FIRST

Message

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Introduction

Rt Hon Hugo Swire MP

Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreword

Lord Cormack DL FSA

Chairman, CHOGM 2015 Initiative, FIRST

Realising the potential

Lord Marland

Chairman, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

Empowering youth

Lloyd Dorfman CBE

Chairman, The Prince"s Trust

Welcome Message

HE Joseph Muscat

Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta

Adding global value

Louis Grech

Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of Malta

A dynamic global player

Dr George Vella

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Malta

Surfing the economic waves

Professor Edward Scicluna

Minister of Finance, Republic of Malta

Building on tourism success

Dr Edward Zammit Lewis

Minister of Touirsm, Republic of Malta

The best of both worlds

Anton Refalo

Minister for Gozo, Republic of Malta

Thinking out of the box

Christian Cardona

Minister for the Economy, Investment and Business, Republic of Malta

Malta welcomes the world

Phyllis Muscat

Head of the CHOGM 2015 Taskforce

A longstanding partnership

HE Norman Hamilton

High Commissioner of Malta to the United Kingdom

A fitting host for business

Adrian Hillman

Group Managing Director, Allied Group of Companies

A Commonwealth of thinking

Professor Edward de Bono

Chairman, Edward de Bono Foundation

Upholding financial standards

Professor Joe Bannister

Chairman, Malta Financial Services Authority

At the crossroads of history

A Commonwealth history of Malta

Professor Raymond Mangion

Head of Legal History, University of Malta

Raising the gaming bar

Dr Charlon Gouder

Advisor to the Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth, Republic of Malta

Toward maritime excellence

Dr José Herrera

Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth, Republic of Malta

Strength in diversity

Rt Hon Perry Christie

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas

Creating a digital Bangladesh

HE Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister of the People"s Republic of Bangladesh

From "club" to "network"

Rt Hon Freundel Stuart QC MP

Prime Minister of Barbados

Investing for the future

Hon Dean Barrow

Prime Minister of Belize

A fruitful partnership

HE Paul Biya

President of the Republic of Cameroon

An opportunity to revitalise

HE Nicos Anastasiades

President of the Republic of Cyprus

Small but beautiful

Hon Pakalitha Mosisili

Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho

Towards an export-led economy

HE Peter Mutharika

President of the Republic of Malawi

Focused on achievement

Rt Hon Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK KCMG QC

Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius

SIDS and the Commonwealth

Rt Hon John Key

Prime Minister of New Zealand

Combatting climate change

Hon Tuilaepa Luepsoliai Sailele Malielegaoi

Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa

Bringing about the Blue Economy

HE James Michel

President of Republic of Seychelles

United we stand

HE Maithripala Sirisena

President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Reinvesting the peace dividend

Nick Lyne

Senior Staff Writer, FIRST

Partnership for development

Hon Dr Timothy Harris

Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis

Reaffirming Commonwealth values

Hon Dr Keith Rowley

Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Focusing on the fundementals

Karen Darbasie

Group CEO, First Citizens

Spurring economic diversification

Varun Maharaj

CEO, Trinidad and Tobago International Finance Centre

Achieving prosperity and security

HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

President of the Republic of Uganda

Catalysing regional investment

McHale Andrew

CEO, Invest St Lucia and President, Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies

A forum for the people

Vijay Krishnarayan

Director, Commonwealth Foundation

Mobilising young leaders

Katherine Ellis

Director of Youth Affairs, Commonwealth Secretariat

Safeguarding biodiversity

Mark Rose

CEO, Fauna & Flora International

A common faith

Professor Nasser Khalili

Founder and Chairman, The Maimonides Foundation

Women are moving ahead

Dr Claire Cassar

Chair of the Committee for the CHOGM Women"s Forum 2015

Forests for the Commonwealth

Jim Ball

President, Commonwealth Forestry Association

A Commonwealth of learning

Professor Asha Singh Kanwar

President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning

At the heart of remembrance

Victoria Wallace

Director General, Commonwealth War Graves Commission