TechBeach is a global community platform of technology events & programs that attract world renowned executives, resources, innovation & media to emerging market ecosystems with the goal of advancement, and capitalisation on growth opportunities.
Lucy Gao is a young entrepreneur who already holds the status of a billionaire at the age of 27. She is even called the richest woman on her own after Kylie Jenner.
Recently, Lucy entered the list of the richest self-employed women under 40 years old. Ranked second after Kylie Jenner, the programmer’s name is juxtaposed with successful women such as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Maria Sharapova to Huda Kattan.
Allen Cueli is responsible for Visa’s product suite in Central America and the Caribbean. In this
role, Allen works closely with clients, fintechs and partners in bringing Visa’s consumer products
and API-based capabilities into the markets as well as the development of new payment flows.
Most recently, Allen had been leading a number of transformation initiatives in Latin America,
including introducing Agile into the organization, launching the Visa Everywhere Initiative, a
platform to spearhead Visa’s fintech engagement efforts, driving Visa’s first equity investments
in the region and managing the Visa Developer Platform, where the company exposes its
capabilities through API’s.
Richie Etwaru was born in a rural farming village in Guyana, South America. He is the eldest of two brothers and a son to parents who were both educators. As a member of CARICOM, the Caribbean Community and Common Market, Richie was raised to promote and support a unified Caribbean community that is inclusive, resilient, and competitive, sharing economic, social, and cultural prosperity.
Always a champion for innovation, Richie most recently co-founded Mobeus, a company born from the belief that technology should be frictionless. At Mobeus, Richie serves as Chair and Chief Creative Officer, where he is responsible for designing and delivering a new global sector of technology that is redefining what it means to connect.
Before devoting his work full-time to Mobeus, Richie’s career has been punctuated by the kind of ingenuity that places people and companies in influential positions that drive creativity and success. He has served as a COO for technology at a large financial services company, a divisional CIO at a large investment bank, a head of innovation of a billion-dollar software company, and has sat on multiple start-up advisory boards.
Spanning unlikely disciplines and multiple continents over two decades, Richie has been honored to operate in academia, entrepreneurship, government advisory, and several Fortune 500 companies. He has been quoted in news mediums such as NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, Computer World, Forbes, VentureBeat, and WIRED. He has also appeared on dozens of global television outlets and has delivered over 100 keynotes across the world.
Richie currently lives with his wife and two sons in the northern mountains of New Jersey. A lifetime student with a Ph.D., Richie is passionate about identifying and nurturing talent and strives to stay hungry and humble always.
Rachel is a Senior Associate in the Trinidad office and a member of the regional Corporate and Commercial practice group. She focuses on mergers & acquisitions, commercial contract drafting and negotiation, project development, debt financing, and regulatory advice across a variety of industry sectors. She has a keen passion for the tech start-up space and providing young companies with early stage legal support. In addition to corporate and commercial matters, Rachel has a particular focus on environmental compliance and advisory matters and leads the firm’s ESG & Sustainable Finance practice.
Richard is co-founder and co-CEO of RealDecoy, a company that has become a leader in the digital
transformation and application development space, expanding from its Canadian
roots into the U.S. and the Caribbean.
A successful entrepreneur, VC and mentor to startups, Richard is a digital transformation thought
leader. Analysts and companies topping the Fortune and Internet Retailer lists consider him an
authority on boosting customer loyalty and improving conversion rates. Serving as a trusted advisor
to C-level executives, he helps some of the world’s most recognizable brands extract greater ROI.
Richard is also a strategic advisor at a range of SaaS-based start-ups. Awarded the 2016 Forty
Under 40, Richard has led RealDecoy to multiple Employees’ Choice Awards.
Brian Frontin is the Metaverse Lead Strategist – Caribbean & Latin America Region at VRPark
Limited, a Virtual Reality company based in the United Kingdom, specializing in the provision of
immersive 3D Spaces designed to bring people together to work, learn, meet, train, and collaborate in
enterprise Metaverse environments that replicate real-world dynamics and social interactions. VRPark
is an official partner with Virbela LLC, the first virtual world platform built in 2012 to specifically solve
the challenges of remote collaboration.
A dynamic agenda featuring renowned brands, speakers and innovators from around the globe
Our past speakers include some of the most prestigious individuals and organizations in the world of tech.
Jack Patrick Dorseyis an American Internet entrepreneur, programmer, and philanthropist who is the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., as well as the founder and principal executive officer of Block, Inc., a financial payments company.
Our Team comprises a dynamic group of Founders, Investors and Executives with industry experience dedicated to shaping the agenda and ensuring that the Tech Beach experience is exciting, energetic and valuable. Expect to see them serving double duty as moderators and as speakers on panels during the course of the event
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Director of Branding & Design
Director of Accelerator Programs
Director of Projects
Head of Community
Startup Engagement Lead
Head of Content
“TechBeach is an amazing global ecosystem of thriving technology enthusiasts in the Caribbean”
“It was a pleasure to partner with TechBeach. Their events, workshops and entire development programs are world class.”
“It’s rare to find a group of people who are so committed to continuous improvement of the technology space. Attending TechBeach is a hallmark of the year.”
You meet people from Silicon Valley who you’d never imagine meeting in Silicon Valley. It’s amazing what you can accomplish in this community.
Technology is the future and TechBeach is leading the way in moulding a more competitive future for the Caribbean.
“Bermuda has truly benefited from their access to the TechBech global fintech ecosystem and the numerous opportunities delivered.
As a Founder, your goal is to get from zero to one in the most efficient and effective way possible. Navigating the entrepreneurial journey is not without it's challenges. Tech Beach Retreat for you will be an opportunity to learn from industry leaders and peers on how to leverage the untapped investment that is human capital.
As an Executive, whether you are part of a high-growth start-up or an established corporate looking to be more intrapreneurial, Tech Beach Retreat offers a unique opportunity for you. Find strategic partnership opportunities and meet various stakeholders in the global tech ecosystem leveraging human capital.
As an Investor, you have one key objective - identify the next high-growth start-ups to allow you to get in earlier than your counter parts. You recognize that it is not just about venture capital, but human capital; that the difference between a start-up that fails and succeeds is how the Founders and Executives relentlessly execute their plan. Come meet those Founders and Executives at Tech Beach Retreat.
The Founders and Catalysts behind Tech Beach Retreat have global community reach and a track record for hosting noteworthy influencer events that attract global business leaders, celebrities, tastemakers and royalty. They are super connectors.
"... innovators in the region are working to broaden that viewpoint and have visitors mix business with pleasure. Conferences like the Tech Beach Retreat, held in one of Jamaica’s popular tourism resort areas, brings investors, entrepreneurs and the best of the Caribbean’s tech ecosystem together to exchange ideas, forge partnerships and tap into the often overlooked possibilities in the islands. Executives from LinkedIn, Airbnb, Pixar and Instagram attended the 2018 event, which organizers billed as a dealmaking paradise."
Tech Beach Retreat is designed to connect the Caribbean’s tech ecosystem with the rest of the world, creating an international community of like-minded individuals who meet in the region.
What a great idea, taking two of my loves technology and the beach and bringing them together. Ron Mckay, President of American Chamber of Commerce Jamaica, CEO of ADS Global.
Welcoming participants from all over the world to join this one-of-a-kind experience and get access to this unique international community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
The Founders and Catalysts behind Tech Beach Retreat have global community reach and a track record for hosting noteworthy influencer events that attract global business leaders, celebrities, tastemakers and royalty. They are super connectors.
Join us in the beautiful Iberostar Resort for this years summit as we leverage experts from companies like Meta, Google, AWS, Tiktok and more
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