2027 · Dates to be announced · AUA Campus, Antigua
Caribbean Health, Wellness & Innovation Summit
Healing the Region. From NCD Crisis to Wellness Economy.
Health ministers, hospital CEOs, pharmaceutical investors, wellness entrepreneurs, HealthTech founders, medical tourism developers, and mental health advocates — in the same room, implementing the PAHO-CARICOM 2025–2029 Cooperation Strategy.
Countdown to convening
2027 · Bridgetown, Barbados — dates to be announced
The Mandate
Four pillars.
One mandate.
CHWIS '27 is the Caribbean's only executive-level summit where the NCD crisis and the wellness economy opportunity are addressed in the same room — implementing the PAHO-CARICOM 2025–2029 Cooperation Strategy and building the Caribbean into a globally competitive health and wellness economy.
Pillar I
The NCD Reality
77% of Caribbean deaths from non-communicable disease. 18 years of declarations. The accountability cycle ends at CHWIS '27 — with named targets, named owners, and a 90-day reporting obligation.
Pillar II
Mental Health, Named
The 2025 CARICOM-UNICEF research surfaced what regional diplomats called 'embarrassed secrecy.' CHWIS '27 is the first Caribbean health summit to make mental health a mainstage plenary track, not a side event.
Pillar III
The Wellness Economy
A $990B global market growing to $2.4T by 2035 — and a Caribbean per-capita spend ten times below North America. The region's natural assets are world-class; the investment infrastructure to monetise them is not yet built.
Pillar IV
HealthTech & Capital
124 Caribbean HealthTech companies, $49.4M cumulative funding, and an ecosystem without infrastructure. CHWIS '27 hosts the region's first dedicated HealthTech showcase with real health-system buyers in the judging panel.
Convening the region
Participating nations.
CARICOM member states, OECS territories, and regional secretariats sending delegations to Bridgetown, Barbados.
Convened with
Supporting institutions.
Venue
AUA College of Medicine Conference Center
A purpose-built academic medical venue on the AUA campus in Coolidge, Antigua & Barbuda — capable of hosting plenary, ten concurrent tracks, the HealthTech Showcase, ministerial roundtables, the Wellness Experience Night, and accredited media within a single secured perimeter.
- 1,200-seat auditorium with simultaneous interpretation (EN/ES/FR/NL)
- Ten concurrent breakout theatres for the 10-track programme
- Clinical simulation suites and HealthTech Showcase hall
- Wellness Experience Night pavilion with capacity for 500
Getting there
- V.C. Bird International Airport (ANU) — 10 minutes from campus, with direct service from Miami, NYC (JFK), Atlanta, Toronto, London (LGW/LHR), Frankfurt, San Juan, and intra-Caribbean
- Delegate transfers coordinated by the CHWIS '27 Secretariat
- Diplomatic protocols arranged through the Office of Protocol, Antigua & Barbuda
Accommodation
- Curated room blocks at Hodges Bay Resort, Blue Waters, Sandals Grande Antigua, Royalton Antigua, and Hammock Cove
- Concierge desk for accredited delegations
- Heads-of-Delegation residences arranged on request
On-site facilities
- 1,200-seat auditorium with simultaneous interpretation
- Clinical simulation suites, HealthTech Showcase hall and Deal Room
- Press accreditation suite and broadcast feeds
- Wellness Experience Night pavilion and reception spaces
Accreditation now open