CTU’s 1st International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting
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The CTU’s International ICT Forecast and Preparatory Meeting will take place on 13th January 2025, the first for 2025 in a series of quarterly preparatory meetings.
The meeting will apprise stakeholders of the upcoming series of regional and international meetings taking place in the 1st quarter of 2025. The Secretariat has invited partner organisations to present a brief on each meeting to demonstrate the importance of Caribbean representation at all major decision-making events for the region. In addition, the Global Industry Watch segment will apprise stakeholders of trending ICT issues that they should be aware of.
Please join us for this important meeting!
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| TIME | EVENT | SPEAKER |
| 13:00 | Welcome | Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU |
| 13:05 | 24th January 2025
CTU Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 (Virtual) |
Mr. Nigel Cassimire
Deputy Secretary-General, CTU |
| 13:15 | 26th – 28th January 2025
CANTO Connect and 41st AGM (Curacao) |
Mr. Jimmy Rodrigues
Finance and Administrative Manager |
| 13:25 | 30th – 31st January 2025
The 9th annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Ms. Jacqueline Morris (TBC)
Chair, Trinidad and Tobago Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group |
| 13:35 | 3rd February 2025
Smart Seas’ Agenda Validation Workshop 4th – 6th February 2025 Smart Seas VHF Radio Training Workshop (Hybrid) |
Mr. Tariq Mohammed
Project Officer, ITU |
| 13:45
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10th – 21st February 2025
ITU Council Working Groups and Expert Groups in 2025 (Geneva) |
Mrs. Michelle Grell-Bereaux
International Relations Advisor |
| 13:55
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20th – 21st February 2025
Spectrum Management Task Force Meeting and Workshop (Virtual) |
Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton
Managing Director, SMA – Jamaica; and |
| 14:05
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24th – 28th February 2025
CTO’s Digital Week (Gibraltar) |
Ms. Bernadette Lewis
Secretary-General |
| 14:15
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27th January 2024 ARIN Fellowship Program 27-30 April 2025 ARIN 55 Public Policy & Members Meeting |
Mr. Nate Davis
Senior Government Affairs Analyst ARIN |
| 14:25 | 3rd – 6th March 2025
GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) (Spain) |
Ms. Campbell Massie
Director, Public Policy |
| 14:35 | 10th – 12th March 2025
UNODC Regional training workshop on ransomware for Caribbean first responders and investigators (Trinidad & Tobago) |
Ms. Monica Rodriguez
Project Administrator |
| 14:45 |
8th – 13th March 2025 ICANN 82 (Community Forum) (USA) |
Mr. Albert Daniels
Stakeholder Engagement Manager |
| 14:55 | 19th March 2025 52nd Executive Council Meeting (EC52) | Mr. Rodney Taylor Secretary-General, CTU |
| 15:05 |
21st March 2025 Complementary Currencies Webinar – (Virtual) |
Dr. Jan Schroder
Founder, CARIBCOIN |
| 15:15 |
11th – 13th March 2025 ITU Global Youth Summit (Cuba) 31st March 2025 ITU Regional Development Forum (RDF-AMS) (Paraguay) 1st – 2nd March 2025 ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Americas region (RPM-AMS) (Paraguay) |
Mr. Cleveland Thomas
Area Representative, Caribbean |
| 15:25 |
27th – 28th March 2025 2025 International Institute for Communications (IIC) Caribbean Chapter meeting (St. Lucia) |
Mr. Gerry E. George
ICT Consultant & Business Solutions Architect |
| 15:35 |
31st – 4th March 2025 OAS CITEL 46 Meeting of PCC. I Telecommunications & ICT (Paraguay) |
Ms. Maria Celeste Fuenmayor
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission/Organization of American States, CITEL |
| GLOBAL INDUSTRY WATCH SEGMENT | ||
| 15:45 |
Developments in the satellite industry |
Ms. Isabelle Mauro
Director General |
| 15:55 |
Sub-Sea cable resilience – International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) |
Mr. Kent Bressie
Partner and Head of International Practice at HWG LLP |
| 16:05 |
Wrap Up |
Mr. Rodney Taylor, SG-CTU |
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|---|---|
| Nigel Cassimire | Caribbean Preparatory Meeting for the World Telecommunications Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) |
| Tariq Mohammed | SMART SEAS TOOLKIT for DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| Michelle Grell-Bereaux | ITU Council Working Groups and Expert Groups in 2025 |
| Bernadette Lewis | Digital Week - Gibraltar |
| Campbell Massie | MWC Barcelona |
| Albert Daniels | ICANN82 – Community Forum Seattle, USA |
| Cleveland Thomas | ITU Events Overview |
| Nate Davis | ARIN Update for CTU’s 1st International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch |
| Kent Bressie | ICPC and Submarine Cable Resilience |
| Maria Celeste Fuenmayor | Upcoming CITEL PCC.I Meeting and Status Update on WTDC-25 Preparations |
