Speakers - 18th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum

Gerardo Aguilar

Sygnus Capital USA
Head of Climate and Energy
Roberto G. Aiello

Inter-American Development Bank
Principal Energy Specialist and Coordinator for the Caribbean
Christina Alston

Bahamas Power and Light Company Limited
Executive Chairman
Delano R. Arthur

Turks and Caicos Islands Government
Commissioner, Energy and Utilities Department
Marsha Atherley-Ikechi

OOCUR
Executive Director
Sherron Barker

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Regional Project Coordinator, STAR-Fish
Dr. Wendell Samuel

Secretariat of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Senior Advisor to the CARICOM Secretary-General | Assistant Secretary-General (ag) Economic Integration Innovation and Development
Christina Becker-Birck

Cadmus Group
Vice President
Hon. Mark A.G. Brantley

Nevis Island Administration
Premier
Giovanni Buckle

Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
Project Manager, Engineer
L. Nigel Burgess

Regulatory Authority of Bermuda
Head of Regulation
Hon. Wayne M. Caines

Liberty Group Limited and Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited (BELCO)
President
Dwayne Cenac

Dominica Electricity Services – DOMLEC
General Manager
Hon. Keithson H. Charles

Government of Saint Lucia
Minister for Physical Development and Public Utilities
Gillian Charles-Gollop

Caribbean Development Bank
Vice President, Corporate Services
Melanie Chen

Caribbean Energy Chamber
Founding Chair
Hon. JoBeth Lillian Coleby-Davis

Government of The Bahamas
Minister of Energy, Utilities and Aviation
Jonathan Coony

World Bank Group
Senior Climate Finance Specialist
Devon Cox

Pelican Energy TCI
President
Agnes Crespo-Quintana

Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS)
Director, Caribbean Region
Rutu Dave

The World Bank
Senior Energy Specialist
Tiago Favarin de Moraes

Marsh Fac RE
Head of Client Fac
Ina de Visser

GIZ
Head of Program, NDC-TEC
Dustin Delany

Dentons
Chair and Chief Managing Partner
Dr. Rafael Echevarne

Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC)
Director General
Gabriela Elizondo-Azuela

The World Bank
Practice Manager, Energy Infrastructure, Latin America and the Caribbean
Lennox Elvy

Generation Procurement Entity (GPE), Jamaica
Director
Judith Ephraim Schmidt

Caribbean Development Bank
Sustainable Energy Coordinator
Colin Escalante

Ministry of Finance, Belize
Project Engineer, Central Executing Unit
Kiesha Farnum

Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
Head of Partnerships and Programmes
Kyle Farnum

Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States and the OECS, covering relations with the EU’s Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories
Programme Manager, Energy
Kyle Fleming

Virgin Islands Energy Office
Director
Dr. James Fletcher

CARICOM | Global Green Growth Institute | REN21
Climate Envoy | Council Member | Renewable Energy Champion for Latin America and the Caribbean
Wilfred A.E. Gerards

GRP Europe B.V.
CEO
Christiaan Gischler

Inter-American Development Bank
Lead Energy Specialist
Ramiro Gomez Barinaga

RELP
Global Director for Country Delivery
Nellie Gorbea

Puerto Rico Green Energy Trust
President and CEO
Hugh Grant

Jamaica Public Service Company
President & CEO
Wayne Grant

RELP
Country Energy Expert (Jamaica)
Dr. the Hon. Vince Henderson

Commonwealth of Dominica
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy
José Hereter

GME Global
Partner & Business Developer
Migara Jayawardena

AMALA Clean Energy Advisors
Founder and Managing Director
Eleanor Jones

Generation Procurement Entity (GPE) Jamaica
Member
Anand Kalpoe

Energy Authority of Suriname
Managing Director
Deon Kelly

Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy and Logistics (MPUEL), Belize
Acting Energy Director
Filippo La Verghetta

EU Delegation to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean States and the OECS
Deputy Head of the Regional Partnerships Section
Ingrid Lavine

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Climate and Renewable Energy Adviser, Caribbean Development Team
Bruce Levy

BMR Energy
CEO and President
Rosilena Lindo Riggs

Rosedan Consulting
Founder and Global Energy & Climate Advisor
Marc Lopata

Solar Island Energy
Chief Executive Officer
Ludovic Maire

Energy Pool
Director - Microgrids BU
Malaika Masson

Inter-American Development Bank
Lead Energy Specialist
Racquel Moses

Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
Chief Executive Officer
Neha Mukhi

The World Bank
Senior Energy and Climate Change Specialist
Mike Murray

Generac Power Systems
Director - Microgrid Solutions
Dr. Mohammad Rafik Nagdee

Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
Executive Director
Stéphanie Nour

Econoler
International Director and Lead for Latin America and the Caribbean
Ali Nouri

Smart Energy Ltd.
Founder and CEO
David Nygaard

Export Development Canada (EDC)
Chief Representative, Andean, Central America & Caribbean Region
María Camila Padilla

The World Bank
Senior Procurement Specialist Caribbean Procurement Coordinator, Private Sector Engagement Liaison for LAC, Region
Kemar Polius

CIBC Caribbean
Senior Director, Head of Corporate Banking and Sustainable Finance
Marcos Rampoldi

BroadSpan Asset Management LLC
Managing Partner
Ragunauth Ramsaroop

AGM Inc.
Liaison Director
Ricardo Rico

ACERO Capital
Head - Debt Capital Markets & Finance
Duane Rowe

Office of Utilities Regulation, Jamaica
Director — Regulation, Policy, Monitoring & Enforcement
Dr. Ashok Sarkar

The World Bank
Task Team Leader & Senior Energy Specialist
Leticia Scofield Miglio

Inter-American Development Bank
Senior Energy Specialist
Joaquin Stornelli

GME Global
Consultant
Nicholas Turpin-Invernon

The Yield Ventures
Managing Director - Offshore Wind
María Vargas

European Investment Bank
Principal Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean
Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales

Panama Canal Authority
Former CEO
Francisco G. Vozza

BRIZO by Fred. Olsen 1848
Business Development Director, Floating Solar
Ian Welch-Phillips

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
Manager, Global Islands Program

Speakers Meet the leaders shaping the agenda for CREF 2026 in Panama City. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks. Interested in contributing to the program? Apply to speak below.

Speakers
Meet the leaders shaping the agenda for CREF 2026 in Panama City. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.

Interested in contributing to the program? Apply to speak below.