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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


Speakers' Forum Winner 2024

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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

1999-courtney-golding.jpgCourtney Golding - 1999
2000-wynthrop-catwell.jpgWynthrop Catwell - 2000
2002-leroy-dallas.jpgLeroy Dallas - 2002
2003-andrew-bates.jpgAndrew Bates - 2003
2005-cecil-frederic.jpgCecil Frederic - 2005
2006-fabian-carew.jpgFabian Carew - 2006
2008-saad-baksh.jpgSaad Baksh - 2008
2009-delma-roberts.jpgDelma Roberts - 2009
2010-carlyle-fletcher.jpgCarlyle Fletcher - 2010
2011-sushilla-mcfarlane.jpgSushilla Mcfarlane - 2011
2012-nichelle-emmanuel.jpgNichelle Emmanuel - 2012
2013-ava-jackson.jpgAva Jackson - 2013
2014-wayne-alleyne.jpgWayne Alleyne - 2014
2015-christopher-gouveia.jpgChristopher Gouveia - 2015
2016-tilia-wilkinson.jpgTilia Wilkinson - 2016
2018-sandra-ramjit.jpgSandra Ramjit - 2017
2017-peaches-simmonds.jpgPeaches Simmonds - 2018
2023-jay-rae-pike.jpgJae-Rae Pike - 2023