TBR JAMAICA AGENDA

MONTEGO BAY, DEC 4 - 6 2024

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Day 1

DEC 4th

Afternoon |  03:00 pm - 06:30 pm 


πŸ•— 03:00 - 06:30 | Hotel Check-In

  • By Secrets Hotel & Resort 


Evening | 06.00 pm - 10:00 pm


πŸ•— 06:00 - 09:00 | Welcome Cocktail Reception 

  • Location: @ Barracuda Beach, Secrets Resort


πŸ•— 06:30 - 06:45 | Opening Remarks

  • Event Host - Terri-Karelle


πŸ•— 06:45 - 07:00 | Welcome Remarks by The TBR Founders

  • Kirk- Anthony Hamilton 
  • Kyle Maloney


πŸ•— 07:00 - 07:30 | Opening Presentations

  • Christopher Brown - Programme Manager, BIGEE, Development Bank of Jamaica
  • Sen. The Hon. Edmund Bartlett, CD, MP - Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
  • Sam Naoshy - Sr. Director, Commercial Strategy & Execution, Liberty Latin America


πŸ•— 07:45 - 10:00 | Cocktails, Buffet & Entertainment on the Beach

Day 2

DEC 5th

Morning |  07:00 am - 12:30 pm 

πŸ•— 07:00 - 09:00 | Roundtable Sessions at Breakfast

  • By Secrets Resort - At Respective Hotel Breakfast Areas


πŸ•— 08:00 - 09:00 | Conference Guest Registration & Programming

  • Showtime Theater - Secrets Resort & Hotel

πŸ•— 09:00 - 09:05 | Welcome to Tech Beach Retreat, Jamaica 2024

  • Welcome Remarks by: Kirk-Anthony Hamilton - Co-Founder, Tech Beach Retreat


πŸ•— 09:05 - 09:20 | Shaping Tomorrow: The Synergy of AI and Collective Intelligence

  • Keynote - X Eyee - Founder, Malo Santo; Former Google AI


πŸ•— 09:20 - 10:00 | Fireside Chat: Powered by Innovation - Transformation into a Digitally Driven Enterprise

  • Moderator: Lydia Dishman - Senior Editor, Growth & Engagement, Fast Company
  • James McLetchie - Chief Financial Officer, Massy Group
  • Raamel Mitchell - Director, Apps, Data and AI, Microsoft


πŸ•— 10:00 - 10:40 | Open Finance: Scaling Fin-Tech Solutions to Mainstream Impact

  • Moderator: Carlos Newton - Manager, FinTech Sector Development, TTIFC
  • Ken Lipscomb - CEO, VisiKard Inc.
  • Eldred Garcia - SVP, Business & Partner Development, First Atlantic Commerce
  • Dmitri Dawkins - Commericial Director, Phoenix International


πŸ•— 10:40 - 11:30 | How AI is driving the Evolution toward the Intelligent Enterprise

  • Moderator: Christopher Reckord - Chairman, National AI Policy Task Force
  • Steven Livingston - [Former] Global Fashion Strategy & Ops, eBay
  • Sean Snyder - President & CEO, Xinuos
  • Conor McGowan Smyth - CEO, Brava Solutions
  • Delroy McLean - Sr. Director, C&W Business
  • Nicholas Nanton - Chief Information Officer, Unit Trust Corporation


πŸ•— 11:30 - 12:00 | Closing the Gap between Emerging Markets and AI

  • Moderator: Ricki Wax - Global Strategy & Operations [DEI]
  • Uche Adegbite - Director of Strategy and Operations, Google


πŸ•— 12:00 - 12:30 | Fireside Chat: Wealth, Leadership & Innovation - Forging a Globally Connected Future of Caribbean Finance

  • Moderator: Daniela Restrepo - Contributor, Forbes & Entrepreneur.com
  • Berisford Grey - Co-Founder, President & CEO, Sygnus Group
  • Sekou Mark - Head, English-Speaking Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC)


πŸ•— 12:30 - 2:00 | LUNCH

  • LUNCH BREAK


Afternoon |  02:00 pm - 06:45 pm



πŸ•— 2:00 - 3:00 | Interactive Session: 
C&W Business Presents 
The Shifting Sands of Data, Privacy, and Security

  • Moderator: Christopher Reckord - Chairman, National Artificial Intelligence Task Force, Government of Jamaica
  • Carol Robertson - Senior Business Development Partner & Caribbean Government Lead
  • Anthony Zamore - Patner, PwC


πŸ•— 3:00 - 3:15 | Presentation / Demo: The use of AI in cyber security [Hosted by C&W Business and Fortinet]


πŸ•— 3:15 - 4:15 | Workshop: First Atlantic Commerce Presents The Evolution and Impact of AI in Caribbean Payments: Past, Present, and Future

Room: C&W Business 

  • Eldred Garcia - SVP, Business & Partner Development, First Atlantic Commerce


πŸ•— 4:00 - 4:30 | Interactive Session: Sail to Scale: Steer your Startup Clear of Mistakes from Launch to Exit

  • Maria Fernandez Guajardo - Sr. Director, Product Management Gmail, Google


πŸ•— 4:30 - 4:45 | Interactive Session: ⁠Fortinet Ransomware Architecture - [Hosted by C&W Business and Fortinet]

πŸ•— 4:45 - 5:45 | Workshop: The Development Bank of Jamaica Presents
Angel Investing in the Caribbean

Room: DBJ

  • Jeff Pulver - Founder Vonage & Pulver Media


πŸ•— 5:30 - 6:30 | Workshop: A MasterClass in AI - Revenue Models & Customer Experiences Transformed

Room: DBJ

  • X Eyee - CEO & Founder Malo Santo, Formerly Google AI


Evening |  07:30 pm - 10:30 pm


πŸ•— 07:30 - 10:30 | AI Film Awards



Day 3

DEC 6th


Morning |  08:00 am - 2:30 pm 


πŸ•— 08:00 - 09:00 | Conference Guest Registration & Programming

  • Showtime Theater - Secrets Resort & Hotel


πŸ•— 08:00 - 10:00 | Roundtable Sessions at Breakfast

  • By Secrets Hotel & Resort - At Respective Hotel Breakfast Areas



πŸ•—  9:30 - 9:35 | Welcome Remarks 

  • Kyle Maloney, 
    Co-Founder TechBeach Retreat


πŸ•—  9:35 - 9:50 | Keynote: The AI Advantage - Transforming Productivity and Connectivity at Scale

  • Maria Fernandez Guajardo - Sr. Director, Product Management Gmail, Google


πŸ•—  9:50 - 10:20 | Fireside Chat: In the Den with Michele Romanow - Pitching, Persevering, and Scaling Smarter

  • Moderator: Lydia Dishman - Snr. Editor, Fast Company
  • Michele Romanow - Co-Founder, Clearbanc; Dragon on Dragon's Den


πŸ•—  10:20 - 10:35 | Keynote: The Tech Arms Race - The Shifting Balance of Power

  • Woody Preucil - Sr. Managing Director, 13D Global Strategy & Research


πŸ•—  10:35 - 10:45 | Keynote: From Vision to Impact - How AI and Innovation are Revolutionizing Global Payments

  • Abdeslam Alaoui  - CEO, HPS


πŸ•—  10:45 - 11:15 | Fireside Chat: Beyond Transactions - Redefining Payments for the Next Generation of Banking

  • Moderator: Kirk-Anthony Hamilton - Co-Founder, TBR
  • Abdeslam Alaoui - CEO, HPS
  • Danielle Cameron Duncan - VP, Payments and Digital Channels, NCB


πŸ•—  11:15 - 11:20 | Keynote: The Development of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

  • Christopher Brown - Programme Manager, Development Bank of Jamaica


πŸ•—  11:20 - 12:00 | From Zero to Scale - Are Startups Truly Ready to Leverage AI for Growth?

  • Moderator: Christopher Brown - Programme Manager, BIGEE, Development Bank of Jamaica
  • Tiffanie Stanard - Founder & CEO, Stimulus Inc.
  • Dwight Housend - Co-Founder, Managing Director, TT RideShare
  • Casey Davy - Founder & CEO, Breeze Travel
  • Nicole BΓΌttner - Founder & CEO, Merantix Momentum


πŸ•—  12:00 - 12:30 | Fireside Chat: Leadership and Operational Excellence: Navigating a $380M Acquisition of The Honey Pot Company

  • Moderator: Daniela Restrepo - Contributor, Forbes & Entrepreneur.com
  • Shameika Allison Chan - Director, Chief of Staff, The Honey Pot Company


πŸ•—  12:30 - 12:45 | Keynote

  • Larrance Dopson - 4x Grammy Award Winner, Founder & CEO, 1500 Or Nothin


πŸ•—  12:30 - 12:45 | Keynote

  • Certified Sampson - Digital Creator & Founder, Certified Scoop


πŸ•— 1:00 - 02:30 | LUNCH

  • LUNCH BREAK


Afternoon  |  2:30 pm - 5:30 pm


πŸ•—  2:30 - 3:00 | Interactive Session: 
Content Is King: How Creators Are Revolutionizing Marketing

  • Moderator: Darren Hosang Rudder – Founder & CEO, Restayge
  • Julian Bryan β€“ Content Partnerships, YouTube
  • Certified Sampson β€“ Digital Creator & Founder, Certified Scoop
  • Amara Singh β€“ Founder & CEO, Ignite Design House
  • Julie Mango β€“ Digital Creator, Mental Health Advocate, Founder & CEO Julie Mango Productions


πŸ•—  3:00 - 3:15 | Feature Address:

  • Senator the Honourable, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon - Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information


πŸ•—  3:15 - 4:15 | Workshop: Building Your Content & Revenue Engine on YouTube

Room: C&W Business

  • Julian Bryan - Content Partnerships, YouTube


πŸ•—  2:30 - 3:30 | Workshop: Leveraging ChatGPT for Executives

Room: C&W Business

  • Learie Hercules - Founder & CEO, Heft IQ


πŸ•—  3:30 - 4:30 | Personal Finance for Entrepreneurs

Room: DBJ

  • Kalilah Reynolds - CEO & Founder, Money Media


πŸ•—  4:30 - 5:30 | A MasterClass in Developing the Corporate Venturing Infrastructure 

Room: DBJ

  • Learie Hercules - CEO & Founder, Heft IQ


πŸ•— 6:00 - 7:00 | STARTUP SHOWCASE

  • Featuring some of the best startups in the Caribbean


πŸ•—  07:30 - 09:30 | Farewell TBR Dinner on the Beach

Location: Breathless Beach, Secrets Resort