Island Finance Forum 2023 | Island Innovation | 17 April 2023 | Virtual

This Forum brings together senior financiers, development partners and regulators to share and exchange expertise on sustainable and inclusive financial structures in island communities. The Forum aims to highlight the unique financial challenges faced by global island communities and the solutions for sustainable economic recovery and inclusive growth in a post-pandemic world.

This free virtual event will be accessible to attendees from across the globe in a variety of interactive sessions, including networking opportunities to meet and exchange ideas face to face or in small groups. Attendees can choose which of the topics and sessions they actively participate in and after the event many will also watch and comment on the session recordings.

This Forum will:

• Bridge the gap between sustainable development practitioners and financial stakeholders.
• Help island stakeholders access expert knowledge and financial opportunities available to them.
• Showcase the economic opportunities available from investing in the sustainability sector on islands – particularly impact investing and ESG.

2023 Speakers

Hon. Manoa Seru Kamikamica
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Co-operatives and SMEs, and Communications, Government of Fiji

Dr. Denzil Douglas
Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade, Industry, Investment and Economic Development, Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Dr. Joyelle Clarke
Minister of Sustainable Development, St Kitts and Nevis

Hon. Saboto Caesar
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry & Labour, Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Irene Olkeriil
Founder, Palau Entrepreneurs for Growth

Sandiford Ruel Edwards MA
Consultancy for the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation, UN FAO & CARICOM Secretariat.

Loreto Duffy-Mayers
Advisor, PFAN

Krishnan Narasimhan
Lead Specialist and Programme Manager for the Pacific Insurance and Climate Adaptation Programme, UN Capital Development Fund

Sunita Daniel
Economist and CEO, Export Saint Lucia

Avinash Persaud
Special Envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados on Investment and Financial Services

Veronica Yow
Manager, ESG & Impact, Meloy Fund

Dr. Mike Allen
Special Envoy and Advisor on Renewables & Representative at IRENA, Government of New Zealand

Clifton Walle
Founder and Managing Partner, Infinitum BV

Dan Grech
Founder and CEO, Global OTEC

Daniel Davalos
CEO and Founder, Energine Automation

Jessica Jacob
CEO, SURECO and Partners

Karen McDonald-Gayle
CEO, Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

Keithlin Caroo
Founder, Helen’s Daughters

Kevin Cambridge
Advisory and ESG Partner, PWC Bahamas

Liam Weber
Grants Manager, Seychelles' Conservation and Climate Adaptation Trust

Luuk Weber
Founder, Kolektivo

Marc Torra
Founder and Director, Prodegee

Michael Galea
Managing Director, GGS Ltd Malta

Ronaele Dathorne-Bayrd
Corporate Services Leader, PWC

Ronnie Samuel
Co-Founder and CTO, CiTEDD

Runy Calmera
Macro Economist Specialized, Macro Economic Analysis in Small Islands

Sarah Dole
Co-Founder, INVENA

Sid Vollebregt
Managing Director, Elemental Water Makers

Zia Paton
Caribbean Digital Services Leader, PWC

2023 Sponsor

LEAD SPONSOR
• PwC