CARAIFA’s Annual Speakers’ Forum

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 Credit

Speakers' Forum Winner 2024

Candice Hamilton – Jamaica

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

Courtney Golding - 1999

Wynthrop Catwell - 2000

Leroy Dallas - 2002

Andrew Bates - 2003

Cecil Frederic - 2005

Fabian Carew - 2006

Saad Baksh - 2008

Delma Roberts - 2009

Carlyle Fletcher - 2010

Sushilla Mcfarlane - 2011

Nichelle Emmanuel - 2012

Ava Jackson - 2013

Wayne Alleyne - 2014

Christopher Gouveia - 2015

Tilia Wilkinson - 2016

Sandra Ramjit - 2017

Peaches Simmonds - 2018

Jae-Rae Pike - 2023