{"id":248,"date":"2015-06-12T18:49:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T18:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/carif2020\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2025-12-20T21:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T02:42:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newenergyevents.com\/carif\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) is the region\u2019s senior-level platform for financing, structuring, and delivering resilient infrastructure at scale. For ten years, CARIF has convened the leaders making investment decisions, setting policy frameworks, and executing the projects that will determine the Caribbean’s economic trajectory in a climate-constrained world.<\/p>

Ten Years of Impact<\/strong><\/p>

Since 2016, CARIF has focused on aligning policy, capital, and execution across the Caribbean\u2019s infrastructure agenda. This track record reflects a simple design principle: bring the right decision-makers into the same room, create space for honest conversation, and structure the program around execution, not just discussion.<\/p>

Who Attends<\/h5>

CARIF attracts the cross-section of decision-makers required to execute Caribbean infrastructure at scale:<\/p>

  • Government & Policymakers:<\/strong>
    • Public sector Ministers and senior officials from finance, energy, infrastructure, and climate ministries<\/li>
    • Utility executives and regulators<\/li>
    • National development agencies and planning authorities<\/li>
    • Port and airport authorities<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Finance & Investment<\/strong>
      • Development finance institutions (IDB, World Bank, CDB, regional DFIs)<\/li>
      • Commercial banks and project finance teams<\/li>
      • Private equity and infrastructure funds<\/li>
      • Multilateral climate finance facilities<\/li>
      • Insurance and guarantors<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
      • Developers & Operators<\/strong>
        • Independent power producers and renewable energy developers<\/li>
        • Water and wastewater utility operators<\/li>
        • Port, airport, and transport infrastructure companies<\/li>
        • Digital infrastructure and telecom providers<\/li>
        • PPP concessionaires and project sponsors<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
        • Technical Partners & Advisors<\/strong>
          • Engineering and technical design firms<\/li>
          • Legal and financial advisors<\/li>
          • Construction contractors and EPC providers<\/li>
          • Technology and data platform providers<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
          • Corporate & Industrial<\/strong>
            • Tourism and hospitality infrastructure decision-makers<\/li>
            • Energy-intensive industrial off-takers<\/li>
            • Real estate and commercial developers<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>

              CARIF 2025 welcomed attendees from 30+ countries, with strong representation from The Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago.<\/p>

              What to Expect at CARIF 2026<\/h5>

              CARIF is structured to facilitate project advancement, partnership formation, and capital deployment – not just information exchange.<\/p>

              • Plenary Sessions<\/strong>: Regional and global leaders address the macro forces shaping Caribbean infrastructure: capital availability, climate adaptation imperatives, policy frameworks, and the strategic choices governments and investors face in allocating scarce resources.<\/li>
              • Sector Deep-Dives<\/strong>: Focused sessions on the operational and financial realities of delivering infrastructure across energy, water, health, transport, digital systems, and social infrastructure. These sessions surface what’s working, what’s stalled, and what needs to change.<\/li>
              • Networking Roundtables<\/strong>: Choose-your-topic roundtable discussions bringing together diverse perspectives on Caribbean infrastructure’s most pressing challenges. Lightly moderated and off-the-record, these sessions create space for honest, solution-focused dialogue across government, finance, and industry.<\/li>
              • Hands-On Workshops<\/strong>: Interactive, small-group sessions tackling the practical challenges of structuring, financing, and delivering Caribbean infrastructure. Tools and frameworks attendees can apply immediately to projects in development.<\/li>
              • Networking<\/strong>: CARIF is known for the quality of its connections. Over X% of CARIF 2025 attendees rated their networking experience as excellent, reflecting an environment that is senior, focused, and outcome-oriented. This is where partnerships form.<\/li>
              • CARIF Awards & Cocktail Reception<\/strong>: The annual CARIF awards recognize leadership, delivery, and impact across Caribbean infrastructure, followed by the annual fountain-side reception.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  What Attendees Say<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  \u201cThe conference delivered exceptional networking opportunities and insightful, engaging panel discussions. The presence of multilateral lending agencies is invaluable to attendees.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                  Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Kingston Wharves Limited\u200b<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  \u201cCARIF\u2019s focus on the Caribbean is especially welcome. Too often the region gets lost when grouped with larger markets in the Americas.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                  COO, Bermuda Hospitals Board<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  \u201cAn exceptionally well-organized and impactful forum, bringing together key players from across the Caribbean infrastructure ecosystem. The quality of the discussions and level of senior participation made CARIF a valuable platform for dialogue, learning, and partnership.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                  Senior Infrastructure Specialist, Green Climate Fund<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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