This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the first Summit of the Americas. With the tenth summit fast approaching in 2025-taking place in the Dominican Republic-this is a moment to learn from past experiences and create an inclusive summit process that platforms Caribbean perspectives at a hemispheric level.

Given the Caribbean’s vulnerabilities to climate change and high electricity prices, the event identified cross-sector policy and investment opportunities to strengthen climate and energy resilience in the region. These insights and perspectives will help shape a Caribbean-oriented agenda at the next Summit and include holistic, diverse perspectives from US and Caribbean government officials, representatives from regional and multilateral development banks, and the business community, and civil society representatives.

Watch the event by the Atlantic Council and the U.S. Department of State in Trinidad and Tobago-the first and only Caribbean country to host a Summit-as we celebrate the three decades of hemispheric cooperation and chart new Caribbean-focused ideas for the next Summit in 2025.

The event was hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center and Caribbean Initiative on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. Trinidad and Tobago time).

The Hon. Candace Bond
Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago
United States

The Hon. Stuart Young
Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

The Hon. Francisco Mora
US National Summit Coordinator
United States

H.E. Anthony Phillips-Spencer
Director, Ministry of National Security
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; former Trinidad and Tobago National Summit Coordinator  

H.E. Wellington Bencosme
Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados
Dominican Republic

Diego Area
Deputy Director for Strategic Development, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council

Daniel Best
Senior Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister
Barbados

Tisha Marajh
Senior Manager, Group Sustainability Officer
Republic Bank Limited

Dale Ramlakhan
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Caribbean Initiative
Atlantic Council

Stuart Franco
President
American Chamber of Commerce Trinidad and Tobago

Wazim Mowla
Fellow & Lead of the Caribbean Initiative
Atlantic Council

The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.

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The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center’s Caribbean initiative serves as a platform for US and Caribbean stakeholders to offer new and innovative insights to benefit a closer US-Caribbean partnership and the overall prosperity, stability, and well-being of the region.

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