Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (T&T Chamber) Message 2024-2025
November 6th, 2024
Connecting the influencers and showcasing their role in our business landscape is accommodating the development of our business community. The Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (T&T Chamber) congratulates and thanks the publishers of Who’s Who in Trinidad and Tobago.
The T&T Chamber’s road map includes initiatives to Increase Economic Participation and introduce new opportunities towards a vision of shared prosperity; focus on Enhancing Social Infrastructure Provisions via ESG mandates; embracing Emerging Technology Opportunities; Enhancing the Adoption of Digital Technology; Increasing Innovation Diffusion; Increasing Levels of Entrepreneurialism; and developing hidden opportunities for economic advancement and inclusion.
All of these point to the necessity to strongly support our MSME’s and untapped sectors via catalytic strategies. In addition, we represent our members nationally on over forty working groups, task forces, boards, national councils and eleven internal committees.
Our daily activities include supporting our members and the wider business community by providing advocacy, capacity-building, trade missions, networking, position papers and more. Innovation, risk-taking, strategic planning and improving productivity are key elements for successful business models.
The T&T Chamber looks forward to fulfilling our role with the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Small and Medium Listings via our cooperative agreement; facilitating discussions towards the establishment of venture capital initiatives; providing guidance to angel investors; supporting MSMEs who want to scale up; exploring opportunities for public and private sector partnerships; and leading conversations to accommodate joint ventures which foreign direct investment.
We recognise that we are in a community where we must harness the potential of our youth and maintain ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our internal committees subscribe the sustainable development goals as our commitment to the 2030 UN Agenda.
As part of the global community, we face similar challenges but have shown stability and resilience and we continue to adapt and evolve. Our collaboration with local and international stakeholders is an on-going effort to maintain the profile of Trinidad and Tobago an attractive and viable destination for investors and those seeking to make strategic connections throughout the region.
In September 2024, we were delighted to welcome a new Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Vashti Guyadeen. Vashti’s wealth of experience and proven track record will support the T&T Chamber’s objectives, activities and wide range of support services. We look forward to working with Vashti to build on the strength of our 145-year journey of representation, committed to advocacy as we drive progress and innovation, ensuring the continued growth and success of our members and business community.
Our beautiful twin-island republic has the potential for success in the non-oil and gas sector and the time is right to take risks and embrace the opportunities. Our Voice of Business is a collective voice with the strength of hundreds. We continue to speak up in the best interest of our members for the prosperity of our country.
Columbus Circle, Westmoorings
P.O. Box 499, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Tel: (868) 637-6966; Fax: (868) 637-7425
Email: [email protected]
Website: chamber.org.tt
