Agenda
Day One – 5th November, 2025
| TIME (EST) | TOPIC | SPEAKER | MODERATOR |
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8:30-10:00 | Call to Order
Prayers | MC: Mr. Paul Benett, GRENLEC
Jacqueline Joseph, CARILEC Member Care, Admin Assistant | Mr. Paul Benett
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| Safety Share | Mabius Francis | ||
| Welcome Remarks | Antonia Bowen, OHS Officer, GRENLEC | ||
| Brief Remarks | Clive Hosten, Chief Engineer, GRENLEC | ||
| Gold Sponsors’ Remarks | Kris Kimmet, Safety Exports
Ronnie Howard, LAPCOFR | ||
| Remarks from CariOSH Chair
Entertainment
| Marcus Francis, Director of People & Culture and EHS, Pelican Energy TCI
Shakespeare Mask Banga from Carriacou | ||
| Keynote “The Changing Landscape of Occupational Health and Safety”
Vote of Thanks | Dr. Martin Forde- St George’s University Assistant Dean of Research, Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, St. George’s University • Grenada • W.I.
Sophia Primus, Member Services Manager, CARILEC | Kenaz Francis | |
| 11:00-11:15 | Break and Booth Visitation | ||
| 11:15- 12:30 | Panel Discussion- Strategies For Mental And Physical Well-Being In The Face Of Climate Change- Field Perspective | Panelists | Chrystal Joseph |
| 12:30- 2:30 | Lunch and Booth Exhibition | ||
| 2:05-3:00 | Move Safe – Energizer | ||
| 2:00-2:45 | Follow-up Questions from Dr. Martin Forde’s Keynote Address | Dr. Martin Forde- St George’s University Assistant Dean of Research, Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, St. George’s University • Grenada • W.I. | Marcus Francis |
| 2:45-3:00 | Break and Booth Visitation | ||
| 3:00- 4:00 | Turning the Wheel: How Energy-Based Hazard Recognition Is Transforming Our Safety Culture | Jeanine Burger, EHS Manager, CUC | Nirvana Roopchan |
| 4:00-4:15 | Reflections on the day’s events Wrap up | Chairman, CARIOHS | Marcus Francis |
| 5:30-7:30 | Mix n Mingle Cocktail | Oasis Pavilion, Radisson Grenada Beach Resort | |
Day Two – 6th November, 2025
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER | MODERATOR |
| 7:15 | Breakfast | ||
| 8:30-8:35 | Safety Share | Zonia Shallow, EHS Officer, VINLEC | |
| 8:35-9:30 | Transformational Safety Leadership-Balancing Organizational Priorities | Dyon Isidore, Training and Development Manager, Sandals Grenada | Antonia Bowen |
| 9:30-10:30 | Zero Harm, Real Results: Making Safety a KPI for Performance and Profitability | Melony James, OHS Manager, BVIEC | Mabius Francis |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break and Booth Visitation | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Management of the Ergonomic Risk in the Workplace | Dr. Martin Forde- Assistant Dean of Research, Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, St. George’s University • Grenada • W.I. | Shernelle Christopher |
| 12:00-1:30 | Booth Visitation and Lunch | ||
| 1:30-2:15 | Proactive Strategies for Accident Prevention Cost/ Consequences and Impact | Bernard Francis ,OHS Manager, DOMLEC and Kenaz Francis , OHS Officer , APUA | Shenique Mussington |
| 2:15-3:15 | Leading Practices for Conducting quality Job Briefing and Worksite Observation | John Hollohan ,CRSP Director, Safety, Emera and Shantika Johnson, HSE Manager, Grand Bahama Power | Bernard Francis |
| 4:00-4:30 | Wrap up and reflection
| Chair | |
Day 3 – 7th November, 2025 -Business Day
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER | MODERATOR |
| 7:15 | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00-8:30 | Safety Share | Faye Granoogst, OHSE, Officer Suriname | CariOSH Chair |
| 8:30-9:30 | The Psychology Of Decision Making: Linking Safe Behaviors To Injury Prevention | Ms. Jenelle Mitchell- Manager, HR Partner and Talent Acquisition – Faculty, St. George’s University • Grenada • W.I. | Melony James |
| 9:30- 10:15 | Carilec Benchmarking Data Presentation | Elizabeth Bullock-DeFreitas, Energy Solutions Manager, CARILEC | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Booth Visitation & Break | ||
| 10:30-11:00 | Election of Chairperson 2026- 2029 | Sophia L Primus, Member Services Manager, CARILEC | |
| 11:00-12:30 | CARIOSH Business 3-Year Strategy 2023-2026 · CARILEC OSH Secretariat Update · Review our 2025 activities · Review of White papers (Leading Indicators and Worker Protection) · Review of Environmental Charter · Establishment of EHS portfolio
Utility Update · Secretariat Update · Utilities |
Chairperson, Marcus Francis, Director of People & Culture and EHS, Pelican Energy TCI
Sophia Laurena Primus, Member Services Manager, CARILEC | |
| 12:30-1:15 | Lunch | ||
| 1:15- 2:00 | Closing discussion
| Chairperson Marcus Francis, Director of People & Culture and EHS, Pelican Energy TCI | |
| 2:00 | Departure for Catamaran Ride | Port of St. George’s | |
