Thursday, November 15, 2018
OPENING REMARKS
H.E. Riyad Insanally, Ambassador of Guyana
ROUNDTABLE I – LEGISLATIVE & POLICY FRAMEWORK
MICHELLE A. BROOKS
Country Specialist Caribbean Region
International Trade Administration
U.S. Dept. of Commerce. BIO
DAV-ERNAN KOWLESSAR
Secretary and Head of Secretariat
Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)BIO
SALLY YEARWOOD
Former Executive Director
Caribbean Central American ActionBIO
BARTON CLARKE
Executive Director, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)BIO
ROUNDTABLE II – REGULATORY & TECHNICAL ISSUES – PORTS
LCDR ZEKE LYONS
International Port Security Program Coast Guard BIO
DARWIN TELEMAQUE
Chief Executive Officer
Antigua Port Authority BIO
LUNCH SESSION – ISSUES ON INDUSTRIAL HEMP & MEDICAL CANABIS
SCHERIL MURRAY POWELL, ESQ.
Managing Partner
Scheril Murray Powell, P.A BIO
DR. GARY RHULE
Golden Bay DevelopmentsBIO
CHUCK MORGAN
Business Development Consultant
RS2DOBIO
ROUNDTABLE III – INNOVATION IN SMART AGRI-BUSINESS
SABINE O’HARA
Dean of CAUSES and Land-grant Programs University of the District of ColumbiaBIO
MIGUEL GARCIA WINDER
Manager, Center for Strategic Analysis for Agriculture (CAESPA) at IICA. BIO
BENJAMIN BRANCH
Deputy Librarian at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
JamaicaBIO
AARON KOREWA
Project Coordinator
Decision Theater
McCain Institute for International Leadership, ASUBIO
SINCLAIR SKINNER
Co-Founder
BitMari – Pan-African Bitcoin WalletBIO
Friday, November 16, 2018
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AMBASSADOR SELWIN HART
Executive Director, Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank BIO
ROUNDTABLE IV – INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
SHAHERA MCKOY
Manager of ExportBelize
Belize Trade and Investment Development Service
(BELTRAIDE)BIO
JEREMY COON
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Representative
Inter-American Foundation (IAF)BIO
RACHEL (RAHA) SHAHIDSALES
Senior Private Sector Specialist at the World Bank GroupBIO
VASSEL STEWART
Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Agribusiness Association (CABA)BIO
ROUNDTABLE V – MICRO-INSURANCE AND MARKETING ECOSYSTEMS
AARON MOSES
Director for the Caribbean
World Confederation of Credit UnionsBIO
ELDA DEVARIE
President, EMD SALESBIO
STEVE MCDONALD
Owner & CEO
YAAD MarketsBIO
HARRY CROYDON
CEO
Microfinance.comBIO
WILL BULLOCK
National Cooperative Business AssociationBIO
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
KIMONE GOODEN
Chair, Jamaica Diaspora Agriculture Task ForceBIO
NEIL CURTIS
Founder and Executive Director
Farm Up JamaicaBIO
PAUL GUENETTE
Chief Communications Officer
ACDI VOCABIO
ROUNDTABLE VI – FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
ALISON GERMAK
Director of Corporate Development Overseas Private Investment CorporationBIO
MICHAEL K. JACKSON
Export Finance Manager at the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) BIO
KELLEE JAMES
Founder & CEO
MERCARISBIO
DAV-ERNAN KOWLESSAR
Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)
Mr. Dav-Ernan Kowlessar, a Business Development and Management Consultant by profession with over 20 years’ experience, is the Executive Chairman of DYKON Developments Limited; a business development firm operating out of Trinidad and Tobago and Canada.
Graduating from the University of the West Indies with a B.Sc. (Hons) in Industrial Management, he qualified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) in 2003, and has completed several courses in Gender and Development (UWI), Trade, Growth and Poverty (World Bank Institute) along with certificates in Human Resources Management (Canada) and is in the process of completing certification as an International Trade Professional (CITP).
With a skill-set that includes market research, institutional development, economic and financial analysis, trade facilitation, SME development, training and change management, Dav-Ernan has presented around the world at various conferences, workshops and been part of international working groups and committees on subject areas such as trade agreements, capacity building for SME development, globalisation and finance, climate change and disaster risk reduction, business continuity, as well as institutional strengthening and the socio-financial market. He has lectured in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management for CIPS and BTEC from the UK.
In practice, Dav-Ernan has worked on and chaired several Steering Committees that led to the establishment of the Central Finance Facility in Trinidad and Tobago and the Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Service Industries. Dav-Ernan has served in various capacities on the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC) currently he is the Secretary and Head of Secretariat. Under the CAIC he is the Chair of the CARIFORUM side of the EU-CARIFORUM EPA Joint Consultative Committee, Chair of the ACP Non State Actors platform and Chair of the Regional Private Sector Network on DRR by UNISDR.
He was also a Trustee of the Caribbean and Central American Action (CCAA) and is a member of the Rotary Club of Halifax Harbourside, Canada, a past president of the Rotary Club of Maracas/St. Joseph, Trinidad, and chair of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) for District 7820, Canada.
Dav-Ernan Kowlessar, Head of Secretariat, Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC)
AMBASSADOR DR. EDWARD GREEN
Dr Edward Greene, currently UN Secretary General Special Envoy for HIV in the Caribbean was previously Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat 2000-2010, and Senior Adviser, Health and Human Development, PAHO/WHO 1995-1999. He played pioneering roles in the establishment of the Pan Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDS (PANCAP) 2001, the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Medical and other Health Professionals 2004, and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), 2013.
He served on many prestigious Boards including Vice Chair of United Way Jamaica, Coordinator of the Inter American Foundation ( outreach) for Jamaica that helped to develop small business opportunities and community projects, Director of the Board of the Canadian International Institute for Peace and Security, Member of the Commonwealth Secretariat High Level Panel for South-South Cooperation in Higher Education and observer on the UNAIDS/ Lancet Defeating AIDS- Achieving
Sustainable Health. He was also a Director of the International Cricket Council for Caribbean World Cup Cricket 2007 and Chair of the CARICOM Steering Committee for Climate Change and Sustainable Development 2008-2010 and now serves as an Advisor to the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre.
His distinguished academic career at UWI included: Pro Vice Chancellor, Development and Alumni Relations 1989-1993, University Director, Institute of Social and Economic Relations (ISER), 1982-1989, Interim Director of the Consortium Graduate School for the Social Sciences in the Caribbean 1984-85; and appointments to the rank of Professor (1987) and inaugural Professorial Fellow, ISER (1994). He has authored 10 books and over 60 articles and is Professor Emeritus of UWI. He holds a B.Sc. in Economics (London University), MSc Political Economy (Mc Master University) and Ph.D. (University of British Columbia) In addition Dr Greene has been consultant to several international agencies including the World Bank, IDB, The European Union , UNDP, UNESCO and held visiting Professorship at UCLA, University of Havana, and University of British Columbia.
Dr Greene is the recipient of numerous awards, including national honours from Guyana and Suriname, the prestigious PAHO/WHO Award for Administration in Public Health and the Sir Phillip Sherlock Award from the University of the West Indies and University of Technology, Jamaica for outstanding contribution to health and development in the Caribbean
