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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

Bridging Knowlege and Action

Hyatt Regency Trinidad

Stacey-Ann Pi Osoria

Conference Founder &
Managing Director
PODS Emergency Management Consultancy & Solutions

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 Instructor

Rachel Porter

Emergency Management and Resilience Professional

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Chevanne Britton- Telesford

Deputy Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Finance (Grenada)

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Elizabeth Emanuel

International Development Specialist
CCRIF

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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

Kelly Roney

Authorized Managing Sales Representative
Whelen Engineering

George Deussen

Vice President
Business and Strategic Development Muscle Wall

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Daniel Rayford

Vice President
Certified FAA Part 107 pilot
Journey Drones Academy,

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Manish Kothari

Serial Entrepreneur,
Executive and Investor

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Col. (Ret) Dave Williams

President
Emergency Management Association of T&T (EMATT)

Kelly Marshall, Assistant Vice President

Kelly Marshall

ARe, Vice President, Reinsurance
Sagicor General Insurance.

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Camille Guichard

Land Use Planner
Ministry of Planning,
Economic Affairs and Development,

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Nazeer Gopaul

Oceanographer & Director

Coastal Dynamics Limited

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Laishalla Carr

Environmental Management Specialist
Coastal Dynamics Limited

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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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Dr. Letetia Addison

Lecturer/Researcher (UWI)
Lead AI Expert
UNESCO Readiness Assessment Trinidad and Tobago

Ravindranath Goswami

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

Shazam Edoo

Health & Safety, Enterprise Risk, and
Resilience Professional

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Allan Subero

Crisis Management and Emergency
Response Consultant
(CMER)

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Dr Abiodun Aleem Dosumu

Consultant Psychiatrist

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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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Ricardo Newallo

(TTIA), Director of Sustainability (ACLA)

Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects

Ronald Roach

Director
Water and Waste
Unite Caribbean Group

Bobby Andrews

Planning Coordinator
Urban and Regional Planning Department
Tobago House of Assembly

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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Dr. Arianne Brown Jordan

Research Scientist/ Laboratory Coordinator

University of the West Indies

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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

Morgan Lewis

Autistic Self-Advocate

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Dike Rostant

Moderator

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