10:45 am - 12:30 pm Session 1: Opening Plenary: Building a Caribbean Broadband Platform for Regional Development

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1 PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE Day 1 Wednesday, November 25, :00 am - 10:15 am Opening Ceremony 10:15 am - 10:45 am COFFEE BREAK 10:45 am - 12:30 pm Session 1: Opening Plenary: Building a Caribbean Broadband Platform for Regional Development 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Session 2: Network Building and Infrastructure Issues in the Caribbean 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm COFFEE BREAK 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Session 3: E-Government, Network Services Delivery and Human Capacity Building Day 2 Thursday, November 26, :00 am - 10:30 am Session 4: Broadband, the Semantic Web and the Future of the Internet 10:30 am - 11:00 am COFFEE BREAK 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Session 5: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Broadband Platforms 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Launch of Caribbean ICT Research Network Launch of TPM/CIGI Publication 2.30 pm - 3:45 pm Session 6: Issues in Building the Business Platform: E-Commerce, Cyber Security and Networking 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Closing Plenary Panel: Strategic Issues, Action Plan and the Way Forward 5:30 pm Closing Cocktail Reception (on Hotel Grounds) 5

2 Day One November 25, :00 am -10:15 am Opening Ceremony 10:15 am -10:45 am COFFEE BREAK 10:45 am - 12:30 pm Session 1: Opening Plenary Panel Chairman: Prof. Evan Duggan, Executive Director and Professor of Management Information Systems, Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, Opening Prayer Chairman s Opening Remarks Conference Chair's Welcome: Dr. Hopeton Dunn, Conference Chair and Director, Telecommunications Policy and Management (TPM) Programme, Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, Greetings from the Caribbean Internet Forum Board: Mr. C. Courtney Jackson, Chair, CIF Board of Directors Cultural Item: Miss Nadje Leslie, Violinist Remarks from the University of the West Indies (UWI): Professor, the Honourable Gordon Shirley, OJ Campus Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor, UWI, Mona, Remarks from the International Telecommunication Union: Mr. Robert Shaw, Head, Human Capacity Building Division, International Telecommunications Union-BDT Remarks from World Bank: Dr. Badrul Haque, Special Representative, Cultural Item: Mr. Dwayne Foster, Saxophonist Guest Speaker: Hon. Michael Stern, MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, representing Hon. Karl Samuda, MP, Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Chairman's Closing Remarks Keynote Speaker: Professor Heather Hudson, Professor of Communications Technology Management, School of Business and Management, University of San Francisco, USA Keynote Speaker: Mr. Adam Montserin, E-Government Advisor to the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) 6

3 Day One November 25, 2009 (cont d) 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Session 2: Network Building and Infrastructure Issues in the Caribbean 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm COFFEE BREAK Session sponsored by the Caribbean Association for National Telecommunication Organization (CANTO) Chair: Mr. C. Courtney Jackson, Chair, Caribbean Internet Forum Board Dr. Farooq Hussain, President and Principal Scientist, Network Conceptions, USA Mr. Magnus Johansson, Broadband Group Director, Digicel Group Mr. Craig Pink, Director of Information Technology, Flow Mr. Percy Chue, Telecommunications Training Consultant, 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Session 3: E-Government, Network Services Delivery and Human Capacity Building Session sponsored by the Broadcasting Commission of Chair: Mr. Cecil McCain, Director of Post and Telecommunications, Office of the Prime Minister, Panelists Mr. Robert Shaw, Head, Human Capacity Building Division, International Telecommunication Union-BDT Mrs. Avrill Crawford, Chief Executive Officer and Project Manager, E-Learning Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee, Jr., Director, Mona GeoInformatics Institute, UWI, Mona, Dr. Arlene Bailey, Information Technology Officer, Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work, UWI, Mona, Prof. Winston Davidson, Professor, Public Health and Health Technology, University of Technology, 7

4 Day Two November 26, :00 am - 10:30 am Session 4: Broadband, the Semantic Web and the Future of the Internet 10:30 am - 11:00 am COFFEE BREAK 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Session 5: Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for Broadband Platforms 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH Session sponsored by International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Chair: Mrs. Charmaine DeLisser, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, University of Technology, Session sponsored by Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Chair: Ms. Opal Lawton, Independent Consultant ICT Policy, Regulation & Costing, Trinidad and Tobago Mr. Richardo Williams, Research Technologist, Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme, Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, Prof. Evan Duggan, Executive Director and Professor of Management Information Systems, Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, Mr. Kwaku Antwi, Candidate, M.Sc. in Telecommunications Policy and Technology Management, Mona School of Business, UWI Mr. Shernon Osepa, Manager, Regional Relations, Caribbean, ICANN Mr. Dexter Boswell-Inniss, Senior Engineer, Networks and Standards, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT) Mr. Cordel Green, Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission of Mr. David Cox, General Counsel, Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority Mr. Maurice Charvis, Deputy Director General, Office of Utilities Regulation, 8

5 Day Two November 26, 2009 (cont d) 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Launch of Caribbean ICT Research Network Chair: Dr. Elaine Wallace, Semesterization Project Coordinator, University of Technology, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, Conference Chair and Director, TPM Programme, Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, Launch of Special TPM/CIGI Publication: The Communications Industry in the Caribbean: Opportunities and Challenges Mrs. Michele Thomas, Coordinator, Caribbean ICT Research Network Mrs. Indianna Minto-Coy, Research Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Session 6: Issues in Building the Business Platform: E-Commerce, Cyber-security and Networking Session sponsored by Spectrum Management Authority of Chair: Mr. Danville Davidson, Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority, Mr. Dalton Fowles, Assistant Vice President, E-Business, First Global Bank DS Patrick Linton, Head, Cybercrime Investigation and Research Unit, Organized Crime Investigation Division, Constabulary Force Mr. James Corbin, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Transformation, MediaHouse Ltd. Mrs. M. Georgia Gibson-Henlin, Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public, Henlin Gibson Henlin, 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Closing Plenary Panel: Strategic Issues, Action Plan and the Way Forward Concluding Remarks: Dr. Paul Golding, Secretary, CIF Board and Senior Lecturer, University of Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz, Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications Dr. Hopeton Dunn, TPM Programme, Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, 5:30 pm Closing Cocktail Reception (on Hotel Grounds) 9