• Pre-Summit

Haitian Diaspora Leadership Summit 2025
Pre-Summit Meeting – 5 Round Tables Sessions Online (3 Mandatory)
Every Sunday from June 1st to June 29th, 2025
Time 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Agenda

2:00 - 2:15 pm
Registration
Mr. Marcel Wah
2:15 - 2:25 pm
Welcome Note
Mr. Patrick Auguste
2:25 - 2:30 pm
Mise en contexte
Dr. Marky Jean-Pierre
2:30 - 2:35 pm
Planning Committee Presentation
Dr. Marie E. Lemy
2:35 - 2:45 pm
Moderator Opens the Agenda
Mr. Yves Duplan
2:45 - 3:30 pm
Summary of Points Discussed
Dr. Nikita Sejour
3:30 - 3:45 pm
Q & A
Planning Committee
3:45 - 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Mrs. Simone Desvarieux

1. Definition Diaspora:Composition, Characteristics, Demographic 

2. Power and Potential of the Haitian Diaspora 

3. Strategy for Diaspora Engagement and collaboration / Consensus 

4. Objectives of the Summit 

5. Road Map to attend common Goals 

1. Capacity Building of the Haitian Diaspora 

2. Empowerment of Haitian leaders & Major Obstacles 

3. Monitoring and Evaluation of policies and programs 

4. Legal and Institutional Framework impacting the efforts of the diaspora 

5. Partnership Between Private sector, Diaspora and Government 

6. Community Support & Cultural Preservation 

1. Process to Establish the Board of Representatives 

2. Qualification to be a Candidate 

3. Status of the Structure 

4. Rôles of The Structure 

5. Electoral process 

1. Assessment of the Institutions and International Agencies 

2. Regulatory affairs (Citizenship, Visas, Political rights, property rights,Tax exemptions, Investment, Portable pension and Portable Healthcare benefit) 

3. Current Issues ( Restitution, Constitution, Repatriation) 

1. Presentation of potential candidates 

2. Evaluation of Candidate 

3. Preliminary Voting