The Development Bank of Jamaica hosted its 2019 International Conference on Private Equity and Infrastructure Development on June 10 - 13 at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel. Organised under the theme: ‘DELIVERING ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS: Financing Regional Infrastructure, SMEs & Innovation’, the conference included fireside conversations, plenaries, roundtable discussions, workshops, market soundings and numerous networking opportunities. More than 80 speakers, including notable local finance industry leaders Dr. The Hon. Nigel Clarke, Sen. The Hon. Pearnel P. Charles Jr., and The Hon. Michael Lee-Chin…
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The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has announced that it will again be hosting its major international conference this year aimed at highlighting the readiness and attractiveness of local investment opportunities, as it brings together regional and international experts to discuss key issues impacting the continued growth of the country through public-private partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurship and the emerging private equity and venture capital markets.
Under the theme: DELIVERING ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS: Financing Regional Infrastructure, SMEs & Innovation, the conference will…
For the second time since the inception of the National Business Model Competition (NBMC), a total of five local university teams, including this year’s national competition winner Ja Bio Plastics, will travel to Utah, United States, to defend Jamaica’s global championship and compete in the International Business Model Competition (IBMC) to be held between May 9 and 10.
The University of the West Indies’ Ja Bio Plastics team will showcase their winning presentation offering a natural alternative to non-biodegradable plastics by using plant matter to prepare a degradable, compostable, water soluble and edible…
Ja Bio Plastics, a student-entrepreneur team from the University of the West Indies, has emerged as the winner of the National Business Model Competition (NBMC), securing a cash prize of J$2m and an all-expense paid trip to defend Jamaica’s 2018 global championship at the upcoming International Business Model Competition (IBMC) at the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah, United States.
The duo, comprising Jordon Freeman and Samantha Williams, made their winning presentation offering a natural, degradable and compactable alternative to single-use plastic to a panel of private-sector judges in the final…
Fifteen teams of student entrepreneurs at the tertiary level will this week be competing for cash prizes of up to J$4m and an all-expense paid trip to defend Jamaica’s 2018 global championship at the upcoming International Business Model Competition (IBMC).
This year’s international staging will be held on May 9-10 at the Brigham Young University campus in Provo, Utah, United States, and teams from numerous universities and business schools across the globe will vie for the grand cash prize of US$40,000 and the prestigious IBMC trophy, now housed at its current home at Northern Caribbean University…