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A Breakfast Briefing by
Anton E. Edmunds
Executive Director and CEO
Caribbean-Central American Action
Friday, October 10
8:30 a.m. - 9:30
a.m.
(8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast)
WTC Executive Offices, 29th Floor
World Trade Center
(Free validated parking in the WTC Garage) |
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Registration closed. |
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Registration and prepayment are required by
October 8, 10:00 a.m. |
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Mr. Anton Edmunds, Executive
Director and CEO of Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA),
will be the featured speaker at a breakfast briefing on Friday,
October 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the World Trade
Center’s 29th-floor Board Room. Registration and a continental
breakfast will start at 8:00 a.m. Mr. Edmunds will speak on
“Central America and the Caribbean: Sustainability of the Region,”
with a focus on opportunities and challenges to business.
With rising fuel and commodity
prices, and the challenges posed by the current financial crisis,
the countries of Central America and the Caribbean are facing
an array of threats to the sustainability of economic development
in the region. Mr. Edmunds will address the impact of these
issues on regional trade and competitiveness and the effect on key
industries such as transportation and tourism, as well as
opportunities for business growth.
Caribbean-Central American Action (CCAA)
is a private, independent organization that promotes private
sector-led economic development in the Caribbean Basin and
throughout the hemisphere. CCAA’s Annual Miami Conference on
the Caribbean Basin, taking place from December 1-3, 2008 for the
32nd year, brings together senior public and private sector
leaders from the hemisphere, including heads of state, to
discuss trade, economic and policy issues in the Americas.
Mr. Edmunds previously served at
CCAA as Director of Marketing, Director of Programs, and Deputy
Executive Director. He has worked throughout the region for
over 18 years and has experience in strategic planning,
political/economic risk analysis, corporate communications,
government affairs and business development. He currently serves
on the Board of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, the Caribbean
Hotel Association, and the Caribbean Association of Industry &
Commerce. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from The Catholic
University of America and a Master's from the American University.
For more
information on CCAA, please visit
www.c-caa.org.
In Cooperation With |
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Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center
Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs
Consular Corps of New Orleans
Europe-Louisiana Business Council
French American Chamber of
Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana
International Freight Forwarders and Customs Brokers
Association
International Trade Council/Red River Region
Jefferson Chamber |
Le Centre International de Lafayette
Louisiana District Export Council
Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC
Louisiana Technology Council
New Orleans Chamber of Commerce
New Orleans U.S. Export Assistance Center
Propeller Club, Port of New Orleans
World Affairs Council of New Orleans
World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans
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