Agenda

Sustainable Development: Our Responsibility

The 40th ICAC Caribbean Conference of Accountants,

Thursday June 22 to Saturday 24, 2023

2023 Conference Agenda Day 1

Time ( AST ) Topic / Pesenters
   
8:05-9:00
Opening Ceremony & Flag Procession: 

Safety briefing
Housekeeping announcements
Flag Procession
Grenada National Anthem
Prayer/Invocation
Welcome Remarks - Aaron Logie, Chairman - Local Organising Comittee
Greetings - Andrea St Rose, President ICAEC
Remarks - Henry Joseph Managing Partner, PKF - Titanium Sponser
Welcome Remarks -  David Simpson, ICAC President
Feature Address - Honourable Dennis Cornwall, Minister Of Finance, Goverment Of Grenada
   
09:05-9:35
Keynote Address: The Sustainability Matrix
Joseph Owolabi - ACCA President
   
09:35-10:05
Sustainable Development in the Caribbean
Presenter: Dr James Fletcher, Founder & Managing Director, Soloricon Ltd.
   
10:05-10:35 Coffee Break - Sponsored by ACCA
   
10:35-11:30
Panel Discussion: Expectations for ESG
Nancy Foran
Moderator- ESG Partners & ICAC Affiliate Director (CPA Canada)
Panellist - Kevin Cambridge - PwC Caribbean - Gold Sponsor
Panellist - Alison Joutsi- BDO - Gold Sponsor
Panellist - April Little - Grant Thornton - Gold Sponsor
Panellist - Shane Peters - PKF - Titanium Sponsor
Panellist - Rachel Welch-Phillips - Dentons - Attorneys-at-Law
   
11:30-12:15

Climate & Green Economy Financing

Speaker - Tracey Weekes

Manager - Financial & Strategic Investments, NGC Trinidad & Tobago

   
12:15-13:30 Lunch Break - Sponsored by Intuit Quickbooks
   
13:30-14:00
An Awakening: Caribbean Small Island States on the Frontline: The Urgency for Action
Prof. Michelle Mycoo - UWI St. Augustine
   
 14:00-14:30  The Future of PFM in the Caribbean
Laurel Murray - President, Murray Management Consulting Inc
   
14:30-15:00

Breakout Sessions

  • Room 1: The Advent of Digital Assets - Implications for Taxation and the Role of Blockchain - David Spencer - DKS Tax and Consulting
  • Room 2: Sustainability Assurance - Updates & Alerts - Alison Joutsi - BDO Canada
   
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break - Sponsored by ACCA 
   
15:45-16:30

Breakout Sessions

  • Room 1: A Fireside Chat with Nancy & Rachel - A Deeper Dive into ESG - Nancy Foran & Rachel Phillips-Welch - ESG Partners/Dentons
  • Room 2: Cyber Security & Privacy Concerns for Practititioners - Ravi Sankar - KPMG
  • Room 3:CATF/FATF - Status of Grey List and AML/CFT Concerns in the Region - Glenna Smith - Smith Compliance

2023 Conference Agenda Day 2

Time ( AST ) Topic / Presenters
   
08:30-10:30
Safety Briefing: HouseKeeping/Security Announcements - Radisson Team
Day 2 - Opening Remarks - Conference Chair/MC
Citizenship by Investment: The Grenada Experience - Richard Duncan  - Chairman, CBBI Committee, Office of the PM, Govt of Grenada
What is "Fueling" the Next Phase of Economic Recovery - John Stoltzfus - Chief Investment Strategist, Oppenheimer - Platinum Sponsor
The Importance of Cultivating a Personal Brand as a Finance Professional - Ron Johnson - Co-founder & Managing Director, Blueprint Creative Inc
Feature Address: Sustainability in our Economic Development - Honourable Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell - Host Territory Prime Minister
   
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break - Sponsored by ICAC
   
11:00-11:45

Panel Discussion: The Accelerated Response to Climate Change & Sustainability in the Region

Cheryl Senhouse - Moderator - Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator

Legena Henry - Panellist - Rum & Sargassum

Dr. Judlyn Telesford-Checkey - Panellist - Grenada Grows

Rob Steir - Panellist - Grenada Grows

Gillian Charles-Gollop - Panellist - Corporate Banking & Sustainable Finance, CIBC

Cathal Healy-Singh - Panellist - Environmental Consultant.

   
11:45-11:55

ICAC 2024: Barbados - Hosted by ICAB - Conference Promo

Kathy-Ann Hewitt / David Simpson - ICAB Team

   
11:55-12:40

Motivational Speaker - Sustainable You: Your Responsibility

Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid - Motivational Speaker

   
12:40-12:50

Conference Wrap-up: ICAC President

Andrea St. Rose - Newly installed ICAC President 2023-2025

   
12:50-13:00

Vote of Thanks

Aaron Logie - LOC, ICAC, Planning Committee members

   
13:00-14:15 Lunch Break - Sponsored by ICAC
   

Note: Speaker’s Agenda subject to change. Please stay tuned for regular updates and further details.  All times are in AST currently  also the same time as NYC and MIA time or US EST time.

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Who'll Attend

Business leaders, senior accounting executives and government officials.

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Venue

Radison Grenada Beach Resort

Grand Anse Beach, Grand Anse,
The Lime, Grenada

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