Programme

Three days in Georgetown, 19 to 21 October 2026. The opening day runs from a morning business forum to an evening welcome reception, followed by two days of one to one meetings.

Day one

Monday 19 October

Official opening and market entry day · Pegasus Hotel Guyana, Georgetown

Speaker participation and some timings remain subject to final confirmation.

8:00–9:00 AM

Registration and welcome coffee

All delegates

9:00–9:10 AM

Call to order, national anthems and opening protocol

Devon Harnarain

Master of Ceremonies

9:10–9:15 AM

Welcome remarks

Lilian Chatterjee

Board Chair, CGCC

9:15–9:25 AM

Presenting sponsor remarks

Jerome Dookie

Beharry Holdings Inc.

9:25–9:40 AM

Official opening address

Hon. Susan M. Rodrigues, MP

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce

9:40–9:50 AM

Remarks from a Canadian minister

Speaker to be confirmed

9:50–10:10 AM

Infrastructure for growth: KPMG thought leadership report

Jack MacKenzie

Simon Townend

Head of Infrastructure Advisory and Head of Management Consulting, KPMG Islands Group

10:10–10:25 AM

Infrastructure for growth: ministerial response

Hon. Deodat Indar, MP

Minister within the Ministry of Public Works

10:25–11:00 AM

Coffee break and networking

All participants

11:00 AM–12:00 PM

Guyana investment and market entry

Hon. Peter R. Ramsaroop, MP

Shyam Nokta

Chief Investment Officer of Guyana, with GO-Invest. Presentation and Q&A.

12:00–1:30 PM

Networking lunch

Delegates and invited guests

1:30–2:20 PM

Featured business panel

Dr. Vishnu Doerga

Nafeeza Gaffoor

ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc. and Scotiabank

2:20–2:35 PM

Mission briefing and close of the daytime programme

CGCC mission team

Evening, 19 October

Welcome reception

High Commission Residence, Georgetown

4:45–5:00 PM

Delegation assembly and transfer

All delegates and mission staff

5:00–5:45 PM

Doors, registration and opening networking

Delegates and invited guests

5:45–5:50 PM

Ministerial arrival and delegation photograph

Hon. Zulfikar Ally, MP

With CGCC leadership and attending ministers

5:50–5:58 PM

Welcome, acknowledgements and introductions

Devon Harnarain

Executive Director, CGCC, Master of Ceremonies

5:58–6:05 PM

Remarks and introduction of Minister Ally

Kara Houston

Chargé d’Affaires, High Commission of Canada

6:05–6:25 PM

Keynote address

Hon. Zulfikar Ally, MP

Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation

6:25–6:33 PM

Presentation, toast and official photographs

Lilian Chatterjee

Board Chair, CGCC, leads the toast with CGCC leadership, Minister Ally, attending ministers and the delegation

6:33–7:00 PM

Closing networking

Delegates, government officials, business leaders and partners

7:00 PM

Close and transfers

All delegates

Days two and three

Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October

Two full days of one to one meetings, arranged individually rather than run as a hall of numbered tables. Fewer, better conversations with counterparts who have a reason to be in the room.

Delegates are encouraged to take meetings at their counterparts' own premises. Seeing a facility, a port operation or a processing site tells you more in an hour than a week of correspondence.

Schedules for these two days are being confirmed and are built individually with each delegate.

Preparing for your meetings

Provide your sector and target counterparts at registration
Identify specific companies or agencies you wish to meet
Indicate if you require a site visit rather than a boardroom meeting