The Bermuda Chamber
of Commerce will again host its Annual Budget Breakfast on Monday February 24th.
In making the announcement Chamber President Ronnie Viera
noted: “We are pleased that the Minister of Finance, the Hon. E. T. (Bob)
Richards, JP, MP has agreed to address the membership at our Annual Budget
Breakfast, to be held the Monday morning immediately following the Friday,
February 21st Budget Statement. Once again, this year there will be a panel
format which has proven to be very popular in the past.
“The panel will be led by moderator Darren Johnston, the CEO
of the professional services firm PwC Bermuda, our exclusive sponsors for the
event. Mr. Ed Ball Jr., General Secretary of the BPSU, and Mr. Peter Everson,
President and CEO of PEConsultants, will join the Minister on the panel, so it
should be an extremely interesting and thought provoking session.”
Mr. Viera went on to explain further, “The Moderator will
introduce our panelist and each one will have ten minutes to provide the
audience with their analysis of the numbers. Our guests will be invited to
submit questions in advance and on the morning of the breakfast, and it is
expected that the Moderator will then lead a very lively question and answer
session.”
PwC Bermuda CEO, Darren Johnston, concluded by noting:
"We are pleased to once again be sponsoring the Chamber of Commerce's
Annual Budget Breakfast. We welcome the participation on the panel this year of
leading economist Peter Everson and BPSU general secretary Ed Ball Jr. As the
moderator for this event, I look forward to a lively debate as they share their
insights and thoughts on the new Budget and engage in an important conversation
on the state of Bermuda's economy.”
The Chamber’s Annual Budget Breakfast will take place at the
Fairmont Hamilton Princess on February 24th, 2014 starting at 8am. The panel
discussion will begin at 8:30am. Those wishing to attend should contact
Michelle Smith at msmith@bcc.bm.