Agenda - Day 2
9:00am – 9:10am
Welcome
Day 1 summary and Day 2 agenda
9:15am – 10:40am
BUILDING THE WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM FOR LOCAL CONTENT PARTICIPATION
Speaker: Hon. Keoma Griffith – Minister of Labor & Manpower Planning
Session Objectives: To provide an overview of Guyana’s workforce realities, manpower planning priorities and the Government’s vision for strengthening workforce capacity and sustainability to support the country’s expanding economy and local content participation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1:30pm – 2:00pm
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION – Bridging the Skills & Capacity Gap
Chair: Caulette Vanderstoop – Director, Industrial Relations & Policy
Human Resources Association of Guyana
Speakers:
Hon. Minister Keoma Griffith
Dr. Kofi Darympyle – Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UG
Nicola Hayes – Head of Employment Unit, Local Content Secretariat
Holly Persaud – Chair of the HR Committee, GCCI
Session Objectives: To discuss how Government, industry, technical institutions and the private sector can collaborate more effectively to strengthen workforce readiness, align training with industry demand and build practical pathways for developing and sustaining Guyanese talent within emerging sectors of the economy.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
10:45am – 11:15am SNACK BREAK
11:15am – 12:30pm
BEYOND OIL: EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS THE ECONOMY – ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Session Objectives: To discuss spillover effects of local content, emerging opportunities in other sectors and the outlook for economic diversification. To highlight how these opportunities are being transferred to local businesses with a focus on how Guyanese businesses can better position themselves to participate in these evolving opportunities and how collaboration among Government, industry and the private sector are supporting broader economic diversification and sustainable national growth.
Chair: Anita Ramprasad – CEO, Prestige Management Consultants
Speakers:
Dr. Peter Ramsaroop – CEO, GoInvest
Dr. Richard Blair – Ministry of Agriculture
Mr. Kamrul Baksh – Director of THAG
GMSA Representative ***
WCCIG Representative ***
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
12:45 – 1:00pm
Vote of Thanks and Closing Remarks