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Meet Our 2026 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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Courage. Collaboration. Change

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Bridging Knowlege and Action

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Hyatt Regency Trinidad

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Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria

Conference Founder & 
Managing Director
PODS Emergency Management Consultancy & Solutions

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Major General (Ret) Rodney Smart

Former Chief of Defence Staff
and CEO ODPM

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⁠Allan Stewart

Director
Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA)

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Mellisa Pierre

Senior Trade and Policy Specialist Officer at the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T)

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Ronald Jackson

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

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Brian Shields

Meteorologist
aka
"Mr. Weatherman"

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Nigel Baker

Principal CEO
Advanced Enterprises LLC, Florida / 
Emergency Manager / FEMA Intructor 

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Rachel Porter

Emergency Management and Resilience Professional

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Horace Glaze

Urban & Regional Planner / 
Disaster Risk Management Professional

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Jason Henzell

Chairman
Award-Winning, family owned and operated Jakes Hotel

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

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Kevin Harris

Director
Field Sales and Business Development Presray Corporation

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

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George Deussen

Vice President
Business and Strategic Development Muscle Wall

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

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Daniel Rayford

Vice President
Certified FAA Part 107 pilot
Journey Drones Academy,

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

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Kelly Roney

Authorized Managing Sales Representative
Whelen Engineering

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Col. (Ret) Dave Williams

Presiden
Emergency Management Association of T&T (EMATT)

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Dr. Ronald Roopnarine

Deputy Dean for Outreach and Internationalization

Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Food and Agriculture, UWI

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Dr. Chaney St. Martin 

International Technical Specialist Water and Soil Management at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)

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Ravindranath Goswami

Manager
Information Resources at PowerGen / 
Region 9 Director at REACT International, Inc.

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Shazam Edoo

Health & Safety, Enterprise Risk, and
Resilience Professional

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Cory George

Catastrophe Risk Engineer

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Petal Joseph

LEED Green Associate
Sustainable Planning & Green Building Consultant

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Stanley Wharton

President and Founder

Subsurface Imaging Company Limited

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Ronald Roach

Director 
Water and Waste
Unite Caribbean Group

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Bobby Andrews

Planning Coordinator
Urban and Regional Planning Department 
Tobago House of Assembly 

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Patti-Ann Williams

Chief Technical Coordinator
Disaster Preparedness
Coordinating Unit Ministry of Health

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Dr. Ayanna Sebro

Public Health Specialist / 
Technical Director
National AIDS Coordinating Committee Secretariat

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Kenneth Suratt

Executive Officer
Trinidad and Tobago Blind Welfare Association (TTBWA)

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Jamal Legen

Founding Member of two (2) Deaf Led organisations and T.E.A.M
 

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Anessa Hamilton Legen

Medical Social Worker /
Sign Language Interpreter

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Surindra Basdeo

Advocate for Persons with Disabilities / HSE Professional

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Qushiba la Fleur

Founder and CEO
WeCare Deaf Support Network

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Morgan Lewis

Autistic Self-Advocate

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Dike Rostant

Moderator

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