GUEST SPEAKER
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C.
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The Right Honourable Stephen Harper led Canada through the world’s most complex geopolitical, economic and security challenges as the country’s 22nd Prime Minister for nearly ten years. During his tenure in the world’s top forums such as the G-7, G-20, NATO, and the United Nations, Mr. Harper was known for a frank, assertive leadership style defined by principled diplomacy, disciplined economic policy, a strong stance on international peace and security, and passionate defence of freedom and human dignity.
Mr. Harper created the modern Conservative Party of Canada, won three successive national elections, and was the longest serving Conservative Prime Minister since Canada’s founding Prime Minister in 1891. Under his watch, Canada emerged from the 2008 economic crisis faster and stronger than its peers. Among his many accomplishments in office, Mr. Harper brought federal taxes to their lowest level in 50 years and balanced the budget while investing in health care and infrastructure, overhauling the criminal justice system, and expanding Canada’s international trade network tenfold. On the international stage, Prime Minister Harper undertook a principled foreign policy working closely with Canada’s G7 and other partners and stood staunchly by besieged allies Israel and Ukraine. An economist by training, Mr. Harper helped shape financial reform frameworks at the G-20 table, implemented a sustainable approach to fiscal stimulus, and led the call for open markets founded pragmatic, growth-oriented economic policy. Today, Mr. Harper is Chairman and CEO of Harper & Associates, a global strategic advisory firm. He is also the recent author of “Right Here Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption” and a frequent speaker on geo-politics, populism, and global business trends. Mr. Harper also Chairs the International Democrat Union, the global alliance of conservative political parties, and the Friends of Israel Initiative, a global association of former high-office holders who defend Israel’s right to self-determination, security and democracy. |
MEET OUR PANELIST!
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
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BELIZE INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
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Dr. Leroy Almendarez
Executive Director BELTRAIDE |
Ishmael Quiroz
Director of Public/Private Sector Dialogue Office of the Prime Minister (Moderator) |
Lincoln Blake
Director Investment Policy and Compliance Unit |
Sean Feinstein
Founder & CEO SMVNF Investment Design Depot |
STRATEGIC INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
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Andy Sutherland
Director General, Directorate General for Foreign Trade |
Nikita Usher
Co-CEO, Chief Admin Manager Citrus Products of Belize Ltd. |
Shahera Mckoy
Manager Export Belize Unit BELTRAIDE |
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
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David Kuan Chou Chien
Ambassador Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
Narda Garcia
CEO Office of Prime Minister |
Jessica Bedoya
Chief of Staff and Chief Strategy Officer, Inter-American Development Bank |
Katherine Meighan
Founder/Director & Vice President, Caye Talkers Ltd |
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Kay Menzies
CEO & President BECOL |
Kim Aikman
CEO, Belize Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Moderator) |
Maria Estella Recinos
Founder & Managing Director K&M Construction Ltd. |
Umeeda Switlo
Owner Naledo Belize Ltd |
FINANCING YOUR INVESTMENTS AND STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLY INVESTING IN BELIZE
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Dr. Phillip Harding
Co-Founder & CEO, IMPACTJUNKIE Sydney Campbell
Board of Directors, Executive Chairman Central Bank of Belize |
Henry Anderson
Chairman of the Board Development Finance Corporation (DFC) |
Kareem Micheal
Acting Governer Central Bank of Belize |
Mrs. Sandra Bedran
Managing Director Atlantic Bank Limited |
IDB PANELIST
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Mauricio Claver-Carone
President Inter-American Development Bank Aitor Ezcurra
Head of Corporate Division IDB Invest |
Fernando Quevedo
Manager, Department of Central American Countries, Haiti, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic (CID) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) |
Jaime Granados
Trade and Investment Division Chief Inter-American Develpment Bank (IDB) |
Richard Martinez Alvarado
Vice President of Countries Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) |
UNDP REPRESENTATIVES
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Christopher McGann
Founder & Managing Director PPF Capital Belize Ltd UNDP Consultant |
Luis Felipe Lopez Calva
Regional Dirrector for Latin America & Caribbean ASG & UNDP |
SECTORAL PRESENTATIONS
AGRIBUSINESS AND AGRO-PROCESSING
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Dr. Henry Canton
President BAS Group |
Gilbert Canton
General Manager Cayo Grain & Agro Suply Ltd. |
Milagro Matus
Policy Analyst Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security & Enterprise (Moderator) |
OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT
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Dhiraji Nandwani
Owner/Director Tu'kan Manufacturers Ltd (Moderator) |
Micheal Bowen
President/CEO/Chairman Bowen & Bowen Ltd. |
Juan Carlos Dussan
Managing Director Caribbean Paper Mill |
Dr. Fernando Gonzalez
Director Cementos Progreso Ltd. |
BLUE ECONOMY
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Beverly Wade
Director of Blue Economy Ministry of Blue Economy & Civil Aviation Valdemar Andrade
Executive Director Turneffe Antoll Sustainability Association |
Kennedy Carillo
Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Blue Economy & Civil Aviation (Moderator) |
Naresh Punwani
Principal Quality Shrimp Belize Ltd. |
Troy Gabb
Feincatch Ltd |
OPPORTUNITIES IN OFFSHORE OUTSOURCING INVESTMENTS IN BELIZE
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Kevin Herrera
Chief Executive Officer Protel BPO Ltd. Tony Arzu
Co-Founder & Operations Director Artison Marketing Ltd. |
Nubia Ramirez
CEO & Founder RCCbpo |
Rob Johnson
Senior Vice President of Operations Transparent BPO |
Tomas Serrut
Country Manager Oristech Inc |
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM IN BELIZE
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Douglas Singh
Managing Director International Corporate Service Ted Tejada
General Manager Best Western Plus Belize Biltmore Hotel |
Ian Lizarraga
Managing Partner The Belize Collection |
Steven Schulte
Chief Executive Officer Tropic Air |
Nicole Solano
CEO Ministry of Tourism & Diaspora Relations Oristech Inc (Moderator) |
OTHER EXPORT SERVICES IN BELIZE
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Annette Garel
Senior Deputy Registrar of Ship IMMARBE |
Claude B.F Haylock
Director General, International Financial Services Commission (Moderator) |
Neri Ramirez
CEO Corozal Freezone |
Reynaldo Magana
Commissioner IFSC |