The Delegation
One voice for the
Caribbean food sovereignty decade.
A convened delegation of heads of state, agriculture ministers, regulators, multilateral finance, sovereign capital, agro-processors, agri-tech founders, fisherfolk leaders and farmers — with a mandatory 10% quota for practising farmers and fisherfolk.
Delegate Architecture
Four cohorts. One mandatory floor for farmers and fisherfolk.
35%
Government & Institutional
Agriculture ministers · Permanent secretaries · CARICOM Secretariat & MTF · CARDI · CRFM (& Antigua-Barbuda Chair) · FAO Caribbean · USAID/ESC · CARICOM COTED · Land registry and trade policy offices
30%
Private Sector & Capital
Agri-investors · CEA and AgriTech developers · Agro-processors · Food exporters · Republic Bank & CIBC FirstCaribbean agri desks · Impact investors · Diaspora food distributors · Cold chain logistics · Supermarket & hospitality procurement
20%
Development Finance & Multilaterals
IDB Agriculture Division · Caribbean Development Bank · Green Climate Fund (agriculture window) · EU Global Gateway agriculture · World Food Programme Caribbean · IFAD · USAID · Caribbean Export Development Agency
10% · MANDATORY
Farmers, Fisherfolk & NGOs
Jamaica Agricultural Society · Guyana Rice Producers Association · CNFO · Regional cooperative leaders · Youth farming organisations · Women's agricultural cooperatives · Environmental NGOs · Agri-tourism operators · Farm-to-fork entrepreneurs
Speakers & Chairs
The opening cohort.
Hon. Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda
Host & Opening Keynote
Office of the Prime Minister, Antigua & Barbuda
President of Guyana
Plenary · Vision 25×2030 & the Production Surplus
Government of Guyana — Lead Head for Agriculture (invited)
Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Blue Economy
Host Chair · Ministerial Convener
Government of Antigua & Barbuda
Secretary-General, CARICOM
Closing Keynote
Caribbean Community Secretariat
Chair, CARICOM Ministerial Task Force on Agriculture
Plenary · Vision 25×2030 Implementation
CARICOM MTF — Guyana Ministry of Agriculture
President, Caribbean Development Bank
Plenary · Agricultural Finance & Blended Capital
Caribbean Development Bank
Manager, Agriculture Division
Plenary · IDB Agriculture Window
Inter-American Development Bank
Executive Director
Track Lead · Fisheries & Blue Food
CRFM — Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Executive Director
Track Lead · CEA, AgriTech & Research
CARDI — Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute
Chief Executive Officer
Track Lead · Agro-Processing & Export
Caribbean Export Development Agency
President, Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations
Panel · Fisheries, Small-Scale Fisheries Action Plan
CNFO
President, Jamaica Agricultural Society
Panel · Farmer voice on supply chain & climate resilience
Jamaica Agricultural Society
Delegations & ministerial track