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Charting the Future of Caribbean Education

Caribbean Education Minister's Conference, hosted by the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Tuesday 12 – Wednesday 13 August 2026
Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, Georgetown

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Delegations

15 CARICOM member states

Sessions

14 across two days

Registration

08:00 Tue · main foyer

Dress code

Business festive for reception

Share the experience

Gallery & guest book

Photo gallery

Official photos from both days, updated as the conference unfolds.

Guest book

View the messages delegations have recorded on the smart boards around the venue.

Delegate registration

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Register your attendance so the Secretariat can prepare your badge, seating and catering. The programme, menus and venue details stay open to everyone.

Not to be missed

Conference highlights

Opening ceremony & cultural showcase

National anthems, a masquerade and steelpan performance, and welcome addresses from the host nation and the CARICOM Secretariat.

Tue 12 Aug · 09:00 · Main Auditorium

Plenary: AI & EdTech in small states

How Caribbean classrooms can lead, not follow, in the age of artificial intelligence.

Wed 13 Aug · 09:00 · Main Auditorium

Signing of the Georgetown Declaration

Ministers commit to a shared regional agenda on curriculum, teacher mobility and digital access, followed by the official family photo.

Wed 13 Aug · 15:00 · Main Auditorium

The venue

Arthur Chung Conference Centre

Guyana's premier international conference facility, set on the East Coast corridor at Liliendaal, ten minutes from central Georgetown and the seawall. All plenary sessions take place in the Main Auditorium; roundtables convene in the Savannah Suites.