Program · November 11–12, 2026

Two working days.
One coordinated mandate.

This is not a conference schedule — it is the working timetable of a regional response. Plenaries, ministerial roundtables, the Sovereign Capital Room, and sector working groups converge on Day 2 in the signed CGDPS '26 Declaration.

Day 1 · November 11, 2026

Fiscal Stewardship, Diversification & the Twin Pillars Under Scrutiny

  • 08:30
    Convening

    Host Nation Welcome

    Chair · Government of Saint Lucia

  • 09:00
    Keynote

    Keep Moving Forward — The Caribbean Vision 2036 Mandate

    Chair · Opening plenary · CGDPS '26 Convening Council

    Fundamental recalibration of the Caribbean growth model. Moving from reactive post-pandemic recovery into moderated, sustainable expansion — anchored to legislative frameworks like Vision 2036 that insulate development from political volatility.

  • 10:00
    Plenary

    Track 1 — Fiscal Stewardship & Sovereign Capital Activation

    The BVI's Liquid Assets Ratio recalibration (25% → 20%), the Penalty Amnesty Programme, and the IMF's CBI Risk-Benefit Matrix. The technical architecture of Caribbean fiscal space.

  • 11:30
    Plenary

    Track 2 — Tourism Repositioning: From Volume to Value

    1.2M+ visitors, 875K cruise, 300K+ overnight — and the regional pivot to carrying capacity, luxury marine, and value-per-visitor as the tourism mandate.

  • 12:30
    Reception

    Heads of Delegation Lunch

    Chair · By invitation

  • 14:00
    Breakouts

    Concurrent — Financial Services · Energy Transition · AI & Digital · Food Security

    Four parallel diversification breakouts. Rapporteurs feed directly into the Declaration.

  • 15:30
    Plenary

    Track 3 — Financial Services Jurisdictional Integrity

    FATF standing, EU cooperation lists, and the 2026 Beneficial Ownership Access Regime — with Saint Lucia's five-year clean record as the compliance longevity benchmark.

  • 16:30
    Deal Room

    Sovereign Capital Room — Finance Ministers, DFIs & CBI Regulators

    Chair · By invitation — IMF, CDB, IDB, World Bank, GCF, EU CIF, Afreximbank

  • 19:00
    Awards

    CGDPS '26 Regional Leadership Awards · Dinner

    Ten categories across the full GDP spectrum — from Fiscal Innovation of the Year to Compliance Longevity, Diversification Breakthrough, and Human Potential Investment.

Delegate allocations are limited

Take your place across the two-day mandate.