Day 1: Wednesday, 16 March 2022

8:15 – 9:00
Registration

09:00-09:30
OPENING SESSION – WELCOME REMARKS

• H.E Erika Mouynes, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama.
• Ambassador Clarems Endara, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).
• Antonio Silveira, Manager of Physical Infrastructure and Digital Transformation at CAF-development bank of Latin America.
• Edgar Patiño, President of the National Port Authority of Peru.
• Noriel Araúz, AMP Administrator and Minister of maritime affairs.
• Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH).

 

09:30-12:00
SESSION I
OUTLOOK OF THE PORT ACTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PANDEMIC

Moderator: Jorge Barnett, Managing Director at Georgia Tech Panama Logistics Innovation & Research Center.

Speakers:

• Ricardo Sánchez, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, International Trade and Integration Division at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
• Luisa Rodríguez, Economic Affairs Officer of the UNCTAD.
• Mauricio Bayona Pulido, Senior Specialist, IDB Transportation Division, Panama Country Office.
• Flor Pitty, General Director Ports and Maritime Ancillary Industries of the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP).
• Carmen Ivone Gómez, Deputy Directorate for Operations Design and Management of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism of Colombia.
• Fausto Arroyo, Senior Executive of the Infrastructure Technical Analysis and Evaluation Department of CAF-development bank of Latin America

Objective: Address issues such as freight increases and the supply chain crisis; in addition, show the region’s port performance in the context of the pandemic and the prospects for the sector in the next few years.

 

12:00-12:20
Coffee Break / Official photo

 

12:20 – 14:00
SESSION II
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT: EXPERIENCE IN THE REGION

Moderator:  Mario Chong, Professor of the Faculty of Engineering, Universidad del Pacífico of Peru. Director of the Peruvian Association of Logistics Professionals (APPROLOG).

Speakers:

• Carlos Martner, Integrated Transport and Logistics Coordinator, Mexican Transportation Institute.
• Guacolda Vargas, Development and Sustainability Manager of the Talcahuano-San Vicente Port Community and President of the Port Logistics Community of Talcahuano, Chile.
• Ángel Elías, President of the Latin American Delegation of the American Association of Port Authorities in Virginia, USA; and Secretary of the Fundación Polo Logístico Region Rosario- Santa Fe, Argentina.

Objective: Discuss the initiatives at integration of intermodal and infrastructure transport in the LAC countries.

 

14:00-15:30
Lunch

 

15:30 – 17:00
SESSION III
STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF PORTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES

Moderator:  Guimara Tuñón Guerra, Chief Operating Officer of the Maritime Policy Bureau and President of the PortMujer Network.

Speakers:

• Ricardo Guimaray, Director of Planning and Economic Studies of the National Port Authority of Peru (APN)
• Pilar Larraín, Manager of Comunidad Logística de San Antonio (COLSA), Chile.
• Roger Ríos, Researcher and coordinator of the Integral Research Programme for the Development of Port Cities-PROCIP, at the Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica.
• Adrian Beharry, Assistant Professor at the Centre for Maritime and Ocean Studies at the University of Trinidad and Tobago.

Objective:  Present the progress made and the initiatives implemented in the region concerning port sustainability and the port-city relationship.

Welcome Cocktail

 

Day 2: Thursday, 17 March 2022

09:00 – 11:00
SESSION IV
PORT SECURITY AND CYBER-SECURITY

Moderator: Frank Pretell, Director at Harren & Partner Ship Management, Peru Branch.

Speakers:

• Frans van Zoelen, Chairman of IAPH Legal Committee and Head Legal Emeritus -Special Projects- of Port of Rotterdam Authority.
• Max Bobys, Vice President and Practice Leader, HudsonCyber.
• Gadi Benmoshe, Managing Director of Marinnovators and Former Chief Information Officer of Israel Ports Development & Assets Company (IPC).
• Giomar González, Director of BASC Panama.
• Colonel (Ret'd.) Lyle E. Alexander, Chairman of the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.

Objective: Disclose the main challenges of security and cyber-security of ports, both at the level of operations and infrastructure, and safeguard and protection of information and data.

 

11:00 – 11:20
Coffee Break

 

11:20 – 13:30
SESSION V
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF PORTS

Moderator: Cinthia Pérez, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Production Sciences (FIMCP) of ESPOL, Ecuador.

Speakers:

• Pascal Ollivier, IAPH Chairman of Data Collaboration Committee and President and Founder of Maritime Street.
• Ben van Scherpenzeel, Chairman at International Taskforce Port Call Optimization and Director Nautical Developments, Policy & Plans at the Port of Rotterdam.
• Piet Opstaele, Innovation Enablement Manager at the Port of Antwerp.
• Baruc de la Fuente Lozada, Director of Port Stockholders’ Association of Veracruz, Mexico.
• Gustavo Davis, Regional Director for Latin America at Crimsonlogic, Panama.

Objective: Assess the issue of port digitalization as means to enliven growth and increase competitiveness in Latin America.

 

13:30 – 14:00
CLOSURE OF THE EVENT; RECOGNITIONS AND FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Ana Margarita Reyes, Deputy Administrator of the Panama Maritime Authority.
• Sandra Conde, Director of Transportation and Energy of CAF-development bank of Latin America.
• Edgar Patiño, President of the National Port Authority of Peru.
• Ambassador Clarems Endara, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA).

 

14:00 – 15:30
Lunch

MEETING OF THE NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS (for members only)

15:30-17:00

• Expanded meeting of the Steering Committee.
• Formation of the Technical Committees.

Day 3: Friday, 18 March 2022
Technical visit to Panamanian port facilities.