Conference 
Agenda

Delegate arrival and registration

• Welcome Address: Ms. Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria, Managing Director, PODS Emergency Management Consultancy & Solutions

• Feature Speaker: Mr. Ronald Jackson, Head of Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery and Resilience Building, UNDP - international perspective on navigating disaster risk reduction, access to technical and financial assistance, and overcoming barriers and what key work is still required

• Feature Speaker: The Honourable Faris Al Rawi, Minister of Rural Development & Local Government

• Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Penelope Beckles, Minister of Planning & Development 

 

Coffee Break 

 

1. Understanding the current landscape, nationally and regionally, discussing the barriers to effective disaster risk reduction and actions needed to remove those barriers to resiliency

• Major General (Retired) Rodney Smart, CEO - Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management

• Mr. Allan Stewart, Director - Tobago Emergency Management Agency

• Mr. Jerry David, Senior Disaster Management Co-Ordinator - Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

• Ms. Melissa Pierre, Senior Trade and Policy Specialist - AMCHAM TT

• Ms. Jill De Bourg, President - Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society
  Moderator: Ronald Jackson

 

 

Lunch Break / Opening of the Exhibition

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2. WebEOC practical session and interface

• Mr. Owen Sandy, Emergency Management Consultant
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3. Making cities resilient through the pursuit of infrastructure resilience and resilient urban development and design

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Presentation

• Dr. Ilias Papadopoulous, Research Fellow Engineering Seismologist - UWI Seismic Research Centre –  20 minutes

​Panel Discussion

• Mr. Allan Stewart, Director - Tobago Emergency Management Agency 

• Mr. Jerry David, Sr. Disaster Management Co-Ordinator - Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

• Ms. Jassodra Kuizon, Assistant Director, Town & Country Planning  
  Moderator: Ronald Jackson

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4. Understanding the opportunities for accessing funding and financial support mechanisms, including long-term disaster aid, for comprehensive disaster risk reduction in T&T
 

Presentation

• Ms. Regina Bakhteeva, Head of Trinidad and Tobago Satellite Office, Caribbean Multi-Country Office United Nations World Food Programme – 15 minutes

Panel Discussion

• Ms. Vashti Guyadeen, CEO, TT Coalition of Services Industries

• Ms. Melissa Pierre, Senior Trade and Policy Specialist - AMCHAM TT
  Moderator: Dike Rostant

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Networking and Visiting the Exhibitors

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5. City and Community Evacuation - effective stakeholder collaboration
 

Presentation

• Mr. Ashraf Ali, Actg. Assistant Superintendent of Police – 20 minutes

Panel Discussion

• Mr. Nigel Baker, Team Coordinator Florida South Regional TYPE III Incident Management Team

• Mr. Sharif Mohammed, Health Safety & Environment Officer, Ministry of Education

• Ms. Patrice Durham, Disaster Management Coordinator, POSCC 
  Moderator: Dike Rostant

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Coffee Break / Visiting the Exhibitions

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6. Making the business case for Business Continuity and Building Resilience 
 

Presentations

• Cyber Security and Disaster Risk Reduction - Anish Bachu, ICT Security Specialist - Trinidad & Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TT-CSIRT)

• Communications in Disaster Management - Ravindarnath Goswami, Region 9 Director - REACT International

• Supply Chain Risk Management - Major Anthony Booker, Head of Procurement - TT Regiment

• Protecting critical infrastructure - Mr. Kevin Harris, Director of Field Sales – Presray

• Key roles in incident management - Mr. Edward Kacal, CEO - Servus Ltd.
  ​Moderator: Dike Rostant

 

 

Lunch / Visiting the Exhibitions

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7. Learning Labs
Introduction and context for each Learning Lab - Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria
 

Public sector - Strengthening Safety and Resilience through Early Warning Systems, Mr. Navindra Persad Regional Coordinator, ODPM
 

Private sector - Business Continuity & Business Resilience:

• Ms. Marise Johncilla, CEO / Principal Consultant, The Serenon Group

• Ms. Carol-Ann McKenzie, Founder & Principal Consultant, Strategic PR Solutions

• Mrs. Natasha Mustapha-Scott, Island Manager, Tropical Shipping & Mr. Michael Khan Vice President Sales, Trinidad Systems Limited

 

NGO - Tips For Writing Award Winning Grant Proposals - Ms. Sara-Jade Govia Operations Officer, Environmental/Water Specialist & Mr. Richardo Aiken, Community Development Specialist - Caribbean Development Bank

 

 

Coffee Break / Visiting the Exhibitions

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8. Presentation on mobile shelters by DLX 

 

 

Networking and Visiting the Exhibitors

9. Reaching the ground in communities - early warning systems allowing effective response to incidents

Presentations

• Flood Early Warning Systems - Mr. Ron Marotto, Engineering Manager, Hydrology Watershed Protection Ventura County

• Good crisis communication practices in community engagement - Lisa-Ann Joseph, MD, Reputation Management Caribbean

​10. Role of NGOs and Volunteers as key stakeholders in disaster risk reduction and emergency response

 

Presentations

• CERT, Mr. Jerry David – Strengthening Disaster Resilience and Response Efforts with community emergency response
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• EMATT, Col Dave (Ret) Williams – EMATT..A Working Partner

• Caribbean Development Bank, Mr. Richardo Aiken – Understanding NGOs and CBOs Capacity
  Moderator: Dike Rostant

 

11. Public Private Sector Partnerships

 

• Ms. Julie Roberts, President, Private Sector Emergency Management Association

 

 

Lunch / Visiting the Exhibitions

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12. Incorporating the special needs of the disadvantaged in disaster response planning
 

Presentation

• Mr. Jamal Legen - Member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

Panel Discussion

• Ms. Qushiba La Fleur - WeCare Deaf Support Network

• Mr. Floyd Lalite - Blind Welfare Association

• Mr. Kerwin Thomas - Disabled Peoples International Trinidad and Tobago chapter

• Ms. Morgan Lewis - Autistic Society on behalf of Coalition of Disability Organisations

 

13. Making Cities Resilient Action Plan 2030 - TOBAGO

 

• Mr. Allan Stewart, Director - Tobago Emergency Management Agency

 

14. Building capability in emergency management

 

• Dr. Julie Samaru, Adjunct Lecturer - Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies

 

15. The Tobago Oil Spill Experience

 

• Mr. Allan Stewart, Director - Tobago Emergency Management Agency

 

 

Conference wrap, thanks and next steps