GBW Conference Agenda

08:00 – 08:45

Registration & Morning Break

08:45 – 08:55

Welcome Remarks

Marlon Yarde, President, BIBA

08:55 – 09:15

Keynote

Jonathan Reid, Minister, Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology

09:15 – 09:20

Sponsor 5-Minute Promo Spot

09:20 – 09:55

Geopolitical Risk and Business Continuity Planning

Pauline Ascoli, Senior Attorney, Dominion Tax Law

09:55 – 10:25

Building Organizational Agility for Long-Term Growth

Maria Daniel – Managing Partner and Service Line Leader, EY-Parthenon Caribbean

10:25 – 10:55

Coffee Break

10:55 – 11:00

Coffee Break Sponsor Presentation

Thomas A Public Relations Limited

11:00 – 11:40

Governance of Groups and Conglomerates

Edward Millington, Managing Director, Carisec Global

11:40 – 12:30

Regional Regulators’ Roundtable: The Future of Regulation

Rosina Knight – Deputy CEO – Supervision and Regulation, Financial Services Commission
Jeremy Quick – Director of Banking and Insurance, Guernsey Financial Services Commission
Dana Munnings-Gray – Superintendent of Insurance, Insurance Commission of The Bahamas

12:30 – 1:00

Transfer Pricing – Localising Strategy in a Global Market: What Works Where

Amanda Layne – Caribbean Regional Director, Transfer Pricing, PwC

1:00 – 2:10

Lunch

2:10 – 2:45

Talent Strategy: Attracting & Retaining Skills

Rosalind Jackson – Managing Director, Caribbean Catalyst

2:45 – 3:15

How Barbados is Powering the Convergence of Bitcoin and (Re)Insurance

Stephen Stonberg – Chief Executive Office, Tabit Insurance

3:15 – 3:55

Digital Transformation – From Legacy Systems to Future Ready Models

Trevor Wood – Deputy Chief Information Officer, CIBC Caribbean

3:55 – 4:50

Panel Discussion: Adaptive Leadership in Times of Change vs Crisis

Christal P Austin – Crisis Communication Strategist, Lyrical Lava PR

Suzette Armoogam-Shah – Managing Director, Scotibank Barbados Limited

MODERATOR: Lana Fingall, Senior Manager and Team Lead, Scotiabank Offshore Banking Unit

4:50

Day 1 Closing Remarks

Joanna Austin, Chair – GBW Steering Committee

5:00 – 7:00

Networking Cocktail Reception

08:30 – 08:55

Check-in and Morning Refreshments

08:55 – 09:05

Welcome and Day 1 Recap

Invest Barbados

09:05 – 09:25

Keynote

Daniel Best – President, Caribbean Development Bank

09:25 – 09:30

Sponsor Remarks/Video

09:30 – 10:05

The Real Cost of AML Compliance

Stefan Mayers – Head, S&W Legal, Compliance and Corporate

10:05 – 10:35

Funding Growth: Private Equity, Venture Capital and Alternative Financing

Tara Frater – Principal and Head of Practice, FT Legal Attorneys-At-Law

10:35 – 10:55

Coffee Break

10:55 – 11:00

Coffee Break Sponsor

11:00 – 11:35

Foreign Income & Gains the UK Inheritance Tax Net

Imran Ali – Tax Director, Prudentia Tax

11:35 – 12:05

Effective cyber incident response for the international business community

Bartlett Morgan – Managing Director, Chancery Advocates

12:05 – 12:35

Barbados’ Instant Payment System: Faster, Safer, More Inclusive Payments for Everyone

Michelle Doyle – Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Barbados

Lunch

2:00 – 2:50

Panel Discussion: Sustainable Growth as a Competitive Advantage

Gillian Charles Gollop – Executive Director, CIBC Caribbean

Corey Greenidge – General Consul, Base Carbon

Darryl White – Managing Director for the Caribbean Region, IDB Invest (virtual)

2:50 – 3:25

Global Business Tax Update

Jason King, Revenue Commissioner, Barbados Revenue Authority

3:25 – 4:15

Regulatory Update

Shari Hope, Regulatory Manager, Supervision & Regulation, Financial Services Commission

Sangene Watkins-Diagne, Director (Ag.) International Business Unit

Casey Boyce, Legal Counsel, Business Barbados

4:15 – 4:50

Recalibrating Risk for the EV Era; Shifting Liabilities in a Software-Driven Vehicle Landscape

Wanda Mayers – Country Manager, General Accident Insurance Co. Ltd

Chris McFarlane – Chief Operating Officer, Megapower Ltd

Senior Fire Officer Andrew Taylor, Barbados Fire Service

Moderator: Carmel Haynes – Executive Director, BIBA

4:50 – 4:55

Vote of Thanks

Dionne Knight – Chair – GBW Conference Committee