Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 307: Navigating the twists and turns of entrepreneurship, with Danelia Doyle of FarmCredibly

In the Caribbean region, small-scale farming is the backbone of our agriculture sector but often, it is difficult for farmers to access funding that would be open to ventures in other sectors. Farm Credibly has been working on addressing such challenges by providing simplified financial services to underbanked farmers in Jamaica. In a follow-up conversation with one of its Co-Founders, Danelia Doyle, we discuss, among other things: how Farm Credibly has evolved since our first conversation in 2021; the new WhatsApp-based accounting service Farm credibly has developed; why most start-ups fail; and important lessons she has learned since launching Farm Credibly.

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ICTP 306: Readying the workforce for AI, matching local tech expertise with the local job market, and STEM exams in the Caribbean

In our June 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Aldin Crosdale, an IT Internal Auditor in Jamaica and the Community Manager for the Jamaican Developers Community/Caribbean Tech Connect, and Halle Johnson (Mr.), a Systems Administrator at the University of The West Indies Five Islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda, the panel discusses: How do we ready our workforce for the coming changes that AI will bring? Challenges in selling and producing local ICT products and services; and CXC’s intention to discontinue certain STEM subjects, is it a good or bad thing?

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ICTP 305: Caribbean C-suite leaders and how they are shaping our digital experience, with Lisa-Maria Alexander

Whether we realise it or not, the decisions C-suite executives are making are shaping our digital experiences: the way we live, work, and interact online and with technology. With Lisa-Maria Alexander, a Certified Chartered Director, and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Strategist of The Leadership Xperience, and focusing on Caribbean organisations, Lisa-Maria gives a perspective from the boardroom. Among other things, she shares with us: how C-suite executives are approaching issues, such as technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and data protection; some of the unique challenges they face when implementing digital strategies; and the tension that can sometimes exist between the Board and Management.

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ICTP 304: Innovation in 2024 and how to foster the mindset of curiosity, with Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table

Thanks to technology, especially generative artificial intelligence (AI), getting into the hands of consumers, the business landscape and our societies have been evolving faster than ever. Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table is back again to continue the conversation we started in 2019 on innovation in organisations. Now five years later, Lorenzo shares his thoughts on, among other things: the impact of the pandemic on innovation; the importance of asking the right questions; the mindset business leaders ought to possess to encourage innovation among their teams; the connection between digital transformation and innovation; and the impact of AI on innovation.

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ICTP 303: Delivering Caribbean-made products to the World, with Kadion Preston of Caribshopper

Being part of the global marketplace has many benefits and challenges. In the Caribbean region, we are innovative and culturally rich; but successfully doing business with international customers is still challenging, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises. Kadion Preston is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caribshopper, an e-commerce platform that allows Caribbean merchants to sell their products to consumers globally. In our how has Caribshopper been able to navigate the challenges that many MSMEs in the region face regarding electronic payments; how has Caribshopper been able to manage logistics and fulfilment; the requirements Caribbean businesses need to satisfy for them to be added to Caribshopper; and where Kadion would like to see Caribshopper in the next 3 to 5 years.

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