2025 ESG Speakers
People, Purpose & Progress – Activating the “S” in ESG
Anna Henderson
President, AMCHAM T&T
Mrs. Anna Henderson has over twenty (25) years’ experience in Sales, Marketing, Organizational Leadership and Strategic Management. In 2007, as Director-Sales and Marketing, Mrs. Henderson played a pivotal role in the Change Management needed to ensure the smooth transitioning of Pereira & Company Ltd. from a privately-owned company to a strategic acquisition in the widely known, Regional Conglomerate, Massy. Appointed to the position of CEO in 2009, Mrs. Henderson has guided the company in doubling its profitability, by strengthening its core printing and imaging business, focused development of the Office Interiors Division and growing its regional business in the Eastern Caribbean countries. Most notably, in 2011, she led Massy Technologies Applied Imaging through a successful bid process for the relocation of Parliament. Here, she successfully, led her team in setting a new standard for the local construction and project management industry by completing and outfitting 70,000 square feet of office space in less than eleven (11) weeks.
Mrs. Henderson holds a BA in Marketing from the University of St. Mary’s, Minnesota, and has completed leadership courses at the Richard Ivey School in London, Ontario and Leadership Management Institute. She is considered an expert in the areas of Technology, Strategic Leadership and People Development. Mrs. Henderson has held numerous board positions including chairman for the Massy Share Ownership Plan.
Joanne Salazar
Co-Owner/Director, QED Consulting Limited
Co-founder and co-owner of a Governance and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practice; Joanne is a qualified accountant who is also certified in strategic planning, organizational development, change management, supply chain management and sports administration.
Joanne relocated to Trinidad and Tobago from the United Kingdom (where she was born) in 1999 and held senior positions including Executive Directorships. She is currently, president of the International Women’s Forum, Trinidad & Tobago (IWFTT) and on the boards of National Flour Mills Ltd, the College of Science Technology and Arts of Trinidad & Tobago (COSTAATT) and the Guardian Neediest Cases Fund. Her passion projects are: (i) addressing gender inequality on boards and (ii) advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
She holds the designation FCPFA (Fellow Chartered Public Finance Accountant) and is also Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, UK. She also holds an MSc. Strategic Planning, MBA (distinction), Post Graduate Diploma in Operations and Supply Chain Management, BA (Hons), and certification in Organizational Development, Process Management and Change Management. Joanne is an Accredited Director (Acc, Dir) certified by The Chartered Governance Institute (Canada).
Two of Joanne’s proudest achievements are the wonderful relationships shared with her daughter and two elderly parents. Her daughter has blossomed into a self-assured and thoughtful woman with an extensive network of eclectic friends. Her parents are an endless source of joy, sayings, wisdom and unsolicited guidance! With her sister and daughter, Joanne supports her mother own and run a private Home for abused, abandoned and underprivileged children
Nirad Tewarie
Chief Executive Officer, AMCHAM T&T
Nirad Tewarie is the CEO of AMCHAM T&T. He has more than twenty-five years’ experience in media, communications, management, education and international relations. Nirad is also the Chairman of C15 studios, a Member of the Board of Directors of Aspire Fund Management, and the Loan for Enterprise and Network Development.
Passionate about youth development and using his expertise for good, Nirad is the Chairman of the 50-year-old, San Juan Jabloteh Sports Club and Manager of the Hillview College Football Teams, where he oversaw the promotion of the Senior Team to the Championship Division of the Secondary Schools’ Football League after just one season.
Nirad was formerly the CEO of the T&T Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI), Chairman of the Caribbean Network of Services Coalitions, a member of the Communications and Public Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK and a columnist for the Trinidad Guardian.
A keen supporter of the arts, Nirad is an Associate Producer of Bazodee the Movie, and the former Chairman of the Cabinet Appointed Fashion Industry Development Committee.
Nirad holds a BSc. in Mass Communications from Florida International University and an MSc in International Relations from the Institute of International Relations, UWI. He regularly speaks at regional conferences on matters related to technology & economic development.