Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, IoD UK chief economist Anna Leach and the chief executives of Beyon Group, KPMG Islands Group and Ports of Jersey will address the conference, Unlocking Economic Growth: Guernsey’s Competitive Future, on Wednesday 18 November.
The plan is the result of months of surveys, workshops and one-to-one interviews with people from across the private and public sectors.
‘This is a line-up that matches the scale of the challenge,’ said IoD Guernsey chairman Glen Tonks.
‘Our speakers bring experience from Guernsey, Jersey, the UK and well beyond, and we are proud to put new and next-generation voices on the same stage as established leaders. They will challenge our assumptions. The action plan then gives us something concrete to act on.’
He said the event was about moving ‘from conversation to commitment’.
The opening panel will look at what makes firms and investors choose one jurisdiction over another, and where Guernsey stands. It features Ms Leach, Beyon Group chief executive Andrew Kvalseth, Butterfield’s Richard Saunders and Patricia Boon from law firm Forsters.
In the afternoon, Mia Edgworth, a Guernsey student at the University of Cambridge, will give a TEDx-style talk on risk-taking and the island’s next generation of leaders, while Maia Health co-founder Liz Bradford will speak on high-performance leadership.
A third panel will tackle talent, housing, connectivity, infrastructure, AI and the pace of government decision-making. Its speakers include Ports of Jersey chief executive Matt Thomas, CMS partner Charles Kerrigan and The Guernsey Institute principal Dr Louise Misselke.
The final session will bring Deputy de Sausmarez, KPMG Islands Group chief executive Neale Jehan and Mr Tonks together to put the plan to the test – what needs to happen first, who owns it, and how the island will know it is working.
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