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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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