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- \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDAY 1 \u2013 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t
- \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDAY 2 \u2013 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t <\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul> \n\t
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n8:00 \u2013 8:30 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nRegistration<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nWelcome and President’s Remarks<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Joanna M. Austin, President, BIBA[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gbw.biba.bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joanna-Austin-100x100.png\")
<\/div>\n \n\n\n Joanna Austin <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n8:40 \u2013 9:05 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nOpening Keynote<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Senator the Hon. Christopher Sinckler, Senior Minister, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Senator the Hon. Christopher Sinckler <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n9:05 \u2013 9:10 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nCorporate Presentation<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]RBC Capital Markets, Day 1 Keynote Sponsor[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_single_image image=”16637″]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n9:10 \u2013 9:40 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nGovernance Beyond Borders: Building Decision Systems for Resilient Growth<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Shelly Bend, Principal Consultant and Founder, Legacy Consulting Services Limited<\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Shelly Bend <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n9:40 \u2013 10:10 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nDigital Sovereignty and the Caribbean’s Next Chapter<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Anthony Zamore, Partner, PwC Trinidad[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gbw.biba.bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Anthony-Zamore-Partner-PwC-Trinidad-100x100.png\")
<\/div>\n \n\n\n Anthony Zamore <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n10:10 \u2013 10:30 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nCoffee Break<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sponsored by RF Merchant Bank & Trust[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”16567″]\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n10:30 \u2013 11:00 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nCompliance and Regulation Reconfigured: How the 2027 FATF Review, AI and Emerging Technologies Will Redefine Compliance Outcomes<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Simone Martin, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, IGNUS Solutions Limited[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gbw.biba.bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Simone-Martin-Chief-Executive-Officer-and-Founder-IGNUS-Solutions-Limited-100x100.png\")
<\/div>\n \n\n\n Simone Martin <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n11:00 \u2013 11:30 AM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nPreparing Barbados Financial Institutions and DNFBPs for the 5th Round of the Mutual Evaluation Assessment Process<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Vyana Sharma, Consultant Associate, Complyport Gentium UK[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Vyana Sharma <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n11:30 AM \u2013 12:00 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nThe Global Minimum Tax and Its Implementation across the Caribbean<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Louisa Lewis Ward, Managing Director, Corporate Income Tax Agency, Bermuda[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Louisa Lewis Ward <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n12:00 \u2013 12:30 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nPanel: New Competitive Differentiators for Barbados in a Post-BEPS and Pillar Two Environment<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ava-Marissa Lee, Senior Manager, Tax and Legal Services, PwC East Caribbean
\nTya Marville, AVP of Risk and Compliance, RF Bank & Trust[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gbw.biba.bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ava-Marissa-Lee-Senior-Manager-Tax-and-Legal-Services-PwC-East-Caribbean-1-100x100.png\")
<\/div>\n \n\n\n Ava-Marissa Lee <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Tya Marville <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n12:30 \u2013 1:30 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n1:30 \u2013 2:15 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n2027 AI Roadmap<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Leslie Lee-Fook, Director, AI, Analytics and Automation, Incus Solutions[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Leslie Lee Fook <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n2:15 \u2013 2:45 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nBeyond Compliance: Building Risk-Intelligent and Climate-Resilient Organisations in an Era of Global Uncertainty<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ken Hackshaw, Founder and President, Caribbean Risk Management Academy[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gbw.biba.bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Ken-Hackshaw-Founder-and-President-Caribbean-Risk-Management-Academy-100x100.png\")
<\/div>\n \n\n\n Ken Hackshaw <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n2:45 \u2013 3:15 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nEnhancing Competitiveness, Productivity and Global Relevance: AI and the Benefits to the Global Business Sector<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Dave Thomas, Director, Client Strategy, Training The Street[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gbw.biba.bb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dave-Thomas-Director-Client-Strategy-Training-The-Street-100x100.png\")
<\/div>\n \n\n\n Dave Thomas <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n3:15 \u2013 3:45 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nStrategic Resilience: Rethinking Tourism-Dependent Economies in the Age of AI, Climate Disruption and Geopolitical Uncertainty<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Kimberly King-Lestrade, Principal Consultant, Consulting Services by King and Associates Limited[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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<\/div>\n \n\n\n Kimberly King-Lestrade <\/h6>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n4:00 \u2013 4:40 PM<\/h4>\n
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\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\nPanel: AI Governance Verification Framework<\/h4>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]MODERATOR: Dalia Littlewood, Chief Executive Officer, Kixko Group<\/p>\n
Barry Gleadall (virtual)<\/p>\n
Ronnie Paskin, Adjunct Professor, PUC-Rio (virtual)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]
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