After 19 years of hosting the JSE Investments and Capital Markets event, it is no doubt that this Conference is a calendar event and a must attend event by all. This Conference has been a roaring success and have seen Speakers and Attendees from across the globe, who contributed to its roaring success.
The 20th edition promises to be even more spectacular; it will be a time to celebrate the Conference’s success and chart the way for continued success of this grand event. It is therefore, with great anticipation we look forward to the 20th edition, which will be under the theme “Safeguarding the Capital Markets: People, Opportunities and Progress”. Here the JSE will once again offer participants from home and abroad the opportunity to experience its world-renowned Investments and Capital Markets Conference on January 21 – 23, 2025, at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica.


Groundbreaking Experience!
We are delighted to host you at Conference 2025. The Conference examines areas of growth, challenges and advancements that are currently shaping societies and world economies, and critiques how economies and businesses can best manage such rapid changes and capitalize on opportunities for progress through provocative discussions and proactive measures. It offers solutions to sectors, investors and enterprising participants for financial prosperity and wealth retention sustained by expanding capital markets, which will simultaneously boost income and economic growth.
As customary, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Holness will be the keynote speaker and will open the conference. Other distinguished participants will include government and industry representatives from the Caribbean, North and Central America, South America and Africa.
We are excited to announce that Jefferies Group LLC, one of the world’s leading full-service investment banking and capital markets firms, will once again come onboard as the conference’s main international sponsor. Jefferies has proven to be one of the conference’s most loyal sponsors and supporter, a testament to its confidence and trust in the quality of the event and the benefits gained by the participants.
Objectives:
- To bring together key participants of the financial services industry to discuss and present ideas on issues pertinent to the development of the sector.
- To facilitate a forum for the development of strategies necessary for the future growth of the sector in the region.
- To assist in the creation of partnerships and improve understanding between financial institutions to allow for the generation of investment opportunities.
- To provide a showcase for industry trends, products and services.
- To create an awareness of the importance of the capital markets to the economic development and prosperity of society and the region.

Some of the strategic areas to be analyzed and discussed this year at Conference 2025 are:
- Harnessing the Power of Data: Revolutionizing Investments with Market Analytics
- Empowering a Nation: Transforming Government Assets into Wealth for the People
- Securing the Future: Combatting Crime for a Stronger Economy
- Guardians of the Digital Realm: Defending Financial Data in a Cyber Age
- Resilience & Recovery After Disaster: A Case for Insurance
- Building Bridges to Legacy: Unlocking Generational Wealth through the Stock Market
- Investor Education: The Key to Wealth Creation
- The Green Revolution: Trap or Transformation?
- Disruptive Innovation: The Generation of Mass Wealth
- Nation Building: Structured Funding through Diaspora Investments
Our Regional Conference is well known for attracting an elite group of executives and sponsors from the different industries in Jamaica and across the region and has earned its place as a calendar event to which government officials, leading experts in business, investors and other stakeholders, locally and worldwide look forward to attending each year. This year we will be hosting a number of Stock Exchanges from around the world, many with whom we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. They will be adding further value to the conference in their presentations and discussions surrounding topical issues pertaining to the further development and growth of the capital markets around the world, information that is valuable to investors.
Conference 2025 promises to be fun and exciting with our customary Signature Networking Event and our Entrepreneurial Pitchroom Competition, which are among the highpoints of Day 2. The Pitchroom is geared towards promoting Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and has proven to be very successful in building startups and strengthening fledging, yet great business ventures.
Successes Over the Years
- The Drivers of the Capital Markets
- Micro Small & Medium Sized Businesses, a Cog for Economic Growth
- A look into the Global Landscape & the Jamaican Economy for 2024
- Translating Stable Economic Environment into Economic Growth for all
- Innovation to Drive Capital Markets Growth & Development
- Enhancing the Caribbean Regulatory Framework for Regional Free Flow of Capital
- Climate Resilience
- The Twin Peaks Model
- Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
- The Future of Alternative Energy
We are confident that this year’s conference will provide a productive platform, where participants will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to build confidence, wealth creation and enable businesses and their sectors to thrive in an ever-evolving complex world economy.
The Conference is organized for you. Come and let us brainstorm together the way ahead in “Safeguarding the Capital Markets: People, Opportunities and Progress”.
For further information and registration details for Conference 2025, contact the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s Marketing Department at (876) 967-3271, or communications@jamstockex.com
