CANTO 37TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE & TRADE EXHIBIITON

FONTAINEBLEAU MIAMI BEACH, MIAMI, USA

17th – 20th JULY, 2022

Monday 18th July

Sebastian Kaplan, META – Building the Metaverse 

Rory Ebanks, SYMPTAI CONSULTING LTD – DevSecOps A new collaborative effort 

Conor McGowan, FIREMINDS  – Cyber Security & the Evolution of Telcos. 

Juan Manuel, LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA – Cybersecurity and the Human Factor 

Sergei Okhrimenko, AB HANDSHAKE – Validation of Different Call Events 

Aamir Hussain, LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA – The Future of Broadband  

Dr. Erik Whitlock, CLINE CONSULTING GROUP – Not Quite Over: Reflections on Covid Pandemic & Beyond 

Rosario Veras, FLOW – Jump 

Annie Baldeo, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO  – Connecting the Unconnected 

Sergio Rodriguez – WIFI –FOREVER  

Darren Ware, MASTERCARD -Opportunities for Governments to Combine 

Daniel Best, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK – Strategies & Challenges in Connecting Latin America and the Caribbean 

Tuesday 19th July

Keith Downer – MyReadyCash 

Sergei Okhrimenko, AB HANDSHAKE – Validation of Different Call Events to Enhance Fraud Detection 

Denis O’brien, DIGICEL GROUP – Fixing the Broken Investment Model in Telecom 

David Geary, CENDIA TECHNOLOGIES – The Fair Share Debate 

FLOW – JUMP, Digital Includion Together 

Said Zaghloul, SANDVINE – Digital Economy  

Steve Traynor, ORACLE – Cloud Strategy – Key questions your CFO will ask you 

David Monson, CLASS TECHNOLIGIES & Ayodele Pompey, SMARTTERM LTD – The Future of Hybrid Learning 

Alexandre de Streel, NAMUR UNIVERSITY – The Party is Over 

Sam Naoshy, FLOW BUSINESS – Incubating Entrepreneurship in The Digital Age   

Wednesday 20th July

Stephen Bereaux, ITU -WTDC-22 Outcomes  

Mike Antonius, TELESUR – CANTO CEO Forum Digital Transformation 

Ian Durant, CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK – Mobile Money & Sustainable Development 

Bobita Ram, MOBILE MONEY GUYANA – Another Way to Pay 

Andrew Boissiere, ANSA MERCHANT BANK LTD. – Managing Capital Structure 

Jean Marie Altema, proFIT – Digital Identity and the Fintech Ecosystem 

35th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Trinidad and Tobago
July 21-24, 2019

Monday, July 22, 2019

Announcement

• E-Suriname- Securing our Digital Future- Mike Antonius, CEO Telesur

Bridging the Digital Divide –What Partnerships and Strategies Are Required to Enable Greater Broadband Connectivity in the Caribbean and Latin America?

• Kim Mallalieu Bridging the Digital Divide – Partnerships and Strategies for Greater Broadband Connectivity in LAC 22 July 2019

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Regulating the Digital Economy

• Modernising Regulatory Framework – Veena Rawat, Senior Policy Advisor, GSMA
• Regulating the Digital Economy – Tobi-Ann Chan

Data Protection/Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions

• Introduction to Digital Forensics- Sean Hoyte, Managing Director, CSACS Ltd   

Delivering a Digital Experience

• Cody Boyd, Amdocs
  
• Digital Transformation – Nisha Lee-Archibald, Microsoft Caribbean & Latam Growth Market

Disaster Risk Management 

• Natural Disaster Risk Management- Shernan Osepa, Internet Society
• Disaster Risk Management:  The FCC Perspective- Thomas Sullivan, FCC
• Leveraging Facebook Data for Social Good – Claudia Geraldo, Facebook 

• Status of CITEL’s Preparations for WRC-19
• WRC-19 Update- Thomas Sullivan, FCC
• NOAA, Dept. of Commerce Radio Frequency Management Office – Carlos Flores

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

•  CSP to DSP Transformation –  Kishore Verla, CTO, Caribbean and Latin America, Tech Mahindra 

Meeting Customer needs through Digital Transformation

• Digital Transformation: A Belize Case Study- Moshea Smith & Zillie Tillet, Belize Telemedia Limited
• Leading in the Digital Age- Phyllis Reid-Jarvis, Ultimate Potentials
• Managed WiFi: A surprising Route to Customer Loyalty- Gioberto Balinge, Sales Manager Americas, Divitel

• Gillian Charles – Gollop, Executive Director, CIBC First Caribbean, Barbados

• We Care Project– Ayana Bryan, GSMA

• Suzette Hudson, Senior Advisor of Investment Promotion, CAIPA
• Lisa Douglas – Paul, Business Advisor, Services, ExporTT

• The Internet Eco-System: Actors & Players – Shernon Osepa, Internet Society
• ICANN Perspectives: Future Technological Advancements – Albert Daniels
• UNDP Update

Advanced AI insights, Machine Learning and The Future

• Mark Reynolds, GTT 
• Jose Otero, 5G Americas   

Move towards 5G and the Sunset of legacy technologies in the US and its impact on Caribbean Telcos

• Energy Production, Richard Shepherd, CIO, Denovo Energy
• Logistics, Andrea Davis, CM, Trinidad & Tobago, DHL

Move towards 5G and the Sunset of legacy technologies in the US and its impact on Caribbean Telcos

• Operator Based Authentication- GSMA

Game Zone Caribe –Panel Discussion on the Dynamism of Animation and Gaming Industry in the Region

• Full Circle Animation Showreel

34th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition
Hard Rock Hotel Megapolis
Panama
July 22- 25, 2018

Sunday July 22, 2018 

Opening Ceremony 

• Welcome Remarks: Teresa Wankin, Secretary General CANTO
• Remarks: Julian Wilkins , Chairman, CANTO Board of Directors
• Euan Fannell, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, CWC
• Feature Address: Ajit Pai, Chairman , Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Monday July 23, 2018 

• Promoting competition in broadband networks in small developing states – A Perspective from Curacao
• A brief history of facilities based competition in the United States – A view from the FCC
• Facilities based versus service-based competition: Better at promoting broadband? – A view from Europe.

• The 2017 Caribbean Hurricane Season in 2017 and lessons learned – the CWC Experience
• Hurricane Season 2017 and Lessons Learned – the Digicel Experience

 Tuesday July 24, 2018

Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities in the new ICT Ecosystem (including OTT issues)

• Mario Maniewicz–Deputy Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunications Union

Panel Discussion: A regulatory reset for the Digital Economy

• • Kalvin Bahia, Principal Economist, GSMA
  • Professor Anthony Clayton, Chairman, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica

Keynote – Huawei 

• Luis Adolfo Guillot, Chief Technology Officer, Government Solutions, Huawei

Technology- The Disruptor and Enabler

• Beyond Airtime, Mobile enabled Revenue Opportunities- Anurag Jain, Founder and CEO, Prepay Nation

• Influence of GDPR in the Caribbean Region- Keiran Meskell, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Digicel Group
• New Threats to Security, Democracy, Economic Growth and Social Security- Prof. Anthony Clayton
• The EU General Data Protection Regulation – A Quick Preview – Phillipe Defraigne, Cullen International

Wednesday July 25, 2018

•  Kevon Swift, LACNIC & Bevil Wooding, ARIN
• Graeme Millar, Telecom Operators of Small Island States
• Richard Dick Solomon, Managing Director & Principal Consultant Development Consulting Center Limited

 33rd Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Punta Cana, Domincan Republic
July 16- 19, 2017

Sunday, July 16:

Opening Ceremony- CANTO 2017

Teresa Wankin, Secretary General, CANTO Speech
Julian Wilkins, Chairman, CANTO Speech
Hon. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda Speech
Charles Che, Huawei Opening Speech 

Monday, July 17:

Ministerial Breakfast: Sponsored by CW Communications

John Reid, CEO, C&W Communications Presentation

Ministerial Roundtable 1: 

Garry Sinclair, President, C&W Caribbean Presentation
The Way to Smart Nations- Joe So, Huawei Presentation

The Future of the Digital Economy:

Is It Really Digital? – Renato Osata, AMDOCS Presentation

Technology, Disruption & The Economics of Genuine Democracy

Prof. Gilbert Morris, Economist

Session 1- GSMA Capacity Building Training: Advanced Spectrum for Mobile Telecommunications

Veena Rawat, GSMA Presentation

Tuesday, July 18:

Technology Feature:
Emerging Trends in Telecoms & Its Impact on Regulations for Small Island States – Dr. Paul Golding, UTECH

Regulating for the Converged Economy:

Opal Neil, C&W Communications Presentation
Jose Ayala, Ericsson Presentation

FCC Update – Federal Communications Commission Trends & Impacts on the Region

Rachel Bender, FCC Presentation

Ministerial Roundtable 2:

Dr. Georg Serentschy, Huawei Presentation

Internet of Things- GSMA Capacity Building Training

Vikram Raval, GSMA Presentation

Multi-play and Content Strategies

5G The Connected Society Enabler – Romeo Solano, ZTE Presentation
Embedded Sim-eSim- Jose Luis Horna, Converlogic Presentation
Content & Multi-play Strategies-Christopher Gordon, C & W Communications

Wednesday, July 19:

Caribbean Women in ICT CEO’s Forum

Karen Bevans, Belize Tourism Board Presentation

Disaster Planning & Critical Infrastructure for Telcos

Rick Burant, Altergy Fuel Cells Presentation
FCC Role in Disaster Planning -Thomas Sullivan, FCC
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Management as part of your Business Culture – Richard Redekop

Cyber Security Trends in 2017 & Beyond
Service Provider View of Cyber Security- Andre Foster, C&W Communication
The Mobility of Cyber Threats in a Hyper-Connected World – Trevor Forrest, Government of Jamaica
Arin Update – Susan Hamlin, ARIN
Cloud Sandboxing Against Advanced Persistent Attacks – Ric Leung, Huawei

Smart Communities – Re-imagining the Partnerships between Governments & Business

One Network for a Million Needs – Leondro Baghdadi, Ericsson
How to use Huawei’s Financing Capabilities to Build a More Connected Caribbean – Maria Rosario, Huawei
Jenson Sylvester, C&W Communications Presentation
Martin Caroll, Digicel Business Presentation
The Role of Data Centres in Smart Communities – Joseba Calvo, EPI LATAM Presentation

Regional Development in ICT

Hon. Medford Nicholas, Government of Antigua & Barbuda Presentation
Leadership for Innovation – Araceli Castenada, Public Utility Research Center 
Smart Tourism Leads to Smart City Construction in the Caribbean, Tang Zilong, Huawei
Paul Action, Digicel Business Presentation
Selby Wilson, Caribbean Telecoms Union Presentation 
ICANN Updates – Rodrigo de la Parra, ICANN

32nd Annual Conference and Trade Expedition Presentations

Opening Ceremony – July 31, 2016

• Welcome Remarks: Teresa Wankin General Secretary CANTO
• Remarks: Julian Wilkins, Chairman CANTO Board of Directors
• Remarks for Puerto Rico: Javier Rua-Jovet, Chairman Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico
• Min. of Fisheries & Environment (Grenada) Hon. Alvin Dabreo  Address
• Remarks: Stephen Ma, President, Huawei Technologies, Caribbean
• Remarks: Manuel Kohnstamm, SVP & CCAO Liberty Global

Monday – August 1, 2016

Ministerial Roundtable 1: 

• Smarter Nations on the Way- Joe So, Huawei Technologies
• Feature: John Reid, Interim CEO, C&W Communications

Converged Regulation: 

• Manuel Kohnstamm- Liberty Global SVP & CCAO
• The Internet Value Chain- David Geary, Digicel

Session 1: Technology on Steroids – Living in a Modern World 

• Smart Islands, Intelligent Nations- Carlyle Roberts, Bahamas Telecommunications Company
• Digital Impact on Omni-Channel Experience- Renato Osato, Amdocs
• Telco 2020: The Digital Lifestyle Opportunity- Rodrigo Cuello, Oracle
• Technology Changes Everythink- Anil Sadhoeram, Nxt Wave Inc.
• How Cloud Unified Communications and Contact Centers are Driving Growth- Chris Carabello. Snr. Dir. Product Marketing, Metaswitch

Session 2: Corporate Social Responsibility Project Awareness Initiatives in the Caribbean & Strengthening Cooperation between Telecommunications Operators and National Disaster Offices.

• Reduction of Power Backup Costs & Maintenance-Rick Burant, VP of Sales Altergy Systems
• Robert Williams, ECLAC Presentation

Tuesday – August 2, 2016

Panel Discussion: Securing Investments in Broadband Networks in Developing Countries and an Open Internet

• Jared Carlson- Ericsson VP Public Affairs & Regulations
• Doug Bonner- Partner, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice
• Richard Feasey- Independent Consultant, Associate, Frontier Economics & Snr. Advisor to Wiley Rein LLP, Washington DC

Ministerial Round Table 2: 

• Keynote: Leading New ICT, Making Cities Safer – Luis Guillot, Huawei Technologies
• Corrine Phillip- Legal & Regulatory Advisor, Digicel

Global Telecoms Trends

• Exploit Algorithms & Global Knowledge to Boost Productivity in Network Quality Assurance- Lars Moltsen, 2Operate
• The Digital Services Landscape- John Brooks, VP Subex
• How you can take Cost Out of Complexity and Improve Customer Experience with Service Automation- Scott Argue, SaskTel International

Wednesday- August 3, 2016

Session 4: Next Generation Communications

• Next Generation Communication – Jose Otero, 5GAmericas
• Embedded SIM (eSIM) Present and Future- Jose Luis, Converlogic
• Collaborative Engineering Solutions for Effective Multi-Access Technologies Rollout- Kiran Solipuram, Cyient
• Fixed LTE – Delivering BB with a Positive ROI – Pete Vavra, Telrad

Session 6: Aligning the Caribbean ICT Calendar

• Albert Daniels – ICANN
• Kevon Swift-LACNIC
• Leslie Nobile – ARIN
• Shernon Osepa- Internet Society

Sunday July 26, 2015

Opening Ceremony

• Remarks: Shola Taylor – Secretary General Elect, Commonwealth Telecoms Organization

Monday July 27, 2015

Session 1: WRC-15 Caribbean Stakeholders Preparatory Discussions

• Remarks: David Geary- Digicel
• Ricardo Guardia –Superior User Experience & Network Performance – Ricardo Guardia. Ericsson
•  Dianne McAuliffe- Cable & Wireless Business Presentation
• Status of Preparation for WRC-15 -Carmelo Rivera, Vice-Chairman CITEL
• WRC-15 Caribbean Stakeholders Preparatory Discussions- Mindel De La Torre, CIB US. FCC
•  Mariah Shuman – WRC-15 Agenday – Mariah Shuman, Regulatory Counsel O3b Networks
• Harmonized Caribbean Spectrum Planning & Management Project & WRC-15 Perspectives – Gary Kalloo, HSCPMP Programme Manager
• WRC-15 Al 1.1: Additional IMT Spectrum – Luciana Camargos, GSMA
• Can the Caribbean Make a Difference? CANTO WRC-15 Session- Julian Wilkins, CANTO Chairman

Tuesday July 28, 2015 

Session 2:  The Innovative Edge

• An Overview on the Internet of Things and its Potential for Managed Service Providers- Gabriel Marcus, C&W Business
• PIN Notice – Fibreoptics
• The Innovation Edge Presentation – Digicel
• Business Continuity Management (BCM) Emerging Telecoms Infrastructure Risk – Heather Wallen-Bryan- LIME DRP Chair CANTO
• How to Adapt to the Changing Landscape – Dirk Currie, CEO Telesur
• Take-Back Systems for Mobile Handsets Presentation

Wednesday July 29, 2015 

• Exploring the Promise of a Bill and Keep Regime for Mobile Termination
• Mobile Video in the Encrypted Era -Fred Koopmans, Snr. Dir. Byte Mobile Product Management CITRIX
• Network Performance an Operator’s Competitive Differentiator- Christhian Casino, Technical Sales Director, Ericsson
• Broadband Adoption and Innovation in ECTEL Member States – Embert Charles, Managing Director, ECTEL

Thursday & Friday

• 2nd Annual Marketing Forum Presentations
• CANTO 2015 Pictures

SUNDAY

• Remark: Bahamas P.M. Hon. Perry Gladstone Christie, MP
• Remarks: CANTO Chairman Dirk Currie
• Remarks: Regenie Fraser, Secretary General, CANTO
• Remarks: Hon. Dr. Bernard J. Nottage, M.P., Minister of National Security Bahamas

[VIDEO]  Broadband for Sustainable Development Promo:  

Monday

• Strategic Alliances for Sustainable Broadband Development- Dr. Hamadoun I Toure, Secretary General, International Telecoms Union (ITU)
• Broadband Infrastructure Inventory and Public Awareness in the Caribbean (BIIPAC) Project – Ayanna Samuel , Regional Coordinator
• C@ribNet: Supporting the Caribbean’s Single ICT Space- Ken Sylvester, CEO, CKLN
• The Next Fifteen Years- Tim Heffernan, LIME
• Making the Single ICT Space a Reality-Columbus
• Clouding The Networked Society – Ericsson
• Partnering for the Success of the Single ICT Space- Jennifer Britton, Deputy Programme Manager, CARICOM Secretariat

Wednesday

• Digital Economy Presentation -Jeffery Zwall, Extreme Networks
• IPv6 Deployment – Nate Davis, Cheif Operating Officer, ARIN
• From Spam to Cyber Security- Karen Mulbery, Internet Society
• Customer Experience Assurance Pt 1 – Rafael Andrade, Director of Technical Sales, JDSU Latin America
• Customer Experience Assurance Pt 2- Rafael Andrade Director of Technical Sales, JDSU Latin America
• Driving Ethernet Service Revenue- Anand Gonuguntla, Co-Founder & CEO, Centina Systems
• Creating Value with Network Performance – CANTO
• Making the Single ICT Space A Reality – Columbus
• How Technology Changes the Way We View Television- Anil Sadhoeram, MD, Divitel Americas
• Spam, Malware & Cybercrime- John Levine, CAUCE North America
• NTIA & IANA Stewardship – CANTO
• Digicel ICT 13 (DIGICEL BUSINESS)