Abraham Smith

Abraham Smith was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Trinidad and Tobago in November 2020. He brings more than 20 years international senior management experience to the role, having previously worked in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Russia and the Americas.

Abraham first joined Digicel in February 2019 as the Consumer Director where he led Digicel’s consumer and digital businesses, as well as marketing and business intelligence for two years. He was instrumental in conceiving and driving customer-first digital initiatives that resonated with customers and staff; and his contributions have translated into increased usage and revenues which saw Digicel record its best year ever in T&T in 2019.

Prior to this, Abraham served as the Mobile Strategy Advisor for a worldwide religious nonprofit organization with 15 million members in over 150 countries. He has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, having served as Chief Executive Officer of Wataniya Telecom Maldives, Managing Director of WARF Telecom, CEO of Smart Telecom in Nepal and CEO of Coscom (Ucell) in Uzbekistan.

Abraham has a degree from Georgetown University in international business and has taught as an adjunct professor of digital marketing at the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah USA. He currently sits on the Advisory Board for the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies. Abraham lives in Trinidad and Tobago and is married with two daughters.

Audrey Richards

Audrey Richards is a Consultant with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and has led the bank’s programme for the development of the ecosystem for private equity and venture capital in Jamaica, as well as several key projects aimed at promoting innovation and the development of the local early stage and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Her current focus is expanding the bank’s role as anchor investor in private capital funds, as well as promoting the adoption of globally accepted best practices by stakeholders, advancement of initiatives aimed at legislative and regulatory reforms, and including gender lens investing.

Mrs. Richards has been involved, in several capacities, in the Jamaican capital markets for more than thirty years, and currently serves as Director on the boards of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, BNS Jamaica Limited, Scotia Investments Jamaica Limited, and is Chairman of the Board of Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance Company Limited.

She also serves on the boards of British Caribbean Insurance Company Limited, Caribbean Alternative Investment Association, and her alma mater, St. Andrew High School for Girls, and the St. Andrew High School Foundation.

Mrs. Richards is passionate about creating capital market solutions, organizational building, financial market policy development and implementation, and has led several market developmental initiatives for the private and public sectors.

She has consulted, locally, for institutions such as the Inter-American Development Bank, Bank of Jamaica, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), and the Financial Services Commission, and is a foundation member of the JSE Best Practices Committee. She was previously CEO for Edward Gayle and Company Limited (now NCB Capital Markets) and is a former Deputy Chairman of the JSE Council and Director of the National Housing Trust.

Mrs. Richards holds an MBA (Finance) from the De Groote Graduate School of Business, McMaster University, Canada, and a B.Sc. (Special Chemistry) from the University of the West Indies, Mona.

She is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

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Speakers

Connect and expand your perspective with industry Thought Leaders when you attend The Caribbean Investment Forum. Here's our speakers from #CIF2022.

Dr. The Hon. Keith Rowley
Prime Minister, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Sen. Paula Gopee-Scoon
Minister of Trade and Industry,
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Dr. Carla N. Barnett
Secretary-General, CARICOM
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H.E. Wamkele Mene
Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) Secretariat
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Dr. Nicholas Brathwaite
Founding Managing Partner, Celesta Capital
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Stephen Snyder
Managing Director of Operations & Partnerships,
JetBlue Ventures
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Deodat Maharaj
Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency
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Nigel Baptiste
Managing Director, Republic Bank Limited
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Yoni Epstein
Founding Chairman and CEO, itel
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Gervase Warner
President & Group CEO, Massy Holdings Ltd.
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Jari Aaltonen
Green Technology Cluster Manager, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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Dr. Ibukun Awosika
First Female Chair, First Bank Nigeria
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Ralph Birkhoff
CEO & Founder, Alquimi Renewables, LLC
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Jeffrey Brown
Structuring & Loan Syndication Specialist,
NCB Jamaica Ltd
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Scott Bryan
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Consulting ResearchFDI
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H.E. Peter Cavendish
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Delegation of the European Union, Trinidad & Tobago
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Karen Yip Chuck
Vice President, Republic Financial Holdings Limited
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Joseph Cox
Assistant Secretary - General, Economic Integration, Innovation and Development (EIID), CARICOM Secretariat
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Raphael M. D’angelis
Co-Founder Chairman & Financial Director / USA | GCC
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Diane Edwards
President, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO)
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Kristina Eisele
Representative - Southern & Eastern Caribbean, European Investment Bank
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Pascale Elie
Chairwoman, CELLPAY
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Courtney Fingar
Editor in Chief, Investment Monitor
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Federico Fische
Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Consultant - LAC and Africa
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Wade George
Executive Chairman, Ernst & Young Caribbean Limited
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Kirk-Anthony Hamilton
Co-founder & Director, Tech Beach Retreat
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Lance Hinds
CEO BrainStreet Group
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Charlotte Lloyd
Strategic Sales Director for Investment Monitor, Global
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Annette Mark
Executive Director, Invest SVG
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Michael McQuilkin
Manager - Investment Banking, Republic Bank
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Leo Naut
Deputy Executive Director,
Caribbean Export Development Agency
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Mezuo Nwuneli
Managing Partner, Sahel Capital
Agribusiness Managers
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Dr. Vernon Paltoo
President, National Energy
Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago
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Larren Peart
Founder, Bluedot Insights
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Mohindra Persaud
CEO, Nand Persaud Group of Companies
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Shaun Rampersad
Chief Executive Officer, Ramps Logistics
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Nicholas Rees
Chairman and Co-founder, Kanoo Pays
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Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid
Media Entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker & Host
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Audrey Richards
Director of CARAIA & Private Capital Consultant, Development Bank of Jamaica
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Dr. Stacy Richards-Kennedy
Regional Manager for the Caribbean, CAF
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Richard Sellers
Owner, Circular Fuels
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Dr. Damie Sinanan
Manager - Competitiveness & Export Promotion, Caribbean Export Development Agency
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Abraham Smith
CEO, Digicel Trinidad and Tobago
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Vassel Stewart
President, Caribbean Agri-Business Association
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Gordon Swaby
Co-Founder and CEO, EduFocal Limited
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Darwin Telemaque
Chairman, Port Management Association of the Caribbean
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Kieran White
Co-Founder and CEO, Return Protocol
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Tyrone Wilson
Founder, President and CEO,
iCreate Limited
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Christopher Williams
Co-founder and CEO,
PROVEN
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Elva Williams-Richards
Senior Vice President, Finance, Corporate Strategy, Information Services & Procurement Management, The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ)
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Bevil Wooding
Executive Director, Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions
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Bevil Wooding
Executive Director, Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions
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