KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 

Professor Raymond Jagessar, 

Professor in Chemistry,

President, Caribbean Academy of Science (CAS), 

The University of Guyana (UOG), 

Turkeyen Campus, Greater Georgetown, Guyana.

Emails: raymond.jagessar@uog.edu.gy; raymondjagessar@yahoo.com

Prof. Jagessar will be speaking on the theme, "Environmental Management, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Guyana."

Eng. Anthony Chadee,

Chartered and Registered Engineer

Chair IEEE TT Section 2021/2023

Vice Chair IET TT LN 

Senior Technical Services Manager,

Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

Emails: chadee@ieee.org. simschadee@gmail.com, Anthony.Chadee@wasa.gov.tt

Eng. Chadee, will be speaking on the theme, "Sustainability and Development Initiatives in the Water and Sanitation Sector, Trinidad and Tobago Implementation of a Disaster Preparedness Plan with Business Continuity Standard ISO 22301."

Dr. Tagore Ramlal,

Vice Chair, IET Local Network, 

Assistant Professor, Utilities and Sustainable Engineering Unit, 

Utilities Engineering Group,

The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT),

Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago.

Email: tagore.ramlal@utt.edu.tt

Dr. Ramlal will be speaking on the theme, "Transforming Engineering Education for Sustainable Development (SDG4)."

Professor Emeritus Ishenkumba A. Kahwa,

CASJ/Cariscience (Jamaica),

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry,

The University of the West Indies (UWI), 

Mona Campus, Jamaica.

Email: ishenkumba.kahwa@gmail.com; charahw@src-jamaica.org

Prof. Kahwa will be speaking on the theme, "The Caribbean Must Innovate-Sooner than Later."

Professor Alain Pietrus,

CAS Guadeloupe,

Universit´e des Antilles et de la Guyane (UAG), 

Facult´e des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles de Pointe-`a-Pitre, Laboratoire LAMIA, EA 4540, 97159 Pointe-`a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.

Email: alain.pietrus@univ-antilles.fr

Prof. Pietrus will be speaking on the theme, "Diabetes, Obesity and Associated Diseases: Problems of Health in the Caribbean."

Professor Edwin I. Ekwue,

Immediate Past Dean, Faculty of Engineering (FOE), 

The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Email: Edwin.Ekwue@sta.uwi.edu

Prof. Ekwue will be speaking on the theme, "Convergence of Engineering, Agriculture, and the Environment: The Caribbean Perspective."

Dr. Bheshem Ramlal,

Dean, Faculty of Engineering (FOE), 

The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Email: Bheshem.Ramlal@sta.uwi.edu

Dr. Ramlal will be speaking on the theme, "Sustainability and Development Initiatives of the Caribbean."

Professor Mark N. Wuddivira, 

Dean, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (FAA),

Professor of Agri-Environmental Soil Physics,

The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago

Email: mark.wuddivira@sta.uwi.edu

Prof. Wuddivira will be speaking on the theme, "Silent Soil Suffering: The Relentless Power of Slaking Pressure."

Dr. Andrea M. Sealy,

CAS Barbados,

c/o Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH),

P.O. Box 130, Bridgetown, Barbados.

Email: asealy@mail.cimh.edu.bb

Dr. Sealy will be speaking on the theme, "Saharan Dust in the Caribbean: Forecasting and Monitoring."

Dr. Jacqueline Bridge,

Head, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (DMME),

The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Email: Jacqueline.Bridge@sta.uwi.edu

Dr. Bridge will be speaking on the theme, "Digital Twins: A Tool for Sustainable Industry."

Dr. Terry Mohammed, 

Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology (FST-Outreach),

The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

Email: Terry.Mohammed@sta.uwi.edu

Dr. Mohammed will be speaking on the theme, "The Role of Quality Assurance as a Critical tool for Culture Change in the Caribbean."

Dr. Acolla Lewis-Cameron, 

Dean - The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS), 

The University of the West Indies (UWI),

St Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Email: acolla.lewis-cameron@sta.uwi.edu

Dr. Cameron will be speaking on the theme, "Unpacking the ‘I’ Factor in Sustainability: Perspectives from the Tourism Sector."