FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (DECEMBER 23, 2024) – The 34th Annual
Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) is scheduled for January 16, 2025,
under the theme “Prioritizing Inclusive, Sustainable Growth.” This
conference, to be held at Baha Mar, will feature a series of presentations
and panel discussions by local and international speakers.
Joan Albury, BBO Founder and President emphasized the significance of
the event theme: “Our theme for 2025 has been chosen with great
deliberation and the collaboration of key stakeholders. We believe that for
The Bahamas to continue flourishing, we must ensure that each island and
every citizen has the opportunity to benefit from the nation’s development.
This means fostering economic opportunities that are accessible to all. This
means implementing sustainable practices that can adapt to change. This
means ensuring that the path to growth is both equitable and responsible.”
The Honourable Philip Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The
Bahamas, will deliver the keynote address on the conference theme.
Additional speakers will include Yan Jiarong, Chinese Ambassador to The
Bahamas – Expanding Trade; Leslie Lee Fook, Founder, Business Intelligence
& ICT Director, Aliv – Artificial Intelligence; Kimberly Furnish, Chargé
d’Affaires, US Embassy – Strengthening Opportunities for Foreign Direct
Investment in The Bahamas; Nicholas Reese, Chairman & Co-Founder,
Kanoo Pays – Digital Technology and Toni Seymour, CEO of Bahamas
Power and Light – Delivering Quality Sustainable Infrastructure.
The event will also cover a range of pressing issues, in five panels:
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- Creating a Competitive Investment Climate Through Tax Reform,
moderated by Hubert Edwards, Principal, Next Level Solutions, with
panelists Simon Wilson, Financial Secretary; Timothy Ingraham,
Chairman, Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Employers
Confederation and Kevin Moree, Partner, McKinney, Bancroft &
Hughes - Luxury Tourism: Inclusive and Sustainable, moderated by Royann
Dean, Managing Director, Onwrd Advisors Ltd, featuring Latia
Duncombe, Director General, Ministry of Tourism; Robert Sands,
Senior Vice President, Baha Mar; Joy Jibrilu, Chief Executive
Officer, Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board and Felipe
MacLean, CEO, Sampson Cay Bahamas Limited - Culture as an Economic Powerhouse, moderated by Rowena
Poitier-Sutherland, Founder, Bahamas Artist Movement, with
panelists Yan Jiarong, Chinese Ambassador to The Bahamas;
Amanda Coulson of TERN Gallery; Obafemi Pindling, Managing
Partner, Pindling & Co, Counsel & Attorneys at Law and Ian Ferguson,
Chief Executive Officer, Tourism Development Corporation - Developing Sustainable Solutions for Affordable Housing,
moderated by Sonia Brown, PE, Principal, Graphite Engineering
Limited, with panelists Sharlyn Smith, Principal, Sharon Wilson &
Co and Nik Dean, Principal & Director of Risk Management &
Resilency, Integrated Building Services - Shaping a Resilient Adaptation Plan, moderated by Mark Daniels,
Principal of Environmental Services, BRON & Co-host, Bahamas @
Sunrise, with Dr Rhianna Neely-Murphy, Director, Department of
Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) and Rupert
Hayward, Founder & President, Blue Action Lab and Blue Action
Ventures, and Principal & Director, Grand Bahama Port Authority,
Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation - The highly anticipated Bahamas Business Outlook is expected to bring
together top policymakers, business leaders and industry experts from both
the public and private sectors. The opening and closing sessions will be
moderated by Ria Christina, Host of You and Your Money, and Tameka
Cartwright, Co-host of Bahamas @ Sunrise. A prayer will be led by Rev Dr
Father Kari Marcelle and the National Anthem will be performed by Kevin
Tomlinson.
- Creating a Competitive Investment Climate Through Tax Reform,
Registration is open at tclevents.com. Vendors may call 242.322.1000 to
secure a booth.