A high-level convening advancing climate-smart leadership, capital mobilisation, and practical innovation across the Caribbean

JUNE 16-17 | BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS

Strong winds are blowing through our region. Now, they're winds of change.

Small island states have always had to do more with less. That constraint became a capability. And that capability is now the Caribbean's greatest competitive asset.

The Climate Smart Summit was built for this moment — to bring the right people into the same room, point them at the same problems, and leave with more than a conversation.

It brings the room together across one and a half days of high-impact action and direct capital access — from ministerial strategy and blended finance to the inaugural Climate Smart Awards and a live investor pitch forum where the region's best projects meet the capital they deserve.

The conversations that have been waiting to happen. The capital that is ready to be deployed. The Caribbean that is ready to lead.

Who you will meet

Heads of Government & Ministers

Heads of Government & Ministers

from across the Caribbean, navigating climate policy, development strategy, and the demands of short electoral cycles

Heads of Government & Ministers

Investors &
Finance Leaders

including development banks, institutional investors, venture capital, and philanthropic foundations deploying capital into Caribbean climate-smart projects

Heads of Government & Ministers

Entrepreneurs & Innovators

from early-stage climate startups to established enterprises building scalable solutions across energy, agriculture, resilience, and the blue economy

Heads of Government & Ministers

Global Partners & Advocates

including regional institutions, international development organisations, corporate leaders, and climate advocates

The CSS 2026 experience

One and a half days of inspiration, capital, and celebration where Caribbean climate leadership takes centre stage.

Investor Pitch
​​​​​​​Forum

Selected climate-smart projects go head-to-head before investors ready to deploy capital. No filters, no intermediaries—just the Caribbean’s most promising ventures pitching directly to the power that backs them. Here, the best ideas don’t just gain recognition; they get funded.

Mainstage Conversations

Where the people driving the Caribbean’s climate future come together to move projects forward. Ministers, investors, innovators, and partners in the same room, tackling barriers in real time and aligning capital with a growing pipeline of climate-smart opportunities. Keynotes, ministerial panels, and a landmark fireside designed to shift how you see what’s possible.

Inaugural Climate Smart Awards

The Caribbean's climate trailblazers deserve to be named. The inaugural Climate Smart Awards celebrate the leaders, innovators, and community builders driving the region's climate transition — closing with a live People's Choice Award decided by the room.

Organized in partnership with

Platinum Sponsor

Partners

Speakers

The people shaping the Caribbean's climate future will be in this room. They include:

Tashi Browne
Tashi Browne
Program Coordinator
Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
Tiffany Bryan
Tiffany Bryan
Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
Chief of Staff
James Crockett
James Crockett
​Sustainable Tourism Technical Specialist - Caribbean
Fauna & Flora
Amina Doherty
Amina Doherty
Head of Programs and Impact
Clara Lionel Foundation
Tracey Farquharson
Dr. Tracey Farquharson
Senior Program Officer
Templeton World Charity Foundation
Dr. Legena Henry
Dr. Legena Henry
CEO & Founder
Rum and Sargassum Inc
Okechukwu Iherjirika
Okechukwu Iherjirika
Chief Operating Officer
African Export Import Bank
Ronald Jackson
Ronald Jackson
Head of the Disaster Risk Reduction Recovery for Building Resilience
UNDP
Philip Julien
Philip Julien
Founder and Chairman
Kenesjay Green Limited
Caroline Mahfood
Caroline Mahfood
Chief Executive Officer
GraceKennedy Foundation
Racquel Moses
Racquel Moses
CEO
Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight
Dr. Shantal Munro-Knight
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
Barbados

Venue

Hilton Barbados Resort, Bridgetown

Set on Needham's Point on the historic peninsula just minutes from Bridgetown, the Hilton Barbados Resort sits at the meeting point of Caribbean history and contemporary hospitality.

The resort sits on one of the island's most important nesting beaches for the endangered Hawksbill Turtle — a fitting backdrop for a summit built around the future of the region's natural world.

Twenty minutes from Grantley Adams International Airport. Five minutes from Bridgetown. And at the centre of everything the Caribbean has to offer.