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 This conference was held from April 26 - 28, 2023

Speakers

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  • Barbara Feinstein

    United States Department of State
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

  • Martin Georgiev

    Ricardo Energy & Environment
    Senior Consultant

  • Ansord Hewitt

    Office of Utilities Regulation, Jamaica
    Director General

  • Dale Ramlakhan

    HDF TT | NewGen Energy Ltd.
    Country Manager | Project Director

  • Dave Abeleven

    Energy Authority of Suriname
    Managing Director

  • Anthony Ali

    Goddard Enterprises Limited
    CEO

  • Nicolas D. Allien

    Ministry of Public Works Transportation and Communication, Haiti
    Head of Energy Cell

  • Fernando Alvarado

    Deetken Impact
    CEO

  • Andrés Enmanuel Astacio Polanco

    Government of the Dominican Republic
    Superintendent, Superintendencia de Electricidad

  • Dr. Marsha Atherley-Ikechi

    Fair Trading Commission, Barbados
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Federico Baechli

    The World Bank
    Senior Country Officer, Caribbean Country Management Unit

  • Hon. Francine Baron

    Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD)
    CEO

  • Kathyann Belle

    Fair Trading Commission, Government of Barbados
    Director of Utility Regulation

  • Francisco Berríos Portela

    Government of Puerto Rico
    Deputy Chief of Staff for Energy Affairs

  • Daniel Best

    Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
    Director of the Projects Department

  • Alexa Blain

    Deetken Impact
    Managing Partner

  • Robert Blenker

    WRB Energy
    CEO

  • Charlin Bodley

    RMI Energy Transition Academy
    Manager

  • Hon. Mark Brantley

    Nevis Island Administration
    Premier

  • Collin George Brown

    RAE.nrg
    Principal Engineer

  • Christopher Burgess

    Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
    Projects Director Global South

  • Nigel Burgess

    Regulatory Authority of Bermuda
    Head of Regulation

  • Lilia Burunciuc

    The World Bank
    Country Director for the Caribbean Countries

  • Jerry Butler

    Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)
    Founding Chairman

  • Hon. Wayne Michael Caines

    BELCO and Liberty Group Limited
    President

  • Evenson Calixte

    Energy Regulatory Authority of Haiti
    Managing Director

  • Shevonn Cambridge

    Bahamas Power and Light
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Milaika Capella Ras

    Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA)
    General Manager

  • Agustín F. Carbó

    U.S. Department of Energy
    Director of Puerto Rico Grid Recovery & Modernization Team, Grid Deployment Office

  • Adam Carter

    CIBC FirstCaribbean
    Managing Director - Investment Banking

  • Rick Case

    Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS)
    Director, Engineering Services

  • Gillian Charles-Gollop

    CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank
    Executive Director, Corporate Banking & Sustainable Finance

  • Hon. Michel Chebat

    Government of Belize
    Minister, Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics and E-governance

  • Karina Chez

    KAYA Energy
    Managing Partner

  • H.G. Chissell

    Advanced Energy Group
    CEO

  • Joseph Cox

    Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat
    Assistant Secretary-General, Economic Integration, Innovation and Development (EIID)

  • Devon Cox

    FortisTCI
    Senior Vice President of Operations and Assistant Corporate Secretary

  • Hon. Lisa Cummins

    Government of Barbados
    Minister of Energy and Business

  • Ina de Visser

    GIZ
    Programme Director, NDC-TEC

  • Carlos Echeverria

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist, Energy Division

  • David Ehrhardt

    Castalia Advisors
    Chief Executive

  • Lennox Elvy

    Generation Procurement Entity, Jamaica
    Chairman

  • Ricardo Estevez

    EGE Haina
    Senior Development Manager

  • Cherri-Ann Farquharson

    CCREEE
    Capacity Development and Gender Expert

  • Kyle Fleming

    Virgin Islands Energy Office | Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
    Director | Chairman

  • James Fletcher

    CCREEE Executive Board
    Chairman

  • Devon Gardner

    CCREEE
    Head of Technical Programmes

  • Stephanie Gil

    The World Bank
    Practice Manager, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Energy and Extractives Global Practice

  • Charmaine Gill-Evans

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Senior Energy Specialist, Sustainable Energy Unit

  • Christiaan Gischler

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Lead Energy Specialist

  • Xavier Gordon

    Flash Motors
    President

  • Félix Gorintin

    Farwind Energy
    Chief Operating Officer

  • Sheena Gosine

    Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries, Trinidad and Tobago
    Sustainable Energy Analyst, Permanent Secretary's Secretariat

  • Stephen Grell

    Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited
    Managing Director

  • David Gumbs

    Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
    Principal, Global South

  • Hon. Quincia Gumbs Marie

    Government of Anguilla
    Minister of Sustainability, Innovation & the Environment

  • Alfonso Guzman

    K&M Advisors
    President

  • Dr. Indra Haraksingh

    University of the West Indies
    Lecturer

  • Silvio Heimann

    Cavendish SA (Grupo Purdy)
    CEO

  • Roberto Herrera

    Interenergy Group | CEPM, Energas and GEDOM
    DR Country Manager and Board Member | CEO

  • Richard Hew

    Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Nigel Hosein

    Aggreko
    Business Development Manager, Caribbean

  • Clive Hosten

    Grenada Electricity Services (GRENLEC)
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Jennar Jacob

    Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Grenada
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Hon. Kerryne Z. James

    Government of Grenada
    Minister of Climate Resilience, The Environment, and Renewable Energy

  • Nils Janson

    K&M Advisors
    Managing Director, Policy and Regulation

  • Allison A. Jean

    National Utilities Regulatory Commission, St. Lucia
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Darick Jonis

    Aqualectra
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Philip Julien

    Kenesjay Green Limited
    Founder and Chairman

  • Anand Kalpoe

    Energy Authority of Suriname
    Chairman

  • Deon Kelly

    Ministry of Public Utilities, Energy, Logistics and E-Governance, Belize
    Director of Projects

  • Robert Le Hunte

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Executive Director for The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

  • Bruce Levy

    BMR Energy
    President and CEO

  • Cheryl Lewis

    Office of Utilities Regulation, Jamaica
    Deputy Director-General, Legal and Consumer & Public Affairs

  • Katie Lineweaver Robinson

    Electrification Coalition
    Vice President of Programs and Operations

  • Hon. Dr. Irving Mcintyre

    Government of Dominica
    Minster of Finance and Minister for Health, Wellness and New Health Investment

  • Wayne McKenzie

    Jamaica Energy Partners
    President and CEO

  • Thibault Ménage

    HDF Energy
    Vice President Caribbean

  • Anaitée Mills

    Cadmus Group LLC
    Chair of the Jamaica Energy Resilience Alliance

  • Hon. Otis C. Morris, MP

    Turks and Caicos Islands Government
    Minister of Home Affairs, Transportation, Broadcasting, Energy and Utilities and Telecommunications Commission

  • Racquel Moses

    Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator
    Chief Executive Officer

  • Jeane Nikolai

    Government of Bermuda
    Director of Energy

  • Meghan Nutting

    Sunnova
    Executive Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs

  • Michael Orantes

    BMR Energy
    Director Business Development

  • Vernon Paltoo

    National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago
    President

  • Antonio H. Pinheiro Silveira

    CAF
    Manager of Physical Infrastructure and Digital Transformation

  • Gebhard Rainer

    Sandals Resorts International
    CEO

  • Angella Rainford

    Soleco Energy
    Founder and CEO

  • Justin Ram

    Justin Ram Advisory Services
    CEO

  • Richard Ramrattan

    RenergyTT Ltd. | Electrify Company Ltd.
    Managing Director | Operations Director

  • Angel R. Rivera de la Cruz

    Nu Energy Consulting Group LLC
    CEO and Principal

  • Hon. Walter Roban, JP, MP

    Government of Bermuda
    Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs

  • Rachell Roullet

    Fortis TCI
    Vice President of Innovation, Technology and Strategic Planning

  • Dorothée Roy

    Government of Canada | Caribbean Development Bank
    First Secretary Canadian High Commission in Barbados | Alternate Director for Canada

  • Francisca Salas

    New Energy Events
    Hydrogen Program Director

  • Cheryl Senhouse

    CARIBBEAN CLIMATE-SMART ACCELERATOR
    Finance Innovation Director

  • Anna Shpitsberg

    U.S. Department of State
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation

  • Carolina Silié Ruiz

    Headrick
    Partner

  • Lincoy Small

    Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS)
    Director, Systems Operations

  • Athanasius Smith

    Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited
    Director, Procurement and Logistics

  • Ciani Smith

    U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
    Associate Director Structured Finance & Political Risk Insurance

  • Hülya Sögüt

    Portland Private Equity
    ESG Partner

  • Isaac Solomon

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Vice President, Operations

  • Illia Stifel

    Aggreko
    Regional Business Development Manager

  • Chris Straughn

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Sustainable Energy Specialist

  • Alicia Taylor

    IDB Invest
    Investment Management Lead Officer - Infrastructure and Energy division

  • Sacha Tibbetts

    Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd.
    Vice President, Customer Service & Technology

  • Miguel Toledo

    IFC
    Chief Investment Officer

  • Antonio Torres Miranda

    Puerto Rico Energy Bureau
    Associate Commissioner

  • Edward Veras

    NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION (CNE)
    Executive Director

  • Frederic Verdol

    The World Bank
    Infrastructure Program Leader for the Caribbean

  • Martin Vogt

    MPC Energy Solutions
    CEO

  • Leighton Waterman

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Sustainable Energy Specialist

  • Rachel Juliet Welch-Phillips

    Dentons
    Partner, Head of ESG & Sustainable Finance

  • Darryl White

    RBC Financial Caribbean Limited | RBC Caribbean
    CEO | Regional Vice President Corporate and Investment Banking

  • Joseph Williams

    Caribbean Development Bank
    Coordinator, Sustainable Energy Unit

  • Ralph ‘Bizzy’ Williams

    Williams Industries Inc.
    Founder & Chairman

  • Ariel Yépez-García

    Inter-American Development Bank
    Manager, Infrastructure and Energy Sector

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