congress overview
Under the motto "Connecting Islands to Face Global Challenges" the second edition of the Smart Island World Congress brought international island leaders, experts, authorities and companies to identify specific solutions to address the challenges islands are facing nowadays, through topics such as Smart and Sustainable Tourism, Talent and Economic Growth, Connectivity, Infraestrucutres, Clean and Renewable Energies, Climate Change and Resiliency, amongst others.
Kate Brown
Executive Director for the Global Island Partnership
Focused to raise attention of island issues globally, facilitate the sharing of experiences between island countries and countries with islands, to support island leadership and commitment by facilitating both technical and financial resources to help islands meet their goals and to enable islands work together to advance island conservation and sustainable livelihoods.
Lauri-Ann Ainsworth
Director of Development and Communications for the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Caribbean
The Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship is an incubator for the Caribbean entrepreneurs that aims to scale impactful, globally competitive, sustainable businesses that lead to social, environmental and economic change in order to create dynamic Caribbean economies.
Islands leading the tourism industry
Technology & Tourism, Smart & Sustainable Tourism, Population change, Youth, Quality of Life, Health and Social Welfare, Education, Cultural Diversity, Contemporany Arts & Culture, Cultural Heritage, Mainland-island relation, Iconic Architecture, Seasonality, Sustainable & Quality Tourism, Ecodiversity, Public Service Infrastructure, Flagship Projects.
Islands for the future: talent & economic growth, connectivity & infraestructures
Startups, Industry of Knowledge, Brain Drain Prevention, New Business Models, Incubators, Accelerators, Living Labs, Innovative hubs, Enterpreneurship, Industrial Diversification, Mobile Connectivity, Smart Management, Smart island strategies.
Making the best of our own resources
Resiliency, Environmental Sustainability, Water, Desalination, Local Specificity, Architecture, Environment, Climate Change, Clean & Renewable Energies, Responsible Consumption, Energy Storage, Self-sufficiency, Airports, Ports, Smart Grids, Waterfronts, Sustainable Spatial Planning, Social Innovation, Civic Engagement, Migrations, Competences and devolution.
