International Womens Day Caribbean Tech Summit 2021

Name: International Womens Day Caribbean Tech Summit 2021
Start: 2021-04-16T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2021-04-17T21:00:00-04:00

GDG Port-of-Spain

Women Techmakers Trinidad and Tobago and Women in Tech Caribbean along with regional partners in the STEAM industry will be hosting the first ever International Women's Day Tech Summit for the Caribbean featuring talks and workshops that will give individuals in our vulnerable communities and professional spaces the Courage to Create and grow careers and build solutions in the tech industry.   

Apr 16, 2021, 1:30 PM – Apr 18, 2021, 1:00 AM

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Key Themes

Career Development

Data

Design

Enterprise/Business Solutions

Inclusion

Machine Learning

Women Techmakers

About this event

Women Techmakers Trinidad and Tobago and Women in Tech Caribbean along with regional partners in the STEAM industry will be hosting the first ever International Women's Day Tech Summit for the Caribbean featuring talks and workshops that will give individuals in our vulnerable communities and professional spaces the Courage to Create and grow careers and build solutions in the tech industry.  

When

April 16 – 18, 2021
1:30 PM – 1:00 AM UTC

Agenda

1:30 PM	Opening Address from Google	A welcome Address from our regional leads at Google.
1:50 PM	Pauline Joseph- Digital Marketing Consultant - AC Marketing Caribbean	Uncomfortable Conversation about Caribbean Content Presentation and Demo - Social Media, Content Creators
2:30 PM	Kelly-ann Bethel - CEO/ Co-founder - SKED Inc	Innovation for us. Building a start-up from the Caribbean Workshop - Skills, Strategies and Solutions for Caribbean Entrepreneurs
3:00 PM	Jarrod Best-Mitchell - Owner - Help Me Sell	Build it and they will come....right? Understanding the most important skill in business Workshop - Skills, Strategies and Solutions for Caribbean Entrepreneurs
3:30 PM	Lashaun Ramdin - Founder - Ramdin Consultancy	Business and Digital Advertising Workshop - Skills, Strategies and Solutions for Caribbean Entrepreneurs
4:00 PM	Learie Hercules - VP Data & Analytics - Lightspeed Systems	Tech as a potential catalyst for economic empowerment in the Caribbean Talk - Economic Empowerment for the Caribbean
4:30 PM	Anuskha Varsha Sonai - President - Creative Tech Hub Caribbean	Ways to Empower Women IN and WITH Technology Talk - Economic Empowerment for the Caribbean
5:10 PM	Camille Selvon - Founder- Animae Caribe Animation Festival	Animation Opportunities in the S.T.E.A.M Industry in the Caribbean Talk - Economic Empowerment for the Caribbean S.T.E.A.M Industry
6:00 PM	Panel Discussion - Why Choose Mentorship	A mentorship Panel of Industry leaders and influencers led by Nicole Pitter Patterson - Co-Founder/Director \| Caribbean Girls Hack - SheLeadsIT NGO
7:00 PM	Amanda Brandstetter - Airbus - Business Analyst	Diversity in IT Lightning Talk - Diversity in Tech Careers
7:30 PM	Everard J. McBain Jr. - Why I Taught Myself How To Animate	CEO- GemGfx Animation Studios - Creator of Celflux, The God of The Wilderness and Jumbie Lightning Talk - Diversity in Tech Careers
8:00 PM	Elise Birkhoffer - Google - Global Head of Women's Community & Programs	Mindfulness Training from Google Workshop - Skills, Strategies and Solutions for Caribbean Entrepreneurs

Speakers

Elise Birkhofer

Google

Global Head of Women's Community & Programs

Camille Selvon

Animae Caribe

Founder

Rana Abdelhamid

MALIKAH | Google

Founder and CEO

Pauline Joseph

AC Marketing Caribbean

Kelly-ann Bethel

SKED Inc

CEO/ Co-founder

Jarrod Best-Mitchell

Help Me Sell

Owner

Lashaun Ramdin

Ramdin Consultancy

CEO

Learie Hercules

Lightspeed Systems

VP Data & Analytics

Anuskha Varsha Sonai

Creative Tech Hub Caribbean

President

Amanda Brandstetter

Airbus

Business Analyst

Nicole Pitter Patterson

Caribbean Girls Hack - SheLeadsIT NGO

Co-Founder/Director

Everard J. McBain Jr.

GemGfx Animation Studios

CEO

Myeashea Alexander

Clinton Global Initiative University

Senior Impact and Design Manager

Sara Bernard

Smart Kids Educational Club Limited

CEO/Founder

Donnalee Donaldson

Moved to Work

Founder

Joel Houlder

TTWesafe

CoFounder

Rianna Patterson

Dominica Dementia Foundation

Founder

Khadine Singh

Google Maps

Quantitative UX Researcher

Giselle Carr

Stardust Life-Centered Design

Founder

Sian Cuffy Young

Siel Environmental Services Limited

Founder

Camille Mc MIllan Rambharat

Canboulay Training & Development

Founder

Cindy Ferguson

Mintel

AVP Software Engineering

Joedian Reid

American Express

Technical Project Manager

Host

Maria OBrien

Women Techmakers Trinidad & Tobago

Ambassador

Organizers

LaShaun Ramdin

RAMDIN CONSULTANCY

Chapter Organizer

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Nicholas Mendez

The University of the West indies

Chapter Organizer

See bio

Maria Divina O'Brien

Design Change

Founder

See bio

Chantell Barry

Gatt

Organizer

See bio

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International Womens Day Caribbean Tech Summit 2021

Apr 16, 2021, 1:30 PM – Apr 18, 2021, 1:00 AM

Key Themes

About this event

When

Agenda

Speakers

Elise Birkhofer

Camille Selvon

Rana Abdelhamid

Pauline Joseph

Kelly-ann Bethel

Jarrod Best-Mitchell

Lashaun Ramdin

Learie Hercules

Anuskha Varsha Sonai

Amanda Brandstetter

Nicole Pitter Patterson

Everard J. McBain Jr.

Myeashea Alexander

Sara Bernard

Donnalee Donaldson

Joel Houlder

Rianna Patterson

Khadine Singh

Giselle Carr

Sian Cuffy Young

Camille Mc MIllan Rambharat

Cindy Ferguson

Joedian Reid

Host

Maria OBrien

Partners

WE CODE Caribbean

Women in Tech Caribbean

Caribbean Girls Hack

Animae Caribe

Creative Tech Hub Caribbean

Gaming Association of Trinidad and Tobago

Organizers

LaShaun Ramdin

Nicholas Mendez

Maria Divina O'Brien

Chantell Barry