INET Trinidad and Tobago 2014

On October 8-9, 2014, the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad & Tobago (TATT), the local telecoms and broadcasting regulator, joined forces with the Internet Society to host INET Trinidad and Tobago. The goal of this event was to get the local community acquainted with Internet challenges and how to be engaged with addressing these challenges.

Webcast

Agenda

8 October 2014

Time	Activity	Speaker
8.15-8.45	Registration
8.45-9.00	Welcome and Opening Remarks	Mr. Chris Seecheran, TATT Mr. Raul Echeberria, Internet Society
9.00-9.30	Keynote Address: The Internet Enhancing Social and Economic Development	Hon. Minister Dr. Rupert Griffith, Minister of Science and Technology
9.30-10.00	The Internet Ecosystem	Mr. Sebastian Bellagamba, Internet Society
10.00-10.30	Recent Global Internet Developments	Mr. Raul Echeberria, Internet Society
10.30-11.00	Coffee Break	Sponsored by TATT
11.00-11.30	IPv6 What Is It? Why Is It Needed?	Mr. Christian O’Flaherty, Internet Society
11.30-12.00	IPv6 Deployment: Business Cases and Development Options (in the Caribbean)	Mr. Brent McIntosh, LIME
12.00-12.45	Securing the DNS and Internet Routes	Mr. Christian O’Flaherty, Internet Society
12.45-1.45	LUNCH	Sponsored by TATT
1.45-2.30	Regional Organizations At Your Service	CANTO, CTU, LACNIC
2.30-3.00	The Internet: Privacy and Identity	Ms. Christine Runnegar, Internet Society
3.00-3.30	The Threat of the Theft of Passwords and Identities in Trinidad & Tobago	Mr. Shiva Bissessar, Pinaka Technology Solutions
3.30-4.00	Cellular Technologies: Enhancing Internet Development	Dr. Patrick Hosein, UWI
4.00-4.15	COFFEE BREAK	Sponsored by TATT
4.15-5.00	Moderator: Mrs. Jane Coffin Roundtable: The Future of the Internet: How Could Trinidad & Tobago Benefit?	All presenters
5.00-5.05	Closing	Mr. Sebastian Bellagamba, Internet Society
5.05-7.00	Cocktail & Networking	Sponsored by Internet Society

9 October 2014

Time	Activity	Speaker
8.30-9.00	The Telecoms and Internet Environment in Trinidad & Tobago	TATT
9.00-9.45	IXPs Implementation Experiences and Challenges Globally and in LAC-region	Ms. Jane Coffin, Internet Society Mr. Christian O’Flaherty, Internet Society Mr. Bevil Wooding, PCH Mr. Kurleigh Prescod, Columbus Communications
9.45-10.15	How Does The Internet/Telecoms Contribute to Trinidad & Tobago’s Gas and Oil industry?	Mr. Riard Mohammed, Honeywell International
10.15-10.45	Use of Internet/Telecoms in Trinidad and Tobago Maritime Surveillance	Mr. Garth Lezama, Periweb
10.45-11.15	Coffee Break	Sponsored by TATT
11.15-11.45	dotTT Domain Name Management: Challenges and Opportunities	Dr. Patrick Hosein, TTNIC
11.45-12.15	How to be Engaged with the local ISOC-Chapter	Mrs. Cintra Sooknanan
12.45-2.00	LUNCH	Sponsored by TATT
2.00-2.30	Cybersecurity	Ms. Christine Runnegar, Internet Society
2.30-3.00	Content Development	Mr. Bevil Wooding, PCH
3.00-3.30	Net neutrality	Ms. Jane Coffin/Sebastian Bellagamba, ISOC
3.30-3.45	Coffee Break	Sponsored by TATT
3.45-4.45	Moderator: Jane Coffin, ISOC Roundtable: Is the Internet disrupting traditional telecoms business? The case of OTT-providers.	TATT, ISPs, Internet Society, TTNIC, local telecoms operator, civil society
4.45-5.00	Closing	TATT & Internet Society

Speakers and Panelists will include:

Agenda topics will include:

The Global Internet Landscape
The Future of the Internet
The Domain Name System
RPKI
DNSSEC
IPv4 Depletion & IPv6 Transition
Cybersecurity
Identity and Privacy
ccTLD Management
OTT Challenges
IXPs
Internet content development
And much more…

Who should attend?

Government Policy Makers
Regulators
Internet Service Providers
Telecomms Operators
Academic Institutions
Civil Society
Internet Users
Businesses
Students