September 28–29, 2027 · AUA Campus, Antigua
Caribbean Business & Industry Summit
Open for Business. Trade, Investment, Manufacturing & the Caribbean Industrial Economy.
The commerce ministers, chambers of commerce, manufacturers, investment promotion agencies, trade lawyers, and capital partners implementing CIPS 2035 and rebuilding Caribbean trade access.
Countdown to convening
September 28–29, 2027 · AUA Campus, Antigua
The Mandate
Four pillars.
One mandate.
CBIS '27 is the Caribbean private sector's annual deal-making and policy-implementation summit — spanning trade, manufacturing, investment promotion, MSME competitiveness, and the full commerce and industry value chain.
Pillar I
CIPS 2035 Implementation
The CARICOM Industrial Policy and Strategy 2035 was adopted in February 2025. CBIS is where it gets executed — not endorsed again.
Pillar II
Trade Diversification
The 2025 CBI suspension exposed US over-dependence. CBIS converts the AfriCaribbean, EU-EPA, and intra-CARICOM diversification opportunity into signed contracts.
Pillar III
Manufacturing & SEZs
T&T petrochemicals, Jamaica light manufacturing, DR free zones, Guyana agro-industrial. CariSEZA is forming. CBIS is where investors meet zones.
Pillar IV
Capital & MSME Scale-Up
Afreximbank's $5B commitment, CDB trade finance windows, and the MSME export bottleneck — connected to the manufacturers and exporters who need them.
Convening the region
Participating nations.
CARICOM member states, OECS territories, and regional secretariats sending delegations to AUA Campus, Antigua.
Convened with
Supporting institutions.
Venue
American University of Antigua (AUA)
A purpose-built academic campus in Antigua — capable of hosting plenary, ten concurrent tracks, ministerial side-rooms, the Trade Deal Room, awards dinner, and accredited media in a single secured perimeter.
- Plenary hall with simultaneous interpretation (English, Spanish, French)
- Six concurrent breakout rooms for the 10-track programme
- Trade Deal Room with matchmaking infrastructure for buyers, sellers, and trade finance
- Ministerial side-rooms with secure perimeter on a single campus
Accreditation now open