As the Caribbean continues to struggle with declining growth, finding new niches in which reside comparative and competitive advantages is the new economic imperative, and this requires exploring new methodologies. The 2nd Caribbean Competitiveness Forum, organised by the Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness, SALISES, UWI in partnership with The Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) will be held on March 18-19th 2014 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, and will explore the way forward for regional competitiveness through Clusters, Global Value Chains and Innovation.