Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 208: 2022 Expert Insights update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with David Gittens, of ISSA Barbados Chapter

ICTP 208: 2022 Expert Insights update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with David Gittens, of ISSA Barbados Chapter

Posted by | 15 Jun 2022 |

In our third Expert Insights update for 2022, Cybersecurity Consultant, David Gittens shares his thoughts on, among other things: key trends in the current threat landscape; the Conti ransomware and what Caribbean countries can learn from the Costa Rican experience; what does Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) mean; and the top three things businesses should be doing in 2022 to improve their network/IT security.

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ICTP 207: Tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean

ICTP 207: Tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean

Posted by | 8 Jun 2022 |

With Sébastien Celestine, of GuadeloupeTech, and Emmanuel Joseph, of LAKOUDIGITAL and MartiniqueTech, we discuss tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean. Some of the areas we examine are the tech entrepreneurship landscape in Guadeloupe and Martinique; the investor landscape; and what could be done to foster greater collaboration between tech entrepreneurs in the French and the English-speaking Caribbean.

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ICTP 206: We have CBDCs, but is the Caribbean ready for a regional stablecoin?

ICTP 206: We have CBDCs, but is the Caribbean ready for a regional stablecoin?

Posted by | 1 Jun 2022 |

Continuing our Fintech in the Caribbean series, and with Dr. Jan Schröder of CaribCoin, and Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, we discuss fintech in the region, the opportunities and challenges that exist, along with on digital currencies, CBDCs and CaribCoin, a regional stablecoin that is currently being developed, which has the potential to transform trade and the wider Caribbean business landscape.

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ICTP 205:  Fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel of FinTechTT

ICTP 205:  Fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel of FinTechTT

Posted by | 25 May 2022 |

Continuing with our Fintech in the Caribbean series, we are focussing on fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel, President of the FinTech Association of Trinidad and Tobago. In our conversation, Maria highlights the Association and discusses the state of fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, key challenges that have been hindering fintech development; and where she would like to see fintech in Trinidad and Tobago in the next 2 to 3 years.

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ICTP 204: The growing impact of ransomware attacks, and the importance of agile and servant leadership in the workplace

ICTP 204: The growing impact of ransomware attacks, and the importance of agile and servant leadership in the workplace

Posted by | 18 May 2022 |

In our May 2022 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Liselle Yorke and Lianne McNaughton, the panel discusses: the growing impact of ransomware attacks in the Caribbean; and agile and servant leadership, and the critical role they play in creating healthy and high performing teams and cultures.

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