Join us at GBW 2024

This Global Business Week is being staged this year between October 20 – 26, 2024.

Global Business Week continues to explore opportunities in trade to and from Barbados, capture new employment and business opportunities, and further exploration of thought leadership covering a multiplicity of engaging topics

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About Global Business Week 2026

Global Business Week 2026

First held in 2009 as International Business Week, Global Business Week was established to build public awareness of Barbados’s international business sector and its contribution to the national economy. In 2020, the event was rebranded as Global Business Week (GBW), reflecting Barbados’s ambition to position itself as a global business hub while continuing to highlight the importance of the sector. Staged in Barbados and shared worldwide through our virtual platforms, GBW 2026 takes place from October 18–24 under the theme Resilience: Adapting, Transforming, Thriving. The week comprises a series of events delivered in collaboration with BIBA’s strategic partners, and draws strong participation and media coverage each year.

Why Get Involved?

Global Business Week brings together the global business community, professionals, students, and the wider public across a full week of activities – from the commencement church service and the secondary schools symposium to the careers showcase and the Global Business Conference. There are several ways to take part – as an attendee, a volunteer, or a speaker. Each contribution supports BIBA’s public education mandate and strengthens understanding of the global business sector and the role it plays in Barbados’s development.

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The Global Business Week 2026 Conference

The Conference is the flagship event of the week, bringing together local, regional, and international business leaders to examine the issues shaping the global business sector. Across keynote sessions, panel discussions, and workshops (22–23 October), participants gain practical insight into regulatory developments, industry trends, and the strategies driving the sector forward.

Why Sponsor Global Business Week

Sponsoring Global Business Week connects your organisation with Barbados’s international business community and the professionals, decision-makers, and stakeholders who engage with the sector each year. It is an opportunity to demonstrate industry leadership, support public education, and gain visibility across a week of high-profile events reaching local, regional, and international audiences.

Sponsorship offers your organisation:

Visibility among a targeted audience of business leaders and professionals across the region and beyond

Association with a respected, long-standing platform for the global business sector

The opportunity to support BIBA's public education mandate and the sector's continued growth in Barbados

SPONSORS OF GBW 2025

DIAMOND SPONSOR

IB-WEB

PLATINUM SPONSOR

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