Conference Aims and Objectives

This international conference is a forum for the exchange of ideas on critical business, banking and financial issues with a regional emphasis. It will serve to bring together leaders of the local and regional business communities, governmental policy makers and international scholars and researchers. The conference aims to:

• Critically explore and share experiences on key emerging issues pertaining to financial stability, financial integration, business competitiveness and related developments, with lessons for the Caribbean.
• Identify strategies to be pursued at both the business and governmental levels to promote international competitiveness of Caribbean business firms in the global economy.
• Enhance understanding and collaboration between academics and business and governmental leaders so as to improve the quality of decision-making on developmental issues confronting the region.

Conference Sub-Themes

Scholarly submissions are invited on any of the following sub-themes. Submissions in a cognate area will also be considered. We also encourage papers and contributions from professionals engaged in the formulation and implementation of business and public policy.

• Financial and Monetary Integration
• Regulation of Caribbean Financial Markets
• Risk Management Practices in the Financial Industry
• Financial Innovations and Regional Development
  • Financial Innovations - Impact of trends in Financial / Currency Markets and Mutual Funds on the development and competitiveness of Business
  • Regional Financial Markets – Emerging issues
  • Payment Systems – Impact on Business
• Insurance - Current issues and trends
• Entrepreneurship
• Role of Alternative Financing Mechanisms in Economic Development
  • Credit Unions, Savings and Loans Associations, Micro Finance Schemes, Venture Capital, etc.
• Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions
• Corporate Governance
  • Impact of factors such as BOD size and composition, Audit committees, compensation policies on performance and development
  • Financial Reporting and Accounting Standards in the Caribbean Region -Best Practice and Implications
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
• International Competitiveness