Insights & Research
Through the information presented here, we encourage you to share in our research and the work of some of the projects we've been involved with. As we progress we will continue to update the information and we hope you find something useful.
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Destined for the Periphery
Paper by Celene Cleland-Gomez which examines the globalisation/sovereignty paradox and looks at the restructuring of the world economy and international state system and what it implies for the future development of the Caribbean.
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Extraterritoriality and Competition Law
This paper by David Gomez examines the adequacy of extraterritoriality as a policy tool for regulating economic activities that extends beyond a states’ territorial boundaries but which have an impact on it nonetheless. The utility of that practice for realizing state objectives is now being called into question as states increasingly seek to determine what framework of cooperation is best suited for addressing regulatory matters within international anti-trust and competition law.
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Missing The Bus
A policy brief sponsored by the Katalyst Institue for Policy and Research and authored by David Gomez on the state of the transporation sector in Belize.
About Launchpad Consulting
Countries and organizations face more challenges today than ever before! Governments, businesses, civil society, indeed entire countries are now required to search for, define and develop their comparative & competitive advantages in order to survive in a world underpinned by market economies & greater levels of integration and interdependence.
Launchpad Consulting is a business consulting firm, driven by a passion for development and its related issues. We work with our clients to provide the support and advice they need to develop their advantages and realize their objectives.
Started in June of 2000, Launchpad Consulting is registered in Belize and is directed by Mrs. Celene Cleland-Gomez (Master of Laws in International Economic Law, Master of Arts in Organizational Management) and Mr. David Gomez (Master of Laws in International Trade Law, Master of Arts in International Relations/Political Economy). Together both principals hold over forty (40) years of professional experience with specialist expertise in international trade and management.
David GomezManaging Partner (david@launchpadbz.com) |
Celene Cleland-GomezManaging Partner (celene@launchpadbz.com) |
David has a strong record of development work focusing on international trade negotiations, export competitiveness and development, and project management on assignments in Belize, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. He was previously Deputy Head of Mission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland and has served in a number of high level positions in trade including as Legal Expert to the Ministry of Trade in Papua New Guinea and International Trade Policy Advisor in the Ministry of Investment and Trade in Belize. Celene's expertise reflects strengths in Change and Organizational Management and Human Resource Management in the public and private sectors with specialist work in International Trade and Tourism. She has held a number of executive management positions including as the CEO of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CEO in the Ministry of Home Affairs, and as Manager of Marketing, and of Human Resources at the then Belize Telecommunications Limited. Both principals have a strong history of successful accomplishments under projects funded by international development agencies and share complementary expertise and specialisms in organizational change management business planning and strategic management, marketing and marketing research, project management, human resource management, and international trade and competitiveness.
Launchpad Consulting works primarily with governments and the private sector and on projects funded by international funding agencies. Since its inception, the firm has successfully undertaken a respectable number of development related projects in Belize, the Caribbean and the South Pacific..
We strive
"to make a meaningful contribution to Caribbean development"
And Exist
"to provide the solutions & support that will allow our clients to prosper."
