Speakers
- Sir Dwight Venner - Feature Speaker
- Dr. Gene Leon
- Dr. Zsa- Zsa Leysner-Lenting
- Mr. Joseph Jason Cotton
- Dr. Naresh Singh
- Mrs. Marla Dukharan
- Mr. Ian Bertrand
- Mr. Clive Matthew
- Ms. Joycelyn Williams
- Ms. Corinne Gregoire
- Mr. Donald Palmer
- Mr. Willard Phillips
- Dr. Andre Yone Haughton
- Mr. Kyren Greigg
The Feature Speaker: Sir Dwight Venner
Biography
Sir K Dwight Venner is currently Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, a position he has held since December 1989.
Prior to that he served in the position of Director of Finance and Planning in the Saint Lucian Government between November 1981 and November 1989.
Sir Dwight is an Economist by training and was educated at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica where he obtained both a Bachelor of Science (BSc) and a Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Economics. He served as a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of the West Indies and then as a Lecturer in Economics from 1974 to 1981.
He has written and published extensively in the areas of Monetary and International Economics, Central Banking, Public Finance, Economic Development, Political Economy and International Economic Relations.
Currently, he is a member of the Commission for Growth and Development, World Bank. He is also Chairman of the OECS Economic Union Task Force Committee, and the UWI Open Campus Council.
Sir Dwight was awarded Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 1996 in Saint Lucia and was recognised as a Distinguished Graduate of the University of the West Indies on its 50th Anniversary in July 1998. In June 2001 he was awarded Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) in St Vincent and The Grenadines for services to the financial sector. In October 2003, Sir Dwight was the recipient of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of the West Indies.
His hobbies include reading, music, cricket, and jogging.
Sir Dwight is married to Lynda Arnolde Winville Venner nee St Rose and they have seven children.
