Session 1

Guy Berger, UNESCO Assistant Director General C/I (Acting)

Mr. Berger has been the Director for Freedom of Expression and Media Development at UNESCO, where he was responsible for press and internet freedom, internet freedom, media and information literacy, among other things. A South African, he fought against censorship, impunity and injustice during Apartheid.. 

Wendell Wallach, International Congress for the Governance of AI (ICGAI)

Wendell Wallach is a consultant, ethicist, and scholar at Yale University’s Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, and a senior advisor to The Hastings Center. Mr. Wallach has an international reputation as an expert on the ethical and governance challenges posed by emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and neuroscience.

Session 2:

Dhanaraj Thakur, Research Director, Center for Democracy & Technology

Mr. Dhanaraj Thakur is Research Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology, where he leads research that advances human rights and civil liberties online. Over the last 15 years, he has designed and led several research projects aimed at tech policy audiences ranging in scope from multinational studies to community level work. 

Patrick Lafayette, Veteran Jamaican Broadcaster

Mr. Lafayette was a founding member of KLAS FM and later Kool 97 FM, where he served as the Station manager. He has collaborated with foreign and local organisations, such as the Dennis Brown Trust, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Choice FM (London), and XM Satellite Radio (USA), to document and produce the history of Jamaica’s music culture.

Deidre Williams, St Lucia, Teacher, Librarian and Administrator

While studying for her Masters in 1993, Ms. Williams became interested in Internet governance, and specifically achieving equality of access in the Caribbean. She has been successful in several courses run by DiploFoundation and has acted as an editor and as an online tutor for the same institution.

Renee Cummings, Criminologist, Criminal Psychologist, AI Ethicist, Data Activist

Ms. Renée Cummings is a criminologist and international criminal justice consultant who specializes in Artificial Intelligence (AI); including ethical AI, bias in AI, algorithmic authenticity and accountability, data integrity and equity, AI for social good and social justice in AI policy and governance. She is committed to diverse and inclusive AI strategy development; using AI to empower and transform communities and cultures.

Session 3

Chief Justice Ivor Archie, Trinidad and Tobago 

The Honourable Chief Justice, Mr Ivor Archie O.R.T.T., graduated in 1980 from the UWI, St. Augustine with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering and worked as an engineer for two years before qualifying as an attorney in 1986. Appointed a Puisne Judge in Trinidad & Tobago in 1998, he became the nation’s Chief Justice in 2008, the youngest person to hold that office.  

Judge Isabela Ferrari, Brazilian Federal Judge

Judge Isabela Ferrari is a PhD candidate at University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). She holds a master’s in Public Law from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and has previously worked as a Visiting Researcher at Harvard Law School. Judge Isabela is also the Academic Coordinator of the New Law Institute.

Session 4

Professor Anthony Clayton, Director, Institute of Sustainable Development, UWI, Mona and Chairman of BCJ

Professor Anthony Clayton holds many prestigious roles at many universities. This includes  Alcan Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies, and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Environmental Strategy in the School of Engineering at the University of Surrey, just to name a few.

Dr. Royston Emmanuel ,E-Learning Specialist & Head of E-Learning Academy, The Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC), Saint Lucia 

Dr. Royston Emmanuel is a teacher at the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, St. Lucia, specializing in Digital Media, Technology in Education and Literature. Inspired by the writings of Caribbean poets Mervyn Morris and Kamau Brathwaite, in his own writing, Royston brings life to simple feelings, activities and traditions within the St Lucian context. 

Josh Starmer, CEO and Founder of StatQuest, United States of America

Dr. Joshua Starmer is a geneticist at UNC. A native of Chapel Hill, North Carolina who is not only a cellist, composer, and singer; but a statistician and data scientist who has helped empower learners from all over the globe by breaking down complicated Statistics and Machine Learning topics into small, bite-sized pieces that are easy to understand. He holds a PhD in Biomathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

Dr. Gunjan Mansingh, Snr. lecturer and Head of Department of Computing, UWI, Mona

Dr. Mansingh obtained a PhD in Information Systems and an M.Phil. in Computer Science. She has worked in various domains in Jamaica including healthcare, crime, agriculture,and financial services, with a focus on harnessing data, information, and knowledge to assist in the decision- making process.

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Session 2:

Jane Zavalishina, President and Co-Founder of Mechanical AI 

Ms. Jane Zavalishina held various executive positions within Yandex, serving as its Chief Product Officer, followed by CEO of Yandex.Money from 2005-2014. Zavalishina is a frequent speaker on the topics of data and AI strategy and applications at various events in Europe, Middle East and Asia

Nievia Ramsundar, Executive Director, CARICOM Competition Commission

Ms. Nievia Ramsundar was appointed as the Executive Director of the Commission effective January 14, 2019.  Ms. Ramsundar is an attorney at law with over 18 years of experience in utilities, environmental and communications regulation, and corporate law, just to name a few. 

Leslie Lee Fook, Director, A.I., Analytics and Automation, Incus Services

Mr. Leslie Lee Fook is the leading data transformation strategist and educator in the Caribbean. His career spans over twenty years with experience in Analytics, Robotic Process Automation and Artificial Intelligence. 

Session 3:

David Hughes, Associate Professor, Penn-State University and UN Fellow, FAO Director of PlantVillage 

Dr. Hughes is an Associate Professor of Entomology and Biology. His work sees him studying the role of behaviour in disease transmission. His interests include: Behaviour, Bioinformatics, Climate Change and Global Warming, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Infectious Disease Dynamics and Phylogenetics.

Rakesh Bhukal, Founder and Managing Director of Aquatik solutions, Trinidad and Tobago 

Mr. Bhukal lectures on Aquaponics (Aquaculture & Hydroponics) and Tropical Aquaculture at the UWI, and provides expert consultancy to numerous organisations. He is currently pursuing his PhD at the UWI where his ground-breaking research will help to redefine and advance the way in which Aquaculture, Hydroponics and Aquaponics is done.   

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