CIM outreach NY
The U.S. Congress Offices of: Rep. Yvette Clarke | Rep. Edolphus Towns Proudly present a special briefing on:
Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM) A DIASPORA CHALLENGE FUND TO FOSTER LOCAL AND DIASPORA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 The Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM) is a business competition platform that encourages local and diaspora entrepreneurs to forge partnerships around innovative projects that will generate employment and economic growth and opportunities in the Caribbean Region by providing US$100,000 matching grant funding for winning projects. This program is managed and implemented by The Compete Caribbean Program in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Kingdom Department of International Development (DFID), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the U.S. Department of State, Digicel, Scotiabank, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 (6:00pm -8:00pm) Registration:
6:00pm to 6:20pm
Opening remarks:
6:20pm to 6:30pm Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Compete Caribbean:
6:30 to 6:50pm Jose Jorge Saavedra, Private Sector Development Lead Specialist, Executive Director of The Compete Caribbean Program, Inter-American Development Bank.
The International Diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA): 6:50pm to 7:00pm Thomas Debass, Director for Global Partnerships, Office of the Secretary, US Department of State Presentation of the Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM): 7:00pm to 8pm Melissa Martinez-Nadal, Caribbean Idea Marketplace Coordinator, Compete Caribbean Program, Inter-American Development Bank. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special Guest: Borough President Marty Markowitz
Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM) A DIASPORA CHALLENGE FUND TO FOSTER LOCAL AND DIASPORA BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 The Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM) is a business competition platform that encourages local and diaspora entrepreneurs to forge partnerships around innovative projects that will generate employment and economic growth and opportunities in the Caribbean Region by providing US$100,000 matching grant funding for winning projects. This program is managed and implemented by The Compete Caribbean Program in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Kingdom Department of International Development (DFID), the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the U.S. Department of State, Digicel, Scotiabank, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 (6:00pm -8:00pm) Registration:
6:00pm to 6:20pm
Opening remarks:
6:20pm to 6:30pm Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
Compete Caribbean:
6:30 to 6:50pm Jose Jorge Saavedra, Private Sector Development Lead Specialist, Executive Director of The Compete Caribbean Program, Inter-American Development Bank.
The International Diaspora Engagement Alliance (IdEA): 6:50pm to 7:00pm Thomas Debass, Director for Global Partnerships, Office of the Secretary, US Department of State Presentation of the Caribbean Idea Marketplace (CIM): 7:00pm to 8pm Melissa Martinez-Nadal, Caribbean Idea Marketplace Coordinator, Compete Caribbean Program, Inter-American Development Bank. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Special Guest: Borough President Marty Markowitz
