Day 1 (Morning)
Welcome
Opening Remarks
Alex Graham
CEO TAGMAN MEDIA
9:30 – 9:40
Introductory Speech
David F. Roberts
Guyana Diaspora Sustainability & Investment Conference (GDSIC2023) Chairman
9:40 – 9:50
UK Guyana Representative
9:50 – 10:10
Foreign Ministry Keynote Address
Mr Robert Persaud
GUYANA FOREIGN SECRETARY (VIRTUAL)
10:10 – 10:30
Guyana Office For Investment
Dr. Peter Ramsaroop
Chief Investment Officer, Office Of The President
10:30 – 10:40
Foreign Ministry (Diaspora)
Ms. Rosalinda Rasul
HEAD OF DIASPORA AFFAIRS
10:40 – 10:50
Community Partner – GUSDA
Orin Alexander
EXECUTIVE MEMBER
10:50 – 11:30
Tea Break
11:30 – 11:40
Corporate Partner – The Caribbean Council
11:40 – 11:50
Premier Sponsor Opening Remarks
11:50 – 12:10
Barriers of renewable energy uptake in Barbados…lessons for Guyana
Dr Emmanuel Essah
READING UNIVERSIY
12:10 – 12:30
Guyana and a 360 view of the global energy market (current environment, events, trends and Guyana’s role)
Cristina Caus
International Oil & Gas Consultant
12:30 – 13:45
Lunch
Day 1 (Afternoon)
Sustainability
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
– Robert Swan, Author.
13:45 – 13:50
Moderator Calls to order
13:50 – 14:20
David Pollard
Director Pollards Et Filles Ltd.
14:20 – 14:40
Climate Finance & Guyana Natural Resources Fund
Joel Bhagwandin
Director SHEREX PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
14:40 – 15:00
It’s Happening: Guyana’s Path to Sustainable Energy
Dr. Luis Quintero
CHIEF GEOSCIENTIST, HALLIBURTON (VIRTUAL)
15:00 – 15:20
Developing Guyana through net-zero 2050 global goal prism (around sustainability projects, investments – an invitation to get involved)
Dr. Stefan Smith
READING UNIVERSITY
15:20 – 15:40
The value of Distributed Ledger Technology to Guyana
Ms. Genevieve Leveille
CEO AGRILEDGER
15:40 – 16:20
Tea Break
16:20 – 16:40
Raising Finance For Investment In Emerging Economies
Ms. Michelle Small
DIRECTOR, FUSION GROUP
16:40 – 17:00
Ibukun Adebayo
Group Director, Sustainable Finance & Investment Strategy, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
17:00 – 18:00
Rum Mixology Presentation
Ian Burrell
GLOBAL RUM AMBASSADOR
Day’s Session Close
Day 2 (Morning)
Investment
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Opening Remarks
Michella Abraham-Ali
MODERATOR
9:30 – 9:40
University of Guyana
Dr Coreen Jacobs-Chester
Director of the International Centre for Migration and Diaspora Studies
9:40 – 10:00
Role of Education in Guyana’s development
Dr Terrence Blackman
DIRECTOR, GUYANA BUSINESS JOURNAL
10:00 – 10:30
Opportunities for 3rd & 4th Generation Guyanese
Rosalinda Rasul
DIRECTOR, GUYANA BUSINESS JOURNAL
10:30 – 11:10
Tea Break
11:10 – 11:30
Emerging Business Opportunities in Guyana for UK Diaspora
Dr Rosh Khan
COUNCILOR, GEORGETOWN, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (GCCI)
11:30 – 11:50
In conversation with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Lucas de Beaufort
Director IDB Invest (VIRTUAL)
12:10 – 12:30
Official Update on Guyana / Venezuela Border Dispute
Robert Persaud
Foreign Secretary (VIRTUAL)
12:30 – 13:20
Lunch
Day 2 (Afternoon)
Diaspora
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
— Neale Donald Walsch
13:20 – 13:25
Moderator Calls to order
13:25 – 13:45
From Slavery & Indentureship to Diaspora
Dr Juanita Cox
RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDIES
13:45 – 15:15
Sponsored Panel Discussion: Guyana the future development hub of the Caribbean region
Moderator – Dr Juanita Cox
Education – Dr Rosh Khan
Renewable Energy – VACANT
Oil & Gas – Cristina Caus
Technology & Innovation – Alex Graham
Agriculture – Tarique Rashaud
15:15 – 15:55
Tea Break
15:55 – 16:15
Working for the oil & Gas sector
Dr Natasha Gaskin-Peters
DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR LOCAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT (CLBD)
16:15 – 16:25
Historical Significance of the diaspora to National Economic Development
Dr David Lewis
DIRECTOR, CPC / MANCHESTER TRADE
16:25 – 16:55
In conversation with
Dr Peter Ramsaroop
CEO GUYANA OFFICE FOR INVESTMENT
17:00 – 18:00
Guyanese Cultural Presentation: Cultural performances
18:05
Drinks Reception TBC
