TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
8:00am – 9:00am |
REGISTRATION |
9:00am - 9:20am |
Address by Chairman of CROSQ |
Mr Prem Nandlal |
9:20am - 9:50am |
CSME and trade – regional outlook |
Mr Norris Herbert Ministry of Trade and Industry |
9:50am – 10:20am |
Feature address – Quality and trade- Enhancing SME competitiveness |
Hon. Kenneth Valley
Minister of Trade and Industry |
10:20am - 10:45am |
BREAK |
10:45am - 11:20am |
Benefits of standardization |
Mr Pedro Vilaseca
International Consultant |
11:20am – 12:00pm |
Question and Answer- moderated by Chairperson |
|
12:00pm - 1:30pm |
LUNCH |
1:30pm – 2:00pm |
Challenges faced by SMEs |
Ms Taiana Mora-Ramis Caribbean Export (CE) |
2:00pm – 3:00pm |
CSME Working for the Private Sector including
Question and Answer Segment
|
Ms Leela Ramoutar CSME Unit, CARICOM Secretariat |
3:00pm – 3:15pm |
BREAK |
3:15pm – 4:00pm |
Regional Standards- work of CROSQ and IDB/CROSQ project overview |
Mr. Kenneth Mullin, CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) |
TIME |
TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
9:00am - 9:25am |
Overview of Conformity Assessment Principles |
Mr Pedro Vilaseca
International Consultant |
9:25am - 9:45am |
Product Certification – ECO Labels |
Mr Ian Salter, Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme (CRSTDP) |
9:45am - 10:20am |
Q & EMS Certification for SMEs |
Mr. Terrence Awai Head, Certification Division, TTBS |
10:20am - 10:45am |
BREAK |
10:45am – 11:30am |
Hospitality Assured Certification- Relevance for Caribbean Tourism |
Ms Bonita Morgan
Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) |
11:30am – 12.00 |
Standards for Cottage Industries e.g. Handicraft |
Ms Taiana Mora-Ramis
Caribbean Export (CE) |
12:00pm - 1:30pm |
LUNCH |
1:30pm - 1:45pm |
Laboratory Accreditation- Regional benefits |
Ms Giselle Guevara
Head, Lab Accreditation, TTBS |
1:45pm - 2:15pm |
Food safety standards: HACCP |
Mr Pedro Vilaseca
International Consultant |
2:15pm - 2:45pm |
Agricultural Standards: Plant and animal health |
Mrs Margaret Kalloo, CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana |
2:45pm – 3:00pm |
BREAK |
3:00pm – 3:15pm |
Government initiatives for SMEs |
Ms Annelle Joachim
Business Development Company Limited (BDC) |
3:15pm - 4:00pm |
Panel Discussion - New Business Opportunities for SMEs
Moderated by Chairperson
(Panel includes: International Consultant, CRSTDP, CSME, CE, CTO, CROSQ, BDC and TTBS |
