Opening Ceremony
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Nirad Tewarie
CEO
(Opening Remarks)
Giselle Thompson
Head of communications and advocacy & vice president - corporate operations
(Title Sponsor)
Regina Bakhteeva
Head of Trinidad and Tobago Satellite Office with the UN World Food Programme in the Caribbean region
(UN Partner Remarks)
Keynote Speaker
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
Racquel Moses
UNFCCC Global Ambassador & Chief Executive Officer |
Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
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
Omar Mohammed
Chief Executive Officer | The Cropper Foundation
Nigel Sabga
Head of Investments | ANSA Merchant Bank Limited
Matthew Jardim
Sustainability & ESG Manager | Nestlé
Hayden Romano
Managing Director - Environmental Management Authority
Kishan Kumarsingh
Head, Multilateral Environmental Agreements | Ministry of Planning and Development
Melissa Pierre
Senior Trade & Policy Specialist | AMCHAM T&T
MODERATOR
A Roadmap to S1 Compliance
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Arnaud Van Dijk
Partner | KPMG (Cayman Islands) & Deputy Head of ESG | KPMG Islands Group
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
Kathryna Baptiste Assee
Group General Counsel/Corporate Secretary | Angostura
Rachael Johnson
Head of Risk Management and Corporate Governance, Policy and Insights | ACCA UK
Beverly S. Khan
Procurement Regulator and Chairman | Procurement Board of Trinidad and Tobago
Suzanne Persaud
Regional HSE&C manager Trinidad & Tobago | bp
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.
Chike Farrell
CEO | Caribbean Ideas Group
Keith London
Managing Director | Caribbean Ideas Academy
Tracey Weekes
Manager, Financial & Strategic Investments | The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited
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.
Valmiki Maharaj
Caribbean Creative Innovator
The Honourable Dr. Nyan Gadsby-Dolly
Minister of Education
(ADOPT A SCHOOL)
Tova Satnarine-White
Radio & GM Tech Commercial Manager – Trinidad and Tobago & Guyana | Guardian Media
Mark Thomas
Development Coordination Officer (Partnerships and Development Finance) | United Nations Resident Coordinator Office for Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten
Nirad Tewarie
CEO | AMCHAM T&T
MODERATOR
Closing Keynote Address:
Shattering the Gender Bias Barriers
4:45 pm - 5:10 pm
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
