Tag: entrepreneurship

ICTP 422: Why mindset, not capital, drives true innovation, with Shergaun Roserie and Keeghan Patrick of Orbtronics

ICTP 422: Why mindset, not capital, drives true innovation, with Shergaun Roserie and Keeghan Patrick of Orbtronics

Posted by | 21 Oct 2026 |

If the Caribbean and other developing countries want to build sustainable economic resilience, innovation can no longer be just a buzzword. It has to be developed and nurtured in an ecosystem where talent meets opportunity, capital, and global vision. On this week’s episode, we are joined by Shergaun Roserie and Keeghan Patrick, the Co-Founders of Orbtronics, a tech and innovation firm based in Saint Lucia, to discuss innovation. During our conversation, we also explore: whether innovation is resource-driven or mindset-driven; the catalyst for launching the Orbtronics Innovation Summit; how established Caribbean institutions start taking calculated risks and fostering innovation; and their message to Caribbean youths who are tinkering with code, robotics, or an idea.

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Caribbean innovation needs more than just encouragement

Caribbean innovation needs more than just encouragement

Posted by | 25 Sep 2026 |

We keep telling Caribbean young people to innovate. Learn to code. Build an app. Explore AI. Start a tech business. Solve problems. But what happens after they have the idea? Our latest article looks at the challenges facing Caribbean tech entrepreneurs, and why building a stronger enabling environment needs to be part of the innovation conversation.

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ICTP 416: Achieving global and borderless banking through Sendana, with Monique Powell

ICTP 416: Achieving global and borderless banking through Sendana, with Monique Powell

Posted by | 9 Sep 2026 |

For freelancers and small businesses, getting paid globally is often harder than the work itself. All too often, high transfer fees and payout delays undermine businesses and adversely affect their sustainability. With Monique Powell, the Founder and CEO of Sendana, we discuss how this start-up is replacing slow legacy rails and redefining banking for borderless professionals. More specifically, and among other things, we discuss: the problem that Sendana is trying to solve; how much of the challenge of underdeveloped digital payments is technology versus regulation and legacy banking systems; what it means that Sendana is a stablecoin-powered global banking platform; and Monique’s vision for Sendana in the next three to five years.

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ICTP 406: From 1975 to the future, inside the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance, with Raquel Seville

ICTP 406: From 1975 to the future, inside the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance, with Raquel Seville

Posted by | 1 Jul 2026 |

Jamaica’s push toward a robust digital economy is not happening by chance. It is being driven by decades of strategic advocacy. Many know the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA) for flagship initiatives such as the annual BizTech Conference, but its roots run much deeper. Raquel Seville, the current President of the JTDA, joins us for a conversation on the organisation, including: What it means to “Empower Locally, Lead Globally”; The biggest hurdle local founders face when trying to scale their products for international markets; The JTDA’s role in shaping the AI policies that are being developed locally and regionally; and What she would like to achieve before she demits the role of President.

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