The pioneering class of Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) candidates of the Mona School of Business (MSB) will host a Business Leaders’ Conference under the theme “Business Development in the Caribbean: Confronting the Challenges.”  The Conference takes place April 23-24, 2010 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, UWI, Mona.

Topics will be explored under four sub-topics namely: National Policy Perspectives, Corporate Governance and Leadership, Wealth Creation and Preservation and Entrepreneurship and Small Businesses. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony on Friday, April 23 at 8:30 am will be Joseph Matalon, President, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica. The Conference also features guest research presentations being made by Dr. Delroy Hunter, Assistant Professor, University of South Florida and Dr. Donna Cooke, Associate Dean/ Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University.
The event is aimed at encouraging doctoral candidates to engage and share perspectives and discourse on topical issues and facilitate networking and knowledge sharing among key stakeholders.

The university community and the public are invited to attend. Registration fee is J $3,000. For more details interested persons may telephone 977-6976 or 977-2666-7.