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 This conference was held from October 16 - 18, 2019

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  • Leroy A.E. Abraham

    British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation
    CEO & General Manager

  • Hon. Wilfred Abrahams

    Government of Barbados
    Minister of Energy and Water Resources

  • Lorraine Akiba

    LHA Ventures
    President and CEO

  • Nicolas Darius Allien

    Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communication | Haiti
    Senior Energy Official

  • Fernando Alvarado

    Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy
    CEO

  • Laura Andersen

    Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
    Associate Director, Structured Finance

  • Gregg Anderson

    UTILITY REGULATION AND COMPETITION OFFICE, CAYMAN ISLANDS
    Executive Director, Energy & Utilities

  • Guillermo Areas

    BMW Group
    Head, Government and External Affairs, Latin America & Caribbean

  • Pablo Barrague

    FLUENCE, A SIEMENS AND AES COMPANY
    Market Applications Director, LatAm

  • Carlos Barrera

    Atlas Renewable Energy
    Co-Founder and CEO

  • Dr. Cletus Bertin

    CARILEC
    Executive Director

  • Kathrin Bimesdörfer

    Cadmus
    Principal

  • Diann Black-Layne

    Government of Antigua and Barbuda
    Ambassador for Climate Change

  • Francine Blackman

    Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Government of Barbados
    Permanent Secretary

  • Robert Blenker

    WRB Energy
    CEO

  • Emmanuel Brochard

    Naval Energies
    VP, Business Development

  • Dr. Kaitlyn Bunker

    Rocky Mountain Institute
    Manager, Islands Energy Program

  • Chris Burgess

    Rocky Mountain Institute
    Director of Projects - Islands Energy Program

  • Angela Burnett Penn

    The Irma Diaries
    Author and Climate Change Specialist

  • jason burwen
    Jason Burwen

    Energy Storage Association
    Vice President of Policy

  • Jerry C. Butler

    Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)
    Chairman

  • Evenson Calixte

    L’Autorité Nationale de Régulation du Secteur Énergétique (ANARSE)
    Director General

  • Ramon Candia

    CIFI
    Managing Director

  • Adam Carter

    CIBC FirstCaribbean
    Managing Director, Head - Investment Banking

  • Ricardo Case

    Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS)
    Director, Engineering Services

  • Eugenia Cerveron

    Akuo Energy
    Chief Operations Officer, Caribbean

  • H.G. Chissell

    Advanced Energy Group LLC
    Founder and CEO

  • Honorable Johann (John) A. Clendenin

    Public Service Commission, U.S. Virgin Islands
    Commissioner

  • Andrew Cramer

    KAYA Energy Group
    Partner

  • Fernando Cubillos

    IDB Invest
    Head of Energy, Infrastructure and Energy Division

  • Patrick D’Addario

    Fiorello H. LaGuardia Foundation
    President

  • Dacon Ellsworth
    Ellsworth Dacon

    St. Vincent & The Grenadines
    Director of Energy

  • Kristin Deason

    Global Green Growth Institute
    Caribbean Representative, Green Growth Planning and Implementation

  • Jennifer DeCesaro

    US Department of Energy
    Senior Advisor

  • Pip Decker

    BMR Energy
    Senior Vice President

  • Dr. Thackwray Driver

    Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago
    President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Gale Dulal

    Government of Trinidad and Tobago, Ministry of Public Utilities
    Electrification Sector Specialist

  • Jo Edghill

    Megapower Ltd.
    Co-Founder and Director

  • Timothy Effio

    Fluence
    Market Director, Latin America & Caribbean

  • Carey Escoffery

    Hyperion Xergy
    Chief Financial Officer

  • Barbara Feinstein

    USAID Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
    Deputy Assistant Administrator

  • Carlos J. Fernández-Lugo

    McConnell Valdés LLC
    Chair, Environmental, Energy and Land Use Practice Group

  • Yves Ferreira

    European Investment Bank
    Regional Representative for the Caribbean

  • Honorable Romauld Ferreira

    Government of the Bahamas
    Minister of Environment & Housing

  • Frederic Ferrer

    SARA
    Project Lead

  • Alejandro J. Figueroa-Ramírez

    Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB)
    Utility Sector Transformation Manager

  • Federico S. Fische

    PFAN
    Regional Coordinator for Caribbean and Central America

  • Kyle Fleming

    Virgin Islands Energy Office
    Director

  • Jimmy Fletcher

    CCREEE Executive Board
    Chairman

  • Eric Florimon-Reed

    USAID Office of Infrastructure, Engineering and Energy, Haiti
    Deputy Director

  • Martyn Forde

    CAREC
    Community Manager

  • Devon Gardner

    CARICOM Secretariat
    Programme Manager, Energy

  • Fabian Gentles

    Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited
    System Planning Manager

  • Christiaan Gischler

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Co-Head, Latin American & Caribbean Extractives Group

  • Arjun Guha

    IRENA
    Programme Officer - RE Project Development and Finance

  • David Gumbs

    Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd (ANGLEC)
    Former CEO

  • John Halliwell

    Electric Power Research Institute
    Senior Technical Executive

  • Anita Hankey

    Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries, Government of Trinidad and Tobago
    Head, Renewable Energy (RE) Division; ECPA National Focal Point (NFP), and Vice-Chair, Reconstituted Permanent Local Content Committee (PLCC)

  • Dr. Franklin A. Hoevertsz

    T&R Advisory
    Director

  • Stephen Humes

    Holland & Knight
    Partner

  • Gary Jackson

    Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
    Executive Director

  • Allison Jean

    National Utilities Regulatory Commission
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Sweyn Johnston

    Director
    Greenvoe

  • Mark Konold

    Jakinda Consulting
    Founder

  • Monica La Bennett

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Vice-President (Operations)

  • Sean Lalani

    Eagle LNG Partners
    President

  • Chad Laurent

    Cadmus
    Principal

  • Bruce Levy

    BMR Energy
    CEO

  • Dr. Mark Leybourne

    ITPEnergised
    Associate Director

  • Hon. Ian “Patches” Liburd

    Minister of Infrastructure, Urban Development & Transport
    St. Kitts

  • Peter Lilienthal

    Homer Energy
    CEO

  • Monique Lister

    Regulatory Authority of Bermuda
    Director of Legal Services

  • Barthélemy Littot

    Gide Loyrette Nouel
    Lawyer

  • Justin Locke

    Rocky Mountain Institute
    Senior Director

  • Marc Lopata

    SolarIsland Energy
    President

  • Dr. Marcelino Madrigal Martínez

    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    Principal Specialist, Electric Mobility Leader

  • Jesus Martinez-Cantu

    Hybrid Solutions & Storage, SMA America
    Business Development and Sales Manager

  • Dr. Malaika Masson

    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    Senior Regional Energy Specialist

  • Duncan McGregor

    Power Ledger
    Analyst

  • Thibault Ménage

    HDF Energy
    Head of Caribbean Development

  • Juan Cruz Monticelli

    Organization of American States (OAS)
    Section Chief, Energy & Climate Change

  • Ben Moody
    Ben Moody

    Pan American Finance
    President and CEO

  • Racquel Moses

    Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Robert “Rocky” R. Mould

    City and County of Honolulu's Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
    Energy Program Manager

  • Michael Murphy

    TRC
    Vice President

  • Wayne Myers

    Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
    Senior Director

  • Giorgio Narminio

    ContourGlobal
    Caribbean Assets Chief Operating Officer

  • Jeane Nikolai

    Government of Bermuda
    Director of Energy, Telecommunications, Space and Satellite

  • Stéphanie Nour

    Econoler
    Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Fernando Padilla

    PREPA
    Director of the Project Management Office

  • Amb. Dr. Neil Parsan

    Dentons
    Senior Consultant

  • Trent Philipp

    Reykjavik Geothermal
    Executive Director

  • Eddinton Powell

    FortisTCI Limited
    President and CEO

  • Melissa Powell

    Block eM Ledger Consulting Group
    Managing Partner

  • Veronica Prado

    Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    Energy Specialist

  • Angella Rainford

    Rekamniar Frontier Ventures
    Managing Director

  • Dr. Justin Ram

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Director of Economics

  • Keisha Reid

    Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Government of Barbados
    Project Manager

  • Lara M. Rios

    Holland & Knight LLP
    Senior Counsel

  • The Hon. Walter Roban, JP, MP

    Government of Bermuda
    Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs

  • Alfonso Rodriguez

    Soventix Caribbean
    CEO & Founding Partner

  • Carlos Rodriguez

    Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association
    President

  • Rachell Salao Roullet

    Fortis TCI
    Vice President - Innovation, Technology and Strategic Planning

  • Michael Salomon

    Clean Horizon
    Managing Director

  • Tito Sanjurjo

    InterEnergy
    Managing Director, Head of Thermal Power & Utilities

  • Sandra Sealy

    Barbados Fair Trading Commission
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Antonio Sealy

    Barbados Light and Power Company (BLPC)
    Systems Engineer

  • Gianmarco Servetti

    Castalia Advisors
    Practice Leader, Sustainable Energy

  • Suzanne Shaw

    The Leap Co.
    Managing Director, Head - Impact Investment

  • Stephanie Simons

    Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited
    Mechanical Engineer

  • Murray Skeete

    WRB Energy
    Vice President of Engineering and Regulation

  • Lincoy Small

    Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS)
    Director of Engineering

  • Rahul Srinivasan

    World Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist

  • Kieran St Omer

    Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
    Strategic Planning & Projects Department

  • Siana Teelucksingh

    Clinton Climate Initiative | Clinton Foundation
    Renewable Energy Consultant

  • Maxime Therrillion

    Mascara Renewable Water
    Head of Business Development

  • Sacha Tibbetts

    Caribbean Utilities Company (Cayman)
    Vice President, Customer Service & Technology

  • Roger Todd

    Government of Bermuda, Department of Public Transportation
    Director

  • Miguel Toledo

    IFC
    Chief Investment Officer

  • Roy Torbert

    Rocky Mountain Institute
    Principal

  • Tomás J. Torres Placa

    Institute of Competitiveness and Sustainable Economy (ICSE-PR)
    Executive Director

  • Alexis Tubb

    Clinton Foundation
    Senior Project Manager, Islands Energy Program

  • Dean M. Tuel

    Aggreko Microgrid and Storage Solutions
    VP of Sales Americas and AusPac

  • Therese Turner-Jones

    Inter-American Development Bank
    General Manager, Country Department Caribbean Group

  • Ross Tyler

    Offshore Renewable Energy International
    Founder

  • Bryan Urban

    LECLANCHÉ
    Executive Vice President

  • Ewout van der Molen

    FMO
    Manager, Energy, Latin America & Caribbean

  • Lisa Viscidi

    Inter-American Dialogue
    Program Director, Energy, Climate Change, and Extractive Industries

  • Leighton Waterman

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Sustainable Energy Specialist

  • Darryl White

    RBC Financial Caribbean Limited
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Joseph Williams

    Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
    Head (ag.), Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Unit

  • Hon. Fayval Williams

    Government of Jamaica
    Minister of Energy, Science & Technology

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