The diaspora has maintained its position as a backbone in the Haitian economy and avid supporter for sustainable change. What are the barriers and what are the tangible measures of engagement that we should undertake to become more efficient with the Diaspora as such major resource?

Moderator:

JP Michel

Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Ocean Harvest

Speakers/Panelists:

Ambassador Kenneth Merten

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Haiti Special Coordinator, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Jean Baden Dubois

Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (central bank)

Luis Echebarria

Representative in Haiti, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)