CTU’s 3rd International ICT Forecast and Preparatory Meeting
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Dear Stakeholder,
On behalf of Secretary-General Rodney Taylor, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Secretariat is pleased to announce the hosting of the 3rd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting on 13th June 2025. This is the 3rd in a series of preparatory meetings to be held quarterly in 2025.
The meeting will apprise stakeholders of the upcoming series of regional and international meetings taking place in the 3rd 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.
Please join us for this important meeting!
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Friday 13th June 2025 |
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| TIME | EVENT | SPEAKER |
| 13:00 | Welcome | Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU |
| 13:05 | June 26th – 27th (Guadeloupe)
Caribbean Cybersecurity Congress |
Mr. Cédric PRADEL
Directeur – Director – Direktè Agence Caribéenne pour la Cybersécurité French West Indies Cybersecurity Agency |
| 13:15 | 3rd July (London)
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Digital Development Day |
Ms. Bernadette Lewis
Secretary-General CTO |
| 13:25 | 7th-11th July (Geneva)
ITU World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2025
8th – 11th July (Geneva) ITU’s AI For Good Summit
22nd-27th July (Honduras) ITU Regional Radiocommunication Seminar
31st Aug. – 3rd Sept. (Saudi Arabia) ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-25)
22nd – 23rd September (Geneva) ITU 20th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) |
Mr. Cleveland Thomas
Area Representative – Caribbean International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
| 13:45 | 13th-14th July (Bahamas)
CANTO 2025 Conference |
Mr. Jimmy Rodriguez
Finance and Administration Manager CANTO |
| 13:55 | 18th – 21st August (Barbados)
56th Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Annual General Assembly (AGA) |
Ms. Sonia Gill
Secretary-General Caribbean Broadcasting Union |
| 14:05 | 18th – 22nd August (Santiago, Chile)
OAS CITEL 47 Meeting of PCC. I Telecommunications & ICT
15th – 19th September (Brazil) OAS CITEL 46 Meeting of PCC. II Radiocommunications |
Ms. Maria Celeste Fuenmayor
Telecommunications Specialist – CITEL
Mr. Miguel Munoz Specialist – PCC.II – CITEL |
| 14:15
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20th-22nd August (Cuba)
CTU’s 21st Caribbean Internet Governance Forum 21st August (Cuba) CTU/ARIN/LACNIC Policy Forum
20th August (Cuba) 4th Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum |
Mr. Nigel Cassimire
Deputy Secretary-General, CTU
Tariq Mohammed Chair – Caribbean ICT Youth Network |
| 14:25
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18th-19th September (Dominica)
CaribNOG 30 Regional Meeting |
Dr. Claire Craig
Director, Research – CaribNOG |
| 14:35 | Global Industry Watch:
Policy Imperatives for Government of Barbados |
Honourable Jonathan Reid
Minister of Industry Innovation Science and Technology (MIST) |
| 14:45 | Global Industry Watch:
World Bank’s Data360 Platform |
Mr. Andrea Barone
Senior Economist Digital VPU, World Bank World Bank Group |
| 15:00 | Wrap Up | |
| 15:05 | End of meeting | |
Day 1 | |
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| Mr. Cédric Pradel | Caribbean Cybersecurity Congress |
| Mr. Cleveland Thomas | Caribbean Regional and Major International Events |
| Mr. Nate Davis | ARIN Update |
| Ms. Maria Celeste Fuenmayor | OAS CITEL 47 Meeting of PCC. I Telecommunications & ICT |
