ICAJ HOSTS BUSINESS WEBINAR FROM OCTOBER 7-8, 2021.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) will host its annual Business Webinar on October 7 & 8, 2021, under the theme Rising Above the Challenges. The programme has been designed to focus on issues which will be of interest to businesses operating in small, vulnerable, open economies, such as Jamaica.

The Business Webinar promises to be informative, exciting and insightful, with a programme that will be of significant interest to key decision makers across the public and private sectors in Jamaica and the Caribbean, including business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, government policy makers, as well as professional accountants and students.

The Keynote Speaker will be Mrs. Mariame Mcintosh Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Global Bank Limited. She will give a broad overview on the topic Rising Above the Challenges. Mrs Mcintosh Robinson is a global financial services leader with over 20 years’ experience as a P&L leader, investor, board member and advisor to leading companies in the US and the Caribbean. She joined First Global Bank Limited as President and CEO in 2016 to lead the Bank’s strategic pursuit of Financial Inclusion.

Other speakers include George Willie, Managing Partner at Bert Smith and Company (USA), Golda Lee Bruce, Development Storyteller and Communications Specialists at the Inter-american Development Bank. They will be joined by Nancy Foran, President and Founder of ESG Partners Inc. (Canada), Dr Maurice Mcnaughton, Director, Centre for Itenabled Innovation, Mona School of Business and Management, and Mark Chisholm, Executive Vice President, Sagicor Life Insurance Company, among others.

Other topics for the Conference include:

• Rising Above the Challenges

• Navigating the Digital Whirlwind

• Using Data Analytics to Improve your Business

• Climate Change…its Impact on Accountants

• Management and Motivation of Virtual and Hybrid Teams

• Update on the Jamaican Economy

• Moving Forward…rising Above the Challenges

Register now online at www.icaj. org. Registration closes on October 5, 2021. The Conference is being held as a part of the activities for Chartered Accountants’ Week which is being celebrated from October 3 – 8, 2021.