A three-day conference designed to tap into the thinking of future Caribbean leaders is scheduled to open today in London, England.

The event, named Caribbean 2030, is being staged by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI), Wilton Park, JN Foundation and the Caribbean Council in association with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

According to the organisers, the event will seek to answer a number of pertinent questions that will affect both the future of Jamaica and the Caribbean.

“Among these questions are; How do the new and next generation of leaders in the Caribbean see the future? What is their vision for 2030 and beyond? How can they work better together to face the economic, political and security challenges and opportunities they face? How do they envisage the Caribbean countries can best work together in the future?” a news release from CaPRI said.

“CaPRI will provide three presentations at the conference from Dr Damien King, Dr Christopher Tufton and Dr Suzanne Shaw. The conference will also see presentations from our Gold Circle member Kevin Hendrickson from Continental Baking Company, Opposition Leader Andrew Holness and minister of state in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Julian Robinson. Dr Trevor Munroe from National Integrity Action will also present,” the news release said.

“Social media engagement is encouraged for this event. Comments might include a summary of what is being said (non-attributable), the direction of the discussion or general impressions of the conference.”

CaPRI is also asking Twitter users to include @CapriCaribbean when tweeting and the organisation will retweet the users’ message.