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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:Pathways to improving intra-regional air transport connectivity in 
 the Caribbean - industry perspective
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Reliable\, cost-effective air transportation for cargo and pass
 engers is critical to economic integration and prosperity within the regio
 n.While international connections have rebounded\, intra-regional passenge
 r levels have only reached 60% of pre-pandemic levels.This panel of indust
 ry experts will discuss the importance of cultivating a competitive cost e
 nvironment\, liberalizing regulatory frameworks for operational innovation
 \, increasing intra-regional air connections\, and promoting multi-destina
 tion itineraries\, to improve connectivity and deliver on a harmonized Sin
 gle Market.ProgrammeModerator:Roger Nyhus\, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados an
 d the Eastern CaribbeanSpeakers:Dona Regis-Prosper\, Secretary-General and
  CEO\, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)Lyndon Gardiner\, Founder and C
 hairman\, InterCaribbean AirwaysHannah Swift\, Country Manager - Caribbean
 \, Virgin AtlanticIsaac Solomon\, Acting President\, Caribbean Development
  Bank (CDB)Jenny Ann Urban\, Managing Director\, Air Charter and Maintenan
 ce\, National Air Transportation AssociationCurt Castagna\, President and 
 CEO\, National Air Transportation Association (NATA)Jenny Ann Urban\, Mana
 ging Director\, Air Charter and Maintenance\, National Air Transportation 
 Association (NATA)&lt\;p&gt\;Reliable\, cost-effective air transportation 
 for cargo and passengers is critical to economic integration and prosperit
 y within the region.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;While international connections
  have rebounded\, intra-regional passenger levels have only reached 60% of
  pre-pandemic levels.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;This panel of industry experts
  will discuss the importance of cultivating a competitive cost environment
 \, liberalizing regulatory frameworks for operational innovation\, increas
 ing intra-regional air connections\, and promoting multi-destination itine
 raries\, to improve connectivity and deliver on a harmonized Single Market
 .&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Programme&lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;/h
 4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Moderator:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong
 &gt\;Roger Nyhus\, &lt\;/strong&gt\;U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Ea
 stern Caribbean&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p&gt\;&
 lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Dona Regis-Prosper\,&lt\;/strong&gt
 \; Secretary-General and CEO\, Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO)&lt\;/l
 i&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Lyndon Gardiner&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Found
 er and Chairman\, InterCaribbean Airways&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;stro
 ng&gt\;Hannah Swift&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Country Manager - Caribbean\, Virgi
 n Atlantic&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Isaac Solomon&lt\;/stro
 ng&gt\;\, Acting President\, Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)&lt\;/li&gt\;
 &lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Jenny Ann Urban&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Managing Di
 rector\, Air Charter and Maintenance\, National Air Transportation Associa
 tion&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Curt Castagna&lt\;/strong&gt\
 ;\, President and CEO\, National Air Transportation Association (NATA)&lt\
 ;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Jenny Ann Urban&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Ma
 naging Director\, Air Charter and Maintenance\, National Air Transportatio
 n Association (NATA)&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.o
 rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/pathways-improving-intra-regional-air-trans
 port-connectivity-caribbean-industry-perspective
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