I shared some of the people I spoke with, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (who I went for lobster with on Thursday, and Damien Marley was at our restaurant xD), the General Manager of the JSE, and also I had a bonus meeting with the Chairman of the JSE on Friday morning 2 hours before my return flight, it was held at the boardroom at the actual site of the JSE, which was nice to be invited to (the conference was at the Pegasus Hotel, not the actual JSE building).
As for the nature of the deals and partnerships, they're all being negotiated. What I learned is that no deals really close at the convention, it's a whirlwind, people are moving from meetings to meetings all week. It's more about making contacts, and working on establishing some agreements, but nothing closes at the event.
There were people there talking about infrastructure, civic services, agriculture, trade routes, stem cell research (that one was really interesting, check out Dr. Janice Fisher @
www.drjanicefisher.com, last year she gave a blind person back their sight, 40% in one eye, 60% in the other, which is the first time that's ever been done in the world, a truly tremendous feat), recycling, irrigation foreign investors, options, futures, etc. etc. etc. SOOOO many presentations, it's impossible to nail anything down, the best you can do is try to generate interest, and follow up on your contacts to hash out some deals, which is exactly what we're in the process of doing.
I have a skype meeting with the board @ the JSE on Tuesday morning, and the TSX on Thursday. My team has already proposed some offers, we're waiting to discuss their (hopeful) counter-offer, and then we work out logistics.
Due to the confidential nature of the proceedings, I won't be able to share the details of these meetings. Once we have some legal agreements written up, signed, stamped, and notarized, then you guys will be the first to know.
