Voices Magazine Vol2-Issue-6

VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica | February - March 2019 26 Finance Students’ Symposium Panellists: Mr. Hugh Johnson (left), President, Small Business Association of Jamaica makes a point during the panel discussion while other members of the panel look on. From 2nd left, are Dr. Andrea Sutherland, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Publications, COBAM, UTech, Jamaica and Mrs. Marlene Street- Forrest, Managing Director, Jamaica Stock Exchange and Mr. Ramon Small-Ferguson, Chief Investment Strategist and Head of Research, JN Fund Managers. U Tech, Jamaica’s students, Tamera Walters and Rayvon Stewart of team Xermosel display their symbolic cheque and plaque being presented by Sagicor Bank representative at the finals of the National Business Model Competition held on Friday, March 22, 2019 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. Congratulations to team Xermosel who did their very best in their valiant efforts in the finals, placing fourth. The team received a plaque and a cheque for Two Hundred Thousand dollars ($200,000.00) to continue the development of their prototype. The team will proceed with efforts to take their product to market as they continue to push forward as young entrepreneurs. Xermosel is an ultraviolet pad or ring which when placed on or around a door knob kills 99.8% of bacteria, thereby reducing the risk of an individual contracting a germ upon contact. students talents in music, drama, dance and speech and in drumming and steel pan. T he symposium was organized by final year Banking and Finance major students in the School of Business and Management. Keynote speaker, Dr. Lokeng-Ngouna’s, in addressing symposium topic, argued that low potential growth in the region is driven by low factors of productivity which are due mainly to misallocation of resources. He contended that financial development can improve the allocation of resources in the economy which will provide for higher levels of growth. His presentation was followed by a panel discussion elaborating on the theme. UTech, Jamaica Students Place Fourth in Finals of National Business Model Competition Dr. Constant Lonkeng-Ngouana, IMF Resident Representative addressing finance and banking students at the Finance Symposium hosted by the School of Business Administration in the College of Business and Management, UTech, Jamaica on February 6, 2019 under the theme, “Growth and Development: Is Expanding the Capital Market the Answer?”