Moderator: Gloria Joseph, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Public Service Reform, Social Partnership, Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development of Dominica
Panellists:
• Frederick Stephenson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Consumer Affairs of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Mark Bynoe, Assistant Executive Director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
• Elizabeth Emanuel, Head of Corporate Communications Technical Assistance Management Teams of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (virtual)
• Saskia Carusi, Deputy Chief of the Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) (pre-recorded video)
• Dwight Williams, Senior Manager of the Spatial Planning Division at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) of Jamaica
Panel discussion
Moderator: Shelton Nicholls, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and former Senior Financial Sector Expert, International Monetary Fund
Panellists:
• Anya Thomas, Sustainable Development Officer, Small Island Developing States Unit, Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations (by video link)
• Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
• Jason Cotton, Lead Economist, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• Richard Harris, Deputy Director of Statistics, Central Statistical Office of Saint Lucia
• Abdullahi Abdulkadri, Coordinator, Statistics and Social Development Unit, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean
Moderator: Patrick McCaskie, Permanent Secretary a.i., Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados
Panellists:
• Hyginus Leon, Programme Lead, Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity (DBRP)
• Rodinald Soomer, Executive Director, CARICOM Development Fund
• Manuel Rodríguez, Managing Director, Head of the Latin America Investment Banking Group at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
• Sheldon McLean, Coordinator Economic Development Unit, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean
Moderator: Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname
Presentation:
• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
• Marco Llínas, Chief of the Production, Productivity and Management Division of ECLAC
Discussants:
• Vanus James, Economist
• Shelton Nicholls, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and former Senior Financial Sector Expert, International Monetary Fund
Moderator: Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, Minister of Planning and Development of Trinidad and Tobago
Panellists:
• Martin Franklin, Operations Research Professional/Consultant, Media Optimization Services • Paula Gopee Scoon, Minister of Trade and Industry of Trinidad and Tobago • Alva Baptiste, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs of Saint Lucia • Manuel Rodríguez, Managing Director, Head of the Latin America Investment Banking Group at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc
• Statement by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC
• Statement by Penelope Beckles-Robinson, Minister of Planning and Development of Trinidad and Tobago
• Statement by Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname, in his capacity as outgoing Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC)
• Statement by Pennelope Beckles-Robinson, Minister of Planning and Development of Trinidad and Tobago, in her capacity as incoming Chair of CDCC
• Statement by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
• Summary presentation of the issues addressed during the eighth meeting of the Caribbean Development Roundtable,
by Alva Baptiste, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs of Saint Lucia
• Video presentation commemorating the thirtieth session of the Committee, offering delegations an opportunity to celebrate the role it has played in supporting member States’ efforts to address the development challenges faced by the subregion, including the search for solutions, and in providing a space to shape subregional positions on critical issues of regional and global concern (10 minutes)
• Plenary discussion. Delegations will be invited to make statements of no more than five minutes (60 minutes)
• José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of ECLAC, will present his new vision for the Commission (30 minutes)
• Plenary discussion (30 minutes)
Invitation to the Committee to consider a road map to address issues critical to the sustainable development of the small island developing States of the Caribbean (60 minutes)
Panel discussion
Moderator: Joanna Kazana, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
Panellists:
• Ugo Blanco, Resident Representative of the Multi-country Office for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Tisa Grant, Liaison Officer a.i. in Trinidad and Tobago United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Brian Bogart, Director of the Caribbean Multi-Country Office of the World Food Programme (WFP)
• Gillian Smith, Representative a.i. for Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (virtual)
Discussant:
• Travis Sinckler, Programme Director, Caribbean Learning Nexus Project, Office of the Deputy Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI),
Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
Discussion between representatives of associate members of the Commission and the Committee on the unique challenges the former continue to face. The Committee will be invited to discuss a strategic approach for more effective advocacy within the United Nations system on behalf of these countries (60 minutes)
Panel discussion
Moderator: Alva Baptiste, Minister for External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs of Saint Lucia
Panellists:
• Jocelyne Croes, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of Aruba
• Eliezer Benito Wheatley, Special Envoy of the Premier, British Virgin Islands
• Jean-Yves Lacascade, External Relations and Territorial Diplomatic Advisor of Martinique
• Joseph E. Farrell, Premier of Montserrat
Matters relating to the programme of work (agenda item 6)
Presentation on the subregional activities undertaken in the Caribbean in 2023, and an account of the programme of work for 2024 and of the proposed programme of work for 2025, by Diane Quarless, Chief of the ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean (30 minutes)
Briefing of the Committee on the substantive preparations and organization of work for the fortieth session of ECLAC to be held in Lima from 8 to 11 October 2024, by the secretariat (15 minutes)