SUNDAY |
December
2, 2007 |
7:00 - 10:00 pm |
CCAA Board of Trustees Dinner Cruise (private) |
MONDAY |
December
3, 2007 |
8:00 am - 10:00 am |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO / USA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE |
9:00 am - 7:30 pm |
CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION |
9:00 - 11:00 am |
CCAA EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE (private) |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
International Small Business Matchmaking Concept Presentation |
3:00 - 5:00 pm |
CCAA BOARD
OF TRUSTEES (private) |
6:30 - 8:00
pm |
WELCOME
RECEPTION & RIBBON
CUTTING CEREMONY |
8:00 - 10:00 pm |
OPENING DINNER |
TUESDAY |
December
4, 2007 |
7:30 am - 7:30
pm |
CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION |
7:00 am - 8:30 am |
Scotia Bank Breakfast Briefing Global Shock, Excess and Adjustment: The Developing Americas in Context |
7:30 am - 8:30 am |
XELA-Canada/Central America Breakfast Briefing (private) |
8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
US Department of State Biofuels Partnership: Governments of the US, Brazil, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti and St. Kitts and Nevis
with The Inter-American Development Bank, UN Foundation, and OAS (private) |
8:00 - 7:00
pm |
Concurrent Mini-Conference: The 2nd Annual Conference for Healthcare Policy Makers in the Caribbean Basin and Central America, (December 4-6) |
8:30 am - 9:30 am |
OPENING
PLENARY |
9:30 - 10:00
am |
COFFEE BREAK |
10:00 am - 12:30
pm |
TOWN MEETINGS
A Region Poised For Growth: Regional Blocs
Focus on the Caribbean
Focus on Central America/DR |
12:30 - 2:00
pm |
PLENARY
LUNCH |
2:00 - 4:30pm |
CONCURRENT
ROUNDTABLES
Industry Sectors
Agribusiness: Balancing Food Security and Biofuels
Apparel & Assembly
Energy : Oil, Gas & Mining
Financial Services: Growth Opportunities in Microfinance
Telecommunications/IT: Empowering Local Businesses and Communities
Tourism: Exploiting New Niches
Transportation & Logistics |
4:30 - 6:00
pm |
AFTERNOON
PLENARY
Moderators’ Panel
- Industry Sectors |
6:00 - 7:00
pm |
COLLATERAL
EVENTS: PRESENTATIONS |
7:00 - 8:00
pm |
NETWORKING
RECEPTION
Hosted by Evolving Technologies and Enterprise Development Company Inc. |
8:00 - 10:00
pm |
PLENARY DINNER |
WEDNESDAY |
December 5, 2007 |
7:30 am - 7:30
pm |
CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION |
7:30 - 8:30
am |
LAC-CORE: RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE CARIBBEAN & LATIN AMERICA–KEYS TO SUCCESS |
8:30 - 9:30
am |
MORNING
PLENARY |
9:30 - 10:00
am |
COFFEE BREAK |
10:00 am - 12:30
pm |
CONCURRENT
WORKSHOPS
Regional Strategic Imperatives
Education
Disaster Responsiveness
Energy Security: Biofuels
Corporate Social Responsibility: Bring SMEs into the CSR Culture
Transportation Security |
12:00 - 5:00 pm |
COLLATERAL EVENTS (private)
US Department of State
US Department of Energy |
12:30 - 2:00
pm |
PLENARY
LUNCH |
2:00 - 4:30pm |
CONCURRENT
ROUNDTABLES
Public Policy
Environment: Coordinating Public-Private Sector efforts
Cuba
Crime
Haiti
Small & Medium Enterprises: Keeping the Competitive Edge |
4:30 - 6:00
pm |
CLOSING
PLENARY
Moderators’ Panel – Public
Policy |
7:00 - 8:00
pm |
NETWORKING RECEPTION |
8:00 - 10:00
pm |
PLENARY DINNER
"Star of the Caribbean" Award |
THURSDAY |
December 6, 2007 |
8:00 am - 1:30
pm |
Concurrent Mini-Conference: The 2nd Annual Conference for Healthcare Policy Makers in the Caribbean Basin and Central America, (December 4-6) |
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