BrandHaiti's Second Annual Symposium "Investing in Haiti: Challenges, Strategies, Opportunities"

Welcome and thank you for registering for the BrandHaiti Second Annual Business Symposium entitled "Investing in Haiti: Challenges, Strategies, Opportunities"! The purpose of the symposium is to bring the entrepreneurial potential of Haiti to the forefront of economic policy while simultaneously deconstructing the negative conceptions too often associated with the country. This symposium will assemble prominent members of the business community, students, activists, and organizations that currently work to ameliorate the Haitian economy, but who will also discuss the promising future for a sovereign Haitian with an innovative private sector. It is our hope that you will share your vast personal and professional experiences with the students, academics, activists, economists, and investors in attendance during the question and answer sessions.
BrandHaiti is a non-profit, student-led marketing organization that re-brands the negative images and perceptions of Haiti currently dominating international discourse. Our goal is to highlight the Haitian people’s resiliency, creative capacity, and entrepreneurial ability to foster pro-Haitian business investment and revitalize a non-exploitative economy. We do so through a number activities, including the creation of a product line to connect Haitian artisans and entrepreneurs directly to markets, an inaugural spring break program to expose young foreign entrepreneurs to the beautiful Caribbean island of Haiti and network with Haitians, expos