The Bahamas Business and Investment Forum 2024
“Rediscovering The Bahamas, Its Potentials and Investment Opportunities”
Thursday, 12 September 2024
The University Club of Washington, D.C.
The Forum provided the opportunity for The Bahamas to promote business and investment prospects throughout the archipelago. It allowed high-level representatives and business leaders from The Bahamas to share information and updates on their particular industry via four interactive panel discussions (short clips are provided below via the links):
1. Investing and Doing Business in The Bahamas:
Clip One: https://youtu.be/Jz-ugm1HscI
Clip Two: https://youtu.be/Sq2zpJutz5E
2. Opportunities for Global Economic Partnerships: https://youtu.be/QuRtjeL6UOA
3. Blue Economy and Climate Resiliency: https://youtu.be/n5GUhXUGHVc
4. Orange Economy – Tapping into Local Creativity: https://youtu.be/f1Ym5kGCwt8
Official Remarks
Remarks by The Honourable I. Chester Cooper, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas: https://youtu.be/nhZLYSr7Ws4
Remarks by The Honourable I. Michael Halkitis, M.P., Minister of Economic Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas: https://youtu.be/IcsK0tmK6Uc
Closing Remarks by His Excellency Ambassador Wendall K. Jones, Ambassador of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United States: https://youtu.be/ckTo8BPvFfk
Additional Information
To access our agenda, please visit The Bahamas Business and Investment Forum 2024 Booklet for additional details.
For more information on our moderators and panelists, please visit Speaker Biographies
If you participated in the Forum and would like to leave a review, please see The Bahamas Business and Investment Forum 2024 Survey to provide your feedback.
Event Photos
The Honourable I. Chester Cooper, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
The Honourable Frederick A. Mitchell, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
The Honourable I. Michael Halkitis, M.P., Minister of Economic Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
His Excellency Ambassador Wendall K. Jones, Ambassador of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to the United States
The Honourable I. Chester Cooper, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Deputy Assistant Secretary Barbara Feinstein, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State
Ms. Krissy Hanna, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
