Event Information
| 4th Caribbean ICT Collaboration Forum Overview |
| 4th Caribbean ICT Collaboration Forum Provisional Agenda |
| Information for Participants |
| Registration (Due to the numbers already registered, registration is now closed.) |
| Hotel Booking Link: Caribbean Telecommunications Union |
| After Dark and Trini Dinner (US$50.00) |
Presentations for Download
| Day 1 | ||
| Time | Activity | Presenter |
| 08:00 | Registration | |
| 08:30 | OPENING SESSION | Moderator: Mr. Nigel Cassimire Telecommunications Specialist Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) |
| National Anthem and Invocation | ||
| 08:35 | Welcome Remarks | Hon. Melford Nicholas Minister of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Antigua and Barbuda and President of the CTU |
| 08:50 | Feature Address | Sen. the Hon. Allyson West Minister of Public Administration Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 09:15 | Video: The Art of Effective Collaboration | Mr. Anthony Watkins Principal Consultant ODYSSEY CONSULTinc Limited Trinidad and Tobago |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 | The Digital Transformation Imperative – Perspectives from an Entrepreneur | Mr. Jean Th Arnell Managing Partner Computech Technology Center Saint Martin |
| 11:45 | Launch of the Caribbean Internet Development Foundation (CIDF) | Mr. Steve Sankar CIDF Consultant Caribbean Telecommunications Union |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 2: Strategic Interventions for Digital Transformation | Moderator: Mr. Gary Kalloo ICT Policy Specialist Caribbean Telecommunications Union | |
| 13:15 | Digital Financial Services | Ms. Marla Dukharan Spokesperson Caribbean Settlement Network |
| 13:40 | Cyber Security | Mr. Earl Harris Asst. Director Strategic Services CARICOM IMPACS |
| 14:05 | Intellectual Property and Innovation | Mr. Kavish Seetahal Legal Officer Intellectual Property Office Trinidad and Tobago |
| 14:30 | Q&A | |
| 15:15 | End of Day 1 |
| Day 2 | ||
| Time | Activity | Presenter |
| SESSION 3: Collaboration | Moderator: Mr. Trevor Prevatt Consultant CTU | |
| 08:00 | Report of the Caribbean ICT Collaboration Committee | Mr. Selby Wilson Telecommunications Strategist CTU |
| 08:30 | Group Work: The Art of Effective Collaboration | Mr. Anthony Watkins Principal Consultant ODYSSEY CONSULTinc Limited |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break | |
| SESSION 4: Technology and Supporting Transformation | Moderator: Mr. Junior McIntyre ICT Specialist CTU | |
| 10:20 | Internet Exchange Points | Mr. Kurleigh Prescod Country Manager Columbus Communications Trinidad Limited |
| 10:45 | Data Centres | Mr Riyad Mohammed Chief Development Officer Air Link Networks Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11:10 | Transformative Services | Mr. Ashish Uttamchandani Chief Executive Officer UNDSL Trinidad and Tobago |
| 11:35 | The Cloud (remote participation) | Mr. Eamonn Sheehy Director, Public Sector Cloud Carib Limited The Bahamas |
| 12:00 | Q&A | |
| 12:15 | Lunch | |
| SESSION 5: Digital Transformation – Let’s Do it | Moderator: Mr. Selby Wilson Telecommunications Strategist CTU | |
| PANEL: Regulatory Imperatives for Digital Transformation | ||
| 13:15 | Regulatory Reset in a Technological Age | Mr. Julian Wilkins Government Relations & Public Affairs Director Digicel |
| Collaborating to address new Spectrum Requirements | Dr. Ronald Walcott Chief Executive Officer Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago | |
| The Regulator’s response to the changing technological landscape | Dr. Spencer Thomas Chairman NTRC Grenada | |
| Q&A/Discussion | ||
| 14:00 | Presentation of Strategic Practice for Digital Transformation | Ms. Bernadette Lewis Secretary General CTU |
| 15:00 | Facilitated Discussion | |
| 15:10 | Wrap Up | Mr. Nigel Cassimire Telecommunications Specialist CTU |
| 15:15 | End of Forum |
Caribbean Telecommunications Union