9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Presentation 1  

Ms. Eve Salomon – Author of UNESCO and CBA’s “Guidelines for Broadcasting Regulation”:

The Broadcast Code - Challenges Faced and Commonalities Encountered (with a focus on the global aim to protect minors)

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Presentation 1

Mr. Toby Mendel – Law/Asia Programmes Director, ARTICLE 19:

International Guarantees of Freedom of Expression: Implications for Broadcast Regulation

10:45 a.m.  – 11:15 a.m. – Presentation 2

Dr. Hopeton Dunn – Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica & Director, Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme, UWI, MONA:

Globalisation, Convergence and the Digital Future: Policy Issues in Caribbean Broadcasting Regulation

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Presentation 2

Ms. Sonia Gill – Assistant Executive Director, Broadcasting Commission, Jamaica :

A CARIBBEAN PERSPECTIVE: Stakeholder consultation and the Stakeholder consultation and the
road to broadcast regulation in road to broadcast regulation in
Jamaica Jamaica

1:20 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. – Presentation 3

Dr. Suzy dos Santos– Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

The Role of Media in Social Development and Democracy: How Brazil is facing Global Changes in Television Regulation, Distribution and Production

12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. – Presentation 3

Ms. Josanne Leonard- Media, Communications & Entertainment consultant:

Telecommunications, Entertainment and Media - New Horizons, New Challenges and the Value of Local Content

2:20 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. – Presentation 4

Mr. Mark Lloyd – Georgetown University, Public Policy Institute:

The Relationship between Communication Policies and a Strong Democratic Society - Why Talk Radio is Important

1.50 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. – Presentation 4

Mr. Ronald I. Cohen – National Chair, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council:

Making the link - the Model of Self-Regulation, Enforcement and Collaboration Between Regulators and the Broadcasting Sector