commonwealth business forum


The BCCC is proud to be partnering the CBC in the delivery of the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF), which will be held in Port of Spain, Trinidad from 23rd - 26th November this year. The Commonwealth Business Forum is a major international business event that occurs every 2 years and brings together some 700 government and business leaders from throughout the Commonwealth and beyond.

The Forum promotes practices and policies for the enhancement of global trade and investment. It provides new opportunities for business networking and partnerships, drawing on the Commonwealth’s comparative advantage in areas such as services, information and communications technology, banking and financial services, manufacturing, agriculture and natural resources.

The last two CBFs were held in Malta (2005) and Uganda (2007), and each constituted the biggest business conferences ever held in those countries. Speakers at previous CBFs have included CEOs and Chairpersons from leading global companies as well as past and current government leaders such as:

Tony Blair, PM UK
John Howard, PM Australia
Jean Chretien, PM Canada
Thabo Mbeki, President South Africa
Helen Clark, PM New Zealand
Goh Chok Tong, PM Singapore
Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Nigeria
Yoweri Museveni,President of Uganda
Owen Arthur, PM Barbados;
Patrick Manning,PM Trinidad & Tobago
Hubert Ingraham, PM Bahamas

Please click on the below links to find out more about the CBF

  • CBF Programme


    If you would like further details of the CBF or you would like to participate please contact the BCC via the contact page.

  • BCCC Deputy Chief Executive, Pauline Wade, Prime Minister of Grenada and Director General CBC, Mohan Kaul