Agenda
Supporting Regional ... Sustainable Developments
The 43rd ICAC Caribbean Conference of Accountants,
Thursday 25 to 27 June, 2026
FRIDAY 26TH JUNE 2026
| Time Slot | Topic/Subject | Speaker/Presenter |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Opening Ceremony - Flag Ceremony | David Dharamraj Conference Chair |
| Welcome Remarks - ICAG | Ramesh Seebaran ICAG President | |
| Welcome Remarks - ICAC | Sixto Coy ICAC President | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Opening Address | Hon. Dr Mohamed Irfan Ali President of Guyana |
| 9:30 - 10:10 am | Future-Fit Finance: What’s Changing | Melanie Proffitt ACCA President |
| 10:10 - 10:50 am | Selling the Caribbean to the World: Sustainability as Your Competitive Edge | Komal Samaroo Executive Chairman, Demerara Distillers Limited |
| 10:50 - 11:30 am | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11.30 - 12:10 am | Surviving Geo-Political Shifts :The Future of Caribbean Economies & Societies - Fireside Chat | Adam L. Barbina with Maria Daniel Senior Director, Geostrategy Leader, EY Americas & Managing Partner EY Parthenon |
| 12.10 - 12:40 am | One Caribbean Market: The Case for a Regional Stock Exchange | Eva Mitchell CEO, Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange |
| 12.40 - 1:30 am | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 1:30 am - 2:15 am | The Oil & Gas Boom Blueprint: Lessons in Governance, Value and Resilience | Hon. Vickram Bharrat Minister of Energy, Cooperative Republic of Guyana |
| BREAKOUT SESSION | ||
| 2:15 - 3:00 am | IFRS Updates (Breakout 1) | Kristianna Scoon Partner, EY |
| AI & Accountability: Ethics in the Age of Smart Machines (Breakout 2) | Aruni Singh-Persaud (moderator) PwC Assurance Partner, Panel TBC | |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | SMPs That Scale: Building a World-Class Firm From the Caribbean (Breakout 1) | IFAC |
| Assuring the Future: The Rise of Sustainability Assurance (Breakout 2) | Sham Ramnarain Executive Director, EY Guyana |
SATURDAY 27TH JUNE 2026
| Time Slot | Session Topic | Speaker/Presenter |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Women in Business | Dr Shanti Persaud Beverly Harper Transformational Strategist & Business Coach |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Legacy to Leadership: How we keep Caribbean talent rising | Roger Harper Cricket Legend |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Follow the Capital: Guyana’s Growth Story and What It Means for the Caribbean | Dr. Ashni Singh Senior Minister within the Office of the President (with responsibility for Finance) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:00 am - 11:40 pm | From Regional Success to Global Reach: Scaling Beyond our Shores | James McLetchie President & Group Chief Executive Officer, Massy Group |
| 11:40 pm- 12:20 pm | Feeding the Future: The Business and Finance Case for Food Resilience | Andrea Coy CEO, Grace Kennedy Foods; Panel TBC |
| 12:20 pm - 12:50 pm | Our Quiet Power: Leading with Integrity in Uncertain Times | TBC |
| 12:50 pm - 12:55 pm | 2027 ICAC Conference Announcement | David Simpson CEO, ICAC |
| 12:55 pm - 1:00 pm | Closing | ICAC & ICAG |
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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