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ATL hosts 'Expo Cocktails'

Published:Sunday | September 22, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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Wayne Blair of Contractors Depot (centre) is being welcomed to Montego Bay by Gloria Henry (left), vice-president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Tricia-Ann Bicarie of Sea Garden Beach Resort.
Marie Ricketts-Scott of Network Airline Services (centre) 'holds court' with Olivia Tate and Ricky Purkiss of Digicel.
Dr Luz Longsworth, director at the University of the West Indies, Western Jamaica Campus, hits a funny note in her conversation with President of the University of Technology, Professor Errol Morrison.
Cathay McDonald-Reid, of RBC Royal Bank Montego Bay, and Kevin Sunarth, of CIBC First Caribbean Bank Montego Bay, exchange pleasantries away from their demanding banking positions as branch managers.
David Mullings of ATL Automotive, who was the perfect host at the Expo 2013 Cocktails, engaging Terry-Ann Burrell of Jamaica Beverage Company in conversation. - Photos by Janet Silvera
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Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:Weeks ahead of the October 11 Montego Bay Expo, ATL Automotive opened its showroom at Bogue City Centre, providing the perfect setting for a rich networking session with business leaders in the Second City.

A Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Expo 2013 cocktail event, those in attendance at the event on Thursday (September 12) sipped wine, talked robust business and rubbed shoulders inside what could only be described as a luxurious showroom dotted with high-end vehicles.

The 'Expo Cocktails' were so dubbed, as they are a precursor to the even more intense session of business negotiations, seminars and workshops slated to unfold at Expo 2013 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from October 11 to 13. The social initiative, which is being spearheaded by the chamber, was the second of its kind, with the first being held at Blue Beat Ultra Lounge in Montego Bay recently, and is essentially a stimulus for business-to-business talks.

The expo, which is celebrating its 15th staging, is even more anticipated this year as a high-level trade delegation from Atlanta led by the mayor, Kasim Reed, will have discussions on trade and investment opportunities during the biennial trade show.

At this most recent Expo 2013 Cocktails hosted by ATL Automotive, the team led by Tanya-Sue Young were the perfect hosts, even as the hors d'oeuvres and liquor from Sandals Resorts and J. Wray & Nephew flowed freely among the representatives from integral business sectors such as banking, telecommunications, construction, shipping, distribution, and manufacturing.

janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com