CDM10 Programme Day 1 Monday, December 4, 2017 Time Session Descriptor/Comments Speaker/Presenter 7:30a.m. Registration 8:30a.m. 8:30a.m. - 9:00a.m. Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks: Captain Stephen Russell, National Disaster Coordinator, National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMA) Remarks: Mr. Ronald Jackson, Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Hon. Samantha Marshall, Minister of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development, Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Chair, CDEMA Council of Ministers Keynote Speaker: Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis M.P., Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Cultural Presentation: 9:00a.m. 10:00am Plenary Re-commitment to Regional Integration for Disaster Risk Management and the CDM Agenda Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Douglas Slater, Assistant Secretary General, Human and Social Development, CARICOM Secretariat Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Graduate Studies, UWI St. Augustine 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30a.m. CDM Performance 11.15a.m. Monitoring for Regional Outcome 1 - Institutional Strengthening: Highlights from the Caribbean Assessment Report Mr. Ronald Jackson, Executive Director, CDEMA Ms. Michelle Forbes, Director, National Emergency Management Organization, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Introductory Video 11:20a.m. 12:15p.m. In the Eye of the Storm National Level Experiences, Perspectives and Lessons Presenter: Andria Grosvenor, Planning and Business Development Manager, CDEMA Mrs. Gloria Joseph, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Commonwealth of Dominica Mr. Franklyn Michael, Programme Specialist, Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup, Director General, Civil Defense Commission, Guyana Mrs. Claricia Langley Stevens, Deputy Director, National Emergency Management Agency, St. Kitts
Learnt from Hurricanes Irma and Maria and Nevis Captain Stephen Russell, Director, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Bahamas 12:15-1:15 Lunch 1:20p.m. Strengthening Response 2:25p.m. Mechanisms Managing the Unprecedented Trio Harvey, Irma and Maria Dr. Evangeline Inniss-Springer, Deputy Director, Department of Disaster Management, Virgin Islands (UK) Mr. Philmore Mullin, Director, National Office of Disaster Services, Antigua and Barbuda Ms. Sharleen DaBreo, Director, Department of Disaster Management, Virgin Islands (UK) Ms. Kimberly Coleman, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Honorable Mark Vanterpool, Minister of Communications and Works, The Virgin Islands (UK) Mr. Stephen O Malley, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Barbados 2:30p.m. 3:15p.m. The Private Sector SAY From Adversity to Prosperity: Ensuring the Building of Community Resiliency through Effective Partnership Mr. Ronald Jackson, Executive Director, CDEMA Mr. Rick Murrell, Chief Executive Officer, Tropical Shipping Mr. Franklyn Butler, President Milo Butler & Sons Ltd. (Food/Grocery stores operator)
Mr. Richard McCombe, Assistant Vice President Nassau Container Port & Terminal Operator Mr. Valentino Hanna, Sales & Marketing Manager, Sol Bahamas- Fuel Distributor Mr. Stephen Curran, Chief Engineer, ALiV, The Bahamas Mr. Rick Murrell, CEO Tropical Shipping (Transportation and Logistics) 3:20p.m. 4:05p.m. From Adversity to Opportunity: Ensuring the Building of Community Resiliency through Effective Partnerships Moderators: Mr. Rick Murrell, CEO, Tropical Shipping and Ms. Andria Grosvenor, Planning and Business Development Manager, CDEMA Ms. Sharleen DaBreo, Director, Department of Disaster Management, Virgin Island (UK) Ms. Cindy Ann Currency, Operations Manager Digicel (Trinidad and Tobago) Foundation 4:10p.m. 5:00p.m. Teachable Moments Lessons emerging from the rapid review of the Hurricanes Irma and Maria Response Ms. Kim Jones, Manager Business Continuity and Office Services at Sagicor Life Inc. (In representation of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce) Senator, the Hon, Dr. Winston Garraway, Minister of State with Responsibility for Disaster Management and Information, Grenada
Mr. Jeremy Collymore, Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development, University of the West Indies (UWI) Dr. Asha Kambon, Post Disaster Needs Assessment, (PDNA) Expert Day 2 Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Time Session Descriptor/Comments Speaker/Presenter 8:30a.m. 10:00a.m. Keynote Presentation and High level Panel Advancing School Safety in the Caribbean Opening Remarks: Professor Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Graduate Studies, UWI St. Augustine Remarks: UNISDR & UNICEF Session Sponsors Dr. Aloys Kamuragiye, Representative, UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area Keynote Speaker: Hon. Michael Browne, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Antigua and Barbuda Mr. Laurence N. Neufville, Head, School of Building and Land Management, University of Technology, Jamaica Mr. Phil Johnson, Senior Master, C.R. Walker High School, Commonwealth of the Bahamas Mr. Unai Sacona, Education Emergency Specialist,
UNICEF Moderator to issue an Invitation to Delegates to sign banner: Symbolic Signing and Re-Commitment to the Caribbean Schools Safety Initiative Rashulata St. Louis; Civil Defense Commission, Youth Representative 10:00a.m- 10:45a.m. CDM Performance Monitoring for Regional Outcome 2 Knowledge Management: Highlights from the Caribbean Assessment Report Presenter: Dr Barbara Carby, Director, Disaster Risk Reduction Centre, University of the West Indies, Mona Dr. Elvis Nurse, Initiative Manager, EKACDM Ms. Kerry Hinds, Director, Department of Emergency Management, Barbados 10:45-11:15 Break 11:15a.m. 12:30a.m. 12:30-1:45 Lunch Science in Support of Disaster Risk Reduction Ms. Nancy Odeh, Senior Development Officer, Global Affairs Canada Dr. Barbara Carby Ms. Velda Joseph, Director, National Emergency Management Agency, St. Lucia Major Clive Davis, Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, Jamaica Mr. Jeffrey Simmons, Senior Deputy Director of Meteorology, Commonwealth of the Bahamas Dr. Joan Latchman, Senior Researcher, Seismic Research Centre, University of the West Indies
2:00p.m. 3:15p.m. 2:00p.m- 3:15p.m. 3:30p.m. 5:55p.m. Pacific Disaster Centre (PDC) Session Competency Framework Discussion Partnerships for Stronger Institutions Gayle Outten-Moncur, Disaster Recovery Manager, National Emergency Management Agency, The Bahamas Mr. Dan Morath, Senior Disaster Risk Analyst, Pacific Disaster Center Dr. Joan Latchman, Senior Researcher Seismic Research Centre, UWI Competency Framework - Ms. Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director, CDEMA Training Needs Assessment - Ms. Gayle Drakes, Consultant, CDEMA Caribbean DRM Practitioners Study - Mr Jeremy Collymore, Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development, UWI and Dr. Evan Inniss-Springer, Deputy Director, DDM, BVI Dr David Smith Dr. Jamal Browne, Consultant Project Manager, Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC) Dr. Stephen Moysey, Associate Professor, Clemson University 3:30p.m- 4:30p.m Building Knowledge through GIS Applications and Oronde Lambert, Information and Communications Technology Manager, CDEMA
Science Presenters: Mr. Mario Hylton, Spatial Data Analyst Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation, Jamaica 6:00p.m. Film Festival Advancements in GIS Technologies for Disaster Management, Brandon Spooner, Intern, and Shawn Boyce, Chief Hydrologist, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology Sile Pinard-Bryne Project Coordinator Red Cross, Dominica Mr. Omari Graham, Research Assistant, University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC)
Day 3 Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Time Session Descriptor/Comments Speaker/Presenter Managing in a Crisis Environment Presenters: Mr. Franklyn V. Michael, Programme Specialist, Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) 4:30p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. 8:00p.m. Understanding Ex-Ante Disaster Financing, CCRIF Parametric Insurance Policies and the Relationship with Fiscal and Economic Policy and Social Protection Strategies Exhibition Opening and Cocktail Understanding WebEOC Dr. Livingston White, Director (Acting) Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) Presenters: Ms. Elizabeth Emanuel, Team Leader, Sustainability Managers, CCRIF Technical Assistance Programme Ms. Gina Sanguinetti Phillips, Programme Director, Sustainability Managers, CCRIF Technical Assistance Programme Presenter: Ms. Carol Apelt, Vice President, Federal Client Services, Intermedix
Day 4 Thursday, December 7, 2017 Time Session Descriptor/Comments Speaker/Presenter 8:30a.m. 10:00a.m. Keynote Presentation Resilient Communities, Strengthened Livelihoods and Partnerships Keynote: Dr. John Twigg, Senior Research Fellow, Risk and Resilience Programme, Overseas Development Institute 10:05a.m. 10:45a.m. CDM Performance Monitoring for Regional Outcome 4 Community Resilience Strengthening: Highlights from the Caribbean Assessment Report 12:00p.m. 1:00p.m. Youth Debate The Role of Adolescents in Disaster Mitigation 12:00p.m. NDRM Session Mr. John Ricky Wilson, Consultant Coordinator, Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund Ms Nealla Frederick, Climate Adaptation Specialist/The Nature Conservancy, Grenada Ms. Annalisa Edwards, Moco-Moco Village, Guyana Ms. Ingrid Parchment, Executive Director of Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation, Jamaica Velda Octave-Joseph, Director NEMO, Saint Lucia Presenters: Mr Jan Gelfand, Deputy Director, International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) Mr Brian Dyer, Director, Nevis Disaster Department Mr. John Ricky Wilson, Consultant Coordinator, Canada Caribbean Disaster Risk Management Fund
1:00p.m. Presenters: Ms. Yanelba Elisa Abreu Rojas, National Emergency Commission and the General Directorate for Multilateral Cooperation, Dominican Republic Dr. Claudia Mateo, Medical Personnel of the Civil Defense Medical Corps Dominican Republic Colonel Puro Vicente de la Cruz Arias, Dominican Republic Army (ERD), Dominican Republic 2:30p.m. 3:15p.m. 4:15p.m. 3:15p.m. 4:15p.m. 6:00p.m. Youth Cultural Expo Partnerships for Community Resilience Tsunami Awareness Film Festival Presenters: Dr. Denise Thompson, Assistant Professor, City University of New York Ms. Arlini Timal, Training and Education Specialist, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, National Disaster Office, Trinidad and Tobago Lead Facilitator: Ms. Alison Brome, Iterim Director (ai), Consultant, Caribbean Tsunami Information Centre (CTIC) Session Chair: Ms. Sandra Amlang, Programme Officer for the Caribbean, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
Day 5 Friday, December 8, 2017 Time Session Descriptor/Comments Speaker/Presenter 8:15a.m. 10:25a.m. Ministerial/High Level Session Investing in Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate Keynote: Dr. Justin Ram, Director, Economics, Caribbean Development Bank Devon Rowe, Executive Director, CARICAD Hon Adriel Brathwaite Attorney General and Minister of Home Affairs, Barbados Mr. Raul Salazar, Chief of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Secretariat for the Americas Mr. Issac Anthony Executive Director, CCRIF-SPC Mr. Dan Maga, President of Sand Consulting Group, Canada 11:00a.m. 11:30a.m. CDM Performance Monitoring for Regional Outcome 3 Sector Mainstreaming: Highlights from the Caribbean Assessment Report Dr. Michele D. Singh, Animal Scientist and Country Representative, Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) Presenter: Dr. Marion DuCasse, Chief Medical Officer, Pan American Health Organization
12:00p.m. 1:10p.m. Lessons Learned in Early Warning Systems (EWS) from Hurricane Season 2017 Current and future CREWS initiatives on EWS for the Caribbean Presentation of the EWS checklist tool Launch of the EWS Regional DIPECHO Project Daniele Barelli, Emergency Focal Point and DRM Specialist,United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Ms. Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director, CDEMA Panelist: Dr. David Farrell, Principal, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology - CIMH Mr. Jeffrey Simmons, Senior Deputy Director of Meteorology, Bahamas Department of Meteorology Ms Ana Lourdes, Provincial Coordinator, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, Government of Cuba Mr. Philmore Mullin, Director, National Office of Disaster Services of Antigua and Barbuda Ms. Donna Pierre, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Secretariat, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Ms. Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director, CDEMA Ms. Jacinda Fairholm, Regional Disaster Reduction Advisor a.i. Sustainable Development and Resilience, UNDP Ms. Virginie Andre, Technical Assistant for the
Caribbean, DIPECHO 12:00p.m. 1:10p.m. IFRC: International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance (IDRL) Session Mr Jan Gelfand, Deputy Director, International Federation of the Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Presenters: Ms. Sophie Teyssier, Legal Consultant, Disaster Law Programme and Legislative Advocacy, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Mr. Pablo Gonzalez, Principal Specialist and Chief, Risk Management and Adaptation to Climate Change (RISK-MACC), Department of Sustainable Development, OAS 2:30p.m. 3:30p.m. 2:30p.m. 3:30p.m. Sector Partnerships for Resilience Sector Partnerships for Resilience Tourism, Agriculture, Health - Partnering for Effective Climate Services in the Caribbean - CDB s Partnerships and Mechanisms for DRM and Climate Resilience and the ACP-EU NDRM Programme Water Sector and Planning - Impact-Based Forecasting and Early Warning Systems (EWS) Dr. Adrian Trotman, Agro-meteorologist, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) Dr. Yves R. Personna, Project Manager, ACP/EU/CDB Natural Disaster Risk Management, Environmental Sustainability Unit (ESU), CDB Mr. Shawn Boyce, Chief Hydrologist, Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) - Partnering for Energy Sector Resilience Mr. Andrew Thorington Technical Services Manager, Caribbean Electric Utility Services Cooperation (CARILEC) - Standardization of Safety Assessment Tools of Water Supply Ms. Yanelba Abreu - National Emergency Commission and the General Directorate for
Systems Multilateral Cooperation, Dominican Republic 3:45p.m. 4:15p.m. 7:30p.m. Wrap Up Session Conference Big Ideas Hon. Samantha Marshall, Chair CDEMA Council of Ministers Closing Ceremony, Awards and Gala Dinner Day 6 Saturday, December 9, 2017 Time Session Descriptor/Comments Speaker/Presenter 6:30a.m. Charity 5K Fun Run/Walk