The CARILEC Resilient/Renewable Energy Community (CAREC) Conference & Exhibition invites industry experts, policymakers, innovators, researchers, and practitioners to submit presentation proposals that will help shape the future of energy in the Caribbean.
As the region accelerates its transition toward resilient, sustainable, and low-carbon energy systems, innovative ideas, practical case studies, and solution-driven discussions are more important than ever. CAREC provides a platform to showcase real-world experiences, emerging technologies, regulatory approaches, and successful project implementations that can inspire action and drive meaningful change across Caribbean energy systems.
We are particularly interested in presentations that highlight:
Policy, Regulation and Finance for a just Energy Transition
- RE expansion planning: successful processes to develop feasible and realistic RE expansion plans and targets for the Caribbean
- Regulatory Pathways for integrating high shares of RE in island grids – building adaptive energy policies for a changing regional landscape
- Financing RE expansion – risk management and financial innovation in the energy transition, mobilizing public-private investments for the Energy Transition
- Streamlining Permitting and Licensing to Accelerate Renewable Deployment
- Community-Centered Planning for Renewable Energy Development – Ensuring a Just Transition for stakeholders at all levels
- Standardizing Interconnection Rules for utility-scale and small-scale RE in the Caribbean
- Effective Design of Auctions and Competitive Bidding for Renewables
- Policies to Enable Smart Grids, Digitalization, and Demand-Side Management
- Harmonizing Cross-Border Renewable Energy Regulations – Building Regional Power Pools to Accelerate Renewable Integration
- The pace of regional renewable energy developments – tailored best-practices, lessons learnt challenges and successes for smooth and cost-efficient grid integration of small-scale RE in the region
- Similar topic related to Policy, Regulation and Finance for a just Energy Transition
Energy expansion planning, innovative technologies and best practices for power system transformation
- Utility-scale RE projects – Key success factors for project development on small islands
- Critical grid infrastructure for Energy Transition – cost-efficient storage systems, suitable smart grid technologies and grid operative mechanisms that help to maintain the reliability of the grid of the future facing a high penetration of extreme weather events and intermittent RE
- Approaches for “building-back-better” after climate hazards and natural disasters – suitable technology options and innovative financing models
- E-Mobility as an opportunity for RE integration and RE expansion – how to use e-mobility infrastructure to increase grid flexibility
- Grid Modernization Strategies for High Renewable Penetration – Integrated Resource Planning and ensuring grid reliability in Renewable-Dominant Energy Systems
- Developing Resilient Energy Systems Amid Climate and Geopolitical Risks
- Digitalization and Data-Driven Planning for Smarter Energy Transitions – using Artificial Intelligence to manage RE Systems, Smart Grids, BESS and Digital Platforms
- Strategic Roadmaps for Emerging Clean Technologies – Planning for Storage, Transmission, and Interconnection Expansion
- Demand Forecasting and Scenario Modelling for Renewable Energy Policy Design
- Similar topic related to energy expansion planning, innovative technologies and best practices for power system transformation
Business models and case studies
- Suitable Energy Service Models to support Energy Transition in the Caribbean such as the Integrated-Utility-Services (IUS) Model or Energy-Service-Contracting (ESCo): experiences, best-practices and innovative solutions to increase energy efficiency for customers, provide opportunities for demand-site-management and to offer decentralized RE generation.
- Battery Storage Systems and new energy services – innovative business models for energy service providers to increase system flexibility and allow a higher share of intermittent RE
- Case studies in disaster preparedness and restoration across the region
- Similar topic related to business models and case studies
Speaker Application Deadline
The deadline for submission of applications for presenters for the CARILEC Resilient/Renewable Energy Community (CAREC) Conference & Exhibition is Monday, March 30, 2026.
Speaker Fee
Speakers at CARILEC conferences pay a presentation fee and are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements. This approach allows CARILEC to maintain the high standard of its conferences while offering speakers valuable opportunities to showcase their expertise, and connect directly with senior decision-makers and industry leaders from across the Caribbean.
How to Apply
Interested speakers must complete the Become A Speaker form available on the website, and select “CARILEC Resilient/Renewable Energy Community (CAREC) Conference & Exhibition,” as the event. A 100-word abstract must be included to provide details on the presentation, as well as a biography, and image of the presenter.
Criteria for Selection
CARILEC has appointed a selection committee to review and evaluate the presentations to be delivered at its conferences. Presenters for the conference agenda will be selected based on their expertise, alignment with leading agenda topics, and demonstrated competency in their respective fields. The selection process will prioritize individuals with proven experience, innovative insights, and the ability to deliver engaging and impactful presentations that address the needs and interests of the audience.
Your abstract should demonstrate clearly that your presentation:
- Will focus on the specified theme and general topics.
- Will be of interest particularly to the target audience of the conference.
- Will present information that is theoretically sound and accurate.
- Will present new knowledge or experience, the substance of which has not been previously presented at a CARILEC conference (unless otherwise advised).
- Will not be commercial in nature and will not promote specific companies, products, or services.
The evaluation committee carefully identifies the most impactful contributions to shape a compelling and well-rounded agenda.
Disclaimer: All instructors and presenters are required to disclose proprietary interest in any product, instrument, device, service, or material discussed in the experience, event, or program, as well as the source of any compensation related to the presentation.
