Agenda
ENVISIONING THE FUTURE…#MANAGING OUR REALITY
2021 ANNUAL CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE
ALL EVENTS TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY
June 24, 2021
| Time ( AST ) | Topic / Presenters |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome Remarks, Khalil Alli, ICAC President |
| 9:15 - 9:50 | Keynote Address - The Caribbean in the Post-Pandemic World The Right Hon. Perry Christie, Former Prime Minister of the Bahamas |
| 9:50 - 10:20 | Becoming Future Ready Stathis Gould, Director, Advocacy, IFAC |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Gen Z and the Future of Accountancy Helen Brand, Chief Executive, ACCA |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | NETWORKING BREAK |
| 11:10 - 11:55 | A Pandemic Surge and Evolving Policy Responses Henry Mooney, Economics Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank |
| 11:55 - noon | Launch of ICAC Charity FUND |
| Noon - 1:00 | Lunch Break |
| 1pm - 1:45 | Climate Crisis - A Caribbean Perspective Dr. James Fletcher, Former Energy Minister (St.Lucia); Managing Director (Soloricon Ltd.) |
| 1:45 - 2:30 | The Impact of New Technologies on Ethics Jim Collins, IBM |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Handover of Presidency and Introduction of New Executive Khalil Alli |
June 25, 2021
| Time ( AST ) | Topic / Presenters |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | The Future of Corporate Reporting Tadeu Cendon, Board Member, IASB/IFRS Foundation |
| 9:45 - 10:45 | Preparing the Future Accountant Stacy-Ann Golding, Int’l Panel, Accountancy Education, Gordon Beal, CPA Canada Carol Boothe, ACCA Jim Knafo, AICPA |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | The Future-Fit CFO Tim Herrod, IFAC’s PAIB Advisory Group Sonya Alleyne, CFO/Head of Operations, Barbados Family Planning Association |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | The Impact of ESGs on Your Valuations Mario Greene, Senior Manager, Strategy and Transactions, EY Caribbean (Barbados) |
| Noon - 1:00 | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 1:30 | The impact of Blockchain, Tech, AI and ‘The Passion Economy’ Andre Bello, Founder, Atomic Gurus |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | The re-engineered work environment Zia Paton, Partner, Digital Services Leader, PwC in the Caribbean |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Accessing the Global Markets - Positioning the Region Grace Burnett , CEO, GraceKennedy Financial Group |
| 2:30- 3:00 | An eye on the region’s emerging sectors Martin Pertab, Senior Petroleum Economist, Ministry of Natural Resources (Guyana) Ms. Madhavi Gangaram Panday, Manager Compliance and Risk, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. (Staatsolie) |
| 3:00 | Conference Closed |
Note: Topics and times are subject to change prior to the conference. All times are in AST currently also the same time as NYC and MIA time or US EST time.
