7th Biennial Commonwealth Ministers Forum. The forum was deemed a success as ministers were able to benefit from information and experience sharing on adaption of approaches to aid with national development goals as was captured in the Communique presented at the end of the discussions by Mr. Dunstan Maina who served also as the lead rapporteur for the forum. The CAPAM 2018 conference, also commenced with a formal opening ceremony on 22nd October 2018 under the theme, Transforming the Public Sector for Climate Governance. The opening ceremony featured opening remarks by CEO Gay Hamilton, CAPAM welcome address by Tan Sri Dr. Ali Hamsa, President of CAPAM (Former Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia, Commonwealth address by Ms. Katalaina Sapolu, Director of Governance and Peace Directorate Commonwealth Secretariat and the keynote address by First Vice President and Prime Minister of Guyana Honourable Moses Nagamootoo who was the then acting President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. The session speakers comprised senior officials serving in the Public Sectors of the various The CAPAM 2018 conference featured a celebrated list of Plenary and Session Speakers and Moderators. The list of Plenary Speakers included; Mr. Mario Cutajar, Principal Permanent Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet, Malta; Ambassador Mercy Debrah-Karikari, Secretary to the Cabinet, Ghana, Professor Suresh Narine, Departments of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry, Trent University, Canada; H.E. Satyendra Prasad, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Republic of FIJI to the United Nations and Douglas Wilbert Slater, Assistant Secretary General, Directorate Human and Social Development of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, who took the lead for each of the plenary sessions for the CAPAM conference. The session speakers comprised senior officials serving in the Public Sectors of the various Commonwealth member states including several speakers from host country Guyana. Moderators included officials from Malaysia, Barbados, Ghana, Malta and Guyana. There were also representatives from the United Nations, the CARICOM and Commonwealth Secretariats. The President of CAPAM also served as a moderator during the proceedings. 8 Commonwealth member states including several speakers from host country Guyana
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