Caribbean Conference on Trade Policy, Innovation Governance and Small State Competitiveness. June 11th - 13th 2012.

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CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL ECONOMIC and TRADE ANALYSIS

Dr. Roberta Piermartini, Counsellor, Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade, Organization (WTO).
“Exposure to External Country Specific Shocks and Income Volatility.”
pdfROBERTA_PIERMARTINI_Small economies Compatibility Mode.pdf

Dr. Keith Nurse, Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
“Restructuring: The New Geo-economics of Development.”
pdfKEITH_NURSE_Global_Imbalances.pdf

 

I. TRADE POLICY, NEGOTIATIONS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION AGENDA

IA. Regional Trade Policy Formulation and Implementation

Mr. Andreas Lendle, PhD Candidate, Centre for Trade and Economic Integration at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (HEID), Geneva.
“CARICOM’s market access interests in North America: Much to gain?”
pdfIA_ABDREAS_LENDLE_CARICOM_Market_Access.pdf

Ms. Sharifa Powell, Independent Trade Consultant, Jamaica
“A Shifting Mood in Investment Protection Agreements: Lessons for CARICOM.”
pdfIA_SHARIFA_POWELL_Shifting_Mood_in_International_Investm.pdf

Dr. Govind Seepersad, Mr. Aaron Parke, Mr. Noel Watson, Mr. Nkosi Felix, Dr. Ranjit H. Singh, Mr. Omardath Maharaj, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“An Assessment of the Economic Impact of the WTO Agreement on CARICOM.”
pdfIA_GOVIND_SEEPERSAD_ET_AL-CARICOM_Agriculture_Trade_Performance_with_the_EU.pdf

 

IB. Caribbean Trade Agreements

Mr. Anthony Morgan, McGill University's Labour Law and Development  Research Laboratory.
“The Caribbean EPA Experience.”
pdfIB_ANTHONY_MORGAN_Caribbean_EPA_Experiene_Anthony_Morgan.pdf

Dr. Reshma Mahabir, Senior Economist, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.
“Early Signals of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.”
pdfIB_RESHMA_MAHABIR_Early_Signals_of_the_Impact_CARIFORM_.pdf

Dr. Anthony P. Gonzales, Director, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“Caribbean and CACM Trade Policy and Competitiveness on The EU Goods Market.”
pdfIB_PETER_GONZALES_Peter Gonzaleves CARIBBEAN_and_CACM_Co.pdf

Mr. Neil Paul, Manager - Research & Development, Shridath Ramphal Centre, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
“The Challenge of Implementing Trade Agreements and Improving Trade in the Caribbean: The Case for the Extension Methodology.”
pptIB_NEIL_PAUL_The_Challenge_of_Implementing_Trade_Agreements_and improving Trade_in_the_Caribbean.ppt

 


II.   TRADE DIVERSIFICATION AND REGIONAL, DIASPORIC AND GLOBAL MARKETS

II A. Trade and Innovation Governance

Miss. Marsha Drakes, Programme Officer - Trade Information, Office of Trade Negotiations, CARICOM Secretariat
“External Trade Agreements as Potential Innovation Systems Development Policy Instruments.”
pdfIIA_MARSHA_DRAKES_External_Trade_Agreements_and_Innovation.pdf

Dr. Tarmo Kalvet, Department of Public Administration, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
“Global Production and Innovation Networks: A Small State Perspective.”
pdfIIA_TARMO_KALVET_GPN_GIN_small_states.pdf

Mr. Phillip C. Jackson, Science and Technology Coordinator, Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
“Towards a Regional (Supra-national) Innovation System for CARICOM Countries.”
pdfIIA_PHILLIP_JACKSON_CARICOM_innovation_system.pdf

Mr. Gary Campbell, Director of Technology, Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica.
ICT in a Globalised Environment: The Potential of Free and Open Source Software.
pdfIIA_GARY_CAMPBELL_ICT_in_a_Globalised_Environment.pdf


II B. Trade and Competitiveness

Ms. Annabelle Haynes, Competitiveness Associate, The Competitiveness Company, Jamaica.
“Small Island States Competing in the Global Marketplace.”
pptIIB_ANNABELLE_HAYNES_Intellectual_Property_Rights_and_Trade_Innovation.pptx

Mrs. Indera Sagewan-Alli, Executive Director, Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
and
Mr. Garik Joseph, Research Assistant, Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“A  Firm- based Competitiveness Index for Caricom Firms: The theoretical Framework.”
pdfIIB_INDERA_SAGEWAN_ALLI_Competiveness_Index_for_CARICOM_.pdf

Mr. Nicardo Neil, Marketing & Project Manager, Urban Value Chain Development Project, The Competitiveness Company, Jamaica.
“The Possibilities of Non-Traditional Exports and Non-Traditional Exporters in the Caribbean.”
pdfIIB_NICARDO_NEIL_TCC_Export-led Growth_in_the_Caribbean_Non-Traditional_Exporters.pdf


II C. Trade and Export Facilitation

Mr. Courtney O. Lindsay, MPhil Candidate, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“The Evolution of Neo-liberalism - The opening up of Policy Space for Small Island Developing States of CARICOM.”
pptIIC_COURTNEY_LINDSAY_The_Evolution_of Neo-liberalism-Opening_Policy_Space_for_CARICOM_SIDS.pptx

Dr. Matthew Bishop, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“Barbados and the search for a new growth model.”
pptIIC_MATTHEW_BISHOP_Growth_Model_Barbados.pptx

Mr. Rommell Hippolyte, CARICOM Competition Commission, Suriname.
Determinants of Barbados’ Exports: The Gravity Model Approach.”
pptIIC_ROMMELL_HIPPOLYTE_The_Determinants_of_Barbados_exports.pptx

Ms. Nadine M.P. McCall. Masters in Trade Policy, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
“Export Diversification and Growth in GDP: The Case of Guyana”
pdfIIC_NADINE_MCCALL_Export_Diversification_and_Growth_in_GDP_The_Case_of_Guyana.pdf

Dr. Marlon Anatol, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“Industrial Diversification as an Engine for Sustained Development: A Case Study of Trinidad and Tobago.”
pdfIIC_MARLON_ANATOL_Industrial_Diversification_Engine_for_.pdf

Dr. Michele Reis, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“Revolutionising Trinidad and Tobago’s Fashion Industry: Exploring New Ideas for Trade and
Entrepreneurship.”
pdfIIC_MICHELE_REIS_Revolutionsing_Trinidad_and_Tobagos_Fasion_Industry.pdf


II D. Diasporic Trade, Investment and Entrepreneurship

Dr. Indianna D. Minto-Coy, Trade Policy Research Fellow, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
and
Mr. Jason Jackson, PhD Candidate, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts.
Diasporic Trade and Investment in the Caribbean: Status, Prospects and Challenges.”
pdfIID_INDIANNA_MINTO-COY_Diasporic_Trade_and_Investment_in_the_Caribbean.pdf

 


III.TRADE POLICY AND INNOVATION GOVERNANCE IN KEY STRATEGIC SECTORS

III A. Food, Health and Energy Security

Dr. Desmond Ali, Executive Director, Caribbean Poultry Association, Trinidad and Tobago.
“Trade Policy and the Poultry Industry in the Caribbean.”
pdfIIIA_DESMOND_ALI_Trade_Policy_Caribbean_Poultry_Industry.pdf

Dr. Damien Cohall, Lecturer in Pharmacology and Phase I MBBS Coordinator, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
“Value Added Products in the Health and Wellness Sector: Our Opportunity for Sustainable Product Development Using Scientific Approaches.”
pdfIIIA_DAMIEN_H_COHALL_HW_Sector_Value_Added_Products Com.pdf

Ms. Sanya K.N. Alleyne, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
“Challenges and Trade Policy Options for Food Security in the Context of Climate Change for the Caribbean.”
pdfIIIA_SANYA_ALLEYNE_Challenges_and_Trade_Policy_Options_for_Food_Security.pdf


III B. Climate Change

Mr. Kobina Wilson, MPhil Candidate, International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“The Role of Caribbean Governments in an Alternative energy Strategy (AES) geared toward international competitiveness.”
pdfIIIB_KOBINA_WILSON_Alternative_Energy_Strategy.pdf

Dr. Winston Moore, Lecturer, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
“An Assessment of the Green Export Opportunities for Barbados.”
pdfIIIB_WINSTON_MOORE_Green_Exports.pdf

Dr. Michelle Scobie, Lecturer, Institute of International Relations
The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago.
“Carbon taxes- implications for Caribbean States.”
pdfIIIB_MICHELLE_SCOBIE_Climate_Regulation- implications_for_Trade_Competitiveness_in_Caribbean_States.pdf

Dr. Ram Upendra Das, Senior Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi
and
Ms. Jodie Keane, Research Officer, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, United Kingdom
“Trade-Climate Change Linkages: Influencing the Comparative Advantage and Regulatory Frameworks.”
pdfIIIB_JODIE_KEANE_Trade_Climate_Change _Linkages_in_the_C.pdf

Ms. Kerry-Anne Roberts-Kasmally, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago,
“Climate change and Environmental Migrants in the Global South: The Case of the Caribbean.”
pptIIIB_KERRY_ANNE_ROBERTS_KASMALLY_Environmental_Migrants_Global_South.pptx

Ms. Crystal Martin, Masters Candidate in Global Studies, Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
“Regional Environmental Governance a Case Study of the Baltic Sea Lessons for the Caribbean.”
pptIIIB_CRYSTAL_MARTIN_The_Baltic_Sea_Lessons_for_the_Caribbean.ppt

 

Roundtable on Trade Policy And Innovation Governance In Key Strategic Sectors:  Food and Health Security, Renewable Energy and Climate Change.

Mr. James Husbands, Managing Director and CEO, Solar Dynamics, Barbados.
pptROUNDTABLE-James Husbands-BARBADIANS SAVED I BILLION 13062012.ppt

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