The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) will go ahead with the 16^th Regional Investments and Capital Markets Conference, to be held from January 26-28 under the theme ‘Restructuring, Restoring and Renewing: Re-Connecting the Pillars of Capital Markets’.

“This regional and global collaboration is very necessary as Jamaica and the region need to bounce back from COVID-19, which has caused considerable strain across the world,” said the JSE. 

The conference will be held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston and, simultaneously, offer a virtual component to satisfy all protocols to prevent COVID-19 exposure risks.

The conference has consistently provided a platform for meaningful discussions and has enabled business growth.

With premium placed on the society, environment, governance and regulation, the conference is expected to enable another level of engagement to the discourse on regional growth and development, and the capital markets as a vehicle to drive business, in step with the sustainable development goals, to further achieve Vision 2030 Jamaica and advance regional and global growth.

The conference has established itself as one of the best investors’ conferences in the region, this year attracting more than 850 participants from countries such as Kenya, United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and the Caribbean.

It is held at the start of the new year and attracts global attention, with speakers and moderators from all around the world, as well as the attendance of business and government leaders. These decision-makers look forward to the occasion of this premier financial forum and the deliberations as a guide to their annual outlook and planning.

For this year, the speakers include Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness; Head of Regulatory Affairs, Cable & Wireless Communications David Cox; Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley; St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet; Therese Turner-Jones, Caribbean general manager for the Inter-American Development Bank; Dr Karim Youssef, International Monetary Fund representative for Jamaica, and World Health Organization Director General Dr David Navarro. 

 In a release, the JSE stated that the speakers and participants gathered from across the globe will be able to have more interaction online.

“We have invited and anticipate online participants from Asia, Africa, Europe and North and South America. The extended reach of Conference 2021 will enhance engagements and provide further diversity of views and solutions,” said the JSE.