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 22nd June 2026. This is the 3rd 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 3rd 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.
Please join us for this important meeting!
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CTU’s 3rd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting – 2026 Monday 22nd June 2026 |
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| Time | Item | Speaker |
| 13:00 | Welcome
Host |
Mr. Rodney Taylor
Secretary-General, CTU Ms. Francola John Stakeholder Engagement Specialist; and Coordinator, CTU Network of Women |
| 13:05 | 27th – 31st July Bolivia
ITU Americas Regional Radiocommunication Seminar (RRS-AMS) 6th – 10th July Geneva ITU World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum 7th – 10th July Geneva ITU AI For Good Summit 24th – 28th August Guatemala ITU Policy and Economic Colloquium for the Americas IPEC-26 2nd – 4th September (The Bahamas) ITU 7th World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF 26) 7th – 9th September (Geneva) ITU 21st World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) 10th – 12th September (Geneva) ITU 17th Meeting of the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) and 14th Meeting of the Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH) |
Mr. Cleveland Thomas
Area Representative – Caribbean International Telecommunications Union |
| 13:30 | 23rd – 24th July Trinidad and Tobago
1st CTU Caribbean Artificial Intelligence Forum
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Dr. Craig Ramlal
Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre (AIIC); and Head of the Control Systems Group, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UWI, St Augustine |
| 13:40 | 23rd – 24th July Abuja, Nigeria
7th Ordinary Session of the African Telecommunications Union Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CPL-26) |
Mr. John Omo
Secretary-General African Telecommunications Union (ATU) |
| 13:50 | 31st July – 1st August (Mauritius)
2026 SIDS IGF
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Mr. Mahendranath Busgopaul Secretary General – Halley Movement Coalition Deputy Presiding Officer – African Union ECOSOCC Director – Mauritius & Indian Ocean States IGF |
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| 14:00 | 5th August (Virtual)
CTU 2nd ITU PP26 Preparatory Meeting |
Mr. Nigel Cassimire
Deputy Secretary-General, CTU |
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| 14:10 | 6th August (Virtual)
CTU Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework (CIGPF) meeting on Cybersecurity |
Mr. Shernon Osepa
Consultant – CTU |
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| 14:20 | 9th – 12th August (Dominican Republic)
CANTO 2026 Conference |
Ms. Teresa Wankin
Secretary-General, CANTO |
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| 14:30 | 17th – 19th August (Guyana)
57th Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Annual General Assembly (AGA) |
Ms. Sonia Gill
Secretary-General Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) |
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| 14:40 | 24th – 26th August (Grenada)
CTU 22nd Caribbean Internet Governance Forum and 5th Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum |
Mr. Nigel Cassimire, CTU | ||
| 14:50 | 7th – 11th September (Paraguay)
OAS CITEL 49th Meeting of PCC. I Telecommunications & ICT
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Ms. Maria Celeste Fuenmayor
Telecommunications Specialist Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) |
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| 15:00 | 20th – 24th September (French Guiana)
CTU ICT Week 2026 French Guiana
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Mr. Rodney Taylor
Secretary-General, CTU |
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| 15:10 | 28th – 30th September (Geneva)
Global ITU/WMO Seminar: Use of Radio Spectrum for weather, climate, water and related environmental activities |
Dr. Arlene Laing, PhD
Coordinating Director Caribbean Meteorological Organization |
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| 15:20 | Global Industry Watch Topic:
Report on Strategic Network Resilience in the Caribbean |
Mr. Erick Contag
President SubOptic Foundation |
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| 15:40 | Wrap Up | |||
| 15:45 | End of CTU 3rd International ICT Forecast and Industry Watch Meeting – 2026 | |||
