La Boucan Carnival Chair: Professor Denise Thompson, Chairman, Entertainment Company of Trinidad and Tobago Kai Schoenhals, Commercial Director, Vicini Group Frances Anne Solomon, CEO, CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution Dionne Mc Nicol, CEO, Entertainment Company of Trinidad and Tobago Claudia Pegus, Couturier, Claudia Pegus Designs Ltd Mahindra Satram-Maharaj, President, National Carnival Development Fund 1645 - 1745 ICT Parallel Session: New Innovations in Cloud Computing Flamingo Chair: Jewan Ramcharitar, Chairman, eTecK Josemaria Valdepenas, Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft Latin America 1800 - 1815 Presentation on Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) La Boucan Anthony Aboud, Executive Chairman, TIC 1815 - 1830 Introduction to Commonwealth Business Forum at CHOGM Australia: Opportunities for La Boucan Caribbean Businesses HE Philip Kentwell, Australian High Commissioner, Trinidad and Tobago 1830 - 1930 Reception Ballroom

Day One: Monday 13 June

Forum Programme

0900 - 1030 Plenary 3: Enhancing Trade and Investment between the Commonwealth, CARIFORUM Ballroom and the Americas Chair: Ambassador Sir Edwin W Carrington, Former Secretary-General, CARICOM* Hon Stephen Cadiz, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Hon Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica Hon Manuel Garcia Arevalo, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Dominican Republic Pamela Coke Hamilton, Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency 1030 - 1100 Networking Coffee Break 1100 - 1230 Plenary 4: Capital Markets and Financial Services: New Innovations for Accessing Ballroom Finance Chair: Suresh Sookoo, CEO, RBTT Financial Group Ewart S Williams, Governor, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago Professor Avinash Persaud, Chairman, Intelligence Capital Ltd Wendell Mottley, Senior Advisor, Credit Suisse Douglas Hewson, Managing Partner, Portland Private Equity Patrick White, Director, Latin American & Caribbean Debt Capital Markets , HSBC 1100 - 1230 Agribusiness Parallel Session: Investing in Fine Cocoa in the Caribbean Flamingo Chair: Vernon Barrett, Executive Director, Caribbean Fine Cocoa Forum Howard Mitchell, Chairman, Cocoa Industry Board, Jamaica Carlisle Pemberton, Chairman, Cocoa and Coffee Industry Board of Trinidad and Tobago 1230 - 1400 Networking Lunch hosted by ArcelorMittal Ballroom

1400 - 1515 Parallel Sessions: Business Opportunities La Boucan Maritime Industries: Opportunities for Expansion Chair: Captain Rawle Baddaloo, Chairman, Maritime Industry Development Committee Andrew Bellamy, CEO, Austal Ltd Andy Thorne, President, Kestrel Liner Agency Ernest Ashley Taylor, President, Pt Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation ltd Flamingo Creative Industries Workshop: Nurturing Creative Entrepreneurship Chair: Ms Carla Foderingham, CEO, Trinidad and Tobago Film Company Anamaria Wills, CEO, Creative Industries Development Agency (UK) Joan Vogelesang, President and CEO, Toon Boom Camille Abrahams, Director & CEO, Full Circle Productions

Scarlet Ibis Franchising Masterclass Professor Roy Seaman, Managing Director, Franchise Development Services 1515 – 1530 Networking Tea Break 1530 – 1645 Parallel Sessions: Business Opportunities

La Boucan Sustainable Construction and Real Estate Chair: Jearlean John, Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Ricardo Leal, Country Leader, Panama and the British Caribbean, Construtora OAS Ltda Edmundo Gil, Director, GTC International Stuart Hughes, Project Director, Mott MacDonald Devanand Ragbir, Chairman, Trinidad and Tobago Green Building Council

Day Two: Tuesday 14 June

Forum Programme

Flamingo Creative Industries Workshop: The Business of Carnival Chair: Dr Jo-anne Tull, University of the West Indies* Michael Cooper, President and CEO, Panland Keith Diaz, President, Pantrinbago Wayne Mc Donald, General Secretary, Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation 1645 – 1715 Concluding Session La Boucan Chair: Hon Dr. Surujrattan Rambachan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Sir Allan Fields, Chairman, Commonwealth Business Council Hon Stephen Cadiz, Minister of Trade and Industry, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago 1715 - 1800 One to One Business Meetings 1830 - 1930 Reception Savannah Terrace 1930 - 2200 Gala Dinner hosted by Construtora OAS Ltda, Microsoft and The National Gas Ballroom Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited Guest of Honour: Hon Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Address: HE José Miguel Insulza, Secretary-General, Organisation of American States

Day Two: Tuesday 14 June

Forum Programme

For further information and to register as an Exhibitor or Buyer

visit us on-line at www.tic-tt.com or contact the TIC Secretariat

at tel: (868) 675 8862; email: convention@ttma.com.

Do Business with 36 Countriesat The Trade & InvestmentConvention 2011!

The Trade & Investment Convention (TIC) is the region’s biggest business-to-business event.The Convention includes a tradeshow with 200 booths, a business education programme andstructured networking events. It brings together pre-qualified investors, buyers (wholesalers,distributors and retailers) and manufacturers and service providers from around the world. Thisyear TIC will take place from June 15th – 18th, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain.

Each year, TIC generates an estimated US$50 million in trade — including deals facilitated onthe tradeshow floor and post-convention business expected as a result of sales leads generatedby business-to-business networking at the Convention.

TIC is a fully international business forum with participation by businesses from 35 countries.The Convention’s goal is to bring together exhibitors and local, regional and internationalbusiness buyers and the event facilitates immediate business transactions on the tradeshowfloor, which range from orders for containers of goods to new overseas distribution agreements.

TIC Exhibitors are given the opportunity to promote their products and services directly toqualified buyers with genuine purchasing power and influence from around the world. Ondisplay will be the best of Trinidad and Tobago, alongside pavilions from China, the UnitedKingdom, Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic and Brazil, as well as exhibits from Barbados,Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada, the European Union, India, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, South Africa, theUSA and many other countries.

Buyers and Distributors who attend the show will find a wide range of high quality, competitivelypriced goods and services, from all sectors. Special International Buyer Delegations and TradeMissions are expected from the United Kingdom, China, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, TheDominican Republic, Brazil, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. At TIC, these businesses will find newproducts, new ideas, new suppliers, and new contacts.

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