Hon. Patrick Hylton, O.J., C.D., LL.D. (Hon), A.C.I.B., B.B.A. Patrick Hylton is a son of Jamaican soil, Patrick was born and raised in rural Clarendon, Jamaica. With more than three decades of experience in Banking and Finance, Patrick’s bold and fearless leadership and achievements have earned him international prominence as an expert in the field.

Today, Patrick is chairman of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited, NCB Capital Markets Limited, Guardian Holdings Limited and Clarien Bank Limited, and sits on the board of directors for NCB Financial Group, Massy Holdings (Trinidad), and several others. In the mid-1990s, he was appointed by the Government of Jamaica to lead the restructuring of the Jamaican financial sector – a project that earned him the national award of the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) in 2002. In October 2020, he was also conferred with the Order of Jamaica, for distinguished contribution to the Financial Sector and Philanthropy

Alok Jain is a former Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he held a number of leadership roles, most recently as leader of PwC’s Advisory practice in the Caribbean. He previously served as leader of PwC’s Assurance practice in Jamaica. Alok currently serves as a Consultant at the Office of the Prime Minister. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies. He is also a director of Mayberry Investments Limited.

Alok is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor as well as a CFA Charter holder. He has extensive experience in accounting, auditing as well as in corporate finance - privatization and public private partnerships (PPP), valuations of companies, due diligence investigations, “going public” and listing shares on the stock exchange, capital restructuring, and acquisitions and mergers.

Steven Gooden is the head of the wealth, asset management and investment banking division of the NCB Financial Group as well as Chief Executive Officer of NCB Capital Markets Ltd. Under his leadership, the entity has become Jamaica’s leading capital markets outfit, with a strong and growing presence throughout the Caribbean via the establishment of hubs in the Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados.

Steven is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, has a Master’s Degree in Finance and Economics, a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accounting, and has received many accolades in the areas of research and portfolio management.

He has also participated in executive development courses at Chicago Booth and Wharton Business Schools covering Strategy, Change Leadership and Mergers & Acquisitions. Steven sits on the board of directors of the Jamaica Stock Exchange Ltd and several companies within the NCB Financial Group. Additionally, he is the Chairman of Limners & Bards Ltd and Elite Diagnostics Ltd, both companies listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange; as well as President of the Jamaica Securities Dealers Association.

Stephen Edwards is the Managing Director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC). He is a Civil Engineer and former Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering and Computing at the University of Technology (UTECH), in Kingston Jamaica.

In addition to his experience in the private sector through teaching and construction management, his other public sector service includes senior roles at the Housing Agency of Jamaica (HAJ) and the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo).

Stephen is a graduate of Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, where he earned a Master of Science degree in Construction Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from Boston College (BC) and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from FIU, where he was inducted into the ‘Tau Beta Pi – Engineering Honour Society’, the ‘Chi Epsilon – Civil Engineering Honour Society’, and the ‘Golden Key Honour Society’.

He is also a member of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE). Stephen has strong passion for service to others and while teaching at Holy Trinity High he established “The Write Path Jamaica” charity, which sources school supplies for students from low-income families. One of Stephens’ core beliefs is that education is the best vehicle to create equal opportunity for all persons.

Dr. Ventley Brown is an educator who currently serves as the Vice Principal of the Portmore Community College in St. Catherine. He holds a PhD. In Educational Leadership and Management and is currently pursuing a second PhD. in Higher Education with the Delaware State University. Dr. Brown is a community activist and serves as a Justice of the Peace and on a number of Boards. He is the Chairman of the Denbigh Primary and Good Hope Primary Schools and also serves as a board member of Denbigh High School in Clarendon. He is the 2nd Vice President of the St. Catherine Football Association, and he is also a member of the Board of The National Road Operating and Constructing Co. Ltd. (NROCC) where he serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

He is a graduate of the GC Foster College of Physical Education and Sport and, completed a Master of Science Degree in Sports Management at the University of Technology. He has represented Jamaica overseas in the sporting arena where he managed multiple track and field and Rugby League teams in many countries such as China, Turkey, Brazil, UK, USA and the Bahamas. Dr. Brown served as President of the Jamaica Rugby League Association, Treasurer of The Caribbean University Sporting Association (CUSA) and Vice-President of The Jamaica Inter-Collegiate Sporting Association.

He also served as a Consultant on the Redbull Speed Trap Project and currently serves as advisor to The Alabaster Gates Charity, Canada, and Consultant to ProForm Sports, USA. Ventley is humble, diligent and believes that education is the vehicle of change that the society requires. He continues to offer voluntary support to programs that are related to sports, education and social change.

Nicholas A. Scott is the Chief Investment Officer of the Musson Group, one of the largest private companies in the Caribbean. Musson is a diversified holding company which owns stakes in several public and private businesses in the manufacturing, distribution, enterprise technology, insurance and real estate industries. Musson's investments include Seprod (JSE:SEP), Productive Business Solutions (JSE:PBS), General Accident Insurance (JSE:GENAC), AS Brydens, Facey Commodity, T. Geddes Grant and Canopy Insurance. Mr. Scott is also the Vice Chairman of Eppley (JSE:EPLY) and Chairman of the Eppley Caribbean Property Fund (JSE:CPFV). Eppley is a listed investment vehicle that originates and invests in real estate, infrastructure, mezzanine and credit opportunities in the Caribbean on its own account and through its funds. CPFV is the largest listed real estate mutual fund in the Caribbean. Mr. Scott serves as the Chairman of the Student Loan Bureau, a statutory agency of the Government of Jamaica focused on financing tertiary education. Previously Mr. Scott worked as a private equity investor and investment banker at the Blackstone Group and Morgan Stanley in New York and Brazil. Mr. Scott holds a B.Sc in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Columbia Business School and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School.

John (“Mitchie”) Bell is a Director of Proven Wealth Limited, Cable & Wireless Jamaica Limited and Advantage General Insurance Limited as well as a past director of NCB Capital Markets Limited and a past Chairman of Salada Foods Jamaica Limited. Mr. Bell is a former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was Lead Partner of the firm’s Financial Services Audit and Assurance practice for several years. Mr. Bell was educated at The Lodge School in Barbados and later the University of the West Indies, Jamaica where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Accounting. He is a Certified Accountant and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica.