Over 500 Guest to Attend Belize Investment Summit

There are just a few hours left until the official start of the Belize Investment Summit 2025 and final preparations are underway. Held every two years, it gathers for investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders from across the globe for one of Belize; largest networking opportunities. level. This year’s theme is ‘Bridging Markets, Building Resilience’ highlighting the goal to strengthen Belize’s global ties and strengthen the local economy. Executive Director of BELTRAIDE, Ishmael Quiroz, shares that this year’s summit is expected to see about five hundred and fifty guests and highlights some of the exciting guest speakers they can anticipate at the opening ceremony.

 

Ishmael Quiroz, Executive Director, BELTRAIDE

“Our Prime Minister, honorable John Briceno is going to be a keynote speaker. However, we do have invited guests Dr. Ernesto Stein from the Tec de Monterrey. He’s done a very in-depth diagnostic of Belize’s economic performance, as well as identifying opportunities for regional trade and a role that Belize can play as we, move towards regionalization and the opportunities presenting themselves. And then we have Mr. Adam Stewart, the executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, who are all, they’re all about luxury tourism. And so there’s a lot that our tourism stakeholders can benefit from hearing his perspective, his experience, and we are looking forward to hearing what they have to say and to share with Belize.”

 

Britney Gordon

“So we know this event has been going on for a couple years now, and it’s evolved over time. What exciting changes has come to the summit that makes it better every year?”

 

Ishamel Quiroz

“So people come to connect, to network, to matchmake, and that is definitely featuring in this year’s edition. We’re giving prominence to that space in terms of  the connect zone aspect of the Belize Investment Summit where people are able to request meetings and schedule meetings with either public sector to the private sector or within the private sector itself. And so that is definitely a highlight. We have over two hundred meetings already scheduled. And the idea is really to generate leads that we can then support as a government to see through to fruition in terms of foreign direct investment, attraction, local, domestic investments, and and to have, that sort of economic activity.”