Format
Friday Policy Forum is a monthly gathering of senior executives from the public and private sectors. Organised and hosted by MIND, under the direction of the Cabinet Secretary, the forums are designed to encourage interactions that create or improve knowledge.

• Senior executives from government and non-government organizations, the private sector and academia are invited from a selected members’ pool, which consists of some 500 individuals;
• The specific invitees for each forum depends on the subject of that forum’s presentation;
• Presenters and discussion facilitators are selected on the basis of their knowledge, expertise or familiarity with the subject matter;
• Each forum accommodates up to 40 persons;

Friday Policy Forums are held in The Forum at MIND on the last Friday of each month. The Forum is a modern executive training room. Its attractive décor and furnishings are intended to appeal to, and generally create an environment in which individuals in executive management will be comfortable. Commencing promptly at 12:30 p.m., each forum starts with lunch; includes a presentation and a discussion session, and ends by 2:30 p.m.

Objectives & Opportunities
Friday Policy Forums are designed to transfer information to senior executives who do not normally have the time or inclination to create knowledge by sitting through protracted “training” sessions. The forums also present opportunities:

• For government policy makers and policy managers to elucidate policy directions and decisions to executive leadership of relevant interest groups;
• For private sector leaders and public sector policy makers to have dialogue on national development issues;
• For public sector executives to exchange experiences and generally share information with the aim of assisting each other to manage more effectively;
• For transfer of research findings and new developments, from academics to government and private sector practitioners.

Fulfilling our Mandate
The Friday Policy Forums enable MIND to fulfil its dual obligations to train, and to assist knowledge creation through timely dissemination of relevant, and important information to public (and private) sector managers.

2007 Policy Forums
Friday	Theme	Presenter / Facilitator
Feburary 23	Balancing Work and Health the Right Way	The Hon. Errol Morrison
March 23	Making Effective Information Communication Technology Policy for Development	Dr. Elaine Wallace
2006 Policy Forums
Friday	Theme	Presenter / Facilitator
June 30	Improving Governance Through Partnership	Professor Trevor Munroe
September 29	Employee Participation and Productivity	Mr. Peter Bunting
May 26	OUTSTANDING LEGAL ISSUES IN THE CARIBBEAN SINGLE MARKET & ECONOMY	Ms. Michelle Walker, Head, Legal Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade
2005 Policy Forums
Friday	Theme	Presenter / Facilitator
April 1	Protecting Minors: The Role of The Administrator General.	Lona Brown, Administrator General and CEO, Administrator General’s Department
January 28	The Companies Act 2004 – The New Responsibilities of Directors of Directors and other officers of Limited Liability Companies	Judith Ramlogan-Chong
Feburary 25	he National Land Agency Portmore Master Map: What you need to know	Trevor Shaw - National Land Agency
2004 Policy Forums
Friday	Theme	Presenter / Facilitator
January 30	Jamaican Lifestyles: Its Implications for Health Policy & Action	Dr. Deanna Ashley - Director, Health Protection
May 28	"Governance of the State and the State of Governance in Jamaica"	Professor Edwin Jones, University of the West Indies, Mona
June 25	Green Building Architecture: Challenges and Tradeoffs in Affordable Housing	Patricia A. Sinclair McCalla CEO – NEPA
March 26	Information Technology and Jamais Public Sector Modernisation: "How CITO will contribute to getting us there"	Michael duQuesnay, Chief Executive Officer, Central Information Technology Office (CITO)
November 25	Modernizing Jamaica Child Protection System: Law, Policy & People	Alison Anderson - CEO (Child Development Agency)
2003 Policy Forums
Friday	Theme	Presenter / Facilitator
August 29	A Project to Introduce Natural Gas into the Jamaican Energy Supply Mix	Ambassador Anthony Hylton - Special Envoy, Office of the Prime Minister
July 25	Transforming the Mindset of the Private Sector to Face Globalisation	Mr. James Moss Solomon - Executive in Residence, Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies, Mona
September 26	Jamaican and Caribbean Development: "Shaping the Future"	Professor Neville Duncan - Director SALISES, University of the West Indies, Mona
Feburary 7	Crime and Violence in Jamaica: Some Policy Challenges	Gilbert Scott - Permanent Secretary Ministry of National Security
April 25	Building Capacity for Sustainable Prosperity: Challenges and Opportunities for Jamaica	Franklin McDonald - Chief Executive Officer, National Environmental Protection Agency, NEPA
April 25	Building Capacity for Sustainable Prosperity Challenges and Opportunities for Jamaica	Franklin McDonald - Chief Executive Officer, National Environmental Protection Agency, NEPA
May 30	Competitiveness and National Development: Public Sector Organisations Facilitating Business Development	Patricia Francis - President JAMPRO
October 31	The Cabinet Office in Governance: 1993 to 2003	Dr. The Hon. Carlton Davis - Cabinet Secretary
November 28	Customs Regulations	Alison Moore - Commissioner, Jamaica Customs Department