On behalf of the management and staff of the Central Bank of Barbados, I welcome you to Barbados, and to the XXII Annual Conference of Human Resources Managers of Central Banks in the Caribbean Region, which is being held under the theme, “HR 4.0: A Perfect Vision – 2020 and Beyond.” Your theme is forward looking, encapsulating the technological thrust that envelops the operations of the modern-day financial services industry.
This is truly appropriate because we live in an era of technological disruption, what many are calling the 4th Industrial Revolution. Concepts that in our youth were unthought of, or at best relegated to the realm of science fiction, now not only exist, but are also commonplace. Terms such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, and blockchain are now a part of our vernacular.