hsse 2022 launch

01 SEPTEMBER 2022

Good afternoon, everyone.

Thank you for joining us today for the launch of our 26th Annual Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Conference & Exhibition.

We are very delighted and grateful to have your participation and support today as we seek to build on the work that AMCHAM T&T has been doing for a quarter of a century.

But despite our proud legacy over the last 26 years, this year’s conference is going to have a more futuristic focus. To move forward we must adopt a learner’s mindset – one that will help us to usher in a new era of progress and success. As the futurist Alvin Toffler wrote: "The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."

This quote is most fitting to what we are trying to do here today and over the coming years because it forms the backdrop of this year’s Conference and Exhibition...

INL EBIKE HANDOVER CEREMONY

11 JULY 2022

It is a pleasure to be speaking to you today here at Shirvan Road Police Station in Tobago at this INL eBike Handover Ceremony.

At the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T), we have a strong desire and record of delivering quality service to our members, their communities, and our nation. This handover ceremony serves as another amazing example and a reminder of how collaboration, mutual trust and commitment to a single cause can build bridges and unite people and organisations around...

TECH HUB ISLANDS SUMMIT (THIS) 2022

06 JULY 2022

WELCOME to the AMCHAM T&T-Republic Bank - Tech Hub Islands Summit (THIS) 2022.

It is a real honor to be with you today live and in-person to kickstart what promises to be three days of engaging and thought-provoking discussions.

Before I begin, I want to start by acknowledging the support of our sponsors. We are delighted to have Republic Bank return once more as our Title Sponsor and for sharing the vision we have of T&T becoming a major tech hub globally.

I must also acknowledge our other sponsors...

29th annual general meeting (agm) - 2022

22 JUNE 2022

It is my pleasure to welcome you to AMCHAM T&T’s 29th Annual General Meeting and Business Forum.

I have to begin by saying how wonderful it is to be joining you here today IN PERSON after two years of virtual interactions. I know personally that it was difficult for me to take on this Presidency last year in the virtual space and have to deliver these remarks to a camera from home at the AGM, so I am indeed delighted to be here.

Let me assure you that these in-person and hybrid events are something we are intending to do more of now. Our Board and I are very much looking forward to having the opportunity to interact more...

women in leadership mentorship programme (wilmp) 2022

10 JUNE 2022

It is my pleasure to wish you a warm welcome to the launch of the AMCHAM T&T and IDB's 5th Women in Leadership Mentorship Programme.

I would like to begin by offering my sincere gratitude to the Inter-American Development Bank for their continued partnership and support to empower women through this...

Crisis Communications - what you need to know?

06 APRIL 2022

Thank you for joining us this morning. As we gear up for AMCHAM T&T’s HSSE Conference later this year, this is the first Pre-Conference Webinar that we are hosting, and it is on Crisis Communications – What You Need to Know? I am Toni Sirju-Ramnarine – President of AMCHAM T&T.

I want to begin by thanking our sponsors: Title Sponsor- Atlantic, Platinum Sponsor – The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago and our Gold Sponsor – Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited for their support to host today’s Webinar.

Today’s session is meant to provide vital information about the necessity for organisations to have an effective crisis communications strategy. As a responsible organisation, AMCHAM T&T and our speakers today will not be making any announcements or inferences on any active investigations and...

WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2022

11 MARCH 2022

Welcome to AMCHAM T&T’s 8th Women’s Leadership Conference and thank you for joining us virtually today as we seek to celebrate and elevate the voices of women in our society and around the world.

AMCHAM T&T has proudly hosted this conference every year in commemoration of International Women’s Day because we believe that by supporting and highlighting the barriers to the progress of women, we are doing our part towards creating a gender-equal world. Not only does this make...

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FORUM 2022
26 JANUARY 2022

Our theme this year is creating confidence, generating growth. To achieve these, we must have two things - a clear sense of direction and we must believe that we are indeed heading there. We hope to address these things over the course...

HEALTH, SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENT (HSSE) CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION 2021
25 OCTOBER 2021

Thank you for joining us this morning, on what is the 25th anniversary of AMCHAM T&T’s annual HSSE conference. Twenty-five years is a long time to be doing anything in today’s world where change happens so quickly. It requires that organizations and more importantly the people who are the lifeblood of organizations demonstrate...

AMCHAM T&T COVID-19 MASS VACCINATION SITE - PRESS CONFERENCE
23 JULY 2021

It’s hard to believe that it has been sixteen months since Trinidad and Tobago recorded its first case of the COVID-19 virus. However, there is so much more information that we have today, as compared to what little we knew when the pandemic started.

You have heard time and time again throughout the pandemic, to "trust the science". Today, hope is measured by the science...

28TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) & BUSINESS FORUM
22 JUNE 2021

It is an honour to virtually stand before you today as the 16th President of the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T). A business chamber that has always been best characterized by the altruistic actions of people committed to making a difference in the lives of others. So I begin by thanking our outgoing President, Patricia Ghany. Thank you Pat for the visionary leadership you brought to this organization. Of particular note during Pat’s tenure was a milestone that was achieved due to her commitment to empowering women in business and society; that was in achieving gender parity on our Board. I am pleased to say, this is something that we have maintained...