Speakers
- Dr. Compton Bourne, O.E., Professor Emeritus - Key Speaker
- Dr. Roy Thomas Honoree
- Drs. Ram Dwarka, Anton de Kom University, Suriname – Business Forum
- Mr. Gregory McGuire, National Gas Company – Business Forum
- Ms. Angella Persad, T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce – Business Forum
- Dr. Marlene Attzs, Department of Economics
- Mr. Bryan Khan, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
- Professor Timothy Shaw, Director, Institute of International Relations
- Samantha Joseph, Labour and Human Capital Development
- Mr. Martin Franklin, Department of Economics
- Ms. Donna Ramjattan, Sustainable Economics Development Unit
- Ms. Josanne Leonard, Miribai Communications
- Dr. Suzanne Burke, Department of Creative and Festival Arts
The Key Speaker: Dr. Compton Bourne, O.E., Professor Emeritus
Biography
Professor Compton Bourne is the current President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and is a former Principal of the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies. A respected economist, and is a Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies. His career spans the worlds of academia, public policy and institutional management.
Professor Bourne has been an active contributor to public economic policy in the Caribbean, Africa and the Philippines since 1975. A graduate of the University of London, the University of Birmingham and The University of the West Indies, he is the author or editor of 10 books and more than 50 scholarly papers in addition to more than 50 research reports and advisory memoranda for Caribbean Governments, foreign governments and international development institutions and agencies.
He is a Member of the Order of Excellence, the highest honour of the Republic of Guyana, and is a recipient of numerous awards for his outstanding contribution to the development of the Caribbean.
Professor Bourne is a graduate of the University of London, the University of Birmingham and The University of the West Indies. He is currently President of the Caribbean Development Bank, a post he took up on 1 May, 2001.
Prior to this appointment, he was Principal of the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies from 1996-2001, Pro Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development 1990-1996 and Deputy Principal of the St. Augustine Campus from 1990-1993. He held an appointment as Professor of Economics from 1981-2001 and is now Professor Emeritus of Economics.
Professor Bourne served as a Director of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987-2000. He is a Fellow of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Past President of the Caribbean Studies Association, and past Vice-President of the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society.
