NEW YORK - With the US Open set to kick off this weekend at Madison Square Garden, the Jamaican-American Chamber of Commerce hosted a forum on the Business of Sports in Jamaica with guest speaker Carole Beckford.   

Veronica Campbell-Brown and Asafa Powell were listed as special guests, but while the latter was a none-starter at the event, which left the audience very disappointed, the former finished her speech like a short sprint.

During her short speech, Campbell-Brown thank the audience for their continued support and also stated that "I enjoy competing in New York because of the environment and the energy the fans bring, it gets me fired up."

She went on to mention that she's anxious about the competition this weekend, and is looking forward to the Jamaican crowd to support her.

The women 50m dash is set to kick off at 9:45pm ET, where the defending World Indoor champion, Campbell-Brown will face the reigning U.S Indoor Champion Alexandria Anderson.

Following the women's is the men 50m dash scheduled for 9:55pm ET, where Asafa Powell will face a strong field. Other Caribbean athletes set to take part in that event are Kimmari Roach (JAM), Daniel Bailey (ANT), and Nesta Carter (JAM). In the men's 600 yards, we'll see Renny Quow (TRI) and Tabarie Henry (UVI). Davita Prendergast (JAM) will take part in the women's 500 yards.

ESPN2 will have coverage of the meet on Sunday, January 29, from 7-9pm ET.