Location: Capital Ballroom

The poor business environment, a shrinking economy, and many challenges posed by the country’s situation have caused investors and development assistance providers to think about aid aimed at livelihoods and economic development mostly in terms of small, incremental initiatives. Learn about initiatives to create transformative impact by investing in innovative interventions at scale in growth sectors like agriculture that touch the majority of rural Haitians.

Moderator:

Patrick Dessources is a native of Haiti and has over twenty years of professional experience in Business Administration, Accounting,...

Patrick Dessources

Executive Director, Centre d’Appui et de Services aux Entreprises Locales et Internationales (CASELI)

Speakers:

Joanne Alexis Bounouni is a computer engineer, economic development strategist, and social impact entrepreneur with over 25 years of...

Joanne Alexis Bounouni

Founder Chairman, GECA

Pierre has led the Haiti Development Institute for 13 years, guiding it from its origins as the Haiti Fund...

Pierre Andre Noel

Executive Director, Haiti Development Institute

Reginald Cean is responsible for HDI’s organizational capacity building programs. He also oversees HDI’s grant making and grant administration....

Reginald Cean

Programming and Grants, HDI