Reliable, cost-effective air transportation for cargo and passengers is critical to economic integration and prosperity within the region.
While international connections have rebounded, intra-regional passenger levels have only reached 60% of pre-pandemic levels.
This panel of industry experts will discuss the importance of cultivating a competitive cost environment, liberalizing regulatory frameworks for operational innovation, increasing intra-regional air connections, and promoting multi-destination itineraries, to improve connectivity and deliver on a harmonized Single Market.
Programme
Moderator:
- Hon. Roger Nyhus, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean and the OECS
Speakers:
- Dona Regis-Prosper, Secretary-General and CEO, Caribbean Tourism Organization
- Lyndon Gardiner, Founder and Chairman, InterCaribbean Airways
- Hannah Swift, Country Manager - Caribbean, Virgin Atlantic
- Isaac Solomon, Acting President, Caribbean Development Bank
- Jenny Ann Urban, Managing Director, Air Charter and Maintenance, National Air Transportation Association
- Curt Castagna, President and CEO, National Air Transportation Association (NATA)
- Justin Ram, CEO, Justin Ram Advisory Associates and GSEC
Isaac Solomon is the President (Ag.) at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the regional development finance institution based in Barbados. Mr. Solomon is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of the Bank and spearheads the Bank's engagement with its member countries and development partners.
Prior to this, Mr. Solomon held the position of Vice President (Operations) in which he provided leadership and direction to the Economics and Projects Departments and the Corporate Strategy Division.
Mr. Solomon holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of the West Indies in Management, and a Master of Science degree in Financial Management from the University of London’s Centre for International Education in Economics. He also holds the Certified Public Accountant designation.
Contact
Global Supply Chain Forum secretariat
gscf@unctad.org
Mr. Jan Hoffmann
Head of the Trade Logistics Branch
Division on Technology and Logistics
UNCTAD, Geneva
jan.hoffmann@unctad.org
Ms. Pamela Ugaz
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Facilitation Section
Division on Technology and Logistics
UNCTAD, Geneva
pamela.ugaz@unctad.org
Bougainvillea Room
