The NIHERST Fab Lab will be hosting VIRTUAL/ IN-PERSON activities in commemoration World Creativity and Innovation Week (WCIW). WCIW is a global celebration held annually from April 15 to 21. The last day of the celebration is the United Nations designated World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID). During this time, the world is invited to embrace the idea that creativity and innovation is essential for harnessing the economic potential of nations. Our commemoration of WCIW is aligned to NIHERST’s mandate: “to enhance the innovative, creative and entrepreneurial capabilities of the general population”.

  • 📍 May 16th | Training Workshop
    • Design & Engrave: A Hands-On Digital Fabrication Experience
      • 📍Engineering Department, UWI | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (In-person) Registration is now closed

  • 📍 May 17th | WCIW 2025 Webinar
    • Empowering Tomorrow: Strategies for Innovation and Sustainable Tech
      • 📍 Online | 10:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. (Virtual)
      • Agenda:
        • NIHERST’s Welcome
        • Small Business, Big Ideas: Driving Innovation with ISO 56001
          By: Mr. Emerson John-Charles, Chair, Innovation Association of Trinidad and Tobago Click to view Emerson’s Bio
        • Designing Tomorrow: Strategies for Innovation and Customer Delight
          By Mr. Lorenzo Hodges, CEO & Chief Innovation Officer, Plain White Table Inc.Click to view Lorenzo’s Bio
        • Future-Proofing Small Businesses: Navigating AI and Sustainable Tech in Trinidad and Tobago
          By Mr. Leslie Lee Fook, Director of AI, Automation & Analytics Incus Service. Click to view Leslie’s Bio
        • From Concept to Creation: Rapid Prototyping at NIHERST's Fab Lab
          By Mr. James Khan, Senor Innovation Technician, NIHERST Click to view James’ Bio
        • Panel Discussion
        • Closing
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The activities scheduled on May 16th and 17th are open to all nationals of Trinidad and Tobago and abroad, ages 16 and over.

NIHERST's commemoration of this week is intended to pique interest and build capacity in the use of the Fab Lab to design, create, invent, prototype and solve problems. We also hope to encourage enrolment in the global Fab Lab network and enable Trinidad and Tobago's population to explore creative, innovative and entrepreneurial undertakings.


For more information on WCIW, please visit www.wciw.org or any of the following social media pages: