Programme Outline for ACSIS 2024, 21 – 23 November,

Day 1: 21 November 2024 – House of Lords, Cholmondeley Room and Terrace

Welcome & Introduction:

Keynotes:

Sponsoring Peer Message: Baroness Verma of Leicester

African Union Commission Message: Ambassador Salah S. Hammad, Head of the African Governance Architecture (AU),

UK-Africa-Caribbean Business Prospects: Investing in a Sustainable Future

Socio-Economic Overview & Outlook

Building Business Connections – Leveraging Opportunities

UK Export Finance (UKEF) Support to SMEs (5-7mins)

Doing Business in the Caribbean (7-10mins)

Doing Business in Africa (7-10mins)

11:00 - 11:30

Refreshments Break & Networking

11:30 – 11:40

Presentation

Lawrence McEwen, Executive Director, EST Applied Intelligence (Cybersecurity expert)

 

11:45 – 11:55

Presentation

Pooran Desai, Founder One Planet Living

12:00 – 12:10

Presentation

Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.

12:15 – 12:25

Presentation

Impact of Climate Change on Caribbean Tourism: Jean Marc Flambert, Fmr. UK Tourism Director Saint Lucia

10:30

Tea break

08:00

Registration & Networking

Please give yourself ample time to arrive and prepare for the day.

08:30

Welcome & Housekeeping

[HOLD]

08:00

Registration & Networking

Please give yourself ample time to arrive and prepare for the day.

08:30

Welcome & Housekeeping

[HOLD]

Lets connect

for a better future