Provisional Agenda. DAY 1: Wednesday 26 th September 2018 Time Activity Presenter. 08:30 Master of Ceremonies

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1 DAY 1: Wednesday 26 th September :30 Master of Ceremonies 08:35 Welcome: The Wireless Revolution: Making Ms. Bernadette Lewis Connections Accelerating Progress Secretary General, CTU SESSION I: New Technologies for Overcoming Old Challenges Focused on the evolving technologies that are likely to be commercially viable in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, this session will address the goal of Caribbean s in connecting the unconnected while at the same time increasing the resilience of its communications networks and facilitating the rapid restoration of services disrupted during an emergency. Private Sector Responses: 08:45 Connecting remote and sparsely populated communities Hon. Catherine Hughes Guyana 08:50 Building Resilience in Communication Networks Hon. Kelver Darroux Dominica 08:55 Affordable access for all citizens Hon. Ellsworth Johnson The Bahamas 09:00 09:30 LEOs and MEOs Providing solutions for resilience and connectivity TV White Space Connecting the unconnected Ms. Mariah Shuman Head of Regulatory Affairs. Americas OneWeb, Florida, USA TBC More than the Last Mile 10:00 Q&A 10:30 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK Page 1 of 5

2 DAY 1: Wednesday 26 th September 2018 SESSION 2: ICT Market Disruptions precipitated by Technological Innovation The technological revolution is expanding service delivery options which should result in the lowering of costs to the consumer. In the 1990 s the FCC in addressing the high cost of overseas calls argued that distance is not a factor in determining the cost of a call. Today many believe that the same argument can and should be applied to roaming charges in the CARICOM ICT Market. The high prices of voice and data encourage the use of OTT services. As a result, service providers should see the evolving technologies as opportunities, take advantage of then and develop new business models for delivering more affordable services to citizens and iincreasing their revenues. 11:00 Roaming should not exist on a Single Provider s Network! Hon. Melford Nicholas Antigua and Barbuda 11:05 IXPs, OTT, Android Boxes - Innovation must not be stifled! Hon. Marlon Penn British Virgin Islands Private Sector Response: 11:10 Not Business as Usual at Digicel Mr. Alexander Matuschka Group Chief Executive Digicel 11:25 C&W The Way Forward Mr. Magnus Ternsjo C&W 11:40 Q &A 12:00 LUNCHEON Page 2 of 5

3 DAY 1: Wednesday 26th Septmber 2018 Time Presenter SESSION 3:Creating an Enabling Environment for New Technologies Given the rapid evolution of transformative ICT technologies, legislation and regulations will likely always lag behind. This natural lag should not inordinately slow the realisation of benefits to the consumer and progress towards ICT-enabled development. Amendments to existing legislation should be technologicaly neutral and assign more authority to the regulator to appropriately update their regulatory procedures and practices in order to respond to the changing technological landscape in a timely manner. If our countries are to take advantage of the 4 th Industrial revolution, then the political directorate must re-prioritise their legislative agendas as a matter of urgency. This session will explore how this can be achieved. 13:00 Technology Demonstration Private Sector Perspective 13:45 13:15 Expeditious Updating of the Legislative Framework AG Hon. Vincent Byron St. Kitts and Nevis 13:25 Regulatory Reset Mr. David Geary Digicel New Regulatory Approaches for the 21 st Century 13: 20 Encouraging Innovation through Regulations Mr. Cris Seecharan 13:35 Regulatory Reset Mr. David Cox C&W Ms. Linda Wellstein Partner Wellstein Mora Rodriguez International PC USA 14:10 Q&A Page 3 of 5

4 Time DAY 1: Wednesday 26th September 2018 Presenter SESSION 4: The Downside of Technology While technology is an enabler for social and economic development, negative impacts result when technologies are inappropriately used. Social scientists are conducting studies which demonstrate that people, particularly young people, can become addicted to the technology. The effect of this addiction is reflected in their social interactions, behaviour and mental and physical development. This session will explore these issues and suggest strategies to combat the downside of the digital age and to promote more responsible use of the technologies. 14:30 14:55 Technology:The New Nicotine of the 21 st Century Regulating the Digital Stream: Fake news and other challenges Dr. Dianne Douglas Director Douglas and Associates Ltd. Mr. Cordel Green Executive Director Broadcasting Commission - Jamaica 15:20 Q&A 15:35 Coffee Break 15:30 CTU TouchPoint Networking Session 17:45 End of Day 1 Page 4 of 5

5 DAY 2 : Thursday 27 th Septmber :30 Master of Ceremonies 08:35 21 st Century Video Presentation SESSION 5: 21 st Century for a 21 st Century Digital Economy Facilitated by:ms. Kathleen Dyer This interactive session will continue the rich discourse that started in January 2018 at the Summit for Heads of and consider the progress being made in some of the Member States. In the process, some of the challenges being encountered in advancing the 21 st Century initiative will be revealed. The sharing of this information is intended to encourage participation and collaboration in taking the process forward in a timely manner. At the end of the session, participants can expect to have a clearer understanding of what is required to sustain this effort for the benefit of the region. 10:30 NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK SESSION 6: Tools for Emergencies Introduced by: Many Caribbean Countries are at risk annually during the hurricane season. While we cannot totally isolate ourselves from the ravages of huricanes, especially a Category 5, we can adopt proactive strategies to minimise the disruption and to more rapidly restore services. This session will focus on looking at new technologies that can assist information flows during and in the aftermath period of a hurricane or emergency situation. It will explore how these technologies can be accessed and used in these situations. The session will conclude with a workshop to demonstrate how the application of data analytics can convert raw data into meaningful information to facilitate productive decision making. 11:00 Report of the Caribbean Commission on Communications Resilience CTU 11:15 Disaster tools AWS (TBC) 11:35 Technology (TBC) 11:55 Q&A 12:15 WORKSHOP: Data is the New Oil Data Analytics Explained 1:30 LUNCHEON Mr. Leslie Lee Fook INCUS Inc. Page 5 of 5