The theme of the conference was “Linking the Caribbean through Entrepreneurship”

The keynote address was delivered by the Honorable Hubert Ingraham, Prime Minister of the Bahamas. Other feature addresses were delivered by Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Bahamas Minister of Tourism & Aviation, George Markantonis, President and Managing Director of Kerzner International, Barry Malcolm, Managing Director Scotiabank (Bahamas) Ltd and Michael A. Anderson, President Fidelity Merchant Bank & Trust.