Executive Presence · Leadership Communication
Executive Presence · Leadership Communication
An afternoon where the right people get in a room, real conversations happen, and you leave with sharper insight, stronger connections, and the kind of energy that stays with you long after the last sip.
This is not a conference. Not a workshop. Not a networking happy hour.
Cascadia Hotel · St. Ann's · Trinidad & Tobago
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Arrival
3:45 PM
Programme
4:15 PM
Dress
Caribbean Business Chic; national dress welcomed
First time at Sip & Speak
Sip & Speak is not a panel. It is not a networking event. It is a curated room of senior professionals from across the Caribbean who rarely sit down in the same space casually.
Small on purpose. Intentional by design. The kind of conversation you usually only get behind closed doors.
Senior executives, founders, and leaders who’ve navigated the rooms most of us are still trying to get into. Not a lecture. A real conversation, and you get a front-row seat.
Candid insight on executive presence, leading under pressure, communicating with authority, and what it actually takes to command a room at the highest level.
01 · The Keynote
A signature talk on executive presence and high-stakes communication. Twenty-four years of broadcast distilled into something practical, punchy, and immediately applicable.
02 · The Panel
Senior voices, unfiltered. Honest, high-value insight you won't find in a training manual.
03 · The Networking
Past attendees consistently say the networking at Sip & Speak is unlike anything else on the T&T professional calendar. Real connections. Not just business cards.
04 · The Extras
Past editions have sent guests home very happy. That's all we'll say. Because it wouldn't be Sip & Speak without a few surprises.
A curated room. Always has been.
Opening this Edition
The June 13 edition opens with remarks from His Excellency Diomedes Carles. The kind of presence that sets the tone for the room before the first conversation begins.
Cultural Performance
Through the Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Trinidad & Tobago, the Panama Folklore Group joins this edition as the cultural anchor of the evening.
A 20-member ensemble travelling from Panama. Traditional polleras. Live performance. A reminder that the rooms worth being in are the ones where culture and conversation move together.
The Leadership Panel
The conversation moves from regional security to personal authority and back, mapping how leadership is built and held at every level.
Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean, E.U. SEACOP
Image Consultant & Fashion Stylist
The kind of room you walk into knowing the conversation will sharpen you.
JMMB Bank · BOLLA Wines · Voyant Media Solutions Limited
FK Jackie Consultancy · B’s Ice Cream · GAK Electrical and Plumbing Limited
Huggins Shipping · Renaissance Energy Limited
Cultural Partner
Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Trinidad & Tobago
Limited Gold sponsor packages remain. Brand placement in a prestige room.
Become a partnerWhat Leaders Say
“Sip & Speak was not only useful but also highly enriching. A well-structured environment for learning and exchanging ideas, and it has positively contributed to my own communication approach.”
H.E. Álvaro Enrique Sánchez Cordero
Ambassador of Venezuela · Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Trinidad & Tobago
Take your seat
Three for three. The June 13 room is full. Join the waitlist to be first to know when the next edition opens.
Between gatherings
The same standard of conversation, every week. Listen between the live editions.
Sip & Speak is going where the conversations need to happen next.
Trinidad & Tobago first. The Caribbean and beyond next. Subscribers know first.