Department of Economics

CONFERENCE ON THE ECONOMY 2021

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DAY 1

WEDNESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2021

1:00pm – 1:19pm

OPENING CERMONY

Chair- Dr. Anne-Marie Mohammed, Head, Department of Economics  

National Anthem – Trinidad and Tobago

Welcome – Dr. Anne-Marie Mohammed, Head, Department of Economics 

Greetings – Dr. Acolla Lewis - Cameron, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

1:20pm – 2:16pm

SESSION 1: VIRTUAL ARMCHAIR ON THE CARICOM COMMISSION’S REPORT

Chair – Dr. Daren Conrad, Lecturer, UWI STA

Prof. Avinash Persaud, Chairman, CARICOM Commission on the Economy  

Mr. Gregory Mc Guire - Commission Member, CARICOM Commission on the Economy 

Hon. Chester Humphrey- Commission Member, CARICOM Commission on the Economy 

Discussion

 2:17pm – 3:24pm

SESSION 2: MANUFACTURING

Chair – Dr. Henry Bailey, Lecturer UWI STA

Mr. Mark Hill – CEO, Barbados Investment and Development Corporation

Dr. Mahindra Ramesh Ramdeen - CEO, Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association (TTMA)

Mr. John Mahfood -  President, Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association JMEA

Multi-Criteria Optimization of Input-Output Models for Industrial Symbiosis at Point Lisas Industrial Estate - Thérèse G. Lee Chan, Kyle Joshua, and David A. Janes

Discussion

CLOSE OF DAY 1

DAY 2

THURSDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2021

1:00pm – 1:05pm

(5 mins)

Chair – Ms. Malini Maharaj, Assistant Lecturer STA

Acknowledging COTE Youth Prize Winners

1:06pm – 1:11pm

(5 mins)

RECAP OF DAY 1

1:12pm – 2:08pm

SESSION 3: CULTURAL INDUSTRIES

Chair – Dr. Keith Nurse, President Sir Arthur Lewis Community College 

Mr. Keith Kirk - Director, Music Services at TOVA Group | Music Metadata Specialist

Mr. Harold Davis - Deputy CEO, Jamaica Business Development Corporation

Mr. Stephen Hignell - Director, Nordicity, International Creative Economy Consulting 

Discussion

2:09pm – 3:06pm

SESSION 4: THE BLUE ECONOMY

Chair:  Prof. John Agard – Executive Director, Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development and co-Chair of Independent Group of Scientists for the UN Global Sustainable Development

Prof Judith Gobin – Professor of Marine Biology, STA Campus

Mapping of the Blue Economy in the CARICOM Sub‐Region Innovations and Business Potential - Ruel L.A. Ellis.

Climate Change and Beach Tourism in the Caribbean – Eric Strobl, Nekeisha Spencer and Alrick Cambell.

Discussion

CLOSE OF DAY 2

DAY 3

FRIDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2021

1:00pm – 1:05pm

Chair – Dr. Lester Henry, Senior Lecturer, STA

RECAP OF DAY 2

1:06pm – 2:01pm

SESSION 5: NEW AGRICULTURE AND AGRI BUSINESS

Chair:  Ms. Ena C. Harvey

IICA Representative, Barbados and Hemispheric Agrotourism Specialist, IICA Delegation in Barbados

Ms. Rachel Renie - Co-founder, D Market Movers Ltd, Trinidad and Tobago

Ms. Danielle Thompson- Founder and Director, Nature My Therapy Tree Planting Ambassador, Jamaica

Ms. Tamisha Lee – President, Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP)

Discussion

2:02pm – 3:10pm

SESSION 6: ENERGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Chair: Mr. Gregory Mc Guire, Principal Consultant VSL   

Mr. Phillip Julien – Managing Director, Kenesjay Systems Limited

Mr. Joel “Monty” Pemberton- Chairman, Resverba Energy Limited

Mr. Mark Loquan – President, National Gas Company

The Energy, Economics and Feasibility of e-Mobility for Caribbean SIDS: Policy Suggestions - Dr. Graham King & Bhopendra Maharaj.

Discussion

3:11pm – 4:18pm

SESSION 7:  WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE

Chair – Dr Ernest Massiah, Manager, Health East Africa, The World Bank

Dr. Keith Nurse - President at Sir Arthur Lewis Community College

Prof. Avinash Persaud, Chairman, CARICOM Commission on the Economy 

Dr. Thackwray Driver – Chairman, Network of Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM)

Ms. Ena C. Harvey - IICA Representative, Barbados and Hemispheric Agrotourism Specialist, IICA Delegation in Barbados

Discussion

4:19pm – 4:25pm  

VOTE OF THANKS- Conference Chair, Mr. Roger McLean  

END OF CONFERENCE