TBR USVI AGENDA

ST. THOMAS, JUN 19 - JUN 21 2024

BUY TICKETS

INNOVATION IN PARADISE

Day 1

JUN 19th

Afternoon |  03:00 pm - 06:30 pm 


🕗 03:00 - 06:30 | Hotel Check-In

  • By Westin, Frenchman's Reef - St. Thomas


Evening | 06.00 pm - 10:00 pm


🕗 06:00 - 010:00 | Welcome Cocktails Opening Ceremony, Presented by RT Park

  • Location: Shorebird Restaurant, 3rd Floor, Westin Resort 


🕗 06:30 - 06:40 | Opening Remarks

  • Karishma Hamilton


🕗 06:45 - 07:00 | Welcome Words by The TBR Founders

  • Kirk- Anthony Hamilton 
  • Kyle Maloney


🕗 07:00 - 07:10 | Opening Presentations

  • Peter Chapman - CEO USVI, RT Park 


🕗 07:10 - 07:20 | Opening Presentations

  • Dr. Dietra Trent - Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs


🕗 07:25 - 10:00 | Cocktails, Buffet & Entertainment on the Beach

Day 2

JUN 20th


Afternoon |  01:00 pm - 06:45 pm



🕗 01:00 - 01:30 | Opening Remarks 

  • Peter Chapman - CEO, RT Park
  • Edward Thomas - Chairman of the Board, RT Park
  • Tregenza A. Roach- Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands





🕗 01:45 - 02:00 | Keynote: Building Technology Ecosystems

  • Sebastian Vidal - Head of Operations Raincoat and Former Executive Director, Startup Chile


🕗 02:00 - 02:40 | RT Park Overview

  • Moderator: Matt Beadle - Associate Director of Business Attraction, RT Park
  • Siobhan Cioppa - Associate Director Of Business Development, RT Park
  • Alfonso Rodriguez - Entrepreneurship Senior Manager, RT Park
  • Eric Sonnier - Director of Entrepreneurship, RT Park


🕗 02:40 - 03:10 | Building Resilient Island Economies

  • Moderator: Tohera Durand - Sustainable Development Associate, RTP
  • Greg Guannel - Director, Caribbean Green Technology Center
  • Sommer Sibilly-Brown - Executive Director, Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition
  • Kyle Fleming - Director, Virgin Islands Energy Office




🕗 03:10 - 03:20 | USVI Enterprise Zone - by the Economic Development Authority

  • Nadine Machena - Director, Enterprise Zone Commission at VI Economic Development Authority



🕗 03:20 - 03:30 | COFFEE BREAK 




🕗 03:30 - 04:10 | Living and Working in Paradise

  • Moderator: Sydney Paul - Associate Director of Marketing and Communication, RTP
  • Shelly Rideout - COO , M1 Enterprises
  • Sean Synder - President & Chief Executive Officer, Xinous
  • Richard Warburg - Principal, Godney Holdings, LLC



🕗 04:10 - 04:50 | Navigating the Tax Incentive Landscape 

  • Moderator: Siobhan Cioppa - Associate Director Of Business Development, RTP
  • Marjorie Roberts - Owner, Marjorie Roberts
  • Greg Bryant - Managing Partner, BILT Group



🕗 04:50 - 05:10 | What is XIIID?

  • Woodley Pruecil - Sr. Managing Director, XIIID



🕗 05:10 - 05:20 | Closing Remarks 

  • Matt Beadle - Associate Director of Business Attraction, RT Park


🕗 07:00 - 09:30 | TBR Welcome Cocktail Party

  • Location: Sand Bar at Bouy Haus




Day 3

JUN 21st




Morning |  09:30 am - 12:30 pm 


🕗 09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome Remarks by TBR Co-Founders

  • Kirk Hamilton 
  • Kyle Maloney
  • Location: Harbor 1-2 


🕗 09:10 - 09:40 | Keynote: Intuitive Entrepreneurship: Leveraging Premonitions, Energy, and Self-Love in Company Building

  • Jeff Pulver - Co-Founder, Vonage



🕗  09:40 - 10:20 | Developing a Robust Global Business Playbook: Entrepreneurs and Investors

  • Moderator: Daniela Restrepo - Contributor for Entrepreneur, Forbes, TechCrunch
  • Richard Powell - Founder and Executive Chairman, APCH Holdings
  • Junior Gaspard - Investor



🕗  10:20 - 11:00 | Artificial Intelligence as a Driver for Business Growth

  • Moderator: Daniela Restrepo, Contributor for Entrepreneur, Forbes, TechCrunch 
  • Shaun Van Weelden - Human Data, Former Open AI 
  • Mark Minevich - President & GP, Going Global Ventures and AI Contributor, Forbes 
  • Juan Manuel Rodriguez -Senior Manager ISOC, Liberty Latin America



🕗  11:00 - 11:10 | COFFEE BREAK



🕗  11:10 - 11:50 | Enterprise Level Innovation: Digital Transformation for the Established Corporation

  • Moderator: Chris Reckord - Global Director, Business Development
  • Miguel Quinones - User Experience Research Manager, Google
  • Amilkar Tores - COO, Brava



🕗  11:50 - 12:30 | Open Finance: Scaling Fin-Tech Solutions to Mainstream Impact

  • Moderator: Daniela Restrepo - Contributor for Entrepreneur, Forbes, TechCrunch
  • Nick Thomas - Founder, Fincity; Advisor, FinCapital
  • Cesar Rebollar - Director of Product and Solutions, Visa
  • Carlos Newton - Fintech TT



🕗  12:30 - 1:30 | LUNCH BREAK



Afternoon  |  12:20 pm - 5:30 pm




🕗  01:30 - 14:10 | Artificial Intelligence and the US vs China Tech Arms Race

  • Moderator: Leigh-Ann Buchanan - President and CEO, Miami Innovation Authority
  • Anurag Bansal - Managing Director, 13D
  • Woody Preucil - Senior Managing Director, 13D



🕗  02:10 - 02:50 | Afternoon Fireside Chat: From Zero to Scale

  • Moderator: Kyle Maloney - Co-Founder, TBR 
  • Dr. Zahir Dosa, Founder Function Inc.
    Raised $350M



🕗  02:50 - 3:30 | Smart Infrastructure for a Resilient and Sustainable Economy 

  • Moderator: Leigh-Ann Buchanan - President and CEO, Miami Innovation Authority
  • Eric Guichard - Founder and CEO, Homestrings
  • Michelle Francis - Executive Director, Office of Health Information Technology, USVI
  • Omar Stephenson - Founder and CEO, CubeRoot
  • Darly Wade - CIO, VI Next Generation Network



🕗 03:30 - 04:00 | Open Workshop Session: Practical Tips for using ChatGPT in your business

  • Facilitator: Shaun Van Weelden - Human Data, Former Open AI



🕗  04:00 - 04:10 | CLOSING REMARKS

  • TBR Co-Founders - Kirk-Anthony Hamilton and Kyle Maloney



🕗  04:10 - 04:20 | COFFEE BREAK



🕗 04:20 - 05:30 | STARTUP & CORPORATE WORKSHOPS  

  • Host: Sydney Paul - Associate Director, Marketing & Communications, RT Park
  • Eric Sonnier - Managing Director, Accelerate VI
  • Daniela Restrepo - Contributor for Entrepreneur, Forbes, TechCrunch
  • Ali Jamal - Founding Partner, First Check Ventures
  • Devin Baptiste - Co-Founder & CEO, Group Raise



🕗  06:00 - 09:00 | Sunset Cocktails - At The WestIn


🕗  09:00 - 10:30 | AFTER PARTY