Day 1

  • 03:00 - 06:30
    Hotel Check-In

    By Iberostar - Grand, Suites, Beach

  • 06:30 - 06:45
    Welcome Cocktail Reception

    The Beach @ Iberostar Suites Hotel Opening Remarks by The Honorable Fayval Williams, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology.

  • 06:45 - 07:00
    Digitizing the Diaspora’s Blue Collar Workforce

    Dr. Kala Fleming Founder and CEO, Diaspora AI

  • 07:00 - 07:30
    Caribbean Tech StartUp Feature: Wi Got a Master Announcement

    Aldwyn Wayne - Founder, CEO WiPay
    Dalton Fowles - Country Manager, Jamaica & Trinidad Mastercard

  • 07:30 - 09:00
    Cocktails, Buffet and Entertainment on the Beach!

Day 2

  • 08:30 - 09:00
    Registration -

    By Black River Theater - Suites Hotel

  • 09:00 - 09:10
    Welcome Remarks

    By Kirk-Anthony Hamilton - Co-Founder, Tech Beach Retreat

  • 09:10 - 09:30
    The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Fifth Horizon

    By Claudette McGowan - CIO, Bank of Montreal

  • 09:30 - 10:10
    The Impact of Real-World Artificial Intelligence

    By Trey Grainger - Chief Algorithms Officer, Lucidworks

  • 10:10 - 10:30
    Morning Coffee Break
  • 10:30 - 11:10
    Beyond the Hype: Blockchain Technology and Digital Assets

    BY Darren Wolfberg - Founder and CEO, Blockchain Triangle (Moderator)
    Lily Dash - Founder and CEO, Rexy
    Dustin Jackson - Co-Founder and CEO, Slic.io
    Cindy Yang - Partner, Duane Morris LLP
    Michael Gord - Co-Founder, MLG Blockchain

  • 11:10 - 11:50
    Scaling Fin-Tech Solutions to Mainstream Impact

    BY Rebecca Fannin - Contributor, CNBC (Moderator)
    Zachary Harding - CEO, SSL Growth Equity Ltd
    Aldwyn Wayne - Founder and CEO, WiPay
    Femi - Snr. Vice President, Mastercard

    Claudette McGowan - CIO, Bank of Montreal

    Michael Dershem - Founder & CEO MAPay

  • 11:50 - 12:30
    Smart Infrastructure and the Future of Cities

    BY Learie Hercules - Former Head of Product, Global Traffic Technologies (Moderator).
    Therese Turner-Jones - Country Manager, IDB Jamaica
    Peter Adriaens - University of Michigan
    Delroy McLean - Snr. Director, C&W Charles E Robinson - Global Consulting Director, Avaya

  • 12:30 - 02:00
    LUNCH
  • 02:00 - 02:40
    Google Fireside Chat Presentation: Build for Everyone

    BY Suezette Yasmin Robotham - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Program Manager Google Search & Assistant, Google (Moderator)
    Annie Jean-Baptiste - Head of Product Inclusion, Google Inc
    Alan Tetley - Director, Software Engineering, Google

  • 02:40 - 03:20
    Innovation and Reinvention: The Intelligent Enterprise and the Experience Economy

    BY John Koetsier - Award Winning Journalist, Forbes (Moderator)
    Victor Vargas - Director, Specialist Technology Unit, Microsoft
    John Matthew Sinclair - Digital Transformation Program Manager, NCB
    Deirdre Cousins - CIO, Grace Kennedy Ltd.
    Geoff Waddington - CEO, Real Decoy

  • 03:20 - 03:35
    Keynote: The Future of Work

    Julie Lamm - Partner, PwC

  • 03:35 - 04:10
    The Future of Work: Exploring the Technological Transformation of Industries

    BY Julia Lamm - Partner PWC (Moderator)
    Irene Arias Hofman - CEO, IDB LAB
    Julie Avey - SVP People and Culture, Massy Group
    Marlon Lindsay - CEO, TechTrep
    Diane Edwards - CEO, Jampro

  • 04:10 - 04:50
    Privacy, Cyber Security and the New Paradigm of Everyday Life

    BY Hackim Farrell - Director of Product, Symantec (Moderator)
    Jane Wong - VP of Engineering and Product Management, Symantec
    Dr. Maria Myers-Hamilton - Managing Director, Spectrum Management Authority
    Maurice Barnes - CEO, eGov
    Yoni Epstein - Founder and CEO, iTel BPO

  • 04:50 - 05:00
    CLOSING REMARKS

    Kyle Maloney - Co-Founder TechBeach Retreat

  • 7:00 - 9:30
    General Dinner & Networking

    At Your Respective Hotels

Day 3

  • 08:30 - 10:00

    By Black River Theater - Suites Hotel

  • 10:00 - 10:10
    Welcome Remarks

    By Kyle Maloney - Co-Founder, Tech Beach Retreat

  • 10:10 - 10:30
    Silicon Valley insights on scaling in Developing Countries

    By Martin Babinec - Founder and Director, TriNet + Entrepreneurs Without Borders

  • 10:30 - 11:00
    Keynote: Creating Community Through the Lens of Hip Hop

    By Julie Wenah - Community Counsel and Acting Africa Regional Counsel, AirBnB

  • 11:00 - 11:30
    Women in Tech: Diversity, Inclusion and the Bottom Line

    BY Danielle Skeen - Sales Excellence & Strategy Manager, Microsoft
    Julie Wenah - General Community Counsel and Acting Africa Regional Counsel, Airbnb
    Deirdre Cousins - CIO, Grace Kennedy
    Kamilah Taylor - Snr. Software Engineer, Gusto
    Lisa Godwin - Creative Technologist, New York Times

  • 11:30 - 12:00
    The Future of Health and Well-Being

    BY Michael Dershem - Founder and CEO, MAPay
    Che Bowen - Chief Medical Officer, The MDLink
    Cindy Yang - Partner, Duane Morris LLP
    Roderick Gordon - Partner, Gordon McGrath

  • 12:00 - 01:00
    LUNCH
  • 01:00 - 01:40
    Entrepreneurship and Innovation within the Digital Revolution

    BY Rebecca Fannin - Contributor, CNBC (Moderator)
    Abdullah Snobar - Executive Director, DMZ
    Oliver Sabga - Founder and CEO, Term Finance
    Matthew Talma - Co-Founder, MCarnival Manager
    James Barrood - Advisor, Tech Council Ventures
    Jeff Pulver - Co-Founder, Vonage

  • 01:40 - 02:20
    Scaling and Venture Capital: Financing and Growth for a New Era of Start Up Enterprise

    BY Anthony Dunn - COO for SSL Venture Capital Limited
    Audrey Richards - Development Bank of Jamaica
    Kadion Preston - Founder, Caribshopper
    Larren Peart - Founder and CEO, BlueDot
    Ray Klien - Head of Investment Banking, Republic Bank

  • 02:20 - 02:30
    Closing Remarks
  • 02:30 - 5:00
    Workshops (Start Ups / Corporates / eGovernance)
  • 06:00 - 09:00
    Farewell Dinner on the Beach

    By Iberostar Grand Beach

  • 09:30 - Till
    After Party

    By Hard Rock Cafe