NATIONAL FORUM VIDEO RECORDINGS AND PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE HERE!
Dear members,
A huge thank you to all who attended our 2 day national Economic and Investment Forum last week, either in person or via VBTC streaming.
We are still collecting ideas and solutions from you to use as the basis for the forum outcomes document, due for completion end of the month. If you have any new contributions to make please click on the link provided here: https://tinyurl.com/VCCI24
Once completed the document will be made publicly available.
Presentations
We have had a lot of requests for the PowerPoint presentations from our amazing speakers at the forum, so please find links to individual presentations attached below.
Live footage/videos of sessions – watch and share!
We have also made available links to the VBTC streaming of sessions of the forum also, they can be found at the bottom of this page. If you are interested in reading the economic report that paved the way for this forum click here to download the report in PDF format.
Again, a huge thank you for your interest and engagement and we look forward to sharing outcomes and updates from our Government Private Sector dialogues and working groups in the coming weeks.
FORUM Day 1
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Session 1: Economic Outlook Update: The Private Sector’s Perspective for the current economy in 2024 Top line findings of VCCI’s Economic Report, and how it can inform our national strategic investment and economic growth planning.Presented by Peter Judge, Pacific Consulting Ltd, head researcher for Vanuatu’s Private Sector Economic Update 2023/24 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PPT |
| 10:00am-10:30am | Morning tea |
| 10:30am – 12.00pm | Session 2: Investment and its Role in Economic Development
What drives domestic investment, and what underpins attracting foreign investment? How are we doing on both of these fronts, and how we can do better. 1. The real cost of domestic investment – supply chain/value chain barriers 2. Investment in Vanuatu – a historical view point 3. Commitment to attracting investment 4. What is Vanuatu doing to attract investment? |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Session 3: The Connection between Connectivity and the Economy Air and sea connectivity affects all industry sectors and is key to unlocking a country’s economic growth potential, in part because it enables the country to attract business investment and human capital. An increase in air connectivity also spurs tourism, which is vital to many countries’ economic prosperity. We hear from business people from both sectors on this important topic.1. The current status of domestic and international shipping – a local view point Mark Pardoe, Country Manager, Tropical Agency Ltd. (As agent for Swire Shipping) and Andrew Bohn, Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Logistics Limited CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PPT 2. ‘From surviving to thriving’ – Fiji Airways 3. Grand ideas and bold decision making – Nauru Airlines 4. Air Vanuatu’s Future |
| 3:30pm – 4:30pm | Session 4: What role does Immigration Policy have in strengthening the economy?
Attracting and retaining foreign talent is increasingly important in determining a countries current and future prosperity. VCCI’s 2023 Industry Skills Report highlighted the need for more skilled labour needs to support industry growth. How are we encouraging and supporting this, and what more can we do? 1. Vanuatu’s approach to Immigration legislation 2. Opening our doors to skills and investment |
Day 2
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Session 5: Closing the gap – the important role women can play in Vanuatu’s future economy
Gender and economic development are interlinked – MSMEs play a huge role in economic development in Vanuatu and offer pathways to women’s leadership and economic empowerment. How can we as a society and culture pave the way to better participation and inclusion? 1. How to shift attitudes and norms that prevent women from being perceived as legitimate leaders 2. What we can learn from countries far and wide 3. What I have learnt – a Melanesian Woman’s Perspective |
| 10:30am – 11.30am | Session 6: Investing in a Skilled Future Investing in education not only benefits individuals but also society as a whole. By prioritizing education and continuous skills development, nations can unleash the full potential of their human capital, leading to sustainable economic growth and development.1. The real story – literacy and numeracy in Vanuatu Torika Taoi, Team Leader of the Pacific Community’s Large Scale Assessment Programme CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PPT 2. Bridging the gap – how engaging early can lead in the right direction 3. Creating and meeting demand – working with Industry Sectors to provide the right courses, at the right time |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Session 7: Localised development of the Primary Sector
What is the role of agriculture production in planning for the future? 1. Supporting our farmers 2. Laying the groundwork for the new Overarching Productive Sector Policy 3. Commercial production capacity – the real story 4. Export Potential – what is worth the investment |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Session 8: Government Services
1. Reforms within the Public Service 2. Decentralisation in the short, medium and longer term 3. Technology and the power of digitizing Government |
VIDEO LINKS
Day 1
Session 2 – Investment and its Role in Economic Development https://fb.watch/qVWDf7FjIO/
Q&A from session 2 – https://fb.watch/qVWGJtnJm0/
Session 3 – The connection between Connectivity and the economy – https://fb.watch/qVWIE1AFj7/
Session 4 – What role does immigration policy have to do with the economy – https://fb.watch/qVWNbr_wjm/
Day 2
Session 5 – Closing the gap – the important role women can play n Vanuatu’s future economy – https://fb.watch/qVWQVu1jkc/
Session 6 – Investing in a Skilled Future – https://fb.watch/qVWW6mST1k/
Session 7 – Localised development of the Primary Sector – https://fb.watch/qVWZ72jLC5/
Session 8 – Government services and Prime Ministers closing remarks – https://fb.watch/qVX0VRTGhb/
