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Press Docket: UTech TIC Know Your Numbers Pitch Showcase (April 20, 2026)

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April 20, 2026

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill delivers his keynote remarks at the University of Technology’s Technology Innovator Centre ‘Know Your Numbers’ Pitch Showcase held at their Lecture Theatre on April 20, 2026.

Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, delivered the keynote address at Utech Jamaica’s Technology Innovation Centre ‘Know Your Numbers’ Pitch Showcase at their Lecture Theatre on April 20, 2026.

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Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (center) speaks with Dr. Kevin Brown, President at the University of Technology, Jamaica, Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer, CD, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Ms. Lisandra Rickards, Senior Private Sector Development Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank greet each other before the University of Technology’s Technology Innovator Centre ‘Know Your Numbers’ Pitch Showcase held at their Lecture Theatre on April 20, 2026.
Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce (center) speaks with Dr. Kevin Brown, President at the University of Technology, Jamaica, Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer, CD, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Ms. Lisandra Rickards, Senior Private Sector Development Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank greet each other before the University of Technology’s Technology Innovator Centre ‘Know Your Numbers’ Pitch Showcase held at their Lecture Theatre on April 20, 2026.
Left to right: Mrs. Sancia Bennett Templer, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry (center) and Dr. Kevin Brown, President of the University of Technology, Jamaica, stand with winners of the UTech TIC Know Your Numbers Pitch Showcase. ENDZA, co-founded by Jeamelee Smith and team, placed third and received the UTech TIC Inspiration Award valued at J$150,000; JIG Entertainments, founded by Dewayne Tennant, placed second and received the Barita Foundation Award valued at J$250,000; and Axespire Solutions, led by Andre Thomas, captured first place and the MIIC Innovation Award valued at J$500,000. Also pictured are Ms. Andrea Bolton-Fyffe, Incubator Manager, and Ms. Beverley Stewart, Senior Business Counsellor, both of the Technology Innovation Centre.

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