Carilec CEOs to meet in The Bahamas for 2022 Leadership Conference

THE BAHAMAS Power and Light Company Limited (BPL), will join the Caribbean Electric Services Corporation (CARILEC) in hosting the 2022 Chief Executive Officers’ (CEOs) and Leadership Conference slated from May 15-19. This premiere conference will be hosted alongside a Legal Officers’ and Corporate Secretaries’ track slated for May 18-19, a release from CARILEC states.

CARILEC has hosted the annual industry summit for over 30 years and 2022 will mark the return to its in-person format after a two year hiatus. This year’s conference will take place at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort, under the theme ‘Leadership Matters: Living and Learning Through Disruption and Dislocation’.

The BPL co-hosted CARILEC’s Engineering & Procurement Conference in 2015 which attracted more than 200 participants and this year, it is anticipated that in excess of 150 senior regional utility leaders and international energy solution providers will be welcomed to the Bahamas and greeted with the warm hospitality of the BPL management and staff. Recognising the significant economic impact which is expected to accompany this influx of visitors, the Government of the Bahamas has offered substantial support towards the hosting of this hallmark regional conference, the release further states. BPL is pleased to be co-hosting an event of this stature, as it is a prime opportunity to work directly with CARILEC on the continued sharing of knowledge and expertise within the Caribbean’s energy sector. This collaboration will also provide an avenue to display the development of the Bahamas’ energy sector and highlight our thrust towards the global energy transition.

Speaking on the company’s role in this year’s conference, Chief Executive Officer of The Bahamas Power Light Company Limited Whitney Heastie said: “The Chief Executive Officers’ and Leadership Conference is highly subscribed to by top-tier professionals from Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC)…”.

Over the last two years, a range of difficulties such as the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and social and political unrest, has emphasised that disruption and dislocation are inevitable, both at the individual and organisational levels. As the world continues to grapple with these concerns, there has been a resounding call for leaders at the organisational level and beyond to provide the direction, foresight and clarity to successfully navigate the unprecedented difficulties presented. Therefore, the theme for this year’s CEOs and Leadership Conference reflects the urgent need for regional and global energy leaders to push the boundaries of their innovative, visionary, and strategic direction; to generate feasible and robust solutions to their organisation’s challenges.

In this regard, several critical topics will be explored, including how to effectively manage performance in a virtual world; meeting disruption with innovation; cultivating compassionate leadership during a crisis; the impact of COVID-19 on energy transitioning; leading a hybrid organisation and how to achieve an ‘optimal’ work-life balance amidst digital tools and 24/7 connectivity.