Barbados to Host Major Caribbean Property Conference

Over 100 delegates from across the Caribbean, North America, the United Kingdom, and further, will gather in Barbados later this month for the largest real estate conference to be held on the island in over a decade.

Barbados will now join previous hosts Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in welcoming the 3rd Annual Caribbean Valuation and Construction Conference, which is being held at the Hilton Barbados on October 21 and 22 under the auspices of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI).

“In the globalizing market it is mission critical for leading professionals to learn from and network with, clients and leaders in other markets,” said Neil Shah, Managing Director, RICS Americas, who will be among the list of top caliber speakers assembled for this conference. “We expect delegates to come away from the event with enhanced understanding of the fundamental trends shaping the real estate and construction markets, and to make valuable professional connections,” he said.

The conference, which is being staged under the theme: “Managing Risks in Real Estate and Construction”, will explore such topics: as Caribbean property market trends, the valuation of timeshare and hotel assets, risks in the construction process, the impact of real estate investment on the tourism sector, and more.

Among the speakers slated for the conference are Mr. Michael Blaschuk, Deputy Minister for Real Estate Services, Shared Services in British Columbia, Canada; Mr. Eric Allen, Director and Commissioner of Land Valuations with the Jamaica National Land Agency; Paul Sanderson, President of IPTI in the United Kingdom; and Renea Linton, Director of Property Tax with Marriott International. The Honourable Christopher Sinckler, Minister of Finance for Barbados will deliver the keynote address.