ROOM A

BARBADOS AND THE CARIBBEAN DAY

09:00 a.m. to 09:30 a.m. - Barbados and the Caribbean Day Opening Session - Kurt Kisto

09:40 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Generating Small Business from the World Heritage Site "Bridgetown and its Garrison"

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. - Caribbean Youth Entrepreneurship Development

02:00 p.m. to 03:30 p.m. - Credit Unions: A Vital Strategic Partner in the Development of SMEs

FOROMIC

05:30 p.m. to 06:30 p.m. - Inauguration



08:45 a.m. to 09:30 a.m. - Keynote

09:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Plenary Session 1: Youth Entrepreneurship: Starting and Sustaining Businesses

11:30 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. - Plenary Session 2: Innovative Models for SME Finance

02:30 p.m. to 04:00 p.m. - Panel 1A: Innovations in Planned Savings for Microentrepreneurs and Low Income People

04:00 p.m. to 04:30 p.m. - Institutional Presentation: Global Microscope on the Microfinance Business Environment 2012

04:30 p.m. to 06:00 p.m. - Panel 2A: Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Microfranchising



09:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Panel 3A: Microinsurance Business Models

10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Institutional Presentation: INTrade: the IDB Trade and Integration Information System - A Market Access Tools for SMEs

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. - Panel 4A: Challenges and Opportunities for the Development of SMEs in Haiti

02:00 p.m. to 03:30 p.m. - Plenary Session 3: Financing Green Entrepreneurs

04:00 p.m. to 05:30 p.m. - Plenary Session 4: Impact Investing in the Caribbean and in Small Markets

05:30 p.m. to 06:30 p.m. - Closing Session