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!

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

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