DAY 1 – Thursday 26th March, 2026 |
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| 7:00 am – 7:45 am | AGM – Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 11:30 am | AGM – Members Only |
| 12:00 pm – 12:05 pm | Opening of Conference and Welcome Remarks President – SATT |
| 12:06 pm – 12:30 pm | Feature Address Minister of Works and Infrastructure- Senator the Honourable, Jearlean John |
| 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | The Coming Storm in the Shipping and Logistics Industry – What Will Change? Lars Jensen – Chief Executive Officer and Partner – Vespucci Maritime The Port Performance and Supply Chain Relationship Status: “It’s Complicated”. Dr. Jan Hoffmann – Global Lead, Maritime Transport and Ports – The World Bank Panel Discussion and Q&A Moderator: Troy Persad, General Manager, Bridge Control Services Limited |
| 2:50 pm – 3:35 pm | Port Operations: Partners in Trade and Transportation. Candice Baptiste, Chief Executive Officer Ag., Port of Port of Spain (PPOS) Deoraj Mahase, President (Ag.), Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation Ltd Nigel Woodsley, Manager, Ports & Terminals Operations, National Energy Corporation of T&T (NEC) Moderator: Hayden Alleyne – SATT Past-President and Agent of Transformation |
| 3:40 pm – 3:55 pm | Coffee Break |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | The Evolution and Future Role of Shipping Agents – Panel Discussion Yuri Jardine, Managing Director, UAL Trinidad Brian Philips, Managing Director, Mediterranean Shipping Company Trinidad and Tobago Ltd Ravindu Rodrigo, Managing Director, GAC Energy & Marine Services Ltd Sonja Voisin, Managing Director, Gulf Shipping Ltd Moderator – Jason-Leigh Ayong, Group Manager-Business Development, Melville Shipping Ltd – A Division of CKHL |
| 4:50 pm – 5:00 pm | Host – Recap Day 1 |
| 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm | Cocktail Mixer |
DAY 2 – Friday 27th March, 2026 |
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| 7:00 am – 8:15 am | Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 am – 8:35 am | Welcome and Introduction to Day 2 |
| 8:40 am – 9:00 am | Q&A Follow up from Panel 1 Day 1 – Mr. Lars Jensen and Dr. Jan Hoffmann |
| 9:05 am – 9:30 am | Feature Address Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism – Senator the Honourable, Satyakama Maharaj |
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Trade Facilitation Part 1: Needs of the Business Sector Anna Henderson, President, American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T) Sonji Pierre-Chase, President, Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TTCIC) Rudy Rampersad, Director, Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturing Association (TTMA) Moderator: Julian Sammy, Director of Sales-Caribbean, SHIPCO Transport Ltd. |
| 10:35 am – 10:50 am | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am – 11:45 am | Trade Facilitation Part 2: The Role of Customs and Excise in Trade Facilitation Riad Juman, Comptroller of Customs and Excise Dexter Lall, Premier Customs Brokerage Ltd Stefan Mohammed, SATT Representative on the Customs Brokers’ Board Moderator: Peter Patience, Director, Cargo Consolidators Agency Ltd |
| 11:50 am – 12:50 pm | Lunch |
| 12:55 pm – 1:40 pm | Trade Facilitation Part 3: Marine Operations and Safety John-Paul Pantin, Chief Pilot, Trinidad and Tobago Pilots’ Association Michelle Scipio-Hosang, Vice President, Port & Estate Management, National Energy Corporation of T&T (NEC) Moderator: Troy Persad, General Manager, Bridge Control Services Limited |
| 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Trade Facilitation Part 4: Leveraging Technology in Logistics Anthony Flynn, Chief Executive Officer, PAS Trinidad Ltd Riaz Panchoo, Regional Manager, Veconinter Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. Simon Pantin, Director of International Stations, Amerijet International Moderator- Kevin Choo Quan, General Manager, Gulf Shipping Ltd |
| 2:35 pm – 2:50 pm | Coffee Break |
| 2:55 pm – 3:40 pm | Risk Management: Marine and Cargo Interests Navin Dookeran – Executive Director, Agostini Insurance Brokers Ltd Asif Hosein-Shah, Attorney-at-Law, N.D. Alfonso & Co. Miguel Vasquez, Partner, M. Hamel-Smith & Co. Moderator: Marlene Jeremiah, Marine Coordinator, National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Decarbonization and the Shipping Industry Kiesha Farnum, Head of Partnerships and Programs, Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Stephan Nanan, Deputy Director of GHG Advisor, Maritime Technology Corporation Centre (MTCC), Caribbean Moderator – Capt. Rawle Baddaloo, Co-Leader, Caribbean Marine Environment Protection Association (CARIBMEPA) |
| 4:35 pm – 5:00 pm | Capacity Building in the Maritime Sector Gerogia Donaldson, Managing Director, Corporate Options |
| 5:05 pm – 5:15 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm | Cocktail Reception and Entertainment |