CEOs FORUM

Stephen Price is Vice President & General Manager for Flow, Flow Business and C&W Business in Jamaica. He is also Chairman of the Flow Foundation. An experienced Operations Director and Sales Distribution Strategist with more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry, a track record of success in capturing market share and delivering on P&L performance growth, Stephen has been leading the 1200+ team at the Jamaica arm of Liberty Latin America since 2017. His dedication to ensuring sustainable business performance and futureproof operations have resulted in bold changes to both brands since the start of his tenure.

Ricardo Allen is the dynamic Founder & CEO of One on One Educational Services Limited, the foremost Edtech company in the Caribbean. With its pioneering Learning Management System (LMS), One on One has empowered a plethora of regional institutions, corporations, governments, and individuals to roll out tailored, on-demand, and innovative learning solutions. Under Ricardo's visionary leadership, the company has witnessed impressive growth through strategic financing, partnerships, and acquisitions, amassing over J$200 million in private equity investments. In a recent landmark achievement, One on One raised an impressive J$358 million through a share offer and secured a spot on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)

Norman Chen brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his role as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at tTech Limited. With a relentless focus on delivering cutting-edge solutions, he is committed to meeting the diverse needs of our clients. A seasoned Information Technology specialist, Norman has built an illustrious career in the industry. His journey began at Commnett Caribbean Limited, where he ascended to the role of Chief Technical Officer over nine years. He further honed his skills as the head of Fujitsu's IT Department and later as a Project Manager and IT Consultant at NC Associates.

Sheldon Whyte has over 30 years in Data Center Operations Management and Enterprise Architecture in various sectors such as Healthcare, Hospitality, Telecommunications, and Financial Services, among others. Sheldon is currently Solutions Architect Manager with Amazon Web Services, assisting enterprises in the Caribbean with Cloud Strategy & Transformation initiatives. Sheldon resides in Ft. Lauderdale, and has been with Amazon Web Services for five years. Sheldon initially Certified as an AWS Solution Architect in 2015 where he led large scale transformation program for a Fortune 500 organization in the hospitality industry.”

Dr. William W. Lawrence is a Strategy Consultant and educator to Caribbean firms in financial services, consumer goods, and public bodies. William has over 25 years of experience as a Business Manager and Industrial Engineer in manufacturing and distribution companies. He also has been a Senior Lecturer at UWI, Mona, Adjunct Professor at University of New Orleans, Nova Southeastern University, and Northern Caribbean University. Dr. Lawrence has also presented at numerous international conferences in North and Central America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Caribbean and has over 60 scholarly publications and technical reports.

Antonio is a Partner at McKinsey and Company, where he is an active member of McKinsey Digital. With his expertise, he supports clients in transforming their core businesses to become tech enabled, including analytics and AI topics. Antonio has extensive experience embedding technologies in various industries, specially banking.

Gunjan Mansingh is a Professor of Data Science at the Department of Computing, The University of the West Indies (U.W.I), Mona, Jamaica. She holds a PhD in Information Systems and she teaches various courses at the undergraduate and the graduate level in Computer Science, Information Systems and Data Science including Business Intelligence, Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Knowledge Discovery and Analytics. She is Chairperson of eGov Jamaica Ltd and a member of the Digital Transformation Advisory Council setup by Office of the Prime Minister to guide the digital transformation of Jamaica. She is also a member of the Steering Committee for CARICOM Girls in ICT. She is a co-author of the book “Business Intelligence for SMEs: An Agile Roadmap for Sustainability.” She is a co-editor of an edited book titled “Knowledge Management for Development: Domains, Strategies and Technologies for Developing Countries”, Springer Integrated Series in Information Systems. Her research interests are in the following areas; Business Intelligence, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Decision Support Systems, Expert Systems. Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems, and Technology Adoption. In her research she has worked in different domains in Jamaica such as healthcare,agriculture, e-commerce and financial services. Her research focus has been on harnessing data, information and knowledge in the various sources to assist in the decision-making process. She has 58 publications in international journals, proceedings of several international conferences and as book chapters.