Online Event
Leading The Caribbean Region Into The Future of Work
The future of work is already here — is your leadership ready for it?
Date
Aug 20, 2026
Time
03:00 pm - 04:30 pm
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The future of work is already here. Is your leadership ready? This workshop equips current and emerging Caribbean leaders with the digital fluency, strategic agility, and cultural intelligence needed to lead through AI, changing workforce expectations, and digital transformation. You'll build future-ready leadership skills while learning how to turn the Caribbean's unique strengths into a competitive advantage. You'll leave with a personal action plan and a network of peers ready to shape the future of work together.
About The Speaker:
Mellissa Lezama is the Founder & CEO of The HR Horizon, an Attorney-at-Law, Global HR & Employment Law Specialist, and Certified Mediator with more than 25 years of experience across the US, UK, and Caribbean. She helps startups and SMEs build scalable HR systems, navigate employment law, and prepare for the future of work through practical HR strategy, compliance, executive coaching, and outsourced HR support.
What You'll Learn:
Mellissa Lezama is the Founder & CEO of The HR Horizon, an Attorney-at-Law, Global HR & Employment Law Specialist, and Certified Mediator with more than 25 years of experience across the US, UK, and Caribbean. She helps startups and SMEs build scalable HR systems, navigate employment law, and prepare for the future of work through practical HR strategy, compliance, executive coaching, and outsourced HR support.
What You'll Learn:
- Build future-ready leadership skills to confidently navigate AI, digital transformation, and changing workforce expectations.
- Develop a practical leadership action plan that you can immediately apply in your organization and career.
- Join a regional network of peers to exchange ideas, expand opportunities, and collaborate across the Caribbean.
About Caribbean Startup Bootcamp:
This incubation program is led by Founder Institute Caribbean as part of Conecta Caribbean, an initiative of CARIBEquity, a facility co-funded by IDB Lab and the European Union, working together to build a more connected entrepreneurial ecosystem across the Caribbean. Your main point of contact throughout the program is our team at Founder Institute Caribbean. Bridge for Billions provides the platform and methodology that help us deliver the program together with our ecosystem partners.
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About Founder Institute:
The Founder Institute is the World's Largest AI-Native Company Builder, giving idea-stage, first-time founders, and employees making the leap to entrepreneurship the tools, global network, and proven methodology to build an AI-powered startup from zero to funding. Since 2009, our structured programs have helped over 9,000 founders across 100 countries raise more than $2BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 6 continents, our mission is to empower talented and motivated people everywhere to build impactful, AI-powered companies.
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