The 9th annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) 2025 was held as a hybrid event on January 30 and January 31, 2025. The TTIGF 2025 theme was “Building Our Multistakeholder Digital Future” , inspired by the 2024 United Nations Internet Governance Forum (UNIGF) theme.
The 8th annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) 2024 was held as a hybrid event on January 25 and January 26, 2024. The TTIGF 2024 theme was “The Internet We Want”.
TTIGF 2024 Agenda
TTIGF Day 1
9:00 – 9:05am
Opening Remarks
Dev Gosine, Chair, Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group (TTMAG)
9:10 – 9:30am
Introductory Keynote Address
His Excellency, Peter Cavendish, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Delegation of the European Union
Carol Roach, UN IGF MAG Chair, United Nations, Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
9:30 – 11:00am
Panel Session: Unlocking T&T’s ICT Potential for Global Markets
Moderator : Tracy Hackshaw, TTMAG
Panelists :
Camille Selvon Abraham, Head of Animation, The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)
Vashti G. Guyadeen, Chief Executive Ocer, Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI)
Neville Alexander, Assistant Director Trade Promotion & Development (Ag), Ministry of Trade and Industry
11:10 – 12:40am
Panel Session: Training for Digital Transformation
Moderator : Jacqueline Morris, TTMAG
Panelists :
Carlton A. Samuels, ICT4D Consultant, Carlton Samuels and Associates
Kern Elliott, Team Lead, Software Development (Software Development Unit), National Information and Communication Technology Company Limited (iGovTT)
Lorcan Camps, Founder & CEO, Nio Digital.
TTIGF Day 2
9:00 – 11:00am
Youth Forum: Topic: Let us work together to build the Internet of tomorrow. What are your ideas?
1:10 – 1:10pm
Opening Remarks
Dev Gosine, Chair, Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group (TTMAG)
1:10 – 2:40pm
Panel Session: Beyond Fintech: Navigating T&T’s Current Trends Towards the Next Financial Wave
Moderator : Jarryon Paul, Director, TTMAG
Panelists :
Wesley Gervais, Digital Nomad, Custodian – GoStables Protocol
Carlos Newton, Manager – Fintech Sector Development, TT Financial Centre (TTIFC)
Lystra Lucillio, Deputy CEO, TT Securities and Exchange Commission (TTSEC)
2:40 – 2:50pm
Partner Showcase – Trinidad and T obago Network Information Centre (TTNIC)
2:50pm – 4:20pm
Panel Session: The AI We Want – Where Is It At and Where is it Heading?
Moderator: George Gobin, Director, TTMAG
Panelists:
Craig Ramlal, Lecturer Control Systems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UWI
Javad Sajad, Technology Consultant and Lawyer, AI Regulation and Policy
Curtis Charles, Director of Academic Affairs, 5 Islands Campus, School of AI and Computer Science
The fifth annual Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) 2021 was held online on January 28 and January 29 2021. The theme of TTIGF 2021 was ” Digitalization: The ‘New Norm’.
TTIGF 2021 featured 4 online panel sessions, as well as an open forum over the two days.
Introductory Remarks
Introductory Video Messages
Markus Kummer, Chairman, Internet Governance Forum Support Association (IGFSA)
Anriette Esterhuysen, Chair, United Nations Internet Governance Forum’s Multistakeholder Advisory Group
Senator the Honourable Allyson West, Minister of Public Administration and Digital Transformation, Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation
Panel Session: DIGITALIZATION – The Multistakeholder Approach
Panelists
Peter Davis, IT Governance, Compliance, Security & Audit Consultant, Peter Davis & Associates
Maria Daniel CFA FCCA, Chair, Fintech Association of Trinidad & Tobago (FinTechTT)
Dr. Sean Rocke, Chairman, iGovTT
Moderator
Rabindra Jaggernauth, Director, TTMAG
Video
Panel Session : Cybersecurity in the New Norm
Panelists
Dr. Rajendra Singh, Systems Engineer – Network Security, UWI, St. Augustine
Kerry-Ann Barrett, Cybersecurity Program Officer, Organization of American States
