The University of the West Indies

University Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures

High Level Political Forum 2021 - HLPF virtual Side-Event Hosted by UNDP Regional Bureau

HLPF virtual Side-Event Hosted by UNDP Regional Bureau

for Latin America and the Caribbean

“Unleashing the Potential of the Blue Economy”

Wednesday, 7 July 2021, 1-2pm (NYT)

 

Agenda

 

1:00-1:05pm      Opening remarks. Ms. Linda Maguire, UNDP Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

1:05-1:15pm      Key-note speaker. Honourable Kirk Humphrey, Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Barbados.

 

1:15-1:40pm     

Panel moderated by Ms. Valerie Cliff, UNDP Resident Representative, Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

  • Ms. Marla Dukharan: Caribbean economist and thought leader.
  • Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy: Head of the Regional Office of Global Partnerships and Sustainable Futures at The University of the West Indies (UWI).
  • Mr. Johanan Dujon, Entrepreneur and Founder of Algas Organics in Saint Lucia and nominated for Forbes List of 30 under 30.
  • H. E. Aubrey Webson, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States.

 

1:40-1:55pm      Questions and Answers

 

1:55-2:00pm      Closing remarks. Ms. Linda Maguire, UNDP Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean