52nd Executive Council Meeting (EC52)
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The 52nd Executive Council Meeting is one of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s (CTU) closed statutory meetings, convened for members of the Executive Council (EC), which includes Permanent Secretaries, Technical Officers and Advisors to Ministers responsible for ICT within CTU Member States. The EC, which reports to and makes recommendations to the CTU General Conference of Ministers, serves as a critical forum for guidance to be provided on strategic decision-making, policy and administrative direction and oversight of the CTU Secretariat’s work programme.
During the session, Executive Council members deliberate on key ICT-related issues impacting the region, review the progress of ongoing projects and initiatives and provide guidance on future priorities to ensure alignment with the CTU’s mandate and the needs of its Member States.
Discussions and recommendations arising therefrom that are made during Executive Council Meetings are taken to the General Conference of Ministers for that body’s approval and thus serve to directly influence the policies and strategic direction of the CTU, ensuring that the organisation continues to effectively advocate for and implement ICT-led development initiatives across the region.
The Executive Council also provides a platform for representatives of Non-State Members that wish to discuss with Council, pertinent matters affecting their organisation that they would like to bring to Council’s attention.
Discussions will include, among others:
- CTU Strategic Plan 2025-2028
- 2025 Operational Work Plan, Budget 2025 & Calendar of Events
- Applications of New Members
- Audited Financial report for the year ended 31st December 2024 & other related financial reports
- Report on ITU Council Meetings and the World Telecommunication ICT Policy Forum
- Preparation for ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25)
- Updates from the private sector on regulatory developments in ECTEL Member States and developments in the satellite industry
52nd Executive Council Meeting (EC52)
Thursday 20th March 2025 – Virtual
Provisional Agenda Draft (Download)
| Time | Item | Doc. | Presenter |
| 09:00 | Opening Remarks | Mr. Rodney Taylor
Secretary-General, CTU |
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| 09:05 | Call to Order
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Mr. Clifford Bostic
Director, Digital Infrastructure Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science & Technology, Barbados; and Chairman, Executive Council |
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| 09:15 | Introduction of Delegations | Heads of Delegations | |
| 09:20 | Adoption of Agenda | 01 | |
| 09:25 | Confirmation of Minutes of the 51st Executive Council | 02 | |
| 09:30 | Matters Arising from the Minutes | 03 | Mr. Rodney Taylor, CTU |
| 09:45 | Secretariat Report | 04 | Mr. Rodney Taylor, CTU |
| 10:00 | 1. CTU Strategic Plan 2025-2028: for approval and recommendation to General Conference
2. 2025 Operational Work Plan, Budget 2025 & Calendar of Events |
Mr. Rodney Taylor, CTU | |
| 10:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30 | New Member Applications:
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05 | Mr. Gary Kalloo
Director, Business Development and Implementation Support, CTU |
| 10:45 | Financial Reports:
1. Audited Financial Statements for year ended 31st December 2024 (Draft) 2. Statement of Members’ Contribution Arrears 3. Sponsorship and Other Contributions |
06 | Mr. Selby Wilson
Director, Finance and Administration, CTU Mrs. Camille Fullerton-Chow Finance and Management Accountant, CTU |
| 11:05 | Report on Proposed Framework for a Regional
Regulatory Body |
Ms. Michelle Marius
Consultant, Founder, ICT Pulse, Jamaica |
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| 11:25 | Report on ITU Council and Council Working Groups:
Cuba
The Bahamas
World Telecommunications Policy/ICT Forum (WTPF-26) |
07 |
Ms. Isabel Greenup Lozada (TBC) Director of International Relations & Foreign Trade, Ministry of Communications, Cuba H.E. Leon R. Williams Ambassador to the International Telecommunication Union The Commonwealth of The Bahamas Mr. Rodney Taylor Secretary-General, CTU Chair of Informal Expert Group |
| 12:00 | OAS/CITEL PCC.I (Telecommunications/ICT): Caribbean support for Inter-American Proposal’s (IAPs) and DIAPs in preparation for WTDC/25 | 08 | Mr. Nigel Cassimire
Deputy Secretary-General, CTU |
| 12:20 | Agreement of Host for 2026:
· 22nd CIGF/4th CYIGF · 18th South School of Internet Governance · CTU ICT Week |
09 | Nigel Cassimire, CTU |
| 12:30 | LUNCH | ||
| Time | Item | Doc. | Presenter |
| 14:00 | Regulatory Developments in ECTEL Member States
and Opportunities in the Wider CARICOM Space |
Mr. David Cox (TBC)
Managing Director, Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) |
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| 14:15 | Non-State member presentation:
Update on work being done in the region and report on developments within the global satellite industry |
Mr. Ryan Johnson
Senior Director, Global Market Access & Government Lead for Latin America VIASAT Inc. |
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| 14:30 | Non-State member presentation | TBD | |
| 14:45 | Closing Remarks and Wrap Up | Mr. Clifford Bostic, Chairman | |
| 15:00 | End of 52nd Executive Council | ||
