Guyana Diaspora Investment Conference set for October in UK

Caribbean-led United Kingdom (UK)-based company, Henley Caribbean Sustainable Ventures Limited (HCSVL) is set to host a Guyana Diaspora Sustainability & Investment Conference (GDSIC) later this year in the UK.
This event is planned for the benefit of Guyanese in the diaspora in general, but small to medium sized businesses wanting to trade or invest in Guyana are expected to showcase the best of Guyana’s products and services in the United Kingdom while discussing the many factors that affect the trade and investment possibilities within a burgeoning oil-rich economy.

The efforts of HCSVL in delivering the GDSIC 2023, while involved with the Government of Guyana, have so far resulted in High Commissioner of Guyana in the United Kingdom, Dr Rajendra Singh confirming his attendance. The Guyana Diaspora Sustainability & Investment Conference hopes to attract large numbers of UK-based Guyanese nationals and friends who may seize the opportunity to display their wares including arts and craft items and other products and services at the event.
The conference is intended to be an annual event, with the inaugural conference billed for Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th of October 2023 at a UK venue which will be announced at a later date.
The international planning committee of the conference brings over forty (40) years of combined experience and comprises members such as David F Roberts, Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Henley Caribbean Sustainable Ventures in London; Cristina Caus, International Oil & Gas Consultant in Miami and Joel Bhagwandin, Director, Spherex Professional Services in Guyana.
CEO of Henley Caribbean, David F Roberts said, “I’m particularly delighted that Henley Caribbean Sustainable Ventures with our strategic partners are able to bring a much-needed forum to enable diaspora-based Guyanese to participate in the development conversation of Guyana where they can speak directly to and network with their Government leaders and private sector executives in a friendly and congenial environment. This is a golden opportunity for both the Guyana Government and the diaspora to explore avenues for mutual growth and development.”
GDSIC was conceived following the successful Guyana Energy Conference held in Georgetown, February 14 to 17, 2023, where the GDSIC organisers recognised a significant opportunity to bridge the inadvertent information/knowledge gap between Guyana and the Guyanese Diaspora in the United Kingdom and by extension, Europe.
Essentially, GDSIC will strengthen linkages and build alliances that will help Guyana’s growth and development globally.