SEMINAR ON FINANCING AND GUARANTEES TO SUPPORT SMES IN THE CARIBBEAN
Kingston, Jamaica. October  15 to 16, 2015

AGENDA

 Day 1: Thursday, 15 October 2015 

 

8:00 – 8:30

 REGISTRATION
8:30 – 8:50 OPENING SESSION
 
  • Mr. Antonio Leone Durante, Coordinator of the Regional Latin American and Caribbean Programme for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SELA-SMEs Programme). Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). 
  • Mr. Vivian Brown, Permanent Secretary, for the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica.

8:50 – 9:00

 Protocol Break
9:00 – 9:15

 

 Introductory Session
  Mr. Antonio Leone Durante, Coordinator of the Regional Latin American and Caribbean Programme for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SELA-SMEs Programme). Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
9:15-10:15

 

 Presentation of the studies:
 
10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 GENERAL DEBATE
11:00 - 12:30  SESSION I: STATUS AND EVALUATION OF CONDITIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL GUARANTEE SYSTEM IN THE CARIBBEAN.
  Moderator: Mr. Douglas Webster, Senior Director, Policy, Planning, Projects and Research, Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Jamaica. 
 
12:30 - 1:30 LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30 CONTINUE SESSION I: STATUS AND EVALUATION OF CONDITIONS FOR THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL GUARANTEE SYSTEM IN THE CARIBBEAN.
  GENERAL DEBATE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2:30 – 3:00 CLOSING REMARKS
   
 Day2: Friday, 16 October 2015
   
9:00 – 10:30 SESSION II: MARKET ANALYSIS OF GUARANTEES FOR SMEs IN THE CARIBBEAN: SUMMARY OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR SME GUARANTEES.
  Moderator: Mrs. Cheronne Allen, Director of Industry Division, Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce, , Jamaica.
  PANEL WITH NATIONAL SOCIETIES OF GUARANTEES AND PROMOTERS OF FINANCING AND GUARANTEE SYSTEMS IN THE CARIBBEAN. 
 
10:30 – 10:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:45 – 11:30

GENERAL DEBATE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
11:30 – 12:30 SESSION III:     POTENTIAL OF A REGIONAL GUARANTEE SYSTEM FOR SMALL   AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE CARIBBEAN.
  General presentations:
 
12:30 – 1:00 GENERAL DEBATE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1:00 – 2:00 LUNCH 
   
   
   
   
   
   

2:00 – 3:00        SESSION IV: PANEL WITH REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS AND INSTITUTIONS SPECIALIZED WITH POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE GUARANTEES FOR SMEs: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES.

Moderator: Mr. Owen Francis, Director of Retail Banking Channels at CIBC First Caribbean Bank 

3:00 – 3:30        GENERAL DEBATE. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 

3:30 – 3:45        COFFEE BREAK 

3:45- 4:30         SESSION V: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

                        Mr. Antonio Leone Durante, Coordinator of the Regional Latin American and Caribbean Programme for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SELA-SMEs Programme). Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

  • Mr. Sergio Alvarez, SELA’s Consultant.
  • Mr. Alessandro Bozzo, SELA’s Consultant. 

4:30 – 5:00        Closing Session 

Mr. Antonio Leone Durante, Coordinator of the Regional Latin American and Caribbean Programme for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SELA-SMEs Programme). Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA). 

Mr. Stephen Wedderburn, Chief Technical Director. Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) of Jamaica.