Opportunities

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank, will be hosting a Caribbean Investment Forum in Trinidad and Tobago on 8-11 November 2022. (tentative dates).

The hosting of the Forum will serve to:

• Generate investment into priority sectors in the Caribbean;
• Build partnerships with key business entities, that can be sustained over time;
• Promote the Caribbean as a place for investment;
• Showcase opportunities/areas for investment;
• Showcase successful investment in the Caribbean;
• Engage potential investors and financing institutions in discussing their interest and requirements for investing in the opportunities;
• Pitch specific ventures to specific investors;
• Increase the Caribbean’s insertion into the global business community through the creation of links with journals, newsletters and key influencers and networks in that society; and
• Work towards attaining the sustainable development goals focused on no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well-being, decent work and economic growth, life on land and partnerships.

Focus for this event will be placed on presenting bankable investment opportunities in projects and sectors that are a priority for the region as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to fast track the transition to a greener and SMART-er economy.

Priority sectors will include, agribusiness (with a focus on AgTech), sustainable tourism (resorts and hotel development), the blue economy, the green economy (including renewable energy) and logistics and transportation, to name a few.

To support the effective implementation of this event an experienced event management and marketing agency is required to support the production of the Caribbean Investment Forum – TT including the development of the event´s brand identity and promotion to secure sponsorship and ticket sales.

Required Documentation

The Applicant must submit technical and financial proposal together with the completed Applicant Declaration Form to Ms. JoEllen Laryea, Senior Advisor – PR and Marketing at jlaryea@carib-export.com no later than 5.00pm AST on June 30, 2022.

Deadline extended to July 4, 2022.

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA), the Caribbean Development Bank along with other stakeholders, will be hosting a Caribbean Investment Forum in Trinidad and Tobago on 8 – 11 November 2022. (tentative dates)

The hosting of the Forum will serve to:

• Generate investment into priority sectors in the Caribbean;
• Build partnerships with key business entities, that can be sustained over time;
• Promote the Caribbean as a place for investment; and
• Showcase opportunities/areas for investment

Focus for this event will be placed on presenting bankable investment opportunities in projects and sectors that are a priority for the region as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to fast track the transition to a greener and SMART-er economy.

Priority sectors will include but not be limited to: agribusiness (with a focus on AgTech), sustainable tourism (resorts and hotel development), the blue economy (including maritime industrial activities), the green economy (including renewable energy) and logistics & distribution, manufacturing, IT enabled services and transportation, to name a few.

To support the successful execution of the project and to realise project goals of attracting investment into the Caribbean, an investor lead generation firm is being sought to identify and confirm the participation of potential investors.

The contracting authority for this assignment is the Caribbean Export Development Agency and this initiative is funded by the 11th European Development Fund Regional Private Sector Development Programme.

Applicants must submit technical and financial proposals in EUROS, together with the completed Applicant Declaration Form to Ms. Suzette Hudson, Senior Advisor – Investment Promotion at shudson@carib-export.com with a copy to Dr. Damie Sinanan, Manager, Competitiveness and Export Promotion at dsinanan@carib-export.com no later than 4:30 pm AST on 4 July 2022.

1. Relevant background

Caribbean Export was established in 1996 as the regional trade and investment promotion agency to serve 15 States of the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM), namely: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Agency carries out numerous programme-based activities designed to enhance the competitiveness of regional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promote trade and development among the CARIFORUM, promote stronger trade and investment relations among CARIFORUM and the French Caribbean Outermost Regions (FCORs) and the EU Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in the Caribbean, as well as promote stronger trade and investment cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic.

Under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP), which Caribbean Export is currently implementing, support has been offered to CARIFORUM States in a gamut of areas ranging from investment promotion to business advocacy. With each intervention, Caribbean Export aims to optimise the export potential of regional entrepreneurs, as well as highlight the investment potential of the Caribbean to the international community.

The specific purpose of this consultancy is to work directly with the Manager, Competitiveness and Export Promotion in the implementation of Caribbean Export’s programme of works focussed on Investment Promotion. The Consultant will be expected to provide technical support to ensure the successful implementation of projects under the management of the Manager, Competitiveness and Export Promotion. He/she will also be required to work with the team to implement other strategic initiatives under the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme.

2. Overall Objective

To support the successful implementation of the investment promotion portfolio of projects identified or developed by Caribbean Export.

3. Commencement date and period of implementation of tasks

The consultant will be required to operate from the Head Office of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Barbados, in accordance with its guidelines and procedures. The intended commencement date of this project is 01st July 2022.

4. Required Documentation

Interested persons must submit the following documents to Dr Damie Sinanan – Manager, Competitiveness and Export Promotion dsinanan@carib-export.com by Monday 20th June 2022:
• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae.
• Signed Declaration Form noted in section 13 of this ToR.