Hear firsthand from some of the industry's most influential ICT experts
Gain insight into lucrative investment opportunities
Network with Ministers of the Region, Business Leaders and ICT professionals from around the world
It's all happening at the Trinidad & Tobago ICT Business and Innovation Symposium Nov. 16 - 18! modern sectional exhibition
Information and Communications Technology is exploding worldwide. Discover how ICT is transforming Trinidad & Tobago into a more powerful, knowledge-based economy and a hub for ICT investment opportunities.
Find out how Trinidad & Tobago is emerging as leader in the dynamically expanding regional and global ICT economy - and how you can help shape our future.
This MUST-ATTEND Symposium November 16 to 18, 2008 will feature local, regional and international thought leaders sharing valuable insights on effective ICT strategies.
Feature Speaker Dr. Rene MONTEIL
(UTT, Trinidad & Tobago), The University of Trinidad and Tobago:
Biographical details: Dr. Monteil is a national of Trinidad and Tobago. He holds B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of London and an M.A in Law from the City University, London. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemists in 1981 and was called to the Bar at Middle Temple, London in 1987 and to the Bar in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001. After his Ph.D. in 1976, he began an academic career as a Research Fellow on the synthesis of tetracycline antibiotics with Nobel Laureate, Professor Sir D. H. R. Barton at Imperial College and, later, with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Subsequently, he lectured at the University of the West Indies in Chemistry at Mona, Jamaica and in the Petroleum Engineering unit at St Augustine in Trinidad. As a lawyer, he specialised in intellectual property at the English Bar in London before practising as an advisory lawyer in UK Energy and Policy at the then Department of Energy. In industry, he has held senior positions in both upstream and downstream areas of the oil and gas industry and has been intimately involved in commercial negotiations for all LNG projects in Trinidad and Tobago as well as for the establishment of a plastics industry based on ethylene and propylene. He is a member of various Boards including the Board of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (“UTT”). As the Executive Director of UTT, he is very involved in developing strategic alliances for the University in general and one of its research Institutes - the Natural Gas Institute of the Americas, in particularhemical plants, grew from 150 million cfd to over 1 billion. It now stands close to 4 billion.
Feature Speaker Professor Brian R. N. Copeland
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UWI
Brian Copeland is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of West Indies (2007 -). He was Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UWI from 1997 to 2007. He lectures in Digital Electronics, Microprocessor Systems and Control Systems and is an active lobbyist for engineering education reform. He is Co-ordinator of the Real Time Systems Group, a UWI unit for developing university/industry liaison. Brian is Project Leader for design and construction of the Electronic Scoreboard at the Queen’s Park Oval. He is also Co-ordinator, Steelpan Initiatives Project and Convener at Steelpan Research Centre, UWI. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors, eTecK and Chairman, National Training Agency.