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Monday, May 27
Barbados Museum & Historical Society
10:00-13:00: [Closed Event] Canada Caribbean Resilience Facility- Kickoff Meeting
12:00-15:00: Pre-Registration – Lobby area – Hilton and Accra hotels
14:30-16:00: Ground Transportation – Buses depart from Hilton & Accra hotels to Barbados Museum
15:00-16:00: Registration and Attendee Mixer –Barbados Museum & Historical Society
16:00-17:00: Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address –Barbados Museum & Historical Society
Opening Ceremony High-Level Speakers:
- Christian Leffler, Deputy Secretary General – European Union External Action Service
- Ambassador Gail Mathurin, Director General – Office of Trade Negotiations
- Tahseen Sayed, Country Director – World Bank
Keynote: The Honorable Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley
17:00-18:30: Ignite Presentations
*The ignite sessions gives sessions leads the opportunity to present the topics of their Technical Session. Each presenter will go through a set of slides and speak for 5 minutes, allowing the audience to get an idea of what the Technical Session will focus on.
MC: Joaquin Toro- Disaster Risk Management Regional Coordinator, World Bank
18:30-20:00: Reception
19:30-20:15: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from Barbados Museum to Hilton and Accra hotels
* Tuesday and Wednesday Technical sessions have been organized by the following themes: Coastal Protection, Community Engagement and Emergency Preparedness, Fiscal Resilience, Hydromet and Early Warning Systems (EWS), Physical Resilience, Risk Analytics and Communications, Urban Resilience.
Tuesday, May 28th
University of the West Indies (UWI) – Cave Hill Campus, Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI)
7:30-8:00: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from Hilton and Accra hotels to UWI – Cave Hill Campus, EBCCI
8:00-8:30: Registration and Coffee – EBCCI
8:00: Showcase and Partner Lounge Open –EBCCI Art Gallery
8:30-9:45: Welcome and Plenary I: Donor Roundtable – Walcott Warner Theater
9:45-10:15: Coffee & Partner Showcase I –EBCCI Art Gallery
10:15-11:30: Sessions
- The Resilience Imperative: Charting a Caribbean Development Pathway in a Challenging Fiscal Environment – EBCCI George Lamming (GL) Pedagogical Centre | multiple themes
- Weather, Water and Climate Risk Management in the Caribbean – School of Business (SB) First Citizens Room
- Financial Planning for a Rainy Day: Using Risk Information to Build Smart Solutions – SB Goddard Room
- Letting Nature Protect Us: Nature-based Infrastructure for Coastal Protection –SB Training Room 3
11:30-11:40: Coffee Break
11:40-12:55: Sessions
- Challenges in Developing Bi-Directional Community Risk Communication: Sharing Science, Evidence and Technology Solutions –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Center
- Getting Ahead of Disasters: Regional Readiness for Forecast-Based Early Action –SB First Citizens Room
- Activating the Blue Economy in the Caribbean –SB Goddard Room
- Building Resilient Housing in the Eastern Caribbean –SB Training Room 3
13:00-14:30: Lunch –EBCCI Terrace
13:00-15:00: [Closed Event] Joint Meeting- CDEMA and EU –SB Board Room
14:30-15:45: Sessions
- Ready, get-set, go! A Systems Approach to Continuous Community Engagement (CCE) for Emergency Preparedness and Response – GL Pedagogical Center
- From Safe Homes to Safe Schools: The Case of Puerto Rico and Dominica – SB First Citizens Room
- Revisiting Resilience in the Caribbean: the Role of Quick and Efficient Recovery in the Aftermath of a Disaster – SB Goddard Room
- Using Risk Information to Boost Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Risk Reduction and Finance-SB Training Room 3
15:45-16:05: Coffee & Partner Showcase – Walcott Warner Theatre
16:05-17:20: Plenary II: Money talks: a conversation on financial resilience to disasters with Caribbean leaders, budget holders and regulators – Walcott Warner Theater
17:45-18:05: Partner Showcase –EBCCI Art Gallery
17:30-19:30: Launch Event- EU Program – Walcott Warner Theater and Terrace
17:30: Showcase and Partnership Lounge Close –EBCCI Art Gallery
18:30-19:70: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from EBCCI to Hilton & Accra
20:00: European Film Festival – The Salt of the Earth – by Wim Wender | Copacabana Beach Club | Welcome drinks hosted by the European Investment Bank
Wednesday, May 29th
University of the West Indies (UWI) – Cave Hill Campus, Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI)
7:00 – 8:00: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from Hilton & Accra to UWI – Cave Hill Campus, EBCCI
8:00 – 8:30: Registration & Coffee –EBCCI
8:00: Exhibit Hall & Partnership Lounge Open –EBCCI Art Gallery
8:30 – 9:45: Plenary III: Engaging the Private Sector in Building Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risks –Walcott Warner Theater
9:45 – 10:10: Partner Showcase V –Art Gallery
10:10-11:25: Sessions
- Towards Resilient States: Tools and Good Practice –SB Training Room 3
- Strategic Approaches to Infrastructure Sustainability –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Centre
- Climate Risk Insurance – Capacity Building including Risk Financing Mechanisms (formerly: CCRIF as a Working and Mature Example of a Financial Protection Strategy of Small Island States) – SB Goddard Room
- From Risk Analysis to Inclusive Resilient Development –SB First Citizens Room
11:25-11:45: Coffee Break
11:45-13:00: Sessions
- Beyond the Blue Economy and Resilience Buzzwords: Why Small Islands Paying Attention to Large Oceans Makes Cents –SB Training Room 3
- Ahead of the Storm: Anticipating Possible Impacts with Spatial Data and Real-Time Analytics –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Centre
- The Role of the Caribbean Development Bank in Promoting Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience in the Caribbean –SB Goddard Room
13:00-14:30: Lunch
14:30-15:45: Sessions
- Visualizing Vulnerabilities in the Caribbean: Opportunities for Employing Earth Observations to Mitigate Risk –SB Training Room 3
- Effective Risk Management with a Social Lens: The importance of Social Information Systems, Household Vulnerability Analysis, and Adaptive Finance –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Centre
- Enhancing Resilient Urban Development in the Eastern Caribbean -SB Goddard Room
- Investing in Early Warning –SB First Citizens Room
15:45-16:15: Coffee Break and Visualizing Risk Presentation –EBCCI Terrace
16:15 – 17:30: [Plenary IV] Youth: The Voice of Hope & Resilience –Walcott Warner Theater
17:30: Showcase & Partnership Lounge Close
17:30-18:30: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from UWI to Hilton & Accra Hotels
18:00-19:00: Buses Depart from Accra to Hilton Hotel.
18:15 – 19:15: Canada CRF Launch Event & Reception –Charles Fort – Hilton Hotel
19:15 – 21:15: Closing Ceremony & Keynote –Lighthouse Terrace – Hilton hotel
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Angus Friday, Executive Chairman – Atlantean Biosphere Program
Thursday, May 30th
University of the West Indies (UWI) – Cave Hill Campus, Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI)
7:30-8:30: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from Hilton and Accra to UWI – Cave Hill Campus
Note: Early departure for attendees of [Closed Event] Canada Working Group
8:00: Registration & Coffee –EBCCI
8:00: Showcase & Partnership Lounge Open –EBCCI Art Gallery
8:00 – 12:00: [Closed Event] Canada Working Group –Solutions Center – EBCCI Rehearsal Room
8:30-12:00: Training Sessions
- End-to-end early warning systems – what does it take to avoid a disaster –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Center
- Building Regulation for Resilience: Innovation for Risk Reduction and Finance (starts at 9:00 AM) -Solutions Center, Suite A
- Canada-Sponsored Contract Management Training –Solutions Center Shell Suite
- Emergency Procurement Training –SB Training Room 3
12:00-13:30: Lunch
13:30-17:00: Training Sessions
- Strategic Approaches to Designing, Operating and Sustaining Critical ICT Environments –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Center
- Understanding Current Systematic Challenges in Emergency Preparedness [closed event]- Solutions Center First Caribbean, Suite B
- (Cont’d) Canada-Sponsored Contract Management Training – Solutions Center – Shell Suite
- (Cont’d) Contingency and Continuity of Operations Planning (CCOOP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)– SB Training Room 3
- (Cont’d) Emergency Procurement Training –Solutions Center, Lab B
17:30: Showcase & Partnership Lounge Close –EBCCI Art Gallery
17:00-18:00: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from EBCCI to Hilton and Accra hotels
Friday, May 31st
University of the West Indies (UWI) – Cave Hill Campus, Errol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination (EBCCI)
7:30-8:30: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from Hilton & Accra to UWI – Cave Hill Campus, EBCCI
8:00: Coffee Lounge Open
8:30-12:00: Training Sessions (5 Parallel)
- GAME “Friday Night at the ER” –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Center
- Open Data and Open Source – How Communities are Benefiting from Open-Data and Open-Source –SB First Citizens Room
- (Cont’d) Canada-Sponsored Contract Management Training, World Bank –Solutions Center – Shell Suite
- (Cont’d) Emergency Procurement Training –SB Training Room 3
- Contingency and Continuity of Operations Planning (CCOOP) for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) –Solutions Center, Lab A
12:30-13:30: Lunch –EBCCI Terrace
13:30-17:00: Training Sessions
- The Nuts and Bolts of Adaptive/Shock-Responsive Social Protection – Integrating Social Protection into Disaster Risk Management –EBCCI GL Pedagogical Center
- (Cont’d) Open Data and Open Source – How Communities are Benefiting from Open-Data and Open-Source –SB First Citizens Room
- (Cont’d) Canada-Sponsored Contract Management Training –Solutions Center – Shell Suite
17:30: Exhibit Hall Closes
17:30-19:30: cRISKet Match: “Hitting Disaster Risk for Six!” –3Ws Oval, UWI – Cave Hill Campus
19:30-20:00: Ground Transportation –Buses depart from EBCCI to Hilton and Accra hotels