Provide the fashion design sector of Barbados and CARICOM, in particular training institutions specialized in fashion and fashion design, business development agencies, the manufacturing sector and the financial sector, with the elements to develop the fashion design industry in the Caribbean from the experiences of the most important European and American couture houses.

Review the African, Caribbean and Latin American experiences for the development of the textile – clothing – fashion chain. Including fashion design, as a leading component. In this regard, efforts would be made to promote a greater understanding of planning and allocation of resources for the creation and strengthening of the fashion industry; implement methodologies for sectoral assessments or research; explore opportunities for manufacturing and access to textile products and other inputs in this sector.

Develop proposals that encourage the business, financial and academic sectors to increase business strategies from the existing international experiences and activities proposed in the seminar.

Promote the exchange of the best practices implemented in other regions, where best practices allowed the sector to penetrate international markets and whose experiences can be replicated in Barbados and other Caribbean countries.

Increase awareness of the importance of value chains in Latin America and the Caribbean, to facilitate goods manufacturing opportunities, knowledge sharing and access to textiles and raw materials.