The Caribbean Investment Summit · CIS27
The Credibility Standard:
Caribbean citizenship, rebuilt for the regulated era.
CIS is an OPEN Interactive franchise — the convening that has brought CBI governments, licensed agents, wealth advisors, and HNW investors together since its inception. CIS is the Caribbean's institutional response to an existential regulatory challenge.
The Moment & the Mandate
The investment migration market enters 2026 navigating a more sophisticated regulatory landscape — alongside the strongest global demand signal in its history.
Engagement with international partners has deepened. The European Parliament advanced a framework in October 2025 to keep visa-free mobility under active dialogue, the United States continues a constructive review of travel cooperation, and the IMF has opened sustained conversations with Caribbean governments on long-term fiscal resilience. Each reflects how seriously the industry is now taken on the world stage — and the maturity with which the region is responding.
At the same time, the market surpassed $30 billion in 2024. A record 142,000 HNWIs relocated in 2025, with 165,000 projected in 2026 — a 16% increase. The UK's 'Wexit' — 16,500 millionaires choosing new jurisdictions in 2025 — underscores a generational opportunity for credible, well-regulated programs.
ECCIRA — the Eastern Caribbean Citizenship by Investment Regulatory Authority, headquartered in Grenada — gives the five OECS CBI nations a unified institutional voice for the first time in the industry's history. CIS 2027 is the forum where the Caribbean shapes the next chapter of the industry — confidently, collaboratively, and on its own terms.
"CIS is not just a business conference. It is the Caribbean's institutional response to an existential regulatory challenge."
Eight Live Urgencies
The eight reasons CIS 2027 matters now.
01
ECCIRA Is Operational
The five OECS CBI nations signed the ECCIRA agreement in September 2025 — the first unified regulatory body in the industry's 40-year history. Headquartered in Grenada. CIS 2027 is the first summit at which ECCIRA is a mature, operational institution speaking with one voice.
02
The EU Visa Suspension Mechanism
The European Parliament's LIBE Committee approved amendments to EU Regulation 2018/1806 in October 2025, allowing Schengen visa-free access to be suspended for CBI nations. All five Caribbean CBI nations are directly affected. CIS is where the diplomatic response is built.
03
The US Rubio Memorandum
A June 2025 leaked State Department memorandum named four of the five Caribbean CBI nations among countries facing US travel restrictions. Grenada was excluded — the only Caribbean CBI nation with an active E-2 investor treaty with the US.
04
St. Kitts' Revenue Cliff
St. Kitts CBI revenue fell from 22% of GDP in 2023 to 8% of GDP in 2024 — widening the fiscal deficit to 11% of GDP. The industry's canary in the coal mine. CIS must address sovereign fiscal dependency directly.
05
The UK 'Wexit' & New Source Markets
The UK's net loss of 16,500 millionaires in 2025 — the largest ever recorded — is the single most powerful recruitment advertisement the industry has ever had. Latin America and Africa are the fastest-growing new segments.
06
ECCIRA's Competitive Architecture
Five OECS CBI nations under a unified regulatory roof but still competing for the same investor pool. CIS hosts the frank conversation between national CBI units about how to present unity publicly while competing intelligently for market share.
07
Real Estate Pipeline Under New Thresholds
Harmonized thresholds doubled to $200K–$250K+ for real estate options. The developer experience has no dedicated track at most CBI conferences. CIS fills it — government approval through construction finance, escrow, and delivery.
08
New Competitive Programs
São Tomé & Príncipe launched at $90K in August 2025. Argentina's anticipated 2026 launch. Saint Vincent & Grenadines exploring a program. The Caribbean must compete on quality, mobility and institutional credibility — not price.
Founding Leadership
Led by the partners who built the practice.
Adam Anderson
Co-Founder · Executive Producer
Forty years of brand and communications discipline from Citigroup, Mayo Clinic, Disney, and 3M — applied to Caribbean sovereign mandates across the region since founding OPEN Interactive in 2009.
- OPEN Co-Founder (2009)
- Fortune 500 Brand Discipline
- CIS Executive Producer
- CARICOM Sovereign Advisor
Stachio Williams
Co-Founder & CEO
National of St. Kitts & Nevis. CEO since 2014, when OPEN Interactive transferred its headquarters to the Caribbean.
- OPEN Co-Founder & CEO (2014)
- National of St. Kitts & Nevis
- SKN Sovereign Delivery
- CIS Organizational Lead
Institutional Partners & Endorsers
Convened with ECCIRA, the OECS, and the agent network.
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