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 |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome Remarks - ICAG | Ramesh Seebaran |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome Remarks - ICAC | Sixto Coy |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Opening Address | Hon. Dr Mohamed Irfan Ali |
| 9:30 - 10:10 am | Future-Fit Finance: What’s Changing | Melanie Proffitt |
| 10:10 - 10:50 am | Selling the Caribbean to the World: Sustainability as Your Competitive Edge | Komal Samaroo |
| 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 |
| 12.10 - 12:40 am | One Caribbean Market: The Case for a Regional Stock Exchange | Eva Mitchell |
| 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 |
| BREAKOUT SESSION | ||
| 2:15 - 3:00 am | IFRS Updates (Breakout 1) | Kristianna Scoon |
| 2:15 - 3:00 am | AI & Accountability: Ethics in the Age of Smart Machines (Breakout 2) | Aruni Singh-Persaud (moderator) |
| 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)H | |
| 3:15 - 4:00 pm | Assuring the Future: The Rise of Sustainability Assurance (Breakout 2) | Sham Ramnarain |
SATURDAY 27TH JUNE 2026
| Time Slot | Session Topic | Speaker/Presenter |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Women in Business | Dr Shanti Persaud |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Women in Business | Beverly Harper |
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Legacy to Leadership: How we keep Caribbean talent rising | Roger Harper |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Follow the Capital: Guyana’s Growth Story and What It Means for the Caribbean | Dr. Ashni Singh |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| 11:00 am - 11:40 pm | From Regional Success to Global Reach: Scaling Beyond our Shores | James McLetchie |
| 11:40 pm- 12:20 pm | Feeding the Future: The Business and Finance Case for Food Resilience | Andrea Coy |
| 12:20 pm - 12:50 pm | Our Quiet Power: Leading with Integrity in Uncertain Times | |
| 12:50 pm - 12:55 pm | 2027 ICAC Conference Announcement | David Simpson |
| 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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