FEATURE SPEAKER ADDRESS
WHEN SYSTEMS FAIL:
Resilience by Design: Leading Through Risk in an Intelligent, Interconnected World
8:30 A.M. - 9:30 A.M.
In an increasingly intelligent, interconnected and technology-dependent world, the systems that keep our organisations running — digital, physical and human — are becoming more complex, interdependent and vulnerable to disruption.
A cyberattack can halt physical operations. A technology failure can become a safety event. A breakdown in process, governance or human decision-making can rapidly escalate across an enterprise. The question for leaders is therefore no longer simply how to prevent disruption, but how prepared is the organisation to anticipate it, respond when it happens, adapt under pressure and recover stronger?
In this keynote, global cybersecurity, digital trust and governance leader Niel Harper explores resilience as an enterprise-wide leadership capability — one that must be deliberately designed into strategy, operations, technology, people and culture.
Bringing together the worlds of HSE, cybersecurity, risk, projects and executive leadership, Harper will examine how organisations can break down traditional risk silos, strengthen organisational intelligence and build the adaptive capacity required to navigate converging threats.
Because when systems fail, resilience cannot be improvised. It must already be designed in.
Niel Harper
Cybersecurity & Digital Trust Leader; Advisory, ITU & ISACA | CyCIS
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Melissa Pierre
Manager, Initiatives and Policy | AMCHAM T&T
MODERATOR
COULD YOU DEFEND YOUR SAFETY SYSTEM?
A LIVE COURTROOM SIMULATION
9:40 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
An incident has occurred. Investigations are complete. Charges have been laid. Now the courtroom becomes the ultimate test of an organization's leadership, safety systems and documentation.
This highly interactive mock trial recreates a real courtroom experience, taking delegates through witness testimony, cross-examination and legal arguments based on a workplace incident. Participants will observe how judges, prosecutors and defence attorneys examine evidence, challenge decisions and determine whether an organization exercised due diligence.
The session will reveal that in many cases, success or failure is not determined by what an organization intended to do—but by what it can prove it did.
Why Attend?
Every inspection, risk assessment, toolbox talk, training record, maintenance log and management decision may one day become evidence.
This session gives CEOs, directors, managers, HSSE professionals, supervisors and legal teams a rare opportunity to see exactly how workplace incidents are evaluated in court and understand how seemingly minor documentation gaps can significantly influence legal outcomes.
Iain Daniels
Barrister, 2 Hare Court, London
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Om Lalla
Attorney at Law, KR Lalla and Company
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Balchan Jadoonanan
HSSE Manager, PROMAN Energy
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Catherine Ramnarine
Partner, M. Hamel-Smith & Company
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Natasha Ashby
Vice President Law & Corporate Affairs, Atlantic
MODERATOR
Myrna Brathwaite
Environmental Coordinator, NuIron Unlimited
SPEAKER
Premraj Dukharan
Consultant
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TOURING OF BOOTHS AND NETWORKING BREAK
11:00 A.M. - 11:15 P.M.
MONEY GONE:
THE RISE OF CYBER-DRIVEN FINANCIAL ATTACKS: DEFENDING IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP, AND REPUTATION
11:20 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Cybercrime has evolved from disruption to direct financial extraction, targeting people, trust, and decision-making through AI-driven fraud, deepfakes, and sophisticated phishing. With most breaches involving the human element and attacks growing more advanced, the financial and reputational risks are immediate and severe. This session highlights the urgent need for leaders to strengthen controls, culture, and governance to protect assets, credibility, and organizational trust.
Edward Millington
Founder and Chairman | Caribbean Chartered Institute of Cyber and Information Security (CyCIS)
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Javed Sajad
Manager, AI Governance and Privacy | Dynamic Management Services
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Shiva V.N. Parasram
Founder and Executive Director | Computer Forensics and Security Institute (CFSI)
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Eduard Mouget
Chief Information Security Officer, Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL)
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Anthony Zamore
Partner | Advisory - Risk Assurance Services| PwC
MODERATOR
LUNCH
12:30 P.M. - 1:55 P.M.
FROM REACTIVE DEFENSE TO PREDICTIVE, AI-DRIVEN PROTECTION. TOO LATE BY DESIGN:
WHY IS CYBER DEFENSE FAILING?
2:00 P.M. - 3:10 P.M.
Traditional cybersecurity is no longer sufficient—by the time threats are detected, the damage is often done. As attacks move at machine speed and increasingly bypass legacy controls, organizations must shift from reactive defense to predictive protection. This session challenges leaders to rethink their approach and adopt proactive, intelligence-driven strategies that disrupt threats earlier and strengthen overall resilience.
Travais “Tee” Sookoo
Security Engineer | Check Point Software Technologies
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Raj Ramdass
Co-Founder | Restore a Sense of I Can
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Jeffrey Cernyar
Economic Officer | Embassy of the United States of America 
MODERATOR
Aneil Raghunanan
Senior Manager – IT Infrastructure and Operations | Guardian Group
SPEAKER
INSIDE THE BREACH...THE ACCESS YOU APPROVED:
THE HIDDEN RISK INSIDE YOUR THIRD-PARTY ECOSYSTEM AND SUPPLY CHAIN
3:15 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Organizations often secure their own systems but underestimate the risks introduced by vendors and third parties—despite a significant share of breaches occurring through these trusted connections. As supply chain dependencies grow, third-party risk has become a board-level concern, not just a vendor issue. This session highlights the need to embed security into procurement, strengthen oversight, and ensure partners meet robust security standards to prevent trusted access from becoming a vulnerability.
Wayne John
Cybersecurity Specialist | Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago
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Dearl Bain
Chief Risk Officer | Trinidad and Tobago Unit Trust Corporation
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Fareeda Bala
Director, Risk Assurance Services | PwC Trinidad and Tobago
SPEAKER
Terrence Panchoo
Head of Information Technology | Proman
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COCKTAIL RECEPTION
5:30 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
