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Meet Our Speakers

This gathering of brilliant minds and industry experts aims to address the pressing challenges and explore innovative solutions in managing and mitigating disasters. Together, these speakers bring a wealth of knowledge, expertise, and practical insights that will undoubtedly inspire and empower us to build a safer and more resilient future for Trinidad and Tobago.

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Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria

Managing Director
PODS Emergency Management Consultancy & Solutions
Conference Organiser/Creator

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The Honourable Pennelope Beckles-Robinson

Minister of Planning and Development

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Mr. Ronald Jackson

Head of Disaster Risk Reduction, Recovery and Resilience Building Team within the Crisis Bureau at the United Nations Development Programme

Regina Bakhteeva

Head of Trinidad and Tobago Satellite Office
Caribbean Multi-Country Office United Nations World Food Programme

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Julie Kay Roberts, CEM, WOSB

President, JK Roberts, LLC, President Private Sector Emergency Management Association

Nigel Baker

Team Coordinator of the Florida South Regional Type III All-Hazards Incident Management Team

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Major General (Retired) Rodney Smart

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM)

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Jerry David

Senior Disaster Management Coordinator
Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government

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Allan N. Stewart

Director at the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)

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Ms. Jill De Bourg, MBA

President - Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross

Melissa Pierre

Senior Trade and Policy Specialist
AMCHAM T&T

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Col. (Ret) Dave Williams

President
Emergency Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago

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Owen Sandy

Emergency Management Consultant

Dr Ilias Papadopoulos

Research Fellow in Engineering Seismology at The University of West Indies.

Dr. Julie Samaru

Adjunct Lecturer in Emergency Management in the Security Administration & Emergency Management Department at Cipriani College of Labour and Co-Operative Studies

Edward Kacal BSc, MBA, PMP, CFM

CEO of Servus Limited, an Integrated Facilities and Project Management Company

Anish Bachu

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Specialist

Ashraf Ali

Ashraf Ali

Assistant Superintendent
Trinidad & Tobago Police Service (TTPS)

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Major Anthony Douglas Booker

Head of Procurement
Trinidad and Tobago Regiment

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Ravindranath Goswami, BSc., Dip(Telecom), MBA, PgDip (IT), CNE

Director – REACT International, Inc

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Kerwin Thomas

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of Disabled Peoples' International (TTDPI)

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Qushiba La Fleur

Parent Advocate / Disability Consultant

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Jamal Legen

Entrepreneur and Advocate for the differently-abled

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Kenneth Suratt

Assistant Superintendent
Trinidad & Tobago Police Service (TTPS)

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Andrés Calvo

Caribbean, Central America, and Brazil Sales Ambassador and Instructor | Deployed Logix

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Ronald Marotto P.H.

Engineering Manager - Hydrology Watershed Protection

Markus Ritsch, P.E.

President of Water & Earth Technologies, Inc.

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Kevin Harris

Director of Field Sales and Business Development.
Critical Containment.
Presray Corporation

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Dike Rostant

Conference Moderator

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