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 This conference was held on June 30, 2021

Agenda

The Island Resilience Action Challenge (IRAC) is a year-round initiative featuring quarterly Task Force workshops, and ongoing engagement with participants throughout the year. Here is what we have lined-up for the 2021 Task Force.

March 26th | IRAC at the 2021 Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF)

Sponsors were featured as part of the IRAC presence at CARIF 2021, the largest gathering of the Caribbean infrastructure market on the annual calendar. IRAC-focused sessions consisted of a ministerial level discussion on the value of a resilience metric system, followed by a community workshopping session. Did our Task Force hit Milestone 1? We found out at CARIF.

June 30 | IRAC Mid-Year Summit (2nd milestone)

IRAC Task Force presentation with invited guests and breakout sessions to highlight progress on first two quarterly milestones, raise awareness and further greater engagement of island leaders committed to greater resilience and more prosperous island communities.

October 27 | IRAC at the 2021 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)

All sights are set on Milestone 3! Sponsors will be featured as part of IRAC at CREF, the largest annual gathering of the Caribbean clean energy market on the annual calendar. IRAC has always featured prominently at CREF, and this year will be no different.

Wednesday

June 30
10:00-10:30

Welcome & Morning Opening Remarks

  • H.G. Chissell

    AEG - Advanced Energy Group
    Founder & CEO

  • Matthew Perks

    New Energy Events
    CEO

10:30-11:00

IRAC 2021-2022 Mid-Year Update & Briefing

Six months since the formation of the 2020-2021 Taskforce, what has been achieved to date? What is the current status of the Resilience Scorecard? What are the elements that comprise the Scorecard? And how do we plan to measure those elements? What roadblocks have been identified? And what has been the initial response to approaches to regional governments in early efforts to secure buy-in from island jurisdictions?

  • Gregg Anderson

    IRAC Task Force | OfReg Cayman
    Chair | Executive Director Energy & Utilities

  • Kimberly Lewis

    IRAC Task Force | Advanced Energy Group
    Co-Chair | Lead Fellow Caribbean

  • Racquel Moses

    CARIBBEAN CLIMATE-SMART ACCELERATOR
    CEO

11:00-12:00

Ministerial Panel Discussion on Resilience & Investment

Caribbean government ministers discuss key needed components of a Resilience Scorecard to enhance resilience programs and increase investment in their jurisdictions.

  • Hon. Walter H. Roban

    THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA
    Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs

  • Hon. Kerrie Symmonds

    GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS
    Minister of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  • Hon. Christopher Saunders

    Government of Cayman Islands
    Deputy Premier, Minister for Finance and Economic Development and Minister for Employment and Border Control

  • Sen. the Hon. Simon Stiell

    Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Climate Resilience and the Environment, GOVERNMENT OF GRENADA
    Minister with responsibility for Climate Resilience and the Environment

  • Racquel Moses

    CARIBBEAN CLIMATE-SMART ACCELERATOR
    CEO Moderator

12:00-1:00

Lunch Break

1:00-2:00

Networking

Turn your cameras on and join an open discussion with IRAC Task Force members and Caribbean resilience experts.

2:00-2:30

Afternoon Opening Remarks

  • Dr. Cletus Bertin

    CARILEC
    Executive Director

2:30-4:00

Breakout Challenge – Getting the Resilience Scorecard Over the Finish Line

Participants will be divided into breakout groups led by Discussion Leaders and IRAC Task Force Leaders

On October 27th, the IRAC TaskForce, in partnership with Ministers and Key Caribbean leaders, are committed to present the Caribbean Resilience Scorecard Beta at CREF, the largest annual gathering of the Caribbean clean energy market. The Caribbean Resilience Scorecard Beta will include profiles based on data gathered from the participating Caribbean island countries.

Objective
Based on the Task Force summary and Ministerial Panel this morning, work together in your groups to develop a proposed 5 point action plan to best achieve this challenging milestone within 90 days. Your proposed thoughts and resources will support the significant volunteer efforts of this intersectional IRAC Task Force thus far and the Ministers and Caribbean Leaders willing to engage their countries to obtain the necessary data and information.

Discussion Leaders from different tables will have an opportunity to share the outcomes from their breakout group prior to closing remarks. Within two weeks, the proposed action plans will be reviewed by the IRAC Task Force and synthesized into a final 90 day action plan, available to all attendees and presented to the participating Ministers and Living Lab Champions.

  • Kiesha Farnum

    Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
    Director, Public Sector Projects

  • Ana Katrina (Nina) Donaldson

    Environmental Defense Fund
    Mapping and Data Visualization Fellow

  • Jeane Nikolai

    Government of Bermuda
    Director of Energy

  • Keisha Reid

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

  • Rick Warner

    IRAC Task Force | Coastal8
    Co-Chair | Chair

4:00-4:30

Next Steps & Closing Remarks

  • H.G. Chissell

    AEG - Advanced Energy Group
    Founder & CEO

  • Racquel Moses

    CARIBBEAN CLIMATE-SMART ACCELERATOR
    CEO

  • Matthew Perks

    New Energy Events
    CEO

4:30-5:30

Networking

Open discussion regarding key takeaways, next steps and further partnerships

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