Fortis TCI hosted its second annual Strategic Meeting/ Plenary Session at Beaches Resort and Spa on Tuesday, July 9, 2013. The informative half day session, billed under the theme ‘Optimizing Our Potential 2014 /2019’ , was designed to obtain feedback from stakeholders within the community to assist FortisTCI in its strategic planning efforts.
Key stakeholders, including community and business leaders, financial experts and government officials, used this engaging forum to discuss the various issues affecting them and ways in which to combat these issues.
President & CEO of FortisTCI, Eddinton Powell gave the opening remarks and expressed hopes that information arising from the session would generate a wealth of new ideas, leading to alternative views on the challenges and opportunities specific to the TCI. Powell also introduced featured keynote speaker, Civil Rights Leader and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew J. Young who addressed the gathering on the topic ‘Global Geo economic and Technological Trends and Their Impact on Sustained Economic Development of Caribbean Economies – A Perspective’ . Ambassador Young, an ordained minister with a wealth of experience in politics, national and global leadership, stressed that the small size of a nation should not prevent it from capitalizing on its strengths.
Other speakers included Premier Dr. Rufus Ewing, who offered greetings on behalf of TCIG. He thanked FortisTCI for its unwavering commitment and support to serving the people of the TCI, as well as for providing the platform on which to discuss important issues necessary to enhance the islands’ development. Acting Governor Hon. Anya Williams and former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Delton Jones who participated in a panel discussion, which highlighted a number of policy ideas
Following the Strategic Meeting/ Plenary Session, FortisTCI held two days of private meetings with mid to high level management team members. This was facilitated by the Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) to discuss projected organizational strategies for the next five years and beyond. According to Powell, the company has accessed its previous goals and is now in the process of analysing current risks and opportunities, while optimizing its resources to chart a continuous path of success into the future. During the strategic planning process, the FortisTCI team developed the Company’s new corporate Vision: ‘Leading Today. Investing in Tomorrow’ , along with its new Mission: ‘FortisTCI is committed to providing safe, reliable, least – cost energy, using smart innovative technologies and by investing in people, while being a good corporate citizen, being environmentally responsible, maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction, and ensuring a reasonable rate of return for our investors.’
Powell added, “Our strategic vision of being a world class energy company optimizing people and technology, is brilliantly captured in our new Vision and Mission Statements.
