Breaking Barriers: The Women Investors & Entrepreneurs Shaping the Future at Beyond the Beach Summit May 1-3 in Kingston, Jamaica

Beyond the Beach: The Impact Investment Summit brings together some of the most badass women entrepreneurs and investors for three unforgettable days of insights, real connections, and serious deal-making. From May 1–3, the Summit becomes where bold ideas, powerful networks, and smart capital collide.

✨ One session you absolutely can’t miss?

🔥 Fireside: Breaking Barriers — Women Entrepreneurs & Investors Redefining the Future

This isn’t just another panel — it’s a front-row seat to a conversation about the women changing the investment game and rewriting the rules of startup success.

💡 Meet the Powerhouse Lineup:
💼 Melissa Pegus — Former Managing Director, TechStars Atlanta & NOLA | UpVentures Capital (USA)
As Managing Director, Melissa led over US$1 million in investment into six startups from Kingston BETA’s community — fueling Jamaica’s next generation of tech leaders.

💼 Sharon Roper — Managing Partner, MScale Venture Fund (Jamaica)
Sharon is an active angel investor and key player in MScale, only the second venture capital fund to take root in Jamaica in the last 30 years.

🎙️ Moderator: Melissa Powell — CEO, POCMI

🗓️ Friday, May 2nd | 12:30 PM
📍 AC Hotel Kingston

Expect unfiltered conversations, fresh perspectives, and actionable insights you can use.

💥 Early Bird Tickets are going fast — secure yours now.
This is where future-shaping conversations happen. Don’t be the one hearing about it secondhand.

 Because Jamaica is a place where bold entrepreneurship, groundbreaking innovation, and world-class excellence thrive, far beyond the sun, sand, and sea.

Beyond the Beach- The Impact Investment Summit brought to you by Entrepreneurs Across the Borders in partnership with SiliconCaribe.

Why Attend: Because Jamaica is a place where bold entrepreneurship, groundbreaking innovation, and world-class excellence thrive, far beyond the sun, sand, and sea. Beyond the Beach Summit spotlights the people, ideas, and deals shaping the future of tech and business from right here in the Region.

What to Expect: Beyond the Beach Summit is a three-day, unconference-style impact investment experience designed for meaningful conversations, actionable insights, and real deal-making. Expect trend-driven discussions, curated networking, unexpected collaborations, and the chance to explore some of Kingston’s most iconic entrepreneurship, arts, and culture spaces.

Who You’ll Meet: This is where seasoned tech entrepreneurs, impact investors, global tech businesses, ecosystem builders, industry experts, policymakers, and corporate innovators converge to exchange ideas, build partnerships, and spark change.