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
- 08:30Convening
Host Nation Welcome
Chair · Government of Saint Lucia
- 09:00Keynote
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.
- 10:00Plenary
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.
- 11:30Plenary
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.
- 12:30Reception
Heads of Delegation Lunch
Chair · By invitation
- 14:00Breakouts
Concurrent — Financial Services · Energy Transition · AI & Digital · Food Security
Four parallel diversification breakouts. Rapporteurs feed directly into the Declaration.
- 15:30Plenary
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.
- 16:30Deal Room
Sovereign Capital Room — Finance Ministers, DFIs & CBI Regulators
Chair · By invitation — IMF, CDB, IDB, World Bank, GCF, EU CIF, Afreximbank
- 19:00Awards
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