BFSB Lecture Series: Focus on Leadership & Entrepreneurship

Thursday March 18th, 2010

Category: Business, BFSB

David Harvey,  STEP

David Harvey, STEP

BFSB will host a Leadership & Entrepreneurship Seminar at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort as part of its Lecture Series. Presenters include Mr. David Harvey, Chief Executive of STEP, who will address participants on “Riding the Tide: How to be a Resilient Professional”. Other speakers for the March 18 event will be Anthony Ferguson, Principal, CFAL; Lindon Nairn, Vice-President, Life Division, Colina Insurance; and Vaughn Delaney, Deputy Managing Director, Bank of the Bahamas International. These BFSB member firms are sponsors of the seminar. Messrs. Ferguson and Nairn will speak to “The Pursuit of Excellence”,while Mr. Delaney will present on “Leadership Characteristics and Abilities: What Really Matters.

The Leadership and Entrepreneurship component of BFSB’s Lecture Series has as a primary goal the profiling of Bahamians who have achieved success in financial and professional services, whether as top management and/or as entrepreneurs; specifically focusing on how our present leaders can be used to mentor future leaders. BFSB previously launched the leadership and entrepreneurship seminar series in collaboration with sponsor Bahamas First Holdings. That first seminar was considered a success with attendees from banks, trust and insurance companies and legal and accounting firms. Presenters were Patrick Ward Group President & CEO, Bahamas First Holdings; Judith Whitehead, Managing Partner, Graham, Thompson & Co; and Raymond Winder, Managing Partner, Deloitte.