ABOUT
Dr. Adrian Cashman
Dr Adrian Cashman has over 40 years of experience in the water sector and has been working in the Caribbean for the past 16 years, first with the University of the West Indies (UWI) and more recently as an water management consultant.

At UWI he led the water resources management programme in the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES. At CERMES he trained and mentored many postgraduate students who have gone on to play important roles in the water sector across the Region. Prior to moving to the Caribbean, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield’s Water Centre working on asset management.

From 1982 until 1998 he worked in Namibia with the Department of Water Affairs as Director of Water Operations and also Civil Design. He has a first degree in Civil Engineering, a Masters degree in Environmental Economics and a Doctorate in Social Science.

Dr Cashman’s published works cover a diverse range of fields, and he has worked with a wide range of international and regional organisations on water and climate related matters. In 2020 he received the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Associations Gold Award for services to the Caribbean water sector.
ABOUT
Christopher Corbin
Christopher Corbin is the Coordinator of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Cartagena Convention Secretariat based in Kingston, Jamaica. He assumed these duties as of September 1st 2022.

Chris has been with UNEP since September 2004 at the Secretariat in the capacity of Programme Manager for it's Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) Sub-Programme. Since 2015, he has also managed the Secretariat’s Communication, Education, Training and Awareness (CETA) sub-programme.

Chris facilitated the development of and co-authored the region’s first Regional Marine Litter Action Plan and Regional Marine Litter Strategy as well as the first State of Convention Area Report on Marine Pollution.

Mr Corbin, a Saint Lucian national born in Barbados, has over 30 years of national and regional programme and project management experience and has been involved in several intergovernmental processes and discussions for improving oceans governance and water resources management in the Wider Caribbean Region.
CWC 2023

agenda

DAY 1
JUNE 7
DAY 2
JUNE 8
Session 1: Opening Ceremony
On-site Registration & Check-in
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Session 1: Opening Ceremony
MODERATED BY Alisha Ally, Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
Partner Remarks
Clinton D. White
Counselor, USAID
David Schnier
Deputy chief of mission, u.s embassy
Keithroy Halliday
General manager, barbados water authority
Endorsement
Dr. Armstrong Alexis
Deputy Secretary General, CARICOM Secretariat
Launch of the Water-Tech Innovators Business Model Competition
Ryan Assiu
Climate Finance Specialist, USAID / ESC
Opening Keynote Address: Water for All, Addressing Current and Future Challenges to Ensure Water for All
The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, S.C., M.P.
Prime Minister - Barbados
A blend of Pan with Sitar, Tabla rhythms and jazz subtlety. Calypso melodies and Indian Raga.
Mungal Patasar and Pantar
Nov 8
40 Mins
9:10 - 9:50
Session 4: The Climate and Water and Ecosystem Nexus – Impact of Future Climate on the Water Sector and Ecosystem Management in the Caribbean
Moderated by TBC
Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate Officer & Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
Chris Corbin
Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme
Dr. Paulette Bynoe
Lecturer / Consultant, University of Guyana
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm
9:00 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 2: Framing the Conversation through the Region’s Water Frameworks
MODERATED BY leisa perch, Ceo & Founder, saedi consulting barbados inc.
Kareem Sabir
Senior Project Officer - Sustainable Development, CARICOM Secretariat
Dr. James Fletcher
Managing Director, Soloricon - St. Lucia
Farzana Yusuf - Leon
technical specialist, oecs commission
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Take Poll
Session 3: Status of IWRM in the Region – What has been and What is Required
MODERATED BY Alisha Ally, Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
Dr. Adrian Cashman
Chief Executive Officer, AKWATIX
Dr. Roger Pulwarty
Senior Scientist, Physical Sciences Laboratory (NOAA)
12:25 pm - 1:10 pm
Session 4: The Climate & Water & Ecosystem Nexus – Impact of Future Climate on the Water Sector and Ecosystem Management in the Caribbean
MODERATED BY leisa perch, CEO & Co-Founder, SAEDI Consulting Barbados Inc
Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate Officer & Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
Chris Corbin
Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme
Dr. Paulette Bynoe
Deputy dean, University of Guyana
1:20 pm - 2:05 pm
Lunch while we Network
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A blend of Pan with Sitar, Tabla rhythms and jazz subtlety. Calypso melodies and Indian Raga.
Mungal Patasar and Pantar
Nov 8
40 Mins
9:10 - 9:50
Session 4: The Climate and Water and Ecosystem Nexus – Impact of Future Climate on the Water Sector and Ecosystem Management in the Caribbean
Moderated by TBC
Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate Officer & Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
Chris Corbin
Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme
Dr. Paulette Bynoe
Lecturer / Consultant, University of Guyana
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm
Session 5: Side-Bar Energizer
MODERATED BY Ami Henson, CHIEF OF PARTY, USAID / MELSA
Craig Greenidge
Chef
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Session 1: Emerging Security Threats in the Water Sector: International Perspective
MODERATED BY Alisha Ally, Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
Ignatius Jean
Executive Director, Caribbean Water and Sewage Association
Christopher Husbands
General Manager, National Water & Sewage Authority
Samuel Huston
Division Chief, Water and Sanitation Technical Services, U.S. Agency for International Development
Concurrent Session 2: Waste Management and Water Resources Management Nexus
Dr. John Mwansa
Technical Advisor, Barbados Water Authority
Marlon Daniels
President, Caribbean Water & Wastewater Association
Dino Demidof
technical officer, inter-american institute for cooperation on agriculture
3:40 pm - 4:40 pm
A blend of Pan with Sitar, Tabla rhythms and jazz subtlety. Calypso melodies and Indian Raga.
Mungal Patasar and Pantar
Nov 8
40 Mins
9:10 - 9:50
Session 4: The Climate and Water and Ecosystem Nexus – Impact of Future Climate on the Water Sector and Ecosystem Management in the Caribbean
Moderated by TBC
Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate Officer & Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID
Chris Corbin
Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme
Dr. Paulette Bynoe
Lecturer / Consultant, University of Guyana
1:20 pm – 1:50 pm
Session 6: Building Resilience – Discussion & Presentation of Two Barbados Projects
Dr. Colin Young
Executive Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Shelley Parris
project manager, barbados water authority
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Pulling Down the Curtain on Day 1
5:30 pm - 5:35 pm
The Plunge
On-site Registration & Check in
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Session 1: Recap of Day 1 and Welcome
Moderated by Alisha Ally
Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
8:30 am - 8:40 am
Session 2: Policy and Legal Framework
MODERATED BY Alisha Ally, Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
Keithroy Halliday
General Manager, Barbados Water Authority
Mark Barnett
General Manager, National Water Commission
Bernard Ettinoffe
General Manager, DOWASCO
40 Mins
8:40 am - 9:40 am
Session 3: Public- Private- Academic Partnerships
MODERATED BY leisa perch, Ceo & Founder, saedi consulting barbados inc.
Dr. David Farrell
Principal, Caribbean Institute of Meteorology & Hydrology
David Staples
Chairman, Williams Caribbean Capital
Peter M.A Clarke
managing director, water resource authority - jamaica
40 Mins
9:50 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Session 4: Water-Tech Innovation Fireside Chat: From Prototype to Scaling to Global Access
MODERATED BY Alisha Ally, Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
Asra Nadeem
Chief Executive Officer, Draper University
Paige Peters
Founder & CTO, Rapid Radicals Technology
Dragan Tutić
CEO & Founder, Oneka Technologies
Laura Jn. Pierre Noel
Managing Director, inVictus
11:10 am - 12:10 pm
Take Poll
Lunch Break while you Network
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
Session 5: Social Partnerships to Strengthen the Water-Sanitation Sector
moderated by elizabeth riley, Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
Dr. Janice Cumberbatch
senior lecturer, UWI Cave Hill
Dr. Asha Kambon
Public Policy Expert
Ignatius Jean
Executive Director, Caribbean Water and Sewage Association (CWSA)
1:25 pm - 2:25 pm
Session 6: Case Study – Imagine H20: Strengthening the Water-Tech Business Development Ecosystem
MODERATED BY Alisha Ally, Founder & CEO, Cr8v Solutions
Nidhi Menon
Accelerator Program Manager, Imagine H20
2:35 pm - 3:20 pm
Session 7: Financing the Agenda
MODERATED BY leisa perch, Ceo & Founder, saedi consulting barbados inc.
Dr. Colin Young
Executive Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Evan Cayetano
Consultant
Lennox O’Reilly Lewis
Chief Infrastructure Division, Caribbean Development Bank
Midori Makino
Lead Water & Sanitation Specialist, The World Bank
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Call to Action and Vote of Thanks
Gillian Caldwell
Chief Climate officer & deputy assistant administrator, usaid
Mervyn Farroe
regional representative, usaid/esc
4:30 pm - 4:40 pm