A Seat at the Table & a Spot in the Procurement Pipeline: Inclusive Economic Transformation in Guyana

with patron programming SPONSOR

SpeakerS:

Cherie Blair CBE, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Concordia Leadership Council Member
Jim Jones, Director, Global Community Programs and Strategy, ExxonMobil
Charity Wallace, Founder & President, Wallace Global Impact, LLC; Concordia Board Member
Bobita Ram, General Manager, Mobile Money Guyana Inc. 

“The demand is so great that we really could show how this partnership approach with the local people using technology can really help a country that’s already on the up, having this amazing expansion of its GDP. Let’s make sure that everybody gets a fair share of that.”

 

Cherie Blair CBE, Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women; Concordia Leadership Council Member

“The investment is so heavy in women’s economic empowerment, both from a community basis but also from a business perspective. That’s why we invest probably almost half a billion dollars a year in women-owned businesses as part of our supply chain. But that’s not the end of the story—we can do so much more.”

 

Jim Jones, Director, Global Community Programs and Strategy, ExxonMobil

“Partnerships make such a difference—they are the real key to actually making transformational change on the ground. Local government is critical, the NGOs that come in know the people on the ground, the big companies that are there that want to ensure that those communities are successful both for your own benefit but also for the benefit of the people in the country.”

 

Charity Wallace, Founder & President, Wallace Global Impact, LLC; Concordia Board Member

“Women in Guyana today are before their eyes seeing opportunities arising for them to enter the workforce and to start their own businesses.”

 

Bobita Ram, General Manager, Mobile Money Guyana Inc.