The Future of Cayman 2012 Forum that takes place at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman on Friday 23rd November, 2012 packs a host of speakers from both the Public and Private Sector.

The Featured Speaker will be Chris Duggan who is the incoming President of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce and the Vice President of Investment Operations, Active Investments Group for Dart Enterprises Ltd. Mr. Duggan has been a key proponent of the Future of Cayman initiative since its onset in 2010.

The Future of Cayman initiative was implemented by the Chamber of Commerce and endorsed and supported by Government to bring both public and private sectors together as they partner to achieve the best possible quality of life, business climate, employment, and investment opportunities available to us.

The 2012 forum will be specifically focused on the two drivers:
Build A Smarter Infrastructure
Develop Talent

Build a Smarter Infrastructure: This key economic driver will be focused on during the breakout sessions of the forum. Stay tuned for more detailed information about this breakout session, specific topics and speakers.

Develop Talent: This key economic driver will be focused on during the breakout sessions of the forum. Stay tuned for more detailed information about this breakout session, specific topics and speakers.

The forum follows on the first national initiative held in 2010 – a comprehensive debate, instituted by the Chamber of Commerce, which ultimately identified five crucial areas of focus deemed essential to Cayman’s economy and which called upon a public-private partnership to: develop talent, create a business-friendly climate, diversify the economy, enhance the quality of life, and build a smarter infrastructure. A driver group and actionable plan was established for each of the five and a set of objectives, along with key performance indicators, developed to measure each group’s progress.

The immediate goals of the event are to raise the profile of the Future of Cayman programme; attract and involve new participants – individuals and businesses; update public and private sector progress so far and the challenges still being faced; unify the Cayman Islands public and private sector leadership; stimulate informed debate; and develop a blueprint for the future of our community.

“This year’s forum will have a slightly different format to the 2010 event, being open to a wider group of attendees and highlighting two of the drivers: Develop Talent and Build a Smarter Infrastructure,” indicated Chamber President Kirkaldy. “We felt it was critical to chart the successes achieved and to enable everyone to see where effort had been focused to date. With so much information to process we felt the need to narrow down the scope of conversation.

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The format for the full-day eventincludes a general session with remarks by Deputy Governor Manderson, followed by three, one-hour, interactive breakout sessions for each driver group. Delegates will be invited to select which driver focus they wish to attend. “We are excited about the possibilities of the breakout sessions and look forward to sharing the progress made to date and new ideas going forward,” remarked Steering Committee Chairman Howe.

The Full Agenda is attached.

Speakers: Public Sector
Hon. W. McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP, Premier, Minister for Financial Services, Tourism and Development, Cayman Islands,  Hon. Franz Manderson, Cert Hon. JP, Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Mary Rodrigues, Chief Officer, Ministry of Education, Training and Employment, Alastair Swarbrick, Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General, David Archbold, Managing Director, Information and Communications Technology Authority, Louis Boucher, Deputy Managing Director, Electricity Regulatory Authority,  Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Director, Cayman Islands Government, Department of Environment, Dr. Gelia Frederick-van Genderen, Director, Cayman Islands Water Authority, Robin Kyne, Director, Cayman Islands Further Education Centre,  Julie Madgwick, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Education, Training and Employment, Brendon Malice, National Workforce Development Agency, Michael Myles, Programme Coordinator, BEST, Ministry of Education, Training and Employment,  Philip Scott, National Workforce Development Agency, Tom van Zanten, Deputy Director, Cayman Islands Water Authority, Dr. Jo Wood, Chief Policy Advisor for Education, Ministry of Education, Training and Employment
Speakers: Private Sector
Gary Austin, Industry Executive, Caribbean Region, IBM Canada, Ahisha Bodden, Human Resources Manager, Kirk Supermarket, Barry Bodden, Managing Director, Island Paving Ltd., Stuart Bostock, President, The Security Centre Limited, Richard Coles, Chairman, Cayman Finance, Simon Conway, Director, Advisory Services, PwC Cayman, April Cummings, Broadcast General Manager, WestStar TV, Mark DeMercardo, Owner, Superior Automotive, Dr. Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, President, International College of the Cayman Islands, Malcolm Ellis, General Manager, Delphi Ltd., Janette Goodman, Human Resources Director, The Ritz Carlton Grand Cayman, Chris Hayman, Chief Executive Officer, Digicel, Richard Hew, President & CEO, Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd., Terri Howard, Manager, Mike’s Ice | Esso, Christine Maltman, Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd., Samantha Nehra, Vice President, People & Development, dms Organization, Wil Pineau, Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Commerce, Anthony Ritch, General Manager, LIME, Milly Serpell, Managing Partner, SteppingStones Recruitment, Bob Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, WestStar TV, David Watler, Vice President, Production, Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd., Brad Watts, Director of Business Development, Bodden Holdings Ltd.
For more information go to:
http://www.futureofcaymanforum.ky/index.html