Global Startup Foundation Launches the 2nd Annual IDB Lab Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition)

This is the Caribbean’s first and largest Digital Career Workforce Program created to engage, train, and prepare youth professionals for jobs of the future in tourism. This free multi-week training and subsequent internship program will feature tourism stakeholders, corporate partners, and government affiliates from across the region.
Over 100 speakers, partners and stakeholders will be announced over the next few weeks to kick off this major initiative!

Target Beneficiaries

The Tourism Career Accelerator (Haiti Edition) is a multi week workforce reskilling training and internship program targeting young professionals ages 18-35 who are interested in a career in tourism.

Eligibility are as follows:
Age requirement: 18-35
Education requirement: High School graduate (college degree is not required)
Citizenship: Haiti
Language requirement: English (Basic); Creole (Fluent); French (Basic)> Program instruction will take place in English with a mixture of creole speaking training sessions.
Experience: No prior work experience is required.

Benefits & Offerings: Free skills training, work experience internship with a top tourism company locally or abroad, stipend payment for remote work period, potential job placement post-graduation, alumni community network for continuous annual training, programming, offerings and career opportunity.


2023 Accelerator Speakers

Natalia Bayona

Natalia Bayona

Director of Innovation, Education, Investments - UNWTO
Christine Ntim

Christine Ntim

Ceo, Global Startup Ecosystem | President of Haiti Tech Summit
Senator Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson

Senator Jennifer Isaacs-Dotson

Former President, Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL)
Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis

Prof. Dimitrios Buhalis

Director of the eTourism Lab and Deputy Director of ICTHR - Bournemouth University, England
Helane Becker

Helane Becker

Managing Director, Cowen and Company

Dr Nikolas Pappas

Dr Nikolas Pappas

Professor of Tourism Development and Crisis Management University of Sunderland
Bas Lemmens

Bas Lemmens

CEO, Meetings.com
Rob Paterson

Rob Paterson

Former CEO, Best Western Hotels Great Britain
Mark Fancourt

Mark Fancourt

Co-Founder, TRAVHOTEC
Heather Mason

Heather Mason

CEO & Founder, Caspian Agency

Petra Stušek

Petra Stušek

Managing Director, Ljubljana Tourism
Jessica Blotter

Jessica Blotter

CEO and Co-Founder, Kind Traveler
Dr. Alex Brylske

Dr. Alex Brylske

Sustainability Editor, Dive Center Business
Stephen Ekstrom

Stephen Ekstrom

Chief Strategist, The Tourism Academy
Anthony Everett

Anthony Everett

President and CEO, Tourism Vancouver Island

Carl Reid

Carl Reid

Chief Savvy Intrapreneur, Intersections of Technology, Leadership and Business Mentoring
Stina Herberg

Stina Herberg

Director, Richmond Vale Academy, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Cassia Patel

Cassia Patel

Director of Programs, Oceanic Global
Yancy Wright

Yancy Wright

CEO, Casa Alternavida
Craig Siegel

Craig Siegel

Entrepreneur, Mindset Coach and Breakthrough Manufacturer

Bethanie DeRose

Bethanie DeRose

Senior Vice President, JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group
Jaclyn Zendrian

Jaclyn Zendrian

Senior Director – Events, CurePSP
Chris Sheppardson

Chris Sheppardson

Founder of EP Business in Hospitality
Melissa Jakes

Melissa Jakes

CEO & Founder, Rescue Event Planning
Andres Ramirez

Andres Ramirez

Assistant Vice President, HotelAVE

Charles Lindo

Charles Lindo

Director, tourism for St. Eustatius
Daniel Wishnia

Daniel Wishnia

Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO), Aroundtown SA
Chereese Jervis-Hill

Chereese Jervis-Hill

President & Founder, Events To Remember & PR To Remember, divisions of Events by Chereese, Inc
Uwahnie Martinez

Uwahnie Martinez

Director, Palmento Grove Eco-Cultural & Fishing Institute
Kiran Enns

Kiran Enns

Co-Founder, Food Venture Program

Diana Pierre-Louis

Diana Pierre-Louis

Using Storytelling in Marketing to highlight Haiti's Culture + Beauty