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Movement 1 · Leadership & Freedom

April 28, 2026

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration

Registration

9:00 am – 9:30 am
Welcome

Welcome

9:30 am – 10:30 am
Session 1 —

Philosophies on the nature and status of freedoms globally: Groundings for the leaders

Dr. Roxanne Burton (Chair) · Dr. Margaret Gill (Presenter)

10:30 am – 11:15 am
Session 1 (cont'd) —

Poetic reflections on freedom and leadership

Adrian Green (Presenter)

11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Session 2 —

The current moment of Imperialism and possible reactions from the south

Dr. George Belle (Presenter)

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Lunch

Lunch

2:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Roundtable —

Venezuela and Cuba in Focus: Framing the Situation and Possible Responses

Julius Gittens (Chair) · Ambassador David Comissiong · Burton Sankeralli · Martha Gabriela Ortega Peraza · Sunity Maharaj

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