Caribbean Export Implementation Report 2017-2020

WORLD INVESTMENT FORUM 2018

Caribbean Export supported CAIPA by facilitating the attendance of fourteen (14) regional IPAs at the World Investment Forum (WIF) 2018, which was hosted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. The main goals of the Agency’s participation were to facilitate good networking opportunities for CAIPA members; facilitate B2B meetings with potential Swiss investors; and attract visibility to CAIPA by hosting a booth in the Forum’s Investment Village. The Forum was a success in many ways for CAIPA, as the Association won an award for booth display, this provided the opportunity for increased visibility at the event. CAIPA members made one hundred and sixty-nine (169) business connections, and at least one investment lead was generated from the event.

22ND GLOBAL CONNECTION FORUM 2018

The Global Connection Forum 2018 was held in Mexico City, Mexico on March 13-14, 2018. CAIPA, with the support of CaribbeanExport, facilitated four members’ attendance. The event targeted the outsourcing sector and offered the opportunity for IPAs to engage with business process outsourcing service providers from Mexico, who were interested in the Caribbeanmarket. Thegoal of participantswas togenerate investor leads and conduct research on the development and execution of a business process outsourcing event in preparation for the 2019 Outsource to the Caribbean Conference (OCC). Three investment leads were generated from CAIPA’s participation in the Forum.

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