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The Anguilla Chamber of Commerce has won the award for “ Best Project from a Chamber of a Developing Country and became 2nd finalist in the category “ Best Membership Recruitment Project at the World Chambers of Commerce Competition.
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Anguillians: Stephenie Brooks, Calvin Bartlett and Vida Lloyd with Australian team
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The 5th World Chambers Congress began on Wednesday July 4th to deliberate fresh ways to deal with some of the biggest challenges facing business development. Some 1,413 delegations from 110 countries participated in this biennial event which featured an opening address by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Held every two years, the World Chambers Congress has established an enviable reputation as the place where chamber and business leaders get to know international peers and share experiences and best practices on grassroots issues that have a direct impact on the Chamber of Commerce community. This event is the sole international forum open to the global community of over 12,000 chambers
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Mr. Calvin Bartlett (right) accepting Award for Anguilla Chamber of commerce, while Australian team members look on
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Winning this prestigious award is a major achievement for the Chamber and for putting Anguilla on a global stage.Thanks to the board of directors, volunteers, members and sponsors for making this possible,” said an enthusiastic Calvin Bartlett, Executive Director, from the 5th World Chambers Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, where the judging took place. Mr. Bartlett would also like to extend a great Thank You for the support received from Vida Lloyd, ACOCI Supporting Director, her husband Clive Richardson and Stephenie Brooks, Digicel’s Country Manager, who also attended the Congress as support team member to the Chamber.
The four other finalists were :The Vancouver Board of Trade, The Chamber of Economy of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina; The Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce, Canada and The Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Thirty-eight countries competed in all four categories of the competition, which included Best Unconventional Project for SMEs; Best International Cooperation Between Chambers; Best Skills Development Program, Best New Membership Recruitment Project along with Best Project from a Chamber of a Developing Country.
The competition was stiff and of high quality. In particular competing with Chambers such as the Vancouver Board of Trade with more than 120 years of experience and over 5500 members was a great challenge and experience.However, it was not the volume that mattered but the concept of the plan that made a difference said Stephenie Brooks who attended the Congress for the second time and was part of the finals in 2005 in Durban SA.
The Anguilla Chamber of Commerce’s initiative received great interest from Chambers around the world and exchanged views with Chambers of Commerce from the Cayman Islands,Montserat to Rumania, and the Ukraine who wanted in depth details of the concept of the program. In addition the Anguilla Chamber of Commerce was offered the opportunity to launch a whole new initiative and networking partnership with ACCE (American Chamber of Commerce Executives) at their upcoming Convention in Los Angeles from August 1-4. This has to be yet discussed with Anguilla Financial Services.
