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Agenda 

The CARICOM Conference: The Human Impact of Autonomous Weapons will be held across two days, Tuesday, 5 September 2023 and Wednesday, 6 September, 2023. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 
A full version of the conference agenda, which includes information on the speakers in each section can be found below:

Day 1

SEP 5

9:00 -

10:00

Opening Ceremony and Keynote address

10:00-10:20

Coffee Break

10:20-

10:25

What are Autonomous Weapons systems

(video animation) 

10:25 - 11:20

Setting the scene: key issues surrounding autonomous weapons systems

11:20 - 11:30

Commentary from H.E. Sir Ronald Sanders

11:30 - 11:45

Key issues surrounding autonomous weapons systems: Q & A 

11:45 - 12:45

Increasing autonomy in weapons systems

12:45-14:30

Lunch break 

14:30-16:00

Responding to the challenges autonomous weapons systems pose to global peace, security, and international law

16:00- 17:00

Immoral Code Screening

DAY 1 CONCLUDES

Day 2

SEP 6

9:00-9:45

Intersectional perspectives on autonomous weapons systems

9:45-10:30

Roundtable discussion: regional perspectives on autonomous weapons

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-12:00

Taking action against autonomous weapons systems

12:00-13:30

Lunch break 

13:30- 

14:30

Consideration of Declaration on Autonomous Weapons Systems

14:30-15:30

Exchange of Views and Adoption of Declaration 

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break 

15:30-16:00

Next steps for the future

16:30- 

17:00

Closing remarks

CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

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