The Caribbean Transitional Energy Conference (CTEC 2020) goes online…

As you are aware, CTEC 2020 was due to be a hybrid event with both a physical conference taking place at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, paired with a virtual event for participants that are unable to travel at this time. However with the uncertainty around social distancing measures due to COVID-19 we have had the opportunity to rethink our event and have decided to do things differently. CTEC 2020 will be a fully virtual event.
 
Now in its third year, the highly successful CTEC brings the best of local, regional and international clean energy experience and expertise to the Cayman Islands. The event will now take place virtually on 19^th November 2020.  Here are just some of the benefits you will get as a virtual attendee of CTEC 2020.
 
Cost savings: Not only are our ticket prices considerably less to reflect the event being virtual, you will incur no travel or accommodation costs. This means it is more cost-effective for your organisation’s staff to attend. Ticket prices are now a flat rate of US $250 until 9 October 2020 (US $300 thereafter) which is a significant cost saving on previous ticket prices.
 
Ability to attend more sessions AND watch them back. Our state-of-the-art virtual events platform will allow you to not only fill your calendar with live-stream sessions and meetings, but it will also allow you to re-watch recorded sessions, ask questions in real-time and more. Being a virtual attendee allows you to move seamlessly between networking rooms, the exhibition space and live seminars, without leaving your chair.
 
Ability to network and interact continually. Because CTEC 2020 will be virtual, you will have the opportunity to interact with colleagues continually throughout the day. Even during live-stream presentations; you can share insights and observations relevant to your business. Networking doesn’t have to stop when presentations begin and because the marketplace is now worldwide; you can make contacts from all over the world.
 
As always, we are committed to bringing all sponsors, attendees and guests the best possible event experience and we are certain that a virtual event will bring interesting, relevant content and great networking opportunities for all attendees in 2020.

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CTEC 2020

2020-11-19

CTEC 2020

2020-11-19

Online

09:00

Welcome Remarks

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

09:15

Host of COP26 provides insight into the UK’s efforts for clean energy transition and available resources to assist Cayman and Overseas Territories

H.E Martyn Roper, O.B.E

Governor of the Cayman Islands

Martyn Keith Roper is a highly experienced career Diplomat with a successful track record in senior corporate leadership roles across the world. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire in June 1965.

Prior to his appointment as Governor of the Cayman Islands, Martyn was Minister and Deputy Head of Mission in Beijing where he was responsible for a network of over 800 people across five diplomatic posts.

H.E Martyn Roper, O.B.E

Governor of the Cayman Islands

09:45

The role of clean energy in boosting the economy of the Cayman Islands Post-Covid.

Hon, Joseph Hew MLA

Minister for Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Former Managing Director and Chief Operations Officer of his family’s group of companies, that include Hew’s Hotel & Restaurant Supplies, Macdonald’s, the Office Bar, and Hew’s Janitorial, and co-owner of Bon Vivant Kitchen studio along with his wife Cynthia, Joseph “Joey” Hew brings a wealth of successful business experience to public life.

In 2013 he sought office as a George Town candidate under the banner of the Progressives and in winning his seat was named Councillor to the Ministry of District Administration, Tourism and Transport. In the May 2017 elections, Mr Hew was successful once again winning his seat as the representative for George Town North and currently holds the office of Minister with the responsibility for Commerce, Planning, and Infrastructure.

Hon, Joseph Hew MLA

Minister for Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

10:15

Advancing Renewables: Renewable Programs and Cayman Projects Pipeline:

• What does the project pipeline look like, and how has Covid-19 impacted progress?
• When can we expect to see the Request for Proposals (RFPs) and programs for renewable energy deployment? What are the expectations?
• Where are the bottlenecks for accelerating development?

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

Kristen Augustine

Energy Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Kristen Augustine was appointed to the position of Energy Policy Coordinator with the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure in October 2019. In her role, she assists the Ministry to deliver mission-critical initiatives under the National Energy Policy, 2017-2037.

Kristen Augustine

Energy Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Richard Hew

President & CEO, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

Graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1988, Richard immediately joined Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. He quickly rose through the ranks at CUC and during a brief study leave in 1997 obtained the degree of Master of Business Administration at Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. He was appointed President & CEO in 2005.

Richard Hew

President & CEO, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

Louis Boucher

Deputy Executive Director - Energy & Utilities, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Mr Boucher is responsible for regulating, licensing and monitoring electricity and water providers in the Cayman Islands.  He has regional and international experience in the evaluation of capital investment decisions and rate making in the utilities and power generation sectors.  He has led and managed the assessment of conventional and renewable energy projects from a technological, environmental and financial viability standpoint.

Louis Boucher

Deputy Executive Director - Energy & Utilities, OfReg, Cayman Islands

11:00

Morning Coffee Break

11:15

The Utility and the Integrated Renewable Portfolio: What’s next for the clean energy transition?

• How has Covid-19 impacted the utility operations and financial portfolio? How are priorities being shifted and what does it mean for the IRP?
• What’s next for Distributed Energy?
• What are the challenges and concerns as the utility plans for higher renewables penetration on the grid?
• What is the role of DER’s in rebuilding post-hurricane?

Sacha Tibbets

VP Customer Service, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

Mr. Tibbetts is responsible for implementing the Caribbean Utilities Company’s new business and
technology goals including aggressive targets for renewable energy sources to connect to CUC’s
electricity grid.

With over 21 years’ experience in the energy business, he is also responsible for customer service,
information technology and the company’s telecom subsidiary DataLink as well as the long-term
planning, engineering and construction of transmission, distribution and production systems, project
management for all large capital projects.

Sacha Tibbets

VP Customer Service, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

12:00

Distributed Generation – Opportunity for Islands to build resilience and economic growth.

Chris Burgess

Director of Projects, Islands Energy Program, Rocky Mountain Institute - Carbon War Room, USA

Christopher Burgess is the Director of Projects for the Islands Energy Program at the Rocky Mountain Institute – Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR). He has over 15 years of experience as an environmental professional and project manager with practice in a variety of multi-disciplinary energy and infrastructure projects. Chris brings a wealth of environmental, renewable energy and project management experience to his current role.

Chris Burgess

Director of Projects, Islands Energy Program, Rocky Mountain Institute - Carbon War Room, USA

Bruce Levy

CEO, BMR Energy, USA

Bruce Levy has worked in the power and energy industry for more than 35 years. Currently, Bruce is the President and CEO of BMR Energy. BMR Energy, a Virgin Group investment, is a developer, owner and operator of clean energy projects in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Bruce Levy

CEO, BMR Energy, USA

Jeane Nikolai

Director of Energy, The Government of Bermuda

Jeane has worked in the Bermuda Public Service for the past eighteen years in various capacities, having begun in architecture and facilities management.  She is Bermuda’s first Director of Energy and now has an expanded portfolio that includes telecommunications, space and satellite.  During her time with the Department, the Energy team produced the Energy White Paper 2011, a National Electricity Policy in 2015, the Electricity Act 2016, the National Fuels Policy 2018, and migrated the responsibility for the regulation of electricity to the Regulatory Authority in 2016.

Jeane Nikolai

Director of Energy, The Government of Bermuda

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Regulatory Update: The role of the regulator in the clean energy transition and path to meet the goals of the National Energy Policy.

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Malike Cummings is the CEO of the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), having joined the organisation in late 2019.  He has diverse and complimentary engineering, energy, academia and utility regulatory knowledge, skills and experience spanning over 29 years.

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

14:30

Building a Green Economy: Can a focus on clean energy and sustainable development provide economic growth in the Cayman Islands?

• In post-COVID socio-economic recovery/growth, how will clean energy and sustainable technology play a role in building a strong, resilient economy?
• What does a green economy mean for job creation and new industries/exports? Is this changing in COVID times?
• What initiatives/programs have had success?

David Grumbs

Founder and CEO, Daavi Business Solutions (DBS), USA

Mr David Gumbs, CPA, is a Senior Consultant with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and founder and CEO of Daavi Business Solutions (DBS). DBS provides business advisory and renewable energy solutions to clients in the US, Africa and the Caribbean and a Senior Consultant to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). David leads several renewable energy transition initiatives in the Bahamas, Bermuda and other islands in the Caribbean region.

David Grumbs

Founder and CEO, Daavi Business Solutions (DBS), USA

Gina Ebanks-Petrie

Director, Cayman Islands Department of Environment

Gina Ebanks-Petrie, BSc Biology (Hons), MSc Environmental Management (Distinction), has worked in the Department of Environment for over 30 years and was appointed Director of Environment in 1996. During her tenure as the Director of Environment, Gina has guided the development of the department from a small staff of 16; primarily responsible for the marine environment to a current staff complement of 41 with added responsibilities for the conservation and management of terrestrial resources and environmental assessment services.

Gina Ebanks-Petrie

Director, Cayman Islands Department of Environment

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Wil Pineau, CCE serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centre; a position he has held since 1994. He is the Caribbean’s only Certified Chamber Executive (CCE), the highest professional designation awarded by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). He is one of only 500 Chamber professionals worldwide to ever earn this designation. A journalist by profession, he is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and an Organizational Management Certificate from the Ivy School of Business in Toronto, Canada.

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Andre Ebanks

Cayman Islands Representative to the UK and Europe

As a qualified attorney; a civil servant with experience in public policy development and a degree in Sociology; a past Gender Equality Tribunal member; and a former Human Rights Committee member, Mr Ebanks’ experience and qualifications make him the ideal candidate for the role of Representative to the UK and Europe.

Andre Ebanks

Cayman Islands Representative to the UK and Europe

Tristan Hydes

Deputy Chief Officer, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Tristan Hydes is a Deputy Chief Officer in the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure. Mr. Hydes began his career in architecture at local company, Chalmers Gibbs and Associates Limited. He studied briefly in California, before completing a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, United States.

As Deputy Chief Officer, Mr. Hydes is responsible for coordinating and developing the Ministry’s policy for planning and infrastructure. He also oversees several portfolio areas and ministerial projects including the Department of Vehicle and Driver’s Licensing, Department of Planning, National Roads Authority, National Energy Policy and the George Town Revitalisation Initiative.

Mr. Hydes serves as a Ministry’s representative on the board of the National Roads Authority.

Tristan Hydes

Deputy Chief Officer, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

15:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

15:15

A partner in sustainability: Building a clean and resilient Cayman in a post-Covid world

Jame Ellsmoor

Director, Island Innovation, USA

James Ellsmoor is the Director of Island Innovation, a media platform that connects island communities from every continent. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, dedicated to his passion for sustainable development and renewable energy. James is Co-Founder and Director of Solar Head of State, an international non-profit working with governments in the Caribbean and Pacific islands to raise awareness of renewable energy through high-profile solar installations and associated publicity campaigns.

Jame Ellsmoor

Director, Island Innovation, USA

Daphne Ewing-Chow

Senior Environmental Journalist, Cayman Islands

Daphne Ewing-Chow is a well-known and widely published Caribbean journalist with a passion for the environment and food systems. She is an active contributor to a wide number of global publications including The New York Times, The Sunday Times (London), the International Monetary Fund (Finance & Development Magazine) and Forbes. She has also been a speaker at a variety of international events, representing organizations such as the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. As a Senior Contributor with Forbes in the areas of food, agriculture and the environment, she focuses on Caribbean development through the lens of sustainability.

Daphne Ewing-Chow

Senior Environmental Journalist, Cayman Islands

15:45

Corporate leaders and their views on embracing renewables and what the government, regulators, banks, etc, need to do in order to give them the incentives they need to adopt more renewables and what barriers they see that exist

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Wil Pineau, CCE serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centre; a position he has held since 1994. He is the Caribbean’s only Certified Chamber Executive (CCE), the highest professional designation awarded by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). He is one of only 500 Chamber professionals worldwide to ever earn this designation. A journalist by profession, he is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and an Organizational Management Certificate from the Ivy School of Business in Toronto, Canada.

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Justin Howe

Dart President Real Estate Asset Management, Cayman Islands

A civil engineer by training, Justin Howe has over 25 years of experience in the development, construction and operation of large-scale, mixed-use properties across the UK and Caribbean. In addition to development and engineering, Justin has significant experience in asset and property management, operations and facilities, nursery and landscaping design. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, Civil Engineering from Imperial College, University of London.

Justin Howe

Dart President Real Estate Asset Management, Cayman Islands

Dave Johnston

Managing Director, Corporate Electric, Cayman Islands

Mr David Johnston is the managing director of Corporate Electric Ltd. fulfilling that role since 2009. He is passionately involved in Cayman’s business community as the president of the Cayman Contractors Association and serves as a council member for the Chamber of Commerce.  Mr Johnston has over 30 years of experience in the electrical service and construction industry having attended the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College in Canada. He is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Liverpool

Dave Johnston

Managing Director, Corporate Electric, Cayman Islands

Andrew Williams

Manager - Personal and Mortgage Business, Cayman National Bank

Andrew Williams

Manager - Personal and Mortgage Business, Cayman National Bank

16:15

Regional showcase: Driving Clean Energy Growth Success stories from the policy and regulatory markets around the region.

Racquel Moses

CEO at Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, Trinidad and Tobago

Known for her ability to build coalitions, Racquel’s success in the public and private sectors has allowed her to drive important advancements on world-changing topics that require regional consensus such as climate change, sustainability and building resilience.

Racquel Moses

CEO at Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, Trinidad and Tobago

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Malike Cummings is the CEO of the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), having joined the organisation in late 2019.  He has diverse and complimentary engineering, energy, academia and utility regulatory knowledge, skills and experience spanning over 29 years.

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Fitzroy Vidal

Principle Director, Energy, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Jamaica

Fitzroy A. Vidal has over 28 years work experience in Jamaica’s energy industry, where he held several engineering, management and strategic leadership positions in both the public and private sectors, through which he has developed a wealth of business and industrial expertise.

Fitzroy Vidal

Principle Director, Energy, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Jamaica

Allison Jean

CEO, National Utilities Regulatory Commission, St Lucia

Mrs Allison A. Jean joined the NURC as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on January 3, 2019, having served as Permanent Secretary in the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations and Permanent Secretary in the Department of Infrastructure, Ports & Energy for about seven (7) years.

Allison Jean

CEO, National Utilities Regulatory Commission, St Lucia

Lorraine H. Akiba

CEO, LHA Ventures, Hawaii, USA

Lorraine H. Akiba is President/CEO of LHA Ventures. She is a recognized thought leader with technical expertise and knowledge in the development of Hawaii’s renewable and clean energy policy and regulatory framework.

Lorraine H. Akiba

CEO, LHA Ventures, Hawaii, USA

17:00

Closing Remarks

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

Online

09:00

Welcome Remarks

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

09:15

Host of COP26 provides insight into the UK’s efforts for clean energy transition and available resources to assist Cayman and Overseas Territories

H.E Martyn Roper, O.B.E

Governor of the Cayman Islands

Martyn Keith Roper is a highly experienced career Diplomat with a successful track record in senior corporate leadership roles across the world. He was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire in June 1965.

Prior to his appointment as Governor of the Cayman Islands, Martyn was Minister and Deputy Head of Mission in Beijing where he was responsible for a network of over 800 people across five diplomatic posts.

H.E Martyn Roper, O.B.E

Governor of the Cayman Islands

09:45

The role of clean energy in boosting the economy of the Cayman Islands Post-Covid.

Hon, Joseph Hew MLA

Minister for Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Former Managing Director and Chief Operations Officer of his family’s group of companies, that include Hew’s Hotel & Restaurant Supplies, Macdonald’s, the Office Bar, and Hew’s Janitorial, and co-owner of Bon Vivant Kitchen studio along with his wife Cynthia, Joseph “Joey” Hew brings a wealth of successful business experience to public life.

In 2013 he sought office as a George Town candidate under the banner of the Progressives and in winning his seat was named Councillor to the Ministry of District Administration, Tourism and Transport. In the May 2017 elections, Mr Hew was successful once again winning his seat as the representative for George Town North and currently holds the office of Minister with the responsibility for Commerce, Planning, and Infrastructure.

Hon, Joseph Hew MLA

Minister for Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

10:15

Advancing Renewables: Renewable Programs and Cayman Projects Pipeline:

• What does the project pipeline look like, and how has Covid-19 impacted progress?
• When can we expect to see the Request for Proposals (RFPs) and programs for renewable energy deployment? What are the expectations?
• Where are the bottlenecks for accelerating development?

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

Kristen Augustine

Energy Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Kristen Augustine was appointed to the position of Energy Policy Coordinator with the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure in October 2019. In her role, she assists the Ministry to deliver mission-critical initiatives under the National Energy Policy, 2017-2037.

Kristen Augustine

Energy Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Richard Hew

President & CEO, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

Graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida in 1988, Richard immediately joined Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. He quickly rose through the ranks at CUC and during a brief study leave in 1997 obtained the degree of Master of Business Administration at Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. He was appointed President & CEO in 2005.

Richard Hew

President & CEO, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

Louis Boucher

Deputy Executive Director - Energy & Utilities, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Mr Boucher is responsible for regulating, licensing and monitoring electricity and water providers in the Cayman Islands.  He has regional and international experience in the evaluation of capital investment decisions and rate making in the utilities and power generation sectors.  He has led and managed the assessment of conventional and renewable energy projects from a technological, environmental and financial viability standpoint.

Louis Boucher

Deputy Executive Director - Energy & Utilities, OfReg, Cayman Islands

11:00

Morning Coffee Break

11:15

The Utility and the Integrated Renewable Portfolio: What’s next for the clean energy transition?

• How has Covid-19 impacted the utility operations and financial portfolio? How are priorities being shifted and what does it mean for the IRP?
• What’s next for Distributed Energy?
• What are the challenges and concerns as the utility plans for higher renewables penetration on the grid?
• What is the role of DER’s in rebuilding post-hurricane?

Sacha Tibbets

VP Customer Service, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

Mr. Tibbetts is responsible for implementing the Caribbean Utilities Company’s new business and
technology goals including aggressive targets for renewable energy sources to connect to CUC’s
electricity grid.

With over 21 years’ experience in the energy business, he is also responsible for customer service,
information technology and the company’s telecom subsidiary DataLink as well as the long-term
planning, engineering and construction of transmission, distribution and production systems, project
management for all large capital projects.

Sacha Tibbets

VP Customer Service, Caribbean Utilities Company, Cayman Islands

12:00

Distributed Generation – Opportunity for Islands to build resilience and economic growth.

Chris Burgess

Director of Projects, Islands Energy Program, Rocky Mountain Institute - Carbon War Room, USA

Christopher Burgess is the Director of Projects for the Islands Energy Program at the Rocky Mountain Institute – Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR). He has over 15 years of experience as an environmental professional and project manager with practice in a variety of multi-disciplinary energy and infrastructure projects. Chris brings a wealth of environmental, renewable energy and project management experience to his current role.

Chris Burgess

Director of Projects, Islands Energy Program, Rocky Mountain Institute - Carbon War Room, USA

Bruce Levy

CEO, BMR Energy, USA

Bruce Levy has worked in the power and energy industry for more than 35 years. Currently, Bruce is the President and CEO of BMR Energy. BMR Energy, a Virgin Group investment, is a developer, owner and operator of clean energy projects in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Bruce Levy

CEO, BMR Energy, USA

Jeane Nikolai

Director of Energy, The Government of Bermuda

Jeane has worked in the Bermuda Public Service for the past eighteen years in various capacities, having begun in architecture and facilities management.  She is Bermuda’s first Director of Energy and now has an expanded portfolio that includes telecommunications, space and satellite.  During her time with the Department, the Energy team produced the Energy White Paper 2011, a National Electricity Policy in 2015, the Electricity Act 2016, the National Fuels Policy 2018, and migrated the responsibility for the regulation of electricity to the Regulatory Authority in 2016.

Jeane Nikolai

Director of Energy, The Government of Bermuda

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

13:00

Lunch

14:00

Regulatory Update: The role of the regulator in the clean energy transition and path to meet the goals of the National Energy Policy.

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Malike Cummings is the CEO of the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), having joined the organisation in late 2019.  He has diverse and complimentary engineering, energy, academia and utility regulatory knowledge, skills and experience spanning over 29 years.

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

14:30

Building a Green Economy: Can a focus on clean energy and sustainable development provide economic growth in the Cayman Islands?

• In post-COVID socio-economic recovery/growth, how will clean energy and sustainable technology play a role in building a strong, resilient economy?
• What does a green economy mean for job creation and new industries/exports? Is this changing in COVID times?
• What initiatives/programs have had success?

David Grumbs

Founder and CEO, Daavi Business Solutions (DBS), USA

Mr David Gumbs, CPA, is a Senior Consultant with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and founder and CEO of Daavi Business Solutions (DBS). DBS provides business advisory and renewable energy solutions to clients in the US, Africa and the Caribbean and a Senior Consultant to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). David leads several renewable energy transition initiatives in the Bahamas, Bermuda and other islands in the Caribbean region.

David Grumbs

Founder and CEO, Daavi Business Solutions (DBS), USA

Gina Ebanks-Petrie

Director, Cayman Islands Department of Environment

Gina Ebanks-Petrie, BSc Biology (Hons), MSc Environmental Management (Distinction), has worked in the Department of Environment for over 30 years and was appointed Director of Environment in 1996. During her tenure as the Director of Environment, Gina has guided the development of the department from a small staff of 16; primarily responsible for the marine environment to a current staff complement of 41 with added responsibilities for the conservation and management of terrestrial resources and environmental assessment services.

Gina Ebanks-Petrie

Director, Cayman Islands Department of Environment

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Wil Pineau, CCE serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centre; a position he has held since 1994. He is the Caribbean’s only Certified Chamber Executive (CCE), the highest professional designation awarded by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). He is one of only 500 Chamber professionals worldwide to ever earn this designation. A journalist by profession, he is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and an Organizational Management Certificate from the Ivy School of Business in Toronto, Canada.

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Andre Ebanks

Cayman Islands Representative to the UK and Europe

As a qualified attorney; a civil servant with experience in public policy development and a degree in Sociology; a past Gender Equality Tribunal member; and a former Human Rights Committee member, Mr Ebanks’ experience and qualifications make him the ideal candidate for the role of Representative to the UK and Europe.

Andre Ebanks

Cayman Islands Representative to the UK and Europe

Tristan Hydes

Deputy Chief Officer, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

Tristan Hydes is a Deputy Chief Officer in the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure. Mr. Hydes began his career in architecture at local company, Chalmers Gibbs and Associates Limited. He studied briefly in California, before completing a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, United States.

As Deputy Chief Officer, Mr. Hydes is responsible for coordinating and developing the Ministry’s policy for planning and infrastructure. He also oversees several portfolio areas and ministerial projects including the Department of Vehicle and Driver’s Licensing, Department of Planning, National Roads Authority, National Energy Policy and the George Town Revitalisation Initiative.

Mr. Hydes serves as a Ministry’s representative on the board of the National Roads Authority.

Tristan Hydes

Deputy Chief Officer, Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Cayman Islands

15:00

Afternoon Coffee Break

15:15

A partner in sustainability: Building a clean and resilient Cayman in a post-Covid world

Jame Ellsmoor

Director, Island Innovation, USA

James Ellsmoor is the Director of Island Innovation, a media platform that connects island communities from every continent. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur, dedicated to his passion for sustainable development and renewable energy. James is Co-Founder and Director of Solar Head of State, an international non-profit working with governments in the Caribbean and Pacific islands to raise awareness of renewable energy through high-profile solar installations and associated publicity campaigns.

Jame Ellsmoor

Director, Island Innovation, USA

Daphne Ewing-Chow

Senior Environmental Journalist, Cayman Islands

Daphne Ewing-Chow is a well-known and widely published Caribbean journalist with a passion for the environment and food systems. She is an active contributor to a wide number of global publications including The New York Times, The Sunday Times (London), the International Monetary Fund (Finance & Development Magazine) and Forbes. She has also been a speaker at a variety of international events, representing organizations such as the World Trade Organization and the United Nations. As a Senior Contributor with Forbes in the areas of food, agriculture and the environment, she focuses on Caribbean development through the lens of sustainability.

Daphne Ewing-Chow

Senior Environmental Journalist, Cayman Islands

15:45

Corporate leaders and their views on embracing renewables and what the government, regulators, banks, etc, need to do in order to give them the incentives they need to adopt more renewables and what barriers they see that exist

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Wil Pineau, CCE serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Centre; a position he has held since 1994. He is the Caribbean’s only Certified Chamber Executive (CCE), the highest professional designation awarded by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE). He is one of only 500 Chamber professionals worldwide to ever earn this designation. A journalist by profession, he is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and an Organizational Management Certificate from the Ivy School of Business in Toronto, Canada.

Wil Pineau

CEO, Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce

Justin Howe

Dart President Real Estate Asset Management, Cayman Islands

A civil engineer by training, Justin Howe has over 25 years of experience in the development, construction and operation of large-scale, mixed-use properties across the UK and Caribbean. In addition to development and engineering, Justin has significant experience in asset and property management, operations and facilities, nursery and landscaping design. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, Civil Engineering from Imperial College, University of London.

Justin Howe

Dart President Real Estate Asset Management, Cayman Islands

Dave Johnston

Managing Director, Corporate Electric, Cayman Islands

Mr David Johnston is the managing director of Corporate Electric Ltd. fulfilling that role since 2009. He is passionately involved in Cayman’s business community as the president of the Cayman Contractors Association and serves as a council member for the Chamber of Commerce.  Mr Johnston has over 30 years of experience in the electrical service and construction industry having attended the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College in Canada. He is currently pursuing an MBA from the University of Liverpool

Dave Johnston

Managing Director, Corporate Electric, Cayman Islands

Andrew Williams

Manager - Personal and Mortgage Business, Cayman National Bank

Andrew Williams

Manager - Personal and Mortgage Business, Cayman National Bank

16:15

Regional showcase: Driving Clean Energy Growth Success stories from the policy and regulatory markets around the region.

Racquel Moses

CEO at Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, Trinidad and Tobago

Known for her ability to build coalitions, Racquel’s success in the public and private sectors has allowed her to drive important advancements on world-changing topics that require regional consensus such as climate change, sustainability and building resilience.

Racquel Moses

CEO at Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, Trinidad and Tobago

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Malike Cummings is the CEO of the Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg), having joined the organisation in late 2019.  He has diverse and complimentary engineering, energy, academia and utility regulatory knowledge, skills and experience spanning over 29 years.

Malike Cummings

CEO, OfReg, Cayman Islands

Fitzroy Vidal

Principle Director, Energy, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Jamaica

Fitzroy A. Vidal has over 28 years work experience in Jamaica’s energy industry, where he held several engineering, management and strategic leadership positions in both the public and private sectors, through which he has developed a wealth of business and industrial expertise.

Fitzroy Vidal

Principle Director, Energy, Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Jamaica

Allison Jean

CEO, National Utilities Regulatory Commission, St Lucia

Mrs Allison A. Jean joined the NURC as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on January 3, 2019, having served as Permanent Secretary in the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations and Permanent Secretary in the Department of Infrastructure, Ports & Energy for about seven (7) years.

Allison Jean

CEO, National Utilities Regulatory Commission, St Lucia

Lorraine H. Akiba

CEO, LHA Ventures, Hawaii, USA

Lorraine H. Akiba is President/CEO of LHA Ventures. She is a recognized thought leader with technical expertise and knowledge in the development of Hawaii’s renewable and clean energy policy and regulatory framework.

Lorraine H. Akiba

CEO, LHA Ventures, Hawaii, USA

17:00

Closing Remarks

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

James Whittaker is the Founder & CEO of the GreenTech Group – a Cayman Islands based conglomerate providing sustainable products, services and expertise found nowhere else in the Caribbean. GreenTech Solar is the Caribbean dealer for SunPower, the worlds most efficient solar panels.

James Whittaker

Founder & CEO, GreenTech Group, Cayman Islands

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