Anthony Phills 'Million Dollar Arm' Branding Specialist For Invest Caribbean Now

Monday, April 28, 2014

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aribbean-born entrepreneur and brand specialist, Anthony Phills, whose work can now be seen in Disney Pictures upcoming film, 'Million Dollar Arm,' will be among the presenters at Invest Caribbean Now 2014.

The Los Angeles resident and founder of Caribbean Commerce Magazine/Media, Calypso Cloud and Blinglet Inc., whose roots stretch to Trinidad and Tobago, will speak on how the Caribbean can harness technology as a way to advance wealth in the region.

Mr. Anthony Phills (Photo by: Victoria Mihich)

Phills created the branding for 'The Million Dollar Arm' contest, a talent hunt competition in India that led to the discovery of the first two professional baseball pitchers from India. The story of these two pitchers and the agent who found them inspired Disney Pictures' upcoming movie, Million Dollar Arm, starring Jon Hamm. It will be released May 16th in theaters. Staying true to the real story, Phills' original designs can be seen in the film.

Phills also serves as the Chief Technical Officer of Invest Caribbean Now and sits on the new ICN board.

Invest Caribbean Now 2014, (ICN), the biggest global investment summit on the Caribbean outside of the region, is set for the Harvard Club in New York City from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. this June 4, 2014.

This year's fourth Invest Caribbean Now Summit will feature numerous global professional investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders including Hollywood Actor Malik Yoba; Chairman of the billion-dollar, privately-owned Jamaican-based empire, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart; Sergio Millian, President of the Russian American Chamber of Commerce; Colin Childress, CEO/Founder, Global MedChoices, Turks & Caicos; Paul Angelchik, M.D., Founder and CEO, American World Clinic - Barbados; Anthony A. L. Adjasse of the Allied African Nations Chamber Of Commerce; Hollywood actor Malik Yoba, Hollywood fashion designer, Woody Wilson; Qahir Dhanani, private sector development specialist of the World Bank Group; Ambassaodr Dr. Richard Bernal, Executive Director, Caribbean, Inter-American Development Bank, Leigh Moran, manager, International Diaspora Engagement Alliance" or "IdEA," a partnership of the US State Department and USAID; Brian Lilly, founder of One Caribbean Television and CEO of Lilly Broadcasting and executives from Sun Group Russia, Tia Properties, LLC, American CryoStem Corporation, Lugano Group, Damoola, Merrill Lynch, Nomura, Aegis Capital, Island Global Yachting, Blocadi Capital, K&L Gates, True Value Building & Hardware Ltd & Emerald Vista, DHl, First Caribbean Group, InvestTT, Martinique Promotion Bureau- CMT USA, and Sir Richard Branson's Carbon War Room.

Also in attendance will be Chinese and Caribbean government ministers and dignitaries including Dr. Ma, Lin Deputy Secretary-General of Beijing Municipal Government, Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory; Minister of Trade, Industry, Investment and Communications, Trinidad & Tobago Vasant Bharath; Minister of Agriculture of Barbados, Dr. David Estwick; Minister of Tourism & International Transport of St. Kitts, Ricky Skerritt; Jamaica's Ambassador to the UN, Courtney Rattray; several CARICOM consuls general to New York and the Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Hugh Riley.

Multiple Award Emmy winning TV Anchor, Ernie Anastos, will emcee the Summit while One Caribbean Television weatherman, Joey Stevens, and his famous side-kick, Bob, will wrap up the event by hosting the ICN Awards Reception, set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Limited early bird tickets and table of 10 are available through April 30th by booking here or at investcaribbeannow.com/earlybird while some partnership sponsorship and advertising opportunities for this event are still available by contacting sheila@investcaribbeannow.com or chris@caribpr.com or by logging on to ICN's summit page at Investcaribbeannow.com.

Persons looking to do business with the top Chinese, Caribbean and Russian delegates can ask about one of ten Diamond Room tickets from Joe Bernstein at joe@investcaribbeannow.com for a cost of $1,000 each.

ICN PARTNERS

Presenters for ICN 2014 are: Hard Beat Communications, The Caribbean Tourism Organization, One Caribbean Television, The Woody Wilson Collection of Beverly Hills, The PR Newswire, The Caribbean Commerce Magazine, Blinglets, The Caribbean Council for Economic Development, the Chinese Business Development Center, Martinique Promotion Bureau- CMT USA, CaribPR Wire, News Americas Now, the Jamaica Observer, CaribSeek, WINN-FM and GCaribbean Magazine.  

 

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Hollywood Actor/Activist Malik Yoba For Invest Caribbean Now 2014

Monday, March 10, 2014

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resh on the heels of the Jamaican bobsled team's participation in the 2014 Sochi Games, the man who played a Jamaican bobsledder and wrote the theme song in the now infamous movie, "Cool Runnings ," is set to attend the biggest investment summit on the Caribbean outside the region, Invest Caribbean Now, (ICN).

 

Malik Yoba

 

Hollywood actor and activist, Malik Yoba, will be among the top attendees at this year's Caribbean Week in New York summit, set for June 4, 2014 at the prestigious Harvard Club of New York from11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Yoba's attendance expresses his support for the Summit's goals of sustainable development and investment towards building a stronger more economically viable region for the next generation and for Caribbean American Heritage Month in the United States.

Thirty-plus acting credits have solidified Yoba's status as a distinguished Hollywood actor. He has starred in a number of hit TV shows and movies including his groundbreaking role in the drama series 'New York Undercover' along with films like Tyler Perry's 'Why Did I Get Married?' and its sequel.

Aside from acting, Yoba keeps busy with his heavy involvement in youth activism and mentoring. He has educated and inspired urban youth through a variety of projects encouraging them to express themselves creatively and reach their full potential.

Yoba will be attending with his mother, Mahmoudah Young, the co-author of-the coming of age memoir, "The Screw Factory."

 

WHO'S WHO FOR ICN

This year's summit top delegates will include Caribbean government dignitaries from across the region, including Premier of Nevis, Vance Amory; Chinese government officials; New York City elected officials; chairman of over two dozen companies throughout the Caribbean, North America and Great Britain, including Sandals Resort, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart and representatives from the World Bank, the IDB, the US State Department's IdEA, Merrill Lynch, Nomura, HBO Latin America, DHL, First Citizens Investment Services, Island Global Yachting, Lugano Group, Caribbean Airlines, Laparkan, Caribbean Television, the Russian American Chamber of Commerce, the Allied African Nations Chamber Of Commerce and the Chinese American Business Development Center, among numerous others.

Harvard, Princeton and Colombia graduate and Caribbean-born scholar, Dr. Isaac Newton will deliver the keynote address on the issue of economic development and global investment outreach while Woody Wilson, designer to stars like Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Terrance Howard, will launch his Tropical Collection for the Caribbean. 

Special partnership and co-branding opportunities for this prestigious event are available by contacting sheila@investcaribbeannow.com or logging on to ICN's brand new summit page atInvestcaribbeannow.com.

Limited early bird tickets to the summit are available by booking here or at investcaribbeannow.com/earlybird

An exclusive Diamond Dinner has been added to this year's summit for only 20 people who will include Malik Yoba, Gordon 'Butch' Stewart and Woody Wilson. Tickets are available on an invitation only basis by contacting Joe Bernstein at joe@investcaribbeannow.com.

 

ABOUT ICN

Invest Caribbean Now has as its main focus wealth creation for the region by capitalizing on global trends and indigenous creativity while managing scarce resources intelligently and building sound economics, investment in human development, and a strong alliance with nature.  In the past three years alone, over 600 investment bankers, private equity investors, Chinese and U.S. government officials, Caribbean ministers of governments and premiers, hotel developers, architects, real estate developers, financial advisors, entrepreneurs and the media have attended the event.  Past ICN honourees have included billionaire Sir Richard Branson and billion-dollar company, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

 

ICN PARTNERS

Partners for ICN 2014 include: Hard Beat Communications, The Caribbean Tourism Organization,One Caribbean Television, The Woody Wilson Collection of Beverly Hills, The PR Newswire, the Caribbean Commerce Magazine, Blinglets, The Caribbean Council for Economic Development, the Chinese Business Development Center, Woody Wilson Fine Clothing, CaribPR Wire and News Americas Now.

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Invest Caribbean Now 2013 Partners With Caribseek News

Friday, May 17, 2013

In its third consecutive year, the Invest Caribbean Now (ICN) event has become the primary Caribbean investment forum.

The Annual Invest Caribbean Now is presented annually by The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Hard Beat Communications, Inc., during CTO’s Caribbean Week In New York and Caribbean American Heritage Month in the United States.

The definitive Caribbean Investment Forum will feature a United Nations-type "general assembly" of ministers from about a dozen nations from the Caribbean and international business leaders, and is set for June 5th, an ideal strategic match-making event.

Caribseek News is proud to announce that it is the Worldwide Caribbean media partner for this event.

“The partnership with Caribseek News is important for Invest Caribbean Now as it complements our objective of bringing together the Worldwide Caribbean in one Caribbean investment forum. The reach of Caribseek News as a true Worldwide Caribbean news portal is a great way to get our message out,” according to Guyanese entrepreneur Felicia Persaud, CEO of Hard Beat Communications and the architect of the Invest Caribbean Now investment forum.

“The main objective of Caribseek News is to become the platform for Worldwide Caribbean news bringing together the Caribbean, its Diaspora and international business relationships,” stated Mr. Willem Da Costa Gomez, CEO of Caribseek International.

 

Only a few tickets at $185 each are still available for the June 5th forum

Supplementary information on the event can be found on the event’s pages on Facebook  and on Twitter

 

About Invest Caribbean Now

The Hard Beat Communications/Caribbean Tourism Organization annual Invest Caribbean Now Power Forum is a strategic match-making event for international business leaders that connects investors and those seeking to do business in the Caribbean with over a dozen governments from this region in one room! www.investcaribbeannow.com

 

About Caribseek News

Caribseek News is the premier Worldwide Caribbean news integrator covering the Caribbean, its Diaspora and Worldwide Caribbean-related news. Caribseek News feature full multi-media news and news is published in all languages spoken in the Caribbean. www.news.caribseek.com -- facebook.com/caribseeknews -- www.twitter.com/caribseeknews

 

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