2nd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting
- Overview
- Agenda
- Registration
- Speakers
- Presentations
- Documents
- Media
- Sponsors / Partners
- Remote
Participation - Event
Evaluation
Dear Stakeholder,
On behalf of Secretary-General Rodney Taylor, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Secretariat is pleased to announce the hosting of the 2nd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting on 31st March 2026. This is the 2nd in a series of preparatory meetings to be held quarterly in 2026.
The meeting will apprise stakeholders of the upcoming series of regional and international meetings taking place in the 2nd quarter of 2026. 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.
REGISTER
|
2nd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting – 2026 Tuesday 31st March 2026 |
||
| Time | Item | Speaker |
| 13:00 | Welcome
Host |
Mr. Nigel Cassimire
Deputy Secretary-General, CTU Mr. Tariq Mohammed Chair, Caribbean ICT Youth Network (CIYN) |
| 13:05
|
6th – 10th April (Dominica)
OAS CITEL 47th Meeting of PCC. II Radiocommunications 20th – 24th April (Panama) OAS CITEL 48th Meeting of PCC. I Telecommunications & ICT |
Mr. Miguel Munoz
PCC.II Specialist – Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
|
| 13:20 | 14th – 16th April (Kingston, Jamaica)
31st Regional Forum of the Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG31) |
Dr. Claire Craig
Director, Research CaribNoG |
| 13:30 | 19th – 22nd April (USA)
ARIN 57
|
Mr. Nate Davis
Senior Government Affairs Analyst American Registry for Internet Numbers |
| 13:40 | 7th – 10th April (Geneva -HYBRID)
ITU 33rd meeting of the ITU Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) |
Mr. Cleveland Thomas
Area Representative – Caribbean International Telecommunications Union |
| 28th April – 8th May (Geneva)
2026 Annual meeting of ITU Council 12th – 15th May (Turkey) ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-26) 1st – 5th June (Ecuador) ITU 16th Regional Cyberdrill AMS 7th – 11th June (The Bahamas) ITU 7th World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF 26) 17th – 19th June (Cartagena, Columbia) ITU Regional Development Forum (RDF) – Americas |
Ms. Michelle Grell-Bereaux International Relations Advisor Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority |
|
| 14:10
|
19th May (Virtual)
Satellite Connectivity virtual workshop
|
Ms. Natalia Vicente
VP of Public Affairs GSOA |
| Time | Item | Representative | |
| 14:20
|
25th – 28th May (Panama)
LACNIC 45
|
Mr. Miguel Nacho Estrada
Chief Strategic Relations Officer LACNIC |
|
| 14:30
|
20th – 21st May (Virtual)
Spectrum Management Task Force Meeting
|
Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton
Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority-Jamaica; Chair of the SMTF and CTU-NoW |
|
| 14:40 | 1st – 5th June (Guatemala)
18th South School of Internet Governance (SSIG26) |
Ms. Olga Cavalli
Academic Director South School of Internet Governance |
|
| 14:50 | 8th – 11th June (Seville, Spain)
ICANN 86 (Public Meeting) |
Mr. Albert Daniels
Stakeholder Engagement Manager ICANN |
|
| 15:00 | 23rd June (Bern, Switzerland)
Domain Name System (DNS) Security Forum Hosted by UPU in collaboration with ICANN |
Mr. Tracy Hackshaw
Chef d’Entreprise .POST Business Management Unit Universal Postal Union |
|
| 15:05 | 29th June – 3rd July (Jamaica)
3rd School of Digital Transformation and Innovation for the Caribbean |
Ms. Shelley-Ann Clarke-Hinds Consultant United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) |
|
| 15:15 | Global Industry Watch Topic:
Satellite Communications: Recovering from Hurricane Melissa |
Mr. Alejandro Jordán
Director – Business Development HISPASAT |
|
| 15:30 | Wrap Up | Mr. Nigel Cassimire – CTU | |
| 15:35 | End of CTU 2nd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting – 2026 | ||
1 | |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Thomas, Area Office Representative for the Caribbean Region | Caribbean Regional and Major International Events |
| Michelle Grell Bereaux | World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum 2026 |
| Demetris Herakleous, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | SOUTH SCHOOL OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION IN THE CARIBBEAN (SODTIC) 2026 |
| Alejandro Jórdan | HISPASAT |
| Nate Davis | ARIN Event and Upcoming Opportunities |
 Business Development Director Alejandro Jordán Alejandro Jordán holds a Law degree from Complutense University of Madrid (1995), a Certificate in Business Administration from Harvard University (1999), and other diplomas and business programs from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid (2011) and Boston University (2017) among others. Since 2016, Alejandro has worked with HISPASAT designing and implementing connectivity projects in Latin America, and since 2022, as HISPASAT’s Business Development Director for the public sector in Latin America, he has focused his activities on helping Latin American governments reduce the digital gap in rural areas through turnkey satellite connectivity projects. He develops opportunities within governments for HISPASAT´s turnkey solutions, such as the telemedicine and tele-education turnkey solutions, and leads the CONDOSAT project. The CONDOSAT implies the launching and operation of a new shared High Throughput sovereign Satellite (HTS) among different governments of LATAM. |
