Speakers and panelists represent a variety of cybersecurity organizations and companies both from the Caribbean region and North America more broadly.
The Forum will feature professionals from the Caribbean electricity sector to share their regional knowledge and experiences and to provide local context to leading practices.
USAID and other multilateral development organizations will participate in the Forum to coordinate efforts and learn from each other to align resources that work towards shared goals.
Executive Director, Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC)
Chief of Party, USAID SUPER Program, Deloitte
Cybersecurity Engineering Degree Program Coordinator, INTEC
ICT Program Leader, the University of Trinidad and Tobago
Professor of Computer Science, University of the West Indies
Senior Grid Strategist, Idaho National Laboratory
Manager, Deloitte Cyber and Strategic Risk
Specialist Senior, Deloitte Cyber and Strategic Risk
Executive Director, National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)
Cybersecurity Program Manager, Organization of American States
Head of the Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TT-CSIRT)
CEO, Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
Country Manager for the Latin America and Caribbean region, U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Cybersecurity Research Engineer, NREL
Project Manager and Lead, NREL's Secure Cyber-Energy Systems Group
Assistant Professor, The University of the Bahamas
Director of IT Security & Compliance, Atlantis Resorts
Cyber Security Research Engineer, NREL
Cyber Security Analyst, Symptai Consulting
Senior IT Administrator, The Barbados Light & Power Company
Founder and CEO, eMRock Digital Consultants
Cyber Security and Resilience Researcher, NREL
10 May, 2022 10:00
Erick Conde
USAID
Crissy Godfrey
Deloitte
10 May, 2022 10:15
This panel discussion will help kick off the forum by providing a deep dive into the changes underway in the electric grid, including the greater integration of renewables and distributed energy resources. Panelists will emphasize best practices for building cybersecurity into modern energy systems, including a discussion on vendor assessment and supply chain cybersecurity. There will also be a brief overview of how USAID, NREL, and Deloitte can assist regional power sector utilities in bolstering their cybersecurity postures.
Zoe Dormuth
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Steve Granda
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Laura Leddy
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Leon Brewster
The Barbados Light & Power Company
10 May, 2022 11:45
Protecting the Grid in the Caribbean requires an understanding the Caribbean Threat Landscape, including the nature and vector of attacks. This event will provide information on threat intelligence in the Caribbean, a real-world ransomware case study from SIFT/CCSC case files, and a discussion on the potential costs of cyberattacks.
Francois Griffith
SIFT Inc.
Roland Kissoon
Check Point Software Technologies
10 May, 2022 13:15
Panelists will discuss policies and procedures for organizations to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber incidents, and how participants should employ governance as an organization-wide strategic issue.
Moniphia Hewling
eMRock Foundation
Tsega Thompson
Atlantis Resorts
Vernisha Ahyoung
Shell
Yanika Miller
Symptai Consulting
10 May, 2022 14:45
Interested in learning more about higher education opportunities in cybersecurity? Panelists from three universities in the Caribbean will each present on the programs at their respective institution, why a cyber education can be so valuable, and the impetus behind each university’s decision to offer a cybersecurity program.
Professor Yufei Wu
University of Trinidad and Tobago
Osvaldo Larancuent
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo
Eardley Grant
University of the Bahamas
10 May, 2022 16:15
This casual yet informative chat with the NACAA Executive Director will bring his experience to bear on governance and risk management strategies in the energy and utility sectors, and how to apply these strategies to the Caribbean region.
Miles Keogh
National Association of Clean Air Agencies
11 May, 2022 10:00
Ian Winborne
USAID
Dr. Cletus Berin
CARILEC
11 May, 2022 10:15
This talk introduces the audience to the emerging cyber challenges of Industry 4.0 Transformation. The audience embarks on a journey to explore industry-leading topics like: Vulnerabilities and risks to critical infrastructure, segmentation and security in a highly interconnected operational technology (OT) infrastructure, and also learns about historical attacks on OT. Finally, the talk takes the audience through two live cyber attacks that showcase how security holes can result in the complete compromise of OT Infrastructure.
Dr. Rishabh (George) Das
Deloitte Cyber and Strategic Risk
11 May, 2022 11:45
Knowledge-sharing is a crucial component for achieving development goals, and this is especially true in the Caribbean region. Join these panelists for a discussion of what the Caribbean nations and other small-island states can do to be proactive and address the rising threat of cyberattacks.
Kerry-Ann Barrett
Organization of American States
Angus Smith
Trinidad and Tobago CSIRT
Deon Olton
Caribbean Cyber Security Center
Anika Shuttleworth
eGov Jamaica
11 May, 2022 13:15
During this session, Anne Robbins, Manager for Deloitte Cyber and Strategic Risk will, help attendees conceptualize how begin their cyber journey or enhance their current cybersecurity practices through a combination of low-cost and no-cost cybersecurity tools and governance recommendations. Professor Patrick Hosein will then discuss how low-cost and non-compressive protection can prove beneficial against cyber-attacks and illustrate an AI-based solution that is presently used to protect school sites.
Patrick Hosein
University of Trinidad and Tobago
Anne Robbins
Deloitte Cyber and Strategic Risk
11 May, 2022 14:45
The USTDA is one of the leading project preparation facilities operating in Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting more than 700 project activities across the region's economies. USTDA focuses its efforts on the economic sectors of strategic importance to U.S. industry and their regional partners, including energy, transportation, information and communications technology, and water. Join USTDA Country Manager Lambrini Kolios for an overview of how the USTDA works in the grid technology space.
Lambrini Kolios
United States Trade and Development Agency
11 May, 2022 15:45
Historically, grid resilience has referred to weather-related incidents that impact the ability of the grid to deliver reliable power. Increasing threats related to cyber concerns add a new dimension to this understanding of resilience. Join these panelists for a discussion about how decision-makers can factor cyber considerations into their resilience strategies.
Alexandra Forssell
Deloitte Cayman Islands
Racquel Moses
The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
Andy Bochman
Idaho National Laboratory
Xavier Gordon
Flash Motors, Xergy
11 May, 2022 17:00
To close out the Forum, Tami Reynolds from NREL will give an overview of the USAID-NREL partnership and the technical assistance they can provide. This assistance includes cybersecurity assessments of utilities and other resources through the Resilient Energy Platform, all with the goal of delivering reliable, clean, and affordable power. Crissy Godfrey, Chief of Party for the USAID SUPER program, will describe the technical assistance available to Caribbean entities interested in cybersecurity. This assistance includes training and capacity building; establishing cyber policies, procedures, and standards; developing leading practice material development; and providing other tools and resources that contribute to USAID's goal of a more cybersecure Caribbean.
Tami Reynolds
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Crissy Godfrey
Deloitte
Impacts of a successful cyberattack can be devastating for an electric utility. This can range from physical damage to infrastructure and blackouts to data loss or theft. Moreover, the consequences of ransomware are costly as utilities can be held financially beholden to bad actors. Now is the time to leverage resources, share knowledge, and coordinate strategies to take preventative measures against cyberattacks, ransomware, and other malware.
Operational and workforce management aspects of the grid are changing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the grid is also modernizing through new technologies such as advanced metering infrastructure and distributed generation. The Forum will focus on cybersecurity in the increasingly remote energy sector environment. This new dynamic leads to many cyber challenges the Caribbean energy sector must navigate.
If you have any questions, please reach out to abrillman@deloitte.com