Opening Ceremony
8:30 am - 9:30 am
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Nirad Tewarie
CEO
(Opening Remarks)
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Giselle Thompson
Head of communications and advocacy & vice president - corporate operations
(Title Sponsor)
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Regina Bakhteeva
Head of Trinidad and Tobago Satellite Office with the UN World Food Programme in the Caribbean region
(UN Partner Remarks)
Keynote Speaker
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Karl George
Partner and Head of Governance | RSM
The role of the Private Sector in Building a Regional Sustainability Framework
9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Racquel Moses
UNFCCC Global Ambassador & Chief Executive Officer |
Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
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Indu Sharma
Chair | AMCHAM T&T's ESG Commitee & Co-Founder & Consultant | Q.E.D. Consulting Limited
MODERATOR
Coffee Break
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Panel Discussion
ESG Reporting: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
10:30 am - 11:30 am
This panel is meant to discuss the following:
- Current standards and frameworks for reporting – how have they evolved and where are they lacking? National, regulatory and private sector associations.
- Challenges facing the private sector in engaging in comprehensive reporting.
- Reporting methodologies and technologies to assist.
- Potential changes or updates do you foresee in the regulatory landscape
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Omar Mohammed
Chief Executive Officer | The Cropper Foundation
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Nigel Sabga
Head of Investments | ANSA Merchant Bank Limited
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Matthew Jardim
Sustainability & ESG Manager | Nestlé
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Hayden Romano
Managing Director - Environmental Management Authority
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Kishan Kumarsingh
Head, Multilateral Environmental Agreements | Ministry of Planning and Development
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Melissa Pierre
Senior Trade & Policy Specialist | AMCHAM T&T
MODERATOR
A Roadmap to S1 Compliance
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
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Arnaud Van Dijk
Partner | KPMG (Cayman Islands) & Deputy Head of ESG | KPMG Islands Group
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Staci Scott
Director | KPMG (Cayman Islands)
LUNCH & NETWORKING
12:15 Pm - 1:30 PM
Panel Discussion
Getting the “G” right
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
- The evolving role of corporate governance in ESG implementation, addressing stakeholder interests and managing societal expectations.
- Emerging technologies such as AI and blockchain and the impact of governance practices, and what are the associated challenges and opportunities.
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Building a culture of integrity and ethics through public sector regulation and management
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Carina Cockburn
Country Representative | Inter-American Development Bank
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Kathryna Baptiste Assee
Group General Counsel/Corporate Secretary | Angostura
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Rachael Johnson
Head of Risk Management and Corporate Governance, Policy and Insights | ACCA UK
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Beverly S. Khan
Procurement Regulator and Chairman | Procurement Board of Trinidad and Tobago
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Suzanne Persaud
Regional HSE&C manager Trinidad & Tobago | bp
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Rachel Welch-Phillips
1st Vice Chair | AMCHAM T&T's ESG Committee & Head of Legal and Compliance for the Banking Sector | ANSA McAL Group
MODERATOR
Sustain U (Presentation and Panel Discussion)
2:45 pm - 3:30 pm
This session will feature:
- Introduction to Sustain-U Platform.
- Panel Discussion and Q&A.
- Explore how local organizations can be key drivers of the behaviour change required to accelerate regional sustainable development.
- Sustain-U Platform Demonstration.
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Chike Farrell
CEO | Caribbean Ideas Group
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Keith London
Managing Director | Caribbean Ideas Academy
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Tracey Weekes
Manager, Financial & Strategic Investments | The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
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Hamlyn Holder
Site Reliability Engineer | Methanex
Coffee Break
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Panel Discussion
Making an Impact
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
- How can organizations leverage their cultural heritage and importance to drive sustainable social impact initiatives.
- The role of collaboration and innovation in developing sustainable social impact.
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Changing the culture around short term philanthropy.
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Valmiki Maharaj
Caribbean Creative Innovator
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The Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
Minister of Education
(ADOPT A SCHOOL)
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Tova Satnarine-White
Radio & GM Tech Commercial Manager – Trinidad and Tobago & Guyana | Guardian Media
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Mark Thomas
Development Coordination Officer (Partnerships and Development Finance) | United Nations Resident Coordinator Office for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten
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Nirad Tewarie
CEO | AMCHAM T&T
MODERATOR
Closing Keynote Address:
Shattering the Gender Bias Barriers
4:45 pm - 5:10 pm
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Dr. Amy Diehl
Author | Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Gender Bias Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work
Cocktail Reception
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm