Venue
Virtual

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Event Date Wed Mar 6 UTC - Fri Mar 8 UTC (9 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Mar 5 7:00pm - Thu Mar 7 7:00pm
Location Virtual
Region All
Details

The 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.

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Saud Minam
CEO, Fiji Development Bank

Ronke-Amoni Ogunsulire
Regional Manager for the Caribbean, IFC

Hon. Mark Brantley
Premier of Nevis, Nevis Island Administration

Jorge Rodrigues de Almeida
Financing Expert, Clean Energy for EU Islands Secretariat

Cindy Cisneros-Tiangco
Principal Energy Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Roy Jansen
Partner, Grant Thornton

Audrey Keating
Commissioner for Business Development and Partnerships, Magdalen Islands Innovation and Development Corporation

Gail Hurley
Development Finance Expert, UNDP

Elias Cherif
Start-up Coach, MALTAccelerate

David Meyers
Executive Director, Conservation Finance Alliance

Emily Wilkinson
Director, Resilient and Sustainable Islands Initiative (RESI)

Catherine Jadot
Managing Partner, ES Caribbean

Deodat Maharaj
Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency

Inga Burton
Service Manager Sustainable Regeneration and Arctic, Orkney Islands Council