CARIBBEAN REALITIES

THE BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE
FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH – SATURDAY JUNE 8TH
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

CO-HOSTED BY
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS
CITY OF CHARLESTON
SOUTH CAROLINA WORLD TRADE CENTER

INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS:

CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

INTER-AMERICAN AGENCY FOR COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

CARIBBEAN LATIN AMERICA ACTION

CENTURY OF ACHIEVEMENT PLATINUM SPONSORS

DIAGEO

STANFORD FINANCIAL GROUP

CARIBBEAN STAR AIRLINES

GOLD SPONSORS

Scotia Bank

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PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

WORLD TRADE CENTERS ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE ON

TOURISM, HOSPITALITY, AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

CHARLESTON METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY

South Carolina was first settled by planters from Barbados bringing with them a tropical plantation economy, which they transferred to the semi-tropical climate of the Carolina coastal lowlands. Here the flat Low Country and many Sea Islands are laced with slow flowing rivers, creeks and marshes, and here planters brought thousands of slaves directly from Africa.

Colonial South Carolina was one of the richest parts of North America with a dazzling variety of architectural styles in Charleston and classic plantation gardens; the planters built great irrigation systems and grew rice, cotton and the dye-plant indigo, all heavily in demand in Britain and Europe.

Nearly forty years following the Civil War, Charlestonians united with citizens from all over the Palmetto State to host an extravaganza of art, architecture education and entertainment to stimulate trade with the West Indies and Latin America. The year was 1902. More than 675,000 individuals attended, planting the seeds of achievement and friendship that we come together now to harvest.

Meet the leaders of today as they pause to reflect upon 1902’s Charleston West Indies Exposition, to mark the achievements of the past one hundred years, while building new friendships, sharing new ideas to build a bridge to an even more vibrant future.

The Bridge to the Future: FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH – SATURDAY JUNE 8TH

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

AGENDA AND LIST OF SPEAKERS

CONFIRMED, unless noted by asterisk

Friday, June 7

8:00AM – 8:30AM: Registration Caribbean Realities: Bridge to the Future –
Defining Priorities for the Century Ahead

8:30AM - 9:15 AM: Welcoming Remarks:

· The Honorable Joseph Riley, Mayor, City of Charleston;

· Professor Nelson Pilosof, World Trade Centers Association

· Mr. Bernard S. Groseclose, Jr., President & CEO South Carolina State Ports Authority

· Mr. Paul Tecklenburg, Chairman, South Carolina World Trade Center

· Mr. Allen Stanford, Stanford Financial Group

9:15 – 9:30 Introduction to Caribbean Realities, Bridge to the Future

· Ms. Lucy Duncan, President, Museum of the Americas

· H.E. Michael King, Ambassador of Barbados* ( or Embassy’s Charge Dáffairs)

9:30 – 9:50 The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, presents Proclamation designating Charleston, SC as the
Gateway to the Caribbean

9:50 AM-10: 45 AM: The Honorable James E. Clyburn, S.C. Congressman presents,
BrThe Bridge to 2002: Traversing a Century of Relations Between
Ca The Caribbean and the South.

Caribbean Realities Reflects on the Charleston West Indies Exposition of 1902 with noted expert and author, Mr. Anthony Chibbaro. Slides and stories from his recently published book, Images of America: The Charleston Exposition.

· Perspectives from His Excellency, Hipólito Mejia, President of the Dominican Republic

· His Excellency Owen Arthur, Prime Minister of Barbados* (or Foreign Minister)

Coffee Break 10:45 – 11:00

11:00 AM - 12:30PM:The Bridge to Global Competitiveness: Infrastructure, Energy, Communications and Technology –

Perspectives:

· His Excellency, Lester Bird, Prime Minister, Antigua

· And His Excellency Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Infrastructure: Skanska * (to be confirmed)

Energy - Managing Growth – Chevron Texaco’s experience in the Caribbean – speaker to be determined*

Communications - AOL Time Warner – The Internet – the Vital Link in the Caribbean (speaker tbd)

Technology: Digital Islands – High Tech and High Life, The Honorable Philip Paulwell, Minister of Technology, Jamaica

12:30PM – 1:30 Lunch

1:45 – 2:45 Panel Discussion: Understanding the role of the Commercial and Development Banks
In Building Bridges to the Future

Moderator: Dr. Roderick Rainford, Executive Director, Caribbean Region, Inter-American Development Bank
Cr Created in 1959 by the United States and 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Inter-American DevDevelopment Bank works to stimulate economic and social development in the region. Membership now includes 28 coucountries in the Western Hemisphere, and 18 outside the region, making it the largest as well as the oldest regional mulmultilateral development institution. Annual IDB lending averages between US$6 billion and US$7 billion. Total inviinvestment in projects financed by the IDB is estimated at more than US $220 billion.

The Honorable L. Ronald Scheman, Director General, Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development, Organization of American States

Mr. Compton Bourne, President, Caribbean Development Bank

Stephen F. Cozier, Vice President, International Banking, Scotia Bank

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM: The Bridge to ExpandingTourism –
Promoting Knowledge of the Region’s Cultural Environmental Heritage

Perspectives: Professor Nelson Pilosof, President of World Trade Center Montevideo, Chairman of the
World Trade Centers Assocition Committee on Tourism, Hospitality & Cultural Exchange, and World Trade Centers Association Regional Coordinator for Latin America and Caribbean

Panelists:

· The Honorable Donna M. Christian-Christensen, Delegate, United States Virgin Islands

· Vincent Vanderpool Wallace, Director General of Tourism, Ministry of Tourism, Bahamas

· Cindy Colenta, President, International Cruise Line Association

· Vanesa Turner Maybank, Director of Tourism, Office of the Mayor, City of Charleston

3:45 – 4:00 Coffee Break

4:00- 4:30                Bridge to Prosperity – The Many Faces of Trade

Perspective:          The Honorable Richard Bernal, Director General, Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery

Shaping Western Hemispheric Policy on Trade – Walter Bastion, Director, Western Hemisphere, US Department of Commerce*

Helping Minorities Export – Presentation by the Selina Marquez, Global Diversity Initiative, US Department of Commerce*

(*to be confirmed)

4:30 –5:00PM Closing Remarks:

Caribbean Realities, Creating a Coalition for Caring in the 21st Century

Hon. Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor, University of the West Indies

Saturday, June 8

Open dialogue with Caribbean Realities – The Bridge to the Future. Meet Speakers and Panelists

One-on -one in an off-the-record informal business discussion.

9:00AM – 9:45AM Panel discussion with companies that successfully fulfilled contracts with Development Banks

9:00AM – 11:00AM: Break Out Discussions

The Museum of the Americas Caribbean Realities Book Fair will be running concurrently on both Friday and Saturday morning with current writers, scholars and featured speakers. Schedule of speakers to be posted in April.

Friendship Luncheon, Lowndes Plantation - Hosted by The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Mayor of Charleston, by invitation only

11:30 – 2:00 Reception and seated luncheon.

Welcome: The Honorable Joseph P. Riley

Keynote Speaker:

Congressman Cass Ballenger, elected in 1986, Congressman Ballenger Chairs the Western Hemisphere Sub-Committee on International Relations He and his wife Donna are active members of the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Americas and have organized humanitarian trips to Central and South America

Awards Ceremony – Century of Achievement Awards

Century of Achievement Awards Ceremony

The Museum of the Americas recognizes individuals who have made an enormous difference in our hemisphere. The Americas. We salute outstanding people who voice their opinions and commit themselves to making our world better for everyone. Individuals who steadfastly provide leadership and compassion, inspiring everyone while asking that we, in the Americas, give our best everyday.

The Museum of the Americas, created to inspire, educate and engage Americans in a way that celebrates our common struggles and achievements, salutes our Century of Achievement Award Recipients:

In recognition of outstanding Public Service:

The Museum of the Americas salutes The Honorable Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State.

Born of Jamaican parents, Mr. Powell was nominated by President Bush on December 16, 2000 as Secretary of State; he was sworn in as our nation’s 65th Secretary on January 20. Beyond his work in international diplomacy, particularly in this very eventful time, was his work as the Chairman of America’s Promise – The Alliance for youth, a national non-profit organization dedicated to mobilizing people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of young people. His civilian awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom, the President’s Citizen’s Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal and many more.

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CARIBBEAN REALITIES

THE BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE FRIDAY, JUNE 7TH – SATURDAY JUNE 8TH CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

CO-HOSTED BY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAS CITY OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA WORLD TRADE CENTER