Agenda

Cyber Summit Conference Schedule | Thursday, 19th February 2026

8:00am – 9:00am
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:05am – 9:10am
Welcome & Opening
Opening Remarks
Franklyn Butler, CEO Cable Bahamas Ltd.

9:05am – 9:10am
9:10am – 9:20am
Welcome & Opening
Opening Remarks
Sen. Hon. Michael Halkitis Minister of Economic Affairs, Commonwealth of The Bahamas
9:20am - 9:25am
Keynote Introduction
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Rachael Allahar, RF Bank & Trust

9:20am - 9:25am
9:25am – 10:05am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
The New Cyber Frontier: From Threat Intelligence to National-Scale Resilience
Dr. Bright Gameli, Keynote Speaker
10:05am – 10:25am
Presentation
Make It Make Sense: Stop Asking for Tools and Start Selling Outcomes
Shakera Johnson, Director Of Information Security, Cable Bahamas Ltd.

10:05am – 10:25am
10:25am – 10:45am
Remarks
Conference Remarks
Hon. Wayne Munroe, K.C., Minister of National Security, Commonwealth of The Bahamas
10:45am – 10:55am
Morning Break
Networking & Coffee

10:45am – 10:55am
10:55am – 11:15am
Presentation
A Trusted ICT Environment
John R. Mills Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Cyperspace and Digital Policy
11:15am – 11:45am
Panel 1
Building Digital Trust: AI Governance, Ethics & Cyber Accountability
Moderator: Akeem Saunders
Panelists: Derek Smith, Wayde Watson, Edward Millington, Guy Pensa

11:15am – 11:45am
11:45am – 12:05pm
Presentation
Cyber Risk by the Numbers: What Cloudflare’s Data Reveals About Business Exposure in the Caribbean
presented by Jorge Vendries, Sr Territory Account Manager, English Caribbean – Cloudflare
12:05pm – 1:05pm
Lunch
Lunch & Networking

12:05pm – 1:05pm
1:05pm – 1:25pm
Presentation
Child Online Protection: The Overlooked Business Risk Hiding in Your Digital Operations
Sametria McKinney, Director, CIRT-BS
1:25pm – 1:45m
Presentation
Digital Financial Crime: From Social Engineering to FinTech Fraud
presented: Levan Rolle, Deputy CISO, Central Bank

1:25pm – 1:45m
1:45pm – 2:05pm
Presentation
When Critical Infrastructure Becomes a Target: Lessons from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Cyber Incident
presented: Edward Millington, Carisec Global, Barbados
2:05pm – 2:15pm
Afternoon Break
Networking & Coffee

2:05pm – 2:15pm
2:15pm – 2:35pm
Presentation
Resilience: The New Responsibility of Leadership
presented: Jaime Chanaga, Fortinet
2:35pm – 3:05pm
Panel 2
Regulation, Privacy & National Cyber Resilience: Are We Ready for What’s Next?
Moderator: Calnan Weech
Panelists: Nestle Maullon, Michael Wright, Hyacinth Smith, Carlon Antwan Bethel

2:35pm – 3:05pm
3:05pm – 3:25pm
Presentation
Building Your Cyber Fortress: The 8 Essential Defenses Plus AI
Michelle Drollet, Towerwall
3:25pm – 3:45pm
Presentation
Defending the Systems That Keep the World Running: Securing Critical Infrastructure
presented by: Rodrigo Ricaurte, Cybersecurity Manager in Nokia Cloud and Network Services LAT

3:25pm – 3:45pm
3:45pm – 4:05pm
Presentation
Why Organizations With “Good Compliance” Still Get Breached
presented by: Shervin Evans, 21st Century Cybersecurity
4:05pm
Closing
Closing Remarks
Charnette Thompson, VP Aliv Business

4:05pm

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