Multidisciplinary Knowledge Institution

Advancing Knowledge. Strengthening Institutions. Transforming Caribbean Society.

The Caribbean Emergence Institute provides strategic tools, professional learning, institutional support, and innovative solutions that empower individuals, organisations, and communities across the region.

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About CEI

Knowledge in Service of Caribbean Progress

The Caribbean Emergence Institute Limited is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and professional competence of Caribbean society.

Through innovative training approaches, institutional-strengthening services, applied research, emerging technologies, and socio-economic development models, CEI helps individuals, organisations, and communities create value, build resilience, and achieve sustainable growth.

The Institute operates through five specialised Centres that bring together expertise in governance, learning, artificial intelligence, regenerative intelligence and community transformation.

Vision, mission and values

Specialised Expertise

Our Five Centres

CEI delivers its work through five specialised Centres. Each Centre brings together knowledge, professional expertise, partnerships and practical solutions to address important institutional and societal needs.

Centre for Good Governance & Compliance

Strengthening organisations through responsible leadership, sound governance and effective compliance.

Supports companies, non-profit organisations, Boards and institutional leaders with governance advisory services, regulatory compliance, Board development, and institutional strengthening.

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Key service areas

Governance and compliance advisory
Directors' induction and Board development
Company and NPO compliance
Company secretarial support
Governance health checks
Records reconstruction and compliance resets
Policies, manuals and governance frameworks
Institutional-strengthening support

Governance & Vision

Leadership, Service and Legacy

Founder Legacy

The late Dr. Sterling Belgrove

Founder, Caribbean Emergence Institute

The late Dr. Sterling Belgrove was a strategist, educator, consultant and community-development leader whose work connected corporate expertise with a lifelong commitment to social and economic justice.

He served for more than twelve years as an adviser and facilitator within the Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago and contributed his expertise to organisations involving the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, British Gas, Shell, and bpTT.

Dr. Belgrove chaired the National Steering Committee of the UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme and lectured over 5,000 MBA students at Anglia Ruskin University. His vision of knowledge, service, and sustainable community development continues to shape CEI.

Board of Directors

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Dr. Marcia Mc Clashie Belgrove

Director & Community Leader

Business and community-development leader certified in ISO 20700 Management Consultancy. Former adviser within the Office of the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago with extensive leadership in social enterprise.

Anisa Oliviel

Governance & Institutional Lead

Over 20 years of experience in governance, compliance, strategic planning, and organisational capacity-building. ISO 20700 certified with First-Class Honours in Politics from the University of Bradford.

Lorraine Villaroel

AI & Transformation Lead

AI-enabled product builder with 25+ years in community non-profits, 19 years in banking, and creator of RoomReservePro. Leads CEI's AI education and regional digital capacity-building.

Collaboration

Work With the Caribbean Emergence Institute

CEI collaborates with governments, businesses, educational institutions, civil-society organisations, development agencies, and communities to design and deliver solutions that strengthen people and institutions.

Partnership pathways

Commission advisory services
Develop a customised training programme
Partner on research or policy dialogue
Sponsor a community initiative
Implement an AI-adoption programme
Collaborate on a Caribbean development project

Partnership pathways

Contact & Enquiries

Select a Centre and send your query or consultation request to the right department.