2023 Research Conference

 

7thANNUAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH CONFERENCE
 

The public is cordially invited to participate in the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean's Research Conference 

Theme :  “Embracing the Digital Age: Opportunities, Challenges, and Innovation” 

Date : September 27th - 28th, 2023

Join LIVE online or in-person at the Main Campus located at 17 Worthington Avenue, Kingston

 

 

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW​

DAY 1 - Tuesday, September 26, 2023

CONFERENCE OPENING & LAUNCH OF THE 
CARIBBEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED INNOVATION & RESEARCH

(By Invitation Only)

DAY 2 - Wednesday, September 27, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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EMBRACING THE DIGITAL AGE; INNOVATION & INDUSTRY

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Professor Haldane Davies, UCC President
 

SESSION 1: 9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.
Keynote Address
Announcement & Award of Student Poster Winners
Undergraduate Research Spotlight Poster Session (Room 6-7)

 

LUNCH BREAK: 11:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

SESSION 2: 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Innovation Presentations:
1. Exporting Innovations
2. Venture Capital in the Jamaican Financial Industry​

Panel 1: E-commerce & Digital Entrepreneurship 

 

SESSION 3: 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Paid Workshop
​The AI Prompt Engineering Workshop: Unleashing the Power of Large Language Models
Host: Adrian Dunkley; Founder & CEO, StarApple AI
 

(learn more about this workshop by clicking here
DAY 3 - Thursday September 28, 2023
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

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EMBRACING THE DIGITAL AGE; THEORY & PRACTICE

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Professor Sheilah Paul, Vice President - Academic Affairs and Provost, UCC 
 

SESSION 1: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Keynote Address:
Bits and Bytes or Quantum Leaps? Enhancing Digital Literacy in Higher Education
Mrs. Michelle Stewart-McKoy, faculty/Educational Developer
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), UWI Mona
 

International Faculty Research
Theme: Education in the Digital Society 

 

LUNCH BREAK: 11:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.

 

SESSION 2: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Digital Privacy, Data Protection & Technological Advancement in Security
1. ​Data Privacy
2. Technological Advancement in Society 

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SESSION 3: 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Panel 2: Transforming the Financial Industry 

- ​Research Presentation: Leveraging LLMs and LSTM for Enhanced Stock Price Forecasting on the Jamaican Stock Exchange
- Panel Discussion

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