President of the Business Process Industry

Association of Jamaica (BPIAJ), Gloria Henry, says the upcoming Global

Leadership Summit (GLS) will be critical in stimulating the growth of the

country’s Global Services Sector (GSS).

The GLS, which is slated for Hope

Fellowship Church in Kingston on October 23, and the Montego Bay Convention

Centre on November 7, is designed to promote effective leadership in the

Jamaican society, and deemed consistent with the objectives of the Government’s

GSS Project.

The project, being spearheaded by Jamaica

Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) with US$15-million Inter-American Development

Bank (IDB) loan support, aims to provide the global services sector with

better-skilled workers and increase the country’s institutional capacity to

attract foreign direct investments and increase exports.

It is being undertaken in partnership with

the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information; HEART Trust/NTA; and the

BPIAJ.

“Leadership is an opportunity for you to

inspire and transform your organisation, have impact and influence, and develop

and grow yourself and the people whom you have been entrusted to lead. [So],

the GLS is very much aligned to the objectives and mission of the GSS project,”

Ms. Henry indicated.

She was speaking at a Jamaica Information

Service (JIS) Think Tank at the Agency’s Regional Office in Montego Bay, St.

James, on October 8.

Henry emphasised the importance of building leadership skills in the local labour market, noting that “too many of our persons are employed in low-end jobs”.

Consequently, she said both the GSS and GLS

will serve to bolster the value chain in Jamaica.

“The 400 persons who are going to be

trained [under the GSS Project], are persons whom we are expecting to impact

the sector and serve as leaders as we bring new investors into Jamaica,” she

stated.

In this regard, the BPIAJ President

contended that “this opportunity to align with GLS will create the platform for

these persons to complete their last-mile training”, adding that “this will

create the practical application for them to be groomed by accomplished leaders

in Jamaica”.

Through simulcast and videocast,

participants in the GLS will hear from noted speakers such as DeVon Franklin,

Jason Dorsey, Jo Saxton, Raj Singh, Scott Cochrane, and Odetta Rockhead-Kerr.

The event will also include presentations

from President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Janet

Silvera; and head of Fullerton Management Group, Geoffrey Fullerton.

The Fullerton Group and GLN Jamaica will continue the leadership development engagement with a post-event, dubbed ‘Leadership Triple’.

Persons who wish to participate in GLS 2019 can register online at https://gls.jamaicalink.org/ or call 876-979-2648.

The GLS 2019 can also be accessed on

Facebook and Instagram.