CARAIFA's Annual Speakers' Forum

One of the highlights of the CARAIFA congress is the Annual Speakers' Forum. This is an opportunity for Insurance Advisors in the Caribbean who are aspiring to become public speakers to gain some practical experience.

One of the main criteria to participate in the Speakers' Forum is that the participant should not be anyone who has already spoken as a main platform speaker at any previous congress.

The Speakers' Forum Competition Winner will:

- Be presented with the Speakers' Forum Trophy
- Be a main platform speaker at the next congress
- Be accommodated at the double occupancy rate at the next congress
- Receive a replica of the Speakers' Forum Trophy for keepsake

Benefits of the Speakers' Forum competition include:

- Participants in Speakers' Forum competition will get 2.5 CE Credits
- Non-participants at the Speakers' Forum competition who remain for the duration of the competition will get 1.5 CE Credits

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Speakers' Forum Winner 2024

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CARAIFA's Past Speakers' Forum Winners

Congress Year	Names of Winners	Country
1997	Richard Demming	Trinidad & Tobago
1998	Harry Goodial	Trinidad & Tobago
1999	Courtney Golding	Jamaica
2000	Wynthrop Catwell	Barbados
2001	Errol Thompson	Jamaica
2002	Leroy Dallas	Jamaica
2003	Andrew Bates	Trinidad & Tobago
2004	Shama Deonarine	Trinidad & Tobago
2005	Cecil Frederick	Trinidad & Tobago
2006	Fabian Carew	Trinidad & Tobago
2007	Elease Richardson	Antigua & Barbuda
2008	Saad Anthony Baksh	Trinidad & Tobago
2009	Delma Roberts	Jamaica
2010	Carlyle Fletcher	Trinidad & Tobago
2011	Sushilla McFarlane	Trinidad & Tobago
2012	Nichelle Emmanuel	Trinidad & Tobago
2013	Ava Jackson	Antigua & Barbuda
2014	Wayne Alleyne	Barbados
2015	Christopher Gouveia	Trinidad & Tobago
2016	Tilia Wilkinson	Barbados
2017	Sandra Ramjit	Trinidad & Tobago
2018	Peaches Simmonds	Trinidad & Tobago
2019	Akilah Claxton	Trinidad & Tobago
2023	Jae-Rae Pike	Jamaica

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