The 23rd annual Bahamas Business Outlook (BBO) conference has been scheduled for January 13, 2014, at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort, under the theme: Charting the Course for Growth in 2014.

The annual event, established in 1991 at the height of the Gulf War, attracts presenters and attendees from across the economic and social spectrum. It brings together many of the prime movers and shakers in The Bahamas, particularly from the financial services and business sectors. The forum is also widely seen as a prime opportunity for networking.

Speakers for BBO 2014 include:

• Rt Hon Prime Minister, Perry G. Christie, Keynote Speaker
• Hon Kenred Dorsett, Minister of Environment & Housing
• Michele Thompson, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young
• Fred Perpall, Managing Director, The Beck Group
• Dr Andrew Spencer, Head, Centre for Hotel & Tourism, COB
• Patricia Glinton-Meicholas, Cultural Critic & Writer, Panel Discussion
• Pamela Burnside, Manager, Doongalik Studios, on Culture
• Dr Niambi Hall-Campbell, Psychologist, Asst. Professor, COB
• Godfrey Eneas, Agricultural Consultant