| Nearly 150 Caribbean commercial bankers, private bankers, regulators, regional and international agencies, service and solution providers, and vendors convened online in recent days for CAB Conference 2021. For the first time, the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB) Inc. organised the region’s foremost gathering for the financial services industry via a virtual fair, having met face-to-face in years prior. The event took place October 26-29, 2021. The theme of this year’s Conference – Beyond The Pandemic – could not have been timelier. Approximately 150 delegates met to discuss how the banking community has been affected by the pandemic, and how the sector can continue leading the way in helping Caribbean economies recover. And indeed, the need for banks to take a leadership role was emphasised by His Excellency, Dr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) as well as Honourable Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. Delivering the featured remarks at the Opening Ceremony, Dr. Jules addressed the topic of Resilience through Innovative and Creative Leadership. “Leadership in banking, as in any other sector in times such as these, is not just about the exercise of internal strategic and operational direction within one’s organisation,” he opined. “It is equally about how your organisation can be an innovation leader in its sphere of operation…” For her part, Prime Minister Mottley gave the Keynote Address on the subject, The COVID Crisis – Weathering the Pandemic. “Banks play a critical role in our community and society and hence it is important that you reflect on these topics in the midst of this pandemic as you are doing,” she noted. “You channel savings to borrowers, you connect us, and for the most part across the region you have stepped up to the plate in this tough crisis and played a responsible role, a caring community role. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL RELEASE About the CAB: Established in 1974, the CAB is a community of banks and other financial institutions in the Caribbean Region, which proactively influences issues impacting the financial services sector through advocacy, education and networking. The CAB represents fifty-six (56) banks and financial institutions in the Caribbean with an asset base in excess of US$41 billion as at Dec 31, 2019, in addition to sixteen (16) Service members comprising regional and international technological and professional institutions and three (3) Honorary Members, and six (6) Associate Members, spanning 20 territories. For more information contact: Ms. Wendy DelmarChief Executive Officer Email: [email protected]Tel (758) 452‐2877 |
