The conference was attended by members from 12 Caribbean jurisdictions and was headlined by Ministers of Government, leading businessmen, renowned global consultants and representatives from multinational donor agencies. Corporate and other sponsors for the conference included: The Bahamas Ministry of Finance, Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Grand Bahama Port Authority, KPMG and Bahamas Telecommunications Company.

The discussion and workshop topics included:

● Engaging Regional Management Consultants

● Engaging Academia: Preparing Management Consultants for the Future

● Developing Successful Indigenous Partnerships

● How to Leverage Internal and External Expertise, and

● Building a Winning and Sustainable Management Consulting Consortium

Consistent with its conference theme, CICMC sought to focus its membership on the benefits of synchronizing efforts to improve competitiveness and success. Delegates in turn interactively participated in informative plenary sessions and workshops, whilst receiving continuous professional development (CPD) points and networking with professionals from around the region.

Endorsing CICMC’s emphasis on the building partnership consortia, the Bahamas’ Minister of State for Finance, Hon. Michael Halkitis, M.P. in his opening remarks, exhorted regional consultants to “build (partnerships) through excellence and pride”. He also informed conference attendees that the success of major government initiatives, Public-Private-Partnership strategic formulation, and the SME sector, are directly related to the strength, credibility and intellectual dexterity of management consultants and other professionals.

This was the first time CICMC has held its conference in The Bahamas and the planning for the event was spearheaded by CICMC Director and President of the Bahamas Chapter, Donald Demeritte, who also recently obtained his CMC designation from the CICMC. Donna Smith, Director of the Bahamas Chapter, chaired the Local Planning Committee.

The next Conference is scheduled to be held September 7-9, 2016 in St. Lucia.

About CICMC: CICMC is a professional organisation, comprising regional chapters and individual management consultants drawn from throughout the Caribbean. With the foundational support of the Caribbean Export Development Agency, and the European Union, CICMC continues to grow its membership base, attracting professionals from diverse disciplines, including, medicine, law and engineering. As a result, CICMC is the premier network grouping of management consultants in the region, in terms of experience, knowledge base and size. CICMC’s annual regional symposia provide professional and network development opportunities to its members and partners. This includes opportunities to establish strategic partnerships with regional and international counterparts, for improved access to markets and larger engagements.