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Virtual Conference and Trade Show

BIDEM 2020 is the ultimate Caribbean Entrepreneur Development Conference and Trade Show for both first generation Caribbean immigrant and diaspora entrepreneurs. It presents a forum and marketplace for mainstream entrepreneurs; professional service providers; ministers of trade, investment, small business, economic development and immigration; investors, financial institutions, academia, the media, Caribbeans in various diasporic markets and at home to begin the process of catalyzing feasible and viable entrepreneurship for Caribbeans and diaspora entrepreneurs.

Draft Programme Tracks and Topics

  • Building Strong Diaspora Community & Family Businesses
  • BIDEM Investor Connect
  • Building and Leveraging National Brands for Business & Development
  • Community and Climate financing for Caribbean Businesses
  • Diaspora Direct Investment
  • Digital Transformation
  • FinTech & Artificial Intelligence
  • Get Fit to Win Government and Donor Contracts
  • Scaling Up Caribbean Service Businesses
  • Grit + Resilience from Inside Out
  • Accelerating Entrepreneurship and International sales

Highlighted  Sessions 

  1. Panel Discussion: “Towards A Policy Framework For Accelerating Caribbean Entrepreneurship At Home And In The Diaspora”
  2. A message for diaspora entrepreneurs from John Tory 65th Mayor of Toronto
  3. A keynote on Ryerson University and its contribution to the commercialization and the creation of intellectual property
  4. BIDEM Investor Connect ― where investors and businesses meet to make financing deals
  5. From Side Hustling To Scaling Your Venture
  6. Blockchain In Healthcare: The Technical Integrator Of The Quadruple Aim
  7. 5 Tips To Find And Win Low-hanging Fruit In Govcon [US Gov]
  8. Procurement Opportunities with Government of Canada [FedDev Ontario & The Office of SME Procurement Public Services and Procurement Canada]
  9. Family for Business Success – How to Get It Right
  10. Boys Club Tricks for Women in Business
  11. 4 Steps To Banishing Burnout
  12. Digital Process Transformation or Platform Economy: Challenges & Opportunities
  13. Doing Well, Doing Good: Leveraging National Image To Benefit Sales, Country Of Origin, Humanity And The Planet
  14. Rural Value Chains Anchored By Sustainable Energy For Economic Development & Impact―covid-19
  15. Revenue Assurance & Revenue Protection: Principles For Turnaround & Organisational Transformation
  16.  High Growth Entrepreneurship for Immigrant Women of Colour [COVID 19 relevant with stories from Nepal]
  17. Opportunities for diaspora and mainstream businesses looking to support with commercialization and medical trials at UWI, Mona Campus
  18. Opportunities in Climate Change Finance and International Trade [Including High Value Manufacturing]
  19.     Closing Networking Party
  20. Trade Show & Exhibitor Booths – Meet, Connect, Make Deals & Sell

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