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FIRST OOCUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE "The Challenge for Utility Regulators in the Caribbean"16 - 19 September 2003 -- Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago HOME | CONFERENCE AGENDA | PRESENTATIONS | PARTICIPANT INFORMATION | PICTURES | LINKS Co-Hosted
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| Conference
Venue: Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre |
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| Tuesday, September 16, 2003 | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Delegates arrive/Hotel check in. Conference Registration. |
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003 |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 | Conference Registration |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| Introduction: • Mr. Harjinder S. Atwal, Executive Director, Regulated Industries Commission (RIC), Trinidad & Tobago Welcome: • Mr. Dennis Pantin, Chairman, Regulated Industries Commission (RIC), Trinidad & Tobago Opening Address: • Senator, The Honorable Mr. Rennie Dumas, Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment, Trinidad & Tobago Introduction: • Mr. J. Paul Morgan, Vice-Chairman, OOCUR; Director General, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Jamaica Welcome: • Mr. Justice Prem Persaud, Chairman, OOCUR; Chairman, Public Utilities Commission, Guyana |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | ~Coffee~ |
| Telecommunications Chair - Mr. Selby Wilson, Secretary General, Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO) |
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| 10:30 |
Mobile Interconnection:
Experience From Jamaica |
| 11:05 |
Telecommunications:
Financial Analysis - Checks and Audits |
| 11:30 |
Universal Service
Obligation A T.S.T.T Perspective |
| 12:10 | Presentation by Ms. Bernadette Lewis, Secretary General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Trinidad & Tobago |
| 12:35 - 14:00 | ~Lunch~ |
| Chair - Mr. Ralph Henry, Chairman, Telecommunications Authority, Trinidad & Tobago | |
| 14:00 | Asset
Valuation: Some Important Considerations For Caribbean Regulators Presenter: Mr. Ansord E. Hewitt, Senior Economist, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Jamaica (conference paper) |
| 14:35 | Universal
Service or Universal Access-Jamaican Issues Presenter: Mr. David Sullivan, Economist, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Jamaica (conference paper) |
| 15:10 | ~Coffee~ |
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| 15:30 | Radio
Regulation Framework Presenter: Dr. Robert W. Mc Caughern, Industry Canada (conference paper) |
| 15:50 | Telecommunications
and Cyber Law Presenter: Mr. Teni E. Housty, Attorney-at -Law / Legal Consultant, Guyana |
| 16:45 |
Lead Discussant |
| 17:00 - 17:05 | Discussion |
| 19:00 | ~Reception~ |
| Thursday, September 18, 2003 | |
| Electricity
Chair - Mr. Peter Bethel, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Bahamas |
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| 8:30 | Privatisation
and Unbundling of Generation and Transmission and Distribution - The Trinidad
and Tobago Experience Presenter: Mr. Harjinder S. Atwal, RIC |
| 9:30 | Considerations
for the Design of Restructured Electricity Markets and Institutions Presenter: Dr. Paul M. Sotkiewicz, Public Utility Research Center (PURC), University of Florida, USA |
| 10:00 | Electricity
Sector Reform in Namibia Presenter: Mr. Siseho C. Simasiku, Chairman, Regional Electricity Regulators Associations (RERA); CEO, Electricity Control Board (ECB), Namibia |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | ~Coffee~ |
| 10:45 | Cross-Subsidies
that Minimize Electricity Consumption Distortions Presenter: Dr. Paul M. Sotkiewicz, PURC |
| 11:25 | System
Losses - The Jamaican Experience Presenter: Mr. Michael Moss, Chief Technical Officer, Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSC), Jamaica (conference paper) |
| 11:45 | The
Use of Regulation in Promoting the Development of Renewable Energy Technologies
in the Caribbean Presenter: Mr. David Ince, Electricity Analyst, Fair Trading Commission (FTC), Barbados (conference paper) |
| 12:15 - 13:45 | ~Lunch~ |
| Water Chair - Mr. J Paul Morgan, Vice-Chairman, OOCUR; Director General, OUR |
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| 13:45 | Non-Revenue
Water Reduction Strategy - The Bahamian Experience Presenter: Mr. Glen Laville, Civil Engineer & Assistant General Manager, Water & Sewerage Corporation (WSC), Bahamas (conference paper) |
| 14:05 | Managing
Water Loss: Strategies for the Assessment, Reduction and Control of Non-Revenue
Water (NRW) in Trinidad and Tobago Presenter: Mr. Gordon Wyke, Civil Engineer, Regulated Industries Commission (RIC ), Trinidad & Tobago (conference paper) |
| 14:25 | Water
and Sewerage Authority Water Gain and Control Strategies Leak Reduction
Point Lisas Industrial Estate Presenters: Wayne Joseph, General Manager Operations, Water & Sewerage Authority (WASA), Trinidad & Tobago Geraldine Houlder, Manager–Water Loss Control, Water & Sewerage Authority (WASA), Trinidad & Tobago |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | ~Coffee~ |
| 15:10 | Keeping
Consumers in the Loop: Paying Attention to an Important Constituency Presenter: The Honorable Frederick F. Butler, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, USA |
| 15:50 | The
Willingness to pay for changes in Water, Wastewater Electricity Services
in Trinidad & Tobago Presenters: Mr. Kameel Virjee, PhD Candidate, McGill University, Canada (conference paper) Mr. Mohan Chadee, Consumer Services Department, Regulated Industries Commission (RIC), Trinidad & Tobago |
| 16:30 | Lead
Discussant Ms. Hazel Brown, Network of NGOs for the Advancement of Women in Trinidad and Tobago |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Discussion |
| Friday, September 19, 2003 | |
| Legal
& Institutional Chair - Mr. Dennis Pantin, Chairman, RIC |
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| 8:45 | Human
Resource Management: Considerations and Challenges - The PUCO Experience Presenter: The Honorable Clarence D. Rogers Jr., Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, USA |
| 9:15 | Human
Resource Systems for Regulatory Institutions: An Imperative for the Caribbean Presenter: Mr. Andrew Downes, Professor of Economics University of West Indies; Commissioner, Fair Trading Commissioner (FTC), Barbados (conference paper) |
| 10:00 | Funding
The Regulator - The Bahamian Framework Presenter: Ms. Kathleen Riviere-Smith, Financial Analyst, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Bahamas (conference paper) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | ~Coffee~ |
| Chair - Justice Prem Persaud, Chairman of OOCUR; Chairman of PUC Guyana | |
| 10:45 | Difficulties
in Regulating State Owned Utilities: The Case of the National Water Commission Presenter: Ms. Marie James, Economist, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Jamaica (conference paper) |
| 11:15 | The
Challenges of Regulating State Utilities from a Legal Perspective Presenter: Mr. Dion M. Abdool, Attorney-at-Law & Deputy General Manager, Water & Sewerage Authority (WASA), Trinidad and Tobago (conference paper) |
| 12:00 | The
Judicial Review & the Regulatory Process- for Better or Worse Presenter: Ms. Judith Smith, Attorney-at-Law & Legal Counsel, Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Bahamas (conference paper) |
| 12:30 | Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks |
| 12:40 | ~Lunch~ |
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Organisation of
Caribbean Utility Regulators |
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