Wayne Panton

Wayne Panton joined the Cayman Islands law firm Walkers in 1988, became a partner in 1997 and later chaired the firm; he also served as president of the Caymanian Bar Association. Elected to the Legislative Assembly for Bodden Town, he served as Minister for Financial Services, Commerce and Environment from 2013 to 2017, during which he pushed through the National Conservation Act. He later served as Premier of the Cayman Islands from April 2021 until his resignation in November 2023.

He gave the keynote address at Mare Forum's Cayman Islands Shipping Summit in 2014 and its successor Shipping and Yachting Summit in 2017.