Ms. Godfrey has 20 years in energy sector, specializing in energy governance, regulation and market reform. Her technical specialties include energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy, distributed generation, smart grid as well as competitive retail and wholesale markets in domestic and international spaces. She has managed and/or provided technical strategic development of USAID, DOS and DOE grants and contracts. As a former regulatory practitioner with the Maryland Public Service Commission, her division led the initiation and implementation of the EmPOWER Maryland programs, placing Maryland in the top-10 tier State energy efficiency and demand response programs. She also led the MD PSC's business case review and staff testimony of full-scale smart grid AMI deployment within the State, leading to an investment of nearly $800M. She has a strong regulatory competencies in cost-reflective rate design, micro grids and cybersecurity.

Zoe is a cybersecurity research engineer at NREL. Her education in computer and electrical engineering complements her background in cybersecurity providing a strong foundation for grid security research. The work she has contributed at NREL includes developing and deploying the Cyber-Energy Emulation Platform, leading research in identifying vulnerabilities in wind infrastructure, and performing software/firmware enumeration and vulnerability assessment (under CyTRICS). Previously, she researched computer architecture, computational biology, and high-performance computing applications in academia. Zoe also had numerous internships performing malware analysis, reverse engineering ICS and IoT devices, and automating incident response and forensic analysis processes. 

Steve Granda is a security researcher in NREL's Secure Cyber Energy Systems Group. He performs research in power and cyber systems, focusing on methodologies for detection, mitigation, and recovery of threats from cyberattack to ensure grid resiliency.

Laura Leddy is a researcher within NREL's Energy Security and Resilience Center who focuses on technical solution development and cybersecurity best practices for resilience. Laura provides cybersecurity assistance to utilities through the USAID-NREL Partnership, contributes to NREL's resilience initiative, and works with external stakeholders to advance projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. She has a professional background in climate security and international affairs.

Leon Brewster is a highly regarded Cyber Security strategist with over 20 years of experience in the field. His career spans working in the Banking and Finance, and Electric Utility industries. In his current role, he is responsible for the end-to-end Information Security program at the Barbados Light & Power company. Leon is adept at analyzing trends in both Cyber Security system offerings and the cyber threat landscape and defining and implementing strategies to mitigate risk and achieve an appropriate security posture.

Francois Griffith is the Managing Director of SIFT Inc. – one of the first companies in Barbados primarily offering services in Computer Forensics and Information Security – and is a practicing Computer Forensic Examiner and an Information Security Consultant from the island of Barbados. Francois is also a Board Member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Barbados Chapter and a partnering company of the Caribbean Cyber Security Center.

After completing his Master’s Degree in Information Security and Computer Forensics in 2008, Francois became the first person in the Eastern Caribbean to achieve the EnCE (Encase Certified Examiner) Certification. This coveted qualification is recognized by both the law enforcement and corporate communities across the globe as a symbol of in-depth computer forensics knowledge. Francois also earned the distinction of being a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) which is the globally accepted standard of achievement for Information Security Management Professionals.  

Francois has provided Information Security Consulting and Computer Forensic Services to organizations both locally and regionally spanning all sectors of business including but not limited to; Law Enforcement Agencies, Government Departments, Law Firms, Financial Institutions, Hotels, Healthcare Providers, and international Organisations. He has been appointed by the High Court of Barbados as an independent computer forensic expert and has provided expert witness testimony in serious administrative hearings. Francois has also carried out major forensic duties as the local arm of international Forensic Investigations under commission from overseas entities.

Once a part-time lecturer at the University of The West Indies, Francois acknowledges the opportunities his country has provided for him, and is dedicated to giving back by raising awareness, to the disciplines of Information Security and Computer Forensics across the region.

Roland Kissoon (MSc, COBIT 5, CISA, CRISC, CISSP, CCSK, CEH, ISO 27001 LA, PMP) is a Management & Information Security Executive with over 20 years experience in multiple security domains. He has a wide array of hands on experience having served in roles ranging from Technical to C level positions for multi-national organizations in the Aviation, IT, Telecommunications and SI industries. He now has the privilege of working with an Isreali-based organization which is a pure-play Information Security provider for 100% of the fortune 100’s and more than 80% of fortune 500 companies.

He is passionate about contributing to his field of choice: being founder and past Chairman of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Caribbean Chapter, Associate Chair of the CSA Worldwide Congress, Reviewer and Contributor of the CSA Cloud Control Matrix,  Member of CSA’s Mobile Security Working Group, Member of ISACA’s Research Funding and Academic Relations Committee, Adjunct Lecturer at Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business having contributed to the development of their MSc Information Systems & Technology Management to name a few of many contributions.

Dr. Moniphia Hewling, Founder and CEO at eMRock Digital Consultants is a Cyber Crimes and Security Consultant, often referred to as a cyber-crusader. Dr Hewling, a Jamaican, is a respected, self-assured, confident, and purposeful leader who is driven by a passion for excellence and a strong desire for achievement.

Dr. Hewling is credited with being a member of Jamaica’s National Cyber Security Task Force that developed Jamaica’s first National
Cyber Security Strategy and its accompanying implementation plan.

In 2016 she was tasked with the challenge of building out and heading Jamaica’s first Cyber Incident Response Team. In addition to
fulfilling that role Dr. Hewling also led the Public Education and Awareness campaign to heighten the awareness of Jamaican citizens to cybercrimes.

Dr Hewling has presented at a number of international conferences both academic and organizational, on topics related to cybercrimes,
security, intelligence and forensics. In addition to being an avid researcher who has published papers and presented at a number of
international conferences she is the recipient of two international fellowships.

Dr. Hewling recently founded a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of youth in the rural areas of Jamaica through the use of digital
technology and education to continue her passion of increasing awareness to cybercrimes, data security and human trafficking online.

Ms. Thompson has more than 12 years of Information Security experience working across multiple sectors. She has a successful record of delivering security solutions and implementing security programs and technologies to improve processes for enhanced efficiency and cost reduction. She has leadership experience and expertise in Governance, Risk, and Compliance, along with success in implementing IT security systems to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical business information and information systems.

Vernisha Ahyoung has 18 years O&G experience with multinational companies in roles such as Service Delivery, IT Operations, Project Management, Telecommunications, Digitalization, and Business Partnering. She currently is an Information and Digital Technology Manager with Shell. Her IT experience spans 20+ years across the Americas and the Caribbean where she began working as a Network Administrator with qualifications from Microsoft and Cisco at that time. She has since worked on Process Control Domain projects specifically addressing the cybersecurity threats to the production environment, and other Enterprise related infrastructure projects to protect against attacks. Vernisha holds a double major Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems, and Behavioral Science, a Masters in Business Administration, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate for a degree in Strategic Leadership (DSL) as she is undertaking her research on Strategic Leadership in Crisis Management. She is a firm believer in understanding technology and human behavior as the two enable each other in business.

Yanika Miller has over four years of experience in Information Security, Privacy and Software Quality Assurance. 

Ms. Miller earned a B.Sc. in Computing with a Major in Computer science from the University of Technology, Jamaica.  She is also CompTIA CSAP, CySA+, and Security+ certified. Ms. Miller was a part of the first batch of students to represent Jamaica and UTECH in The Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Program (2017) where she received telecommunications and language training in Shenzhen and Beijing, China.  

At Sympai, Ms. Miller works closely with external cyber security teams. She works to identify issues, develop solutions and make recommendations based on the individual client’s needs in multiple areas such as Data Privacy and Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Network & Web Vulnerability, Penetration Testing, and Security Controls.

Prior to joining Symptai, Ms. Miller worked as a consultant at QualityWorks Consulting Group, a Software Quality Assurance (QA) company based in Los Angeles, CA. She was responsible for creating several custom compliance frameworks checklists, security research, manual and automated testing and leading QA efforts on an international project.  

Ms. Miller is a part of an initiative centered around connecting women and girls interested in cyber security in the Caribbean (WISC), and she also served as a volunteer with the Palisadoes Foundation, which is centered around students getting open-source development experience. 

Professor Yufei Wu is the director of Center for Information and Communication Technology at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). He received his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Engineering from the University of Montreal and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from McGill University, Canada. Professor Wu spearheaded the UTT MSc cybersecurity degree programme in January 2019. The programme offers two tracks, with one track focusing on hacking and digital forensic, and the other on cybersecurity management, policy and governance. He is a member of CISSP (Certified Information Security Systems Professional), and is a member of IET (Institute of Electrical Engineers).

Mr. Eardley Grant is an Assistant Professor in Computer Information Systems with the Faculty of Business, Hospitality and Tourism Studies at the University of The Bahamas since 2016. Previously he was the Senior IT Manager for Campbell Shipping Ltd. where he was responsible for the development, deployment, and management of the company’s Information Technology infrastructure for their global operations, which included The Bahamas, India, and the Philippines.

Part of his responsibilities since joining academia is participating in the development of the University’s new Bachelor of Arts Degree in Information Assurance with specialization in Cybersecurity. His academic interest includes applying the principles of nissology to the impact of Digital Ledger Technologies (DLTs), the Internet of Things (IoT), Low power long Range (LoRa) wireless technology, Smart Systems, and Cybersecurity on Small Island Developing States.

He considers himself a public-interest technologist with a keen interest in establishing relationships with industry and other universities.

He has earned numerous industry security certifications and holds a Master of Science Degree in Information Assurance (MSIA) from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, and Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunications Law from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland. He Is currently pursuing a terminal degree with Dakota State University in Cyber Defense.

Miles Keogh is the Executive Director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), an association of 153 state and local air pollution control agencies.  He previously started and directed the Research Lab at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), where he advised State Utility Commissions on energy, environmental, and security issues for over a decade.  He is the author of regulatory primers on Cybersecurity, Resilience, and Risk Management, and has taught and advised leaders in the electric sector across North America and Europe on these issues.  Most recently he provided regulatory assistance on cybersecurity issues in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland for power sector experts in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and the Black Sea region.  He continues to work on cybersecurity through a number of advisory boards related to the power system.  Miles has prior work experience in the wind energy industry and sited power infrastructure for the Massachusetts Public Utility Commission.  Miles also spent five years as an ambulance driver and medic in Washington DC.  He received a Bachelors in International Relations from Georgetown University and a Masters in Environmental Management from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Dr. Cletus Bertin is currently the Executive Director of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC). He has worked in various Caribbean countries and with several regional and international organizations, including the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL); OECS Secretariat; Commonwealth Secretariat; the World Bank, Global Information & Communication Technologies Department); and the European Union (EU) as a full-time employee and as a consultant, primarily in the fields of Change Management, Organizational Development, Capacity Building and Information Systems implementation, for over two decades.Dr. Cletus Bertin is currently the Executive Director of the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC). He has worked in various Caribbean countries and with several regional and international organizations, including the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL); OECS Secretariat; Commonwealth Secretariat; the World Bank, Global Information & Communication Technologies Department); and the European Union (EU) as a full-time employee and as a consultant, primarily in the fields of Change Management, Organizational Development, Capacity Building and Information Systems implementation, for over two decades.

Dr. Rishabh Das is an Advisory Specialist Senior within Deloitte's cyber and strategic risk services. He has hands-on experience in operating, troubleshooting, and supervising control systems used in the oil and gas industry. Rishabh's research experience ranges over 5 years, with a specialization in embedded Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) inside industrial controllers. His other research experiences are in topics such as virtualization of Industrial Control System (ICS), Threat modeling, penetration testing in ICS, active network monitoring, and use of Machine Learning in IDS. During his Ph.D., Rishabh has advised military associations and commercial companies on their critical infrastructure cybersecurity needs.  

Kerry-Ann Barrett is the CyberSecurity Program Manager at the Cyber Security Program at the Organization of American States. In her capacity she offers technical assistance to member states in the development and implementation of their national cybersecurity strategies as well as assist in the implementation of various technical capacity building initiatives within the Cyber Security Program. Additionally, in this capacity she has participated as a speaker at various regional and international cyberspace fora with a focus on cyber related issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Kerry-Ann is also an attorney-at-law with over 20 years of experience. Included in her legal professional experience have been appointments within several government ministries in the Caribbean, as well as legal consultancy services to the CARICOM Secretariat and the ILO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in International Arbitration, a Master’s in Business Administration (Distinction) in International Business, an LLB and Certificates in E-Diplomacy, Cyber Security Risk Management and Legal Frameworks for ICTs. Mrs. Barrett expertise covers cybersecurity policy development, electronic commerce, internet governance and cybersecurity.

Most recently, she has led or provided technical support for the development of the national cyber security frameworks for countries such as Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, México, Peru and Trinidad & Tobago. Her international experience includes the representation of the OAS in the Council of Europe, ICANN and has been designated as a member of the Board of Curators for the portal on cybersecurity capabilities of the University of Oxford, an Oxford Martin Associate as a member of the Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre’s Expert Advisory Panel and the ICANN SSR2 Team.

Mr. Deon Olton is the Lead Cyber Security Consultant, with CCSC / SIFT Inc. He has assisted multiple public and private organizations in the Caribbean improve their security posture. As a part of his advocacy he has written several articles on cyber security preparedness, annual cyber security predictions, and been feature speaker at several cyber security and digital forensic forums. On any given day he deals with issues such as: Critical Infrastructure Protection, Application Security, Business Continuity management, incident response planning, security monitoring, data privacy, and data protection. Mr. Olton is also the Project Lead for the Caribbean’s first and only indigenous cybersecurity public awareness Campaign, ThinkCLickSurf, with a mission of “Keeping Caribbean Citizens Safe Online.”

Mrs. Anika Shuttleworth possesses over twenty-two (22) years of experience in the Information Technology industry, much of which involves serving the people and Government of Jamaica. She is currently the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for eGov Jamaica Limited, and previously served as Senior Director for Business Solutions Services and part-time ICT lecturer. Her experience spans several areas including Strategic Management, Business and Product Development, Project Management, Business Analysis, Innovation, Software Development and Quality Management.

She wholeheartedly believes in nation building, delivering efficient and effective service to customers, as well as empowering young people to achieve their fullest potential. To that end, she serves on several boards and committees, including the Jamaica Technology & Digital Alliance (JTDA) (formerly called Jamaica Computer Society); the Computer Information Systems (CIS) as an Advisory Board Member, University of Technology; and several government committees.

Mrs. Shuttleworth is a Fellow of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in eGovernment, and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Scrum Certified Product Owner and Professionally Accredited Director. She also possesses a Master of Science in Computer Based Management Information Systems and a Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science from the University of the West Indies (Mona).

Mr. Hosein attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he obtained five degrees including a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has worked at Bose Corporation, Bell Laboratories, AT&T Laboratories, Ericsson and Huawei. He has published extensively with over 150 refereed journal and conference publications. He holds 41 granted patents in the areas of telecommunications and wireless technologies. He was nominated for the Ericsson Inventor of the Year award in 2004, was the Huawei US Wireless Research Employee of the year for 2007 and is a 2015 Anthony Sabga Caribbean Laureate for Science and Technology. Patrick is presently the administrative and technical contact for the TT top level domain, CEO of the TTNIC and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of the West Indies. His present areas of research include Applied Data Science, Operations Research and Performance and Pricing Optimization for Cellular Networks.  

Ms. Robbins has over 20 years of experience designing, implementing, securing, and managing enterprise and operational technology systems that support critical business processes, such as SCADA, Industrial Control Systems, Building Management Systems, virtualization platforms, data repositories, as well as general system and user support. As a Microsoft Windows subject matter expert, she has led multiple projects securing enterprise and OT platforms, as well as creating and implementing comprehensive organization-wide initiatives for information assurance and cybersecurity policy. Ms. Robbins focuses on excellent client support that builds trust by consistently exceeding their expectations and building mutually respectful relationships with clients and team members to achieve optimal results for her organization.

Lambrini Kolios is a Country Manager for the Latin America and Caribbean region at the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). In this capacity, she is responsible for business development, project preparation and evaluation, and supervision of USTDA activities in Brazil and the Caribbean.

Before joining as a Country Manager, Ms. Kolios was a Research Analyst for Latin American and the Caribbean at USTDA. Prior to USTDA, she worked in the Office of International Religious Freedom at the U.S. Department of State. While in graduate school, Ms. Kolios worked at the U.S.-China Strong Foundation in Washington, D.C. and at the U.S. Embassy in Brazil.

Ms. Kolios holds an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Graduate Certificate in Chinese and American Studies from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. She received a B.A. in International Business from Rollins College, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Ms. Kolios is distinguished as both a Fulbright Scholar to Taiwan and a Boren Fellow to Brazil.  She speaks Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and Greek.

Alexandra is a Director in the Deloitte Cayman Islands practice. She has over 16 years of experience in IT management and over 11 years of performing Cyber, Strategic, and Technology & Digital Risk services for Deloitte’s clients. This includes work in cybersecurity strategy and governance, security and privacy assessments, incident response, system implementation, data analytics, and project management. Alexandra is also a frequent speaker at Cyber conferences in Cayman and the Caribbean.

Alexandra has a Ph.D. in Information Assurance and Security and a Masters Degree in Software Engineering. Alexandra is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), Certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Auditor, and a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

As the CEO of the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator Racquel Moses leads the Accelerator as it delivers its strategy, bringing with her nearly two decades of business management experience in the Caribbean region. Moses works with key stakeholders in governments and the public and private sectors to co-develop and agree on Accelerator strategies to drive investment projects across the Caribbean at scale. She is based in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Ms. Moses is also a Trustee of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee.

Mr. Bochman provides strategic guidance to senior USG and industry leaders on topics at the intersection of grid and critical infrastructure security and resilience. Previously, he was a Global Energy & Utilities Security Lead at IBM and Senior Adviser at the Chertoff Group in Washington, DC.

A frequent speaker, writer and standards developer, Andy has provided analysis on energy sector security actions, standards and gaps to DOE, DOD, DHS, FERC, NERC, NIST, NARUC, the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council (ESCC), and state utility commissions, most recently testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on energy infrastructure cybersecurity issues.

Ms. Godfrey has 20 years in energy sector, specializing in energy governance, regulation and market reform. Her technical specialties include energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy, distributed generation, smart grid as well as competitive retail and wholesale markets in domestic and international spaces. She has managed and/or provided technical strategic development of USAID, DOS and DOE grants and contracts.