Regional Symposium - Social Protection in the Caribbean

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS INFO SESSION I Shock-Responsive Social Protection in the Caribbean: concept and approaches Panellists: Francesca Ciardi, Programme Policy Officer (Social Protection) | World Food Programme Rodolfo Beazley, Senior Researcher | Oxford Policy Management PANEL DISCUSSION I Linking Disaster Risk Management and Social Protection in the Caribbean: challenges, opportunities and best practices Panellists: Ms Judith Alpuche, Chief Executive Officer | Belize Ministry of Human Development, Social Transformation and Poverty Alleviation Dr Evangeline Inniss-Springer, Deputy Director | Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management Dr. Virginia I. Clerveaux, Director | Turks and Caicos Islands Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies Mr Isaac Anthony, Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility SPC Moderated by: Ms Elizabeth Riley, Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency PANEL DISCUSSION II Responding to Emergencies: regional examples on the use of social protection for emergency response Panellists: Ms Petrona Davies, Permanent Secretary | British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health and Social Development Ms Velda Octave-Joseph, Permanent Secretary, St Lucia Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment, Youth Development, Sports and Local Government Mrs Colette Robert-Risden, Permanent Secretary, Jamaica Ministry of Labour and Social Security Mr Edwin José Gómez Martínez, Economist, Dominican Republic Single System for the Identification of Beneficiaries (SIUBEN), Social Policy Cabinet Moderated by: Mr Regis Chapman, Head of WFP Barbados Office for Caribbean Emergency Preparedness and Response