Media & Press
Dr. Meahjohn has appeared on television, in print media, and at international conferences across four continents as a commentator on digital governance, AI policy, cybersecurity, and entrepreneurship in developing economies.
International conferences and summits
CIPS Caribbean Webinar: Optimising Skills Based Capacity for Procurement
Panellist on the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply Caribbean branch webinar on artificial intelligence in procurement, speaking on the ethical and practical use of AI and the governance line around bidder confidentiality and human decision rights. More than 60 procurement professionals joined from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Nigeria, South Africa and Canada.
September 2026
UN ECLAC Dialogue Series, Day 3: The DPI Approach, Implementation Lessons
Featured panelist on the United Nations ECLAC dialogue series "Rule-Takers or Rule-Makers? Digital Sovereignty and Development in the Caribbean," convened with the eLAC Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean and the EU Global Gateway.
May 2026
Global DPI Summit Cape Town, South Africa
Speaker at the World Bank's summit on digital public infrastructure, alongside delegates from 100+ countries.
November 2025
Red GEALC XIX Ministerial Meeting Guatemala
Represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Inter-American Digital Government Network's ministerial gathering.
November 2025
Anansi National Digital Assistant Launch, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Led the national launch of Anansi, Trinidad and Tobago's AI-powered government digital assistant, at the Ministry of Public Administration and AI. Covered by Newsday, TTT News, AZP News, and Tobago Updates.
August 2025
AccelerateGOV Ottawa, Canada
Spoke on Trinidad and Tobago's digital public infrastructure implementations and Caribbean best practices at the Global Government Forum's digital transformation conference.
2025
Caribbean DPI Summit, UWI Mona, Jamaica
Speaker at the inaugural Caribbean Digital Public Infrastructure Summit hosted by the Mona School of Business and Management, with 120+ participants from 30 countries.
April 2025
Red GEALC VIII Ministerial Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil
Participated in the Inter-American Digital Government Ministerial Meeting on cybersecurity, AI, and cross-border digital interoperability.
November 2024
Global Digital Government Leaders Forum, White House, Washington D.C.
Participated in the forum led by U.S. Federal CIO Clare Martorana, alongside digital leaders from Canada, Iceland, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United Nations.
2024
Red GEALC XVII Annual Meeting, Santiago, Chile
Attended the 20th-anniversary meeting of the Inter-American Digital Government Network.
November 2023
Global Digital Public Infrastructure Summit, Pune, India
Participated in the inaugural Global DPI Summit convened during India's G20 presidency, with digital government leaders from over 50 countries.
June 2023
Standards and advisory work
National Occupational Standard: Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Digital Operations
Member of the five-person Lead Body that developed Trinidad and Tobago's National Occupational Standard for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Digital Operations, published by the National Training Agency with two qualifications built on it: TTNVQ Level 1 (ITAI1012) and TTNVQ Level 2 (ITAI2013). The standard describes what a person in an AI-enabled role must be able to do, from the safe operation of AI tools and the checking of outputs to generative AI for task-based output and the operation of AI-driven workflows, and gives employers, trainers and assessors a shared reference for recruitment, curriculum and assessment. Approved May 2026, indicative review 2029.
September 2026
Television and media
TTT "Delving Deeper"
Long-form television interview on the Cybersecurity Investment Tax Allowance (CITA) Management System and iGovTT's digital transformation strategy.
Cape Town Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure Interview
Interview at the CDPI Global DPI Summit in Cape Town, discussing Trinidad and Tobago's digital transformation journey and lessons for developing nations.
Implementing DaaS in Trinidad and Tobago, Centre for DPI
DaaS Country Conversation with the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure on Trinidad and Tobago's experience applying the DPI-as-a-Packaged Solution model in practice.
The NOW Morning Show
Television spotlight interview on the CITA cybersecurity system and its impact on Trinidad and Tobago businesses.
Print and digital media
- Role of Technology in Human Resources, Trinidad Guardian, HRMATT Says Column (October 2024)
- Looking Back At Employee Safety, AMCHAM Linkage Magazine (November 2021)
- Tech News TT, Coverage of participation in the Global Digital Government Leaders Forum at the White House, Washington D.C.
- Trinidad and Tobago Newsday, Anansi: From queues to queries -- feature on the national digital assistant launch (August 2025)