Day One

8 :30am–9am REGISTRATION/NETWORKING
9:05am–11am OPENING CEREMONY
Prayer
National Anthem
Chairman:
Remarks:



Keynote Address:

Theme:

Ellsworth John, Director RIDU
TBD - Representing the Diaspora
TBD - Representing local Vincentians
Felix Miranda - Representing the Garifuna Community
TBD - Representative of the Opposition
Dr the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Historical Reclamation and Homecoming
11:00am–12:30pm MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Panel Discussion: Dr. Cleve Scott, Project Officer, Oxfam
Mr. Maxwell Haywood, Social Development Officer, UN
Dr. Garrey Dennie, Professor of History Director of Africa and African Diaspora Studies St. Mary’s College of Maryland
12:30 pm – 1:30pm LUNCH
1:30pm–2:45pm IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Panel Discussion:



Moderator:		 Dr. Justin Robinson Professor in Finance, UWI
Sir Dwight Venner, Governor, ECCB
Ambassador Camillo Gonsalves, Co-Facilitator
UN Summit on Financial Crisis
Mr. Andre Iton, Manager, NCB
2:45pm–4:15pm ASSESSMENT OF THE LOCAL ECONOMIC REALITIES
Panel Discussion:



Moderator:		 Mrs. Laura Anthony-Browne, Director of Planning
Mr. C. Martin, Fiscal Advisor to the Prime Minister
Mr. Ken Boyea, Businessman
Mr. Renrick Rose, WINFA
Ms Shafiya London, Executive Director, Chamber of Commerce
4:15pm–6:30 pm CONSTITUTION REFORM
Panel Discussion:




Moderator:		 Mr. Parnel Cambell, Chairman Constitution Reform Commission
Justice Adrian Saunders, Member Caribbean Court of Justice
Representative from Public Service Union
Ms. Muriel Byam, Member of the CRC

Day Two

9:00am–11:00am PRESENTATIONS ON DIASPORA AND LOCAL CONSULTATIONS






Moderator:		 Verna Arthur, USA Diaspora
Vibert Cornwall, UK Diaspora
Japhet Trumpet, Canada Diaspora
Verton Thomas, Caribbean Diaspora
TBD, Local Homecoming Conference Committee/Community Organizations
Mr. Cecil Ryan
11:00am–12:30pm RESPONSES TO THE PRESENTATIONS


Moderator:		 Dr. Betty Jane Punnett, Professor UWI
Dr. Joyce Toney, History Professor, CUNY
Mr. Oscar Allen
12:30pm–1:30pm LUNCH
1:30pm–3:00pm FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
Moderator: Ms. Nerissa Gittens, Deputy Director, RIDU
Working Groups
• Social development
• Economic/Business Development
• Governance
• Implementation/follow-up
3:00pm–4:00pm CLOSING CEREMONY