CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY
PASSENGER TERMINAL
Where: At the South Carolina Ports Authority
Passenger
Terminal Building
Concord
Street
Charleston,
South Carolina
When: Friday,
June 7th, from 8:30 – 5:00
Saturday,
June 8th, from 9:00 – 11:00
For Information call:
703-516-5999, Museum of the Americas
843-577-4080, South Carolina World Trade Center
Co-Hosted
by:
Institutional
Sponsors:
Caribbean Development
Bank ● Caribbean Latin American
Action
Inter-American Agency for
Cooperation and Development
Inter-American Development Bank ● Organization of American
States
Corporate
Platinum Sponsors:
Diageo
Stanford Financial Group ● Caribbean Star Airlines
Corporate
Gold Sponsors:
Scotia
Bank
Corporate
Silver Sponsors:
HNTB ● Patton-Boggs ●
Riggs Bank ●
Ten State Street
Amcham ● Caribbean Association of
the Carolinas ● Circulo Hispano-Americano
De Charleston ● Gullah Nation ● SC Department of Commerce
● SC State Ports Authority
ThinkTec ● World Trade Centers
Association
South Carolina was first settled by planters from Barbados, bringing with them a tropical plantation economy, which they transferred to the semi-tropical climate of the Carolina coastal lowlands. Here the flat Low Country and many Sea Islands are laced with slow flowing rivers, creeks and marshes, and here planters brought thousands of slaves directly from Africa.
In 1902, the City of Charleston held the
Charleston-West Indies Exposition to stimulate trade with Latin America and the
Caribbean, through cultural exchange.
Join us, 100 years later, to reflect upon that
time, and to harvest the seeds of friendship planted long ago. Learn how each Caribbean nation has changed,
developed and grown. And learn about
economic development plans underway now.
Tap into upcoming projects, funded by the Washington based development
banks, in which US companies can participate.
The relationship between
the Caribbean and the Southeast United States has always been unique. Become a part of the prosperity.
Friday, June 7th, from 8:30 – 5:00
& Saturday, June 8th, from 9:00 – 11:00
South Carolina State ports Authority Passenger
Terminal, Charleston, South Carolina
8:00 - 8:30: Registration Caribbean Realities:
8:30 - 9:30: Welcoming
Remarks:
·
The Honorable Joseph Riley, Mayor, City of Charleston;
The Honorable Joseph P. Riley will present a Proclamation
·
Professor Nelson Pilosof, World Trade Centers Association
·
Mr. Bernard S. Groseclose, Jr., President & CEO South Carolina
State Ports Authority
·
Mr. Paul Tecklenburg, Chairman, South Carolina World Trade Center
·
Mr. Allen Stanford, Stanford Financial Group
9:30
- 9:50: Introduction to Caribbean Realities, Bridge to the Future
·
Ms. Lucy Duncan, President, Museum of the Americas
·
H.E. Michael King, Ambassador of Barbados
9:50 -10:10: The Honorable James E. Clyburn, S.C. Congressman presents,
The Bridge to 2002:
Traversing a Century of Relations Between the Caribbean and the
South.
10:15 – 10:45 Caribbean
Realities Reflects on the Charleston West Indies Exposition of 1902 with noted
expert and author, Mr. Anthony Chibbaro. Slides and stories from his recently
published book, Images of America: The Charleston Exposition.
10:45 - 11:00: Coffee
Break (Courtesy of Jamaica’s Blue Mountain)
11:00 - 12:30: The Bridge to Global Competitiveness:
Investing in Infrastructure, Energy, Communications and Technology –
Perspectives:
·
Communications and
Technology: His Excellency Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua and Barbuda
·
Infrastructure and Energy: His Excellency Ralph Gonsalves, Prime
Minister, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Experts Response:
Infrastructure
– Fluor Daniel, invited, to be confirmed**
Communications
- AOL Time Warner – The Internet – the Vital Link in the Caribbean (speaker
tbd);
Technology:
Digital Islands – High Tech and High Life, The Honorable Philip Paulwell,
Minister of Technology, Jamaica
2:30 –
1:30: Lunch
1:45 – 2:45: Panel Discussion:
Understanding
the role of the Commercial and Development Banks in Building Bridges to the
Future
·
The Honorable L. Ronald Scheman, Director General, Inter-American
Agency for Cooperation and Development, Organization of American States
·
Mr. Compton Bourne, President, Caribbean Development Bank
·
Mr. Stephen F. Cozier, Vice President, International Banking, Scotia
Bank
·
Mr. Neville Behahaire, Division Chief, English Speaking Caribbean
Countries, Inter American Dev. Bank
2:45 - 3:45: The
Bridge to Expanding Tourism – His Excellency Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister,
Grenada
Promoting Knowledge of the
Region’s Cultural Environmental Heritage
·
Professor Nelson Pilosof, President of World Trade Center Montevideo,
Chairman of the World Trade Centers Association Committee on Tourism,
Hospitality & Cultural Exchange, and World Trade Centers Association Regional
Coordinator for Latin America and Caribbean
·
The Honorable Donna M. Christian-Christensen, Delegate, United States
Virgin Islands
·
Vincent Vanderpool Wallace, Director General of Tourism, Ministry of
Tourism, Bahamas
·
Florida Cruise Line Association
·
Vanesa Turner Maybank, Director of Tourism, Office of the Mayor, City
of Charleston
3:45 - 4:00 Coffee Break
4:00 - 4:30 Bridge to Prosperity – The Many Faces
of Trade
Perspective: Moderator –
Federico Sacasa, Caribbean Latin American Action
·
The Honorable Lionel A. Hurst, Ambassador, Antigua and Barbuda
·
The Honorable Dennis Antoine, Ambassador, Grenada
·
The Honorable Ellsworth John, Ambassador, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines
·
The Honorable Richard Bernal, Director General,
Caribbean
Regional Negotiating Machinery Shaping Western Hemispheric Policy on Trade
(served as Ambassador of Jamaica to the United States 1992- 2002)
4:30 - 5:00: Closing Remarks:
Caribbean Realities,
Creating a Coalition for Prosperity in the 21st Century
·
Hon. Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor, University of the
West Indies
Open dialogue with
Caribbean Realities – The Bridge to the Future. Meet Speakers and Panelists, and Project Managers from the
Inter-American Development Bank One-on -one in an off-the-record informal
business discussion.
9:00 - 9:45: Panel
discussion with companies that successfully fulfilled contracts with
Development Banks
9:00 - 11:00:Break
Out Discussions
End
of Conference
The Museum of the Americas Caribbean
Realities Book Fair will be running concurrently on both Friday and Saturday
morning with current writers, scholars and featured speakers.
Caribbean Realities Events, Open to the Public, Free of Charge:
June 7 and 8, concurrent
with Bridge to the Future Business Forum: The Caribbean Book Fair, Passenger Terminal, Port of Charleston - a
comprehensive and lively network of presentations, roundtables and one-on-one
discussions will take place through out Caribbean Realities events and will also
mark the launch of the Caribbean Book Club. Authors and artistes, including the world-renowned Geoffrey
Holder, will be available to sign their books, videos, and cd’s during this
unparalleled literary feast that introduces a wide selection of the rich world
of Caribbean Books.
June 6,7 -
Fountain Walk Park, adjacent to the Charleston Aquarium
Caribbean
Spice: This two day event, June 6th and 7th will
embrace the multi-ethnic diversity of the Caribbean region by creatively
showcasing the various cuisine of the islands.
From Jamaican Jerk to Bahamian conch fritters, this event promises to
excite even the most experienced palette!
The international food extravaganza will be complimented by a bevy of
Caribbean artists, producers and craft vendors. Paintings, pottery, woven baskets and nutmeg jelly, CARIBBEAN
SPICE offers guests a spectacular array of cultural products. Majestic rhythms of Trinidadian steel pan
musicians will float through the air while costumed stilt-walkers promenade
high above the crowd.
The
Travel Tent will bring together
tourism interests in the Caribbean – Airlines, Hotels, Attractions – and will
provide first hand information and contacts with representatives of these
organizations. This travel tent will
offer unparalleled, direct and up to date information and access for the
consumers and travel agencies visiting the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
June
7, 7 pm – 11 pm
Fountain
Walk, adjacent to South Carolina Aquarium
Dance
along Harbor Walk to the eclectic music of the Caribbean. Familiar bands will perform reggae, calypso,
soca, zouk, salsa, merengue, compas and oldies tunes from the Caribbean. International steel pan artists and reggae
musicians will bring their unique talents to the stages of the Low country
during a special version of a Piccolo Spoleto favorite, the Reggae Block
Dance.
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Registration
Yes! Please register me for the Caribbean
Realities “Bridge to the Future” Friday-
Saturday, June 7-8, 2002
$125
(Includes registration for
both days and Luncheon: Our Cultural Heritage is a Catalyst for
Revitalization)
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