Commonwealth Investment Forum
CREATIVE INVESTMENT – THE EMERGENCE OF THE CARIBBEAN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
The Creative Industries will be well represented at the upcoming Commonwealth Investment Forum (CIF) with no less than three opportunities for your involvement and participation. The Caribbean Investment Forum precedes the Trade & Investment Convention as an element of the Trinidad and Tobago Investment Week which will take place at the Trinidad Hilton from June 13th to 14th, 2011.
This forum is co-hosted by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC) and is designed to showcase investment opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago and across the region. The event also displays the potential of the Caribbean to act as a bridge between Commonwealth markets and the Americas. Delegations from Commonwealth countries and the Americas will be present while participants will include business leaders, investors and Government Officials.
If you are involved in the creative industries; whether you are a film maker, animator, producer, promoter, Steel Pan arranger, tuner, manufacturer, a potential investor, or have a passion for innovation in and the development of the creative industries, this is for you.
Hilton Trinidad Hotel and Conference Centre
Lady Young Road
Port of Spain
Trinidad
This session will involve presentations on the areas identified as well as opportunities for investment and is open to registrants of the CIF. You may register for attendance at the CIF and its various sessions at http://www.cbcglobal.org .
Chaired by Professor Denise Thompson, Chairman, Trinidad & Tobago Entertainment Company, presenters include Kai Schoenhals, Commercial Director, Vicini Group; Frances Anne Solomon, CEO, CaribbeanTales Worldwide Distribution; Dionne Mc Nicol, CEO, Trinidad & Tobago Entertainment Company; Claudia Pegus, Couturier, Claudia Pegus Designs Ltd; Mahindra Satram-Maharaj, President, National Carnival Development Foundation.
2:00 pm – 4:45pm
Hilton Trinidad Hotel and Conference Centre
Lady Young Road
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Potential for development of the Film and Animation Industry
This session will consider the burgeoning potential of the Caribbean Film and Animation industries and present immediate opportunities for direct investment. It will include a case study of a recently established Animation Studio and highlighting its growth path and achievements to date. We will hear about and explore opportunities where the Animation Industry in the Caribbean can be developed and commercialized.
Chaired by Ms Carla Foderingham, CEO, Trinidad and Tobago Film Company presenters include Anamaria Wills, CEO, Creative Industries Development Agency (UK); Joan Vogelesang, President and CEO, Toon Boom; Camille Abrahams, Director & CEO, Full Circle Productions.
The Business of Carnival
The Caribbean has been known as the home of Carnival for over a century, with Trinidad and Tobago leading the way. This session will examine and consider the commercial opportunities for trade and investment in the diverse range of Carnival, products including Manufacturing, performance, events, with a particular focus on Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument, the Steel Pan.
Chaired by Dr Jo-anne Tull, University of the West Indies, presenters will include Michael Cooper, President and CEO, Panland: Keith Diaz, President, Pantrinbago; Wayne Mc Donald, General Secretary, Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation.
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