Program · November 26–27, 2026
Two days.
One Declaration.
Plenaries, ministerial roundtables, and curated working sessions across six sectors — culminating in the signing of the Caribbean AI Infrastructure Declaration on Day 2.
Day 1 · November 26, 2026
The Mandate — Why the Caribbean Must Lead
- 08:30Convening
Patron's Welcome
Chair · Government of Antigua & Barbuda
- 09:00Keynote
Why the Caribbean Must Lead
Chair · Opening plenary · CADIS Convening Council
- 10:00Plenary
The Data Nullius Problem: Asserting Caribbean Digital Sovereignty
How implicit treatment of Caribbean data as an unowned commons has shaped the last decade — and what the region's legal and policy response looks like.
- 11:30Briefing
Connectivity State of the Region
Chair · ECTEL · CARICOM ICT Ministers
- 12:30Reception
Heads of Delegation Lunch
Chair · By invitation
- 14:00Workshop
Building the Business Case for Caribbean AI Infrastructure
A working session on bankable structures, sovereign anchors, and the blended-finance vehicles that get the first $1B deployed.
- 15:30Plenary
Subsea Diversification & the Regional Backbone
Two new cable projects, regional IXP federation, and the middle-mile economics that decide consumer prices for the next decade.
- 16:30Roundtable
Ministerial Side-Rooms with Multilateral Finance Counterparts
Chair · By invitation
- 18:30Reception
Opening Reception · AUA Campus Terrace
Chair · Hosted by OPEN Interactive
Limited delegate allocations