| 2010 DISASTER MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP SERIES “DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF PREPAREDNESS” St. Kitts & Nevis AGENDA April 15, 2010 – Royal St. Kitts Hotel and Casino 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
9:00 – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome & Introduction
Mr. Tim Martin (Master of Ceremony)
Assistant Vice President of Leeward & Virgin Island Trades Tropical Shipping
9:05 – 9:10 a.m.
Brief Remarks Mr. Denzil V. Crooke
Managing Director, Delisle Walwyn & Co. Ltd – Local Agents for Tropical Shipping St Kitts & Nevis
9:10 – 9:25 a.m. Remarks The Honourable Sam Condor
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
National Security, Labour and Social Security
9:25 – 9:30 a.m. Brief Remarks Mr. Neil Prior
Chairman
Caribbean-Central American Action
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Presentation Mr. Perryette Peets
Deputy National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Remarks/Video Presentation Mr. Rick Murrell
Chairman/President
Tropical Shipping
10:20-10:35 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by Island Purified Water and Kantours
10:35 – 10:50 a.m. Presentation Mr. Nathan Wood
Geographer, US Geological Survey National Center
10:50 – 11:20 a.m. Video and Presentation
Ms. Kathleen Tuitt
International Representative, Baptist Health
Mr. Chris Kilroy
Corporate Manager Emergency Preparedness and Security
Baptist Health
11:20– 12:20 p.m. Presentation Professor Roy Watlington (Retired)
University of the Virgin Islands/Caribbean Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing System
“Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in St. Kitts & Nevis”
12:20 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
Sponsored by Lowe’s, Disaster Management Group and Digicel
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Presentation Ms. Frederique Prou
Sales Manager, International Sales
Lowe’s Companies
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Presentation
Ms. Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Assistant Vice President, Tropical Shipping
“Preparing for the Unthinkable”
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Presentation Mr. Robert Dugan
Project Manager, Disaster Management Group LLC
1:45 – 1:50 p.m. Instruction & Overview
for Afternoon Session Ms. Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Assistant Vice President, Tropical Shipping
Mr. Pedro Moline
Leeward Trade Manager, Tropical Shipping
“The Real Deal: Assessing Our Vulnerabilities”
1:50 – 2:50 p.m. Round Table Groups:
1A. Communicating and Linking with the Private Sector in Community Disaster Planning (Best Practices) –
Mr. Lester Blackett (group leader), Director
Nevis Disaster Management Department
Premier's Ministry, Nevis Island Administration
1B. Communicating and Linking with the Private Sector in Community Disaster Planning (Best Practices) –
Mr. Perryette Peets (group leader), Deputy Disaster Coordinator,
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
2. Community Based Organizations Roles’ in Local Preparedness & Recovery (Best Practices) –
Mr. Nick Mennon (group leader), President, St. Kitts Hotel Association
and Mrs. Natalie Fough, Director, Red Cross Society, St. Kitts Branch
2:50 – 3:20 p.m.
Reports from Groups & Next Step
Mr. Pedro Moline
Leeward Caribbean Trade Manager, Tropical Shipping
Ms. Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Assistant Vice President, Tropical Shipping
3:20 – 3:25 p.m.
Signing of Partnership MOU
Chamber of Commerce
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Caribbean-Central American Action
3:25 – 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks & Acknowledgement Mr. Tim Martin
Assistant Vice President
Leeward & Virgin Island Trades
Tropical Shipping
We extend a special Welcome to the visiting attendees from the Island of Nevis.
Welcome & Introduction
Mr. Tim Martin (Master of Ceremony)
Assistant Vice President of Leeward & Virgin Island Trades Tropical Shipping
9:05 – 9:10 a.m.
Brief Remarks Mr. Denzil V. Crooke
Managing Director, Delisle Walwyn & Co. Ltd – Local Agents for Tropical Shipping St Kitts & Nevis
9:10 – 9:25 a.m. Remarks The Honourable Sam Condor
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
National Security, Labour and Social Security
9:25 – 9:30 a.m. Brief Remarks Mr. Neil Prior
Chairman
Caribbean-Central American Action
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Presentation Mr. Perryette Peets
Deputy National Disaster Coordinator
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Remarks/Video Presentation Mr. Rick Murrell
Chairman/President
Tropical Shipping
10:20-10:35 a.m. COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by Island Purified Water and Kantours
10:35 – 10:50 a.m. Presentation Mr. Nathan Wood
Geographer, US Geological Survey National Center
10:50 – 11:20 a.m. Video and Presentation
Ms. Kathleen Tuitt
International Representative, Baptist Health
Mr. Chris Kilroy
Corporate Manager Emergency Preparedness and Security
Baptist Health
11:20– 12:20 p.m. Presentation Professor Roy Watlington (Retired)
University of the Virgin Islands/Caribbean Integrated Coastal Ocean Observing System
“Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in St. Kitts & Nevis”
12:20 – 1:00 p.m. LUNCH BREAK
Sponsored by Lowe’s, Disaster Management Group and Digicel
1:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Presentation Ms. Frederique Prou
Sales Manager, International Sales
Lowe’s Companies
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Presentation
Ms. Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Assistant Vice President, Tropical Shipping
“Preparing for the Unthinkable”
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Presentation Mr. Robert Dugan
Project Manager, Disaster Management Group LLC
1:45 – 1:50 p.m. Instruction & Overview
for Afternoon Session Ms. Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Assistant Vice President, Tropical Shipping
Mr. Pedro Moline
Leeward Trade Manager, Tropical Shipping
“The Real Deal: Assessing Our Vulnerabilities”
1:50 – 2:50 p.m. Round Table Groups:
1A. Communicating and Linking with the Private Sector in Community Disaster Planning (Best Practices) –
Mr. Lester Blackett (group leader), Director
Nevis Disaster Management Department
Premier's Ministry, Nevis Island Administration
1B. Communicating and Linking with the Private Sector in Community Disaster Planning (Best Practices) –
Mr. Perryette Peets (group leader), Deputy Disaster Coordinator,
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
2. Community Based Organizations Roles’ in Local Preparedness & Recovery (Best Practices) –
Mr. Nick Mennon (group leader), President, St. Kitts Hotel Association
and Mrs. Natalie Fough, Director, Red Cross Society, St. Kitts Branch
2:50 – 3:20 p.m.
Reports from Groups & Next Step
Mr. Pedro Moline
Leeward Caribbean Trade Manager, Tropical Shipping
Ms. Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Assistant Vice President, Tropical Shipping
3:20 – 3:25 p.m.
Signing of Partnership MOU
Chamber of Commerce
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
Caribbean-Central American Action
3:25 – 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks & Acknowledgement Mr. Tim Martin
Assistant Vice President
Leeward & Virgin Island Trades
Tropical Shipping
We extend a special Welcome to the visiting attendees from the Island of Nevis.
