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THEME      "Movement: Utilities, People,
                                                       Technology & Investment"

                                            DATE       May 16th -19th, 2017
                                            COUNTRY  St. Lucia
                                            CO·HOST    St. Lucia Electricity Services
                                                       ltd (LUCElEC)

                                            HOTEL      Sandals Grande St. Lucian
                                                       Spa & Beach Resort




                                                                                 The CEO  & Finance Conference was  held at the
                                                                                 Sandals  Grande  St.  Lucia  Spa  &  Beach  Resort
                                                                                 under  the  theme  "Movement:  Utilities,  People,
                                                                                 Technology & Investment" and  co-hosted  by  the
                                                                                 St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd (LUCELEC). During
                                                                                 the  meeting, Directors  bid  farewell to  Ms.  Kelly
                                                                                 Tomblin as she was set to  maye on trom JPS. The
                                                                                 keynote  speaker  was  Dr.  Devon  Gardner,  the
                                                                                 Programme Manager for Energy at the  CARICOM
                                                                                 Secretariat  who  is  no  stranger  to  CARILEC
                                                                                 conferences.  The  conference  set  the  stage  for
                                                                                 tremendous  knowledge  sharing  and  fresh
                                                                                 ÎnsÎghts on familiartopics and issues.

                                                                                 The  three  day event focused  on  themes  such  as
                                                                                 climate  change  adaptation  and  sustainable
                                                                                 energy,  emerging  business  models  for utilities,
                                                                                 new  power  generation  strategies  for  the
                                                                                 Caribbean,  and  transitioning  to  a  renewable
                                                                                 energy environ ment.  The  social  activities  were
                                                                                 weil  attended  as  they gave delegates  additional
                                                                                 time to network with their peers.
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