Program

The program for this conference is available via the following link.
Draft Agenda
**This programme is a draft and is subject to change**
Day 1 Tuesday, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
Chairman: Prof. Hopeton Dunn, Director, TPM Programme, Mona School of Business, UWI
  • Remarks from MSB – Prof. Evan Duggan, Executive Director, MSB

  • Lead Sponsor’s Remarks: Mr. Jason Corrigan, Commercial Director, Digicel Jamaica

  • Cultural Item: Pembroke Hall Primary Choir

  • Keynote address: Mr. Steve Woodward, CEO- Cloud Perspectives, Consultant, International Telecommunication Union

  • Chair’s Closing Remarks
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
BREAK
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Plenary Session 1:

Theme: Global and National Perspectives on Cloud Services
Session Chair: Dr. Sandra Palmer, CEO, SSP Aptec
  • Mr. Fernando Rodriguez, Business Development Manager, CISCO Systems Inc.

  • Dr. Maurice McNaughton Director, COE, Mona School of Business, UWI

  • Mr. Gary Campbell, Director of Technology, Office of the Prime Minister

  • Mr. Tom O’Neill, Regional Business Development Manager, Digicel

  • Discussant - Mr. Steve Woodward, CEO- Cloud Perspectives, Consultant, International Telecommunication Union
Question and Answer
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch, Exhibition Tours and Video Screenings
2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Plenary Session 2:

Theme: Perspectives on the use of Cloud Services
Session Chair: Mr. Silburn Clarke, President, Jamaica Computer Society
  • Mr. Jeremy Whyte, Acting CIO, UWI Mona

  • Mr. Carlton Samuels, ICT Strategist

  • Mr. Lyndel McDonald, Research Officer, Fair Trading Commission
Question and Answer
Day 2 Wednesday, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Plenary Session 3:

Theme: Cloud and Virtualization Services. Applications for Business
Session Chair: Mr. Courtney Jackson, Managing Director, Tranixcom llc.
  • Mr. Mervyn Eyre, Managing Director, Fujitsu Caribbean (Jamaica) (TBC)

  • Mr. David Bates, Head ICT Sales, Digicel Business, Representing Broadsoft

  • Mr. Steve Woodward, CEO- Cloud Perspectives, Consultant, International Telecommunication Union
Question and Answer
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
BREAK
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Roundtable on Implementation Strategies for Cloud Services
Session Chair: Dr. Maurice McNaughton, Director, COE, Mona School of Business, UWI
  • Mr. Garfield Gordon, Territory Systems Engineer, CISCO Systems Inc.

  • Mrs. Brigitte Collins, Chief Information Officer, UWI

  • Mr. Stephen Lewis, Information Systems Manager, Hardware and Lumber, Grace Kennedy

  • Mr. Ative Ennis, Territory Manager, Netxar Technologies/Digicel

  • Prof. Evan Duggan , Executive Director, MSB
Question and Answer
  • Mr. Steve Woodward - Strategic Highlights and Concluding Remarks
Conference Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
Conference Chair, Professor Hopeton Dunn
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch, Exhibition Tours and Video Screenings