Hotel Hard Rock Panama - Megapolis Convention Center

Agenda

We are at the beginning of a global transformation characterized by the convergence of digital, physical, and biological technologies. In today's world, promoting technological innovation in port infrastructure, logistics, and physical connectivity within the maritime sector, among others, is especially important to find new engines of growth. Countries must recognize competitiveness as a key factor when addressing global socio-economic challenges and support, incorporate, and implement innovative operations within their strategic vision. Global Competitiveness Index 2016-2017 World Economic Forum

Tuesday, October 3rd

11:15 – 12:30 Departure from the Hotel Hard Rock Panama - Megapolis Convention Center

12:30 – 17:15 Lunch and Tour of the Panama Canal Locks “Aguas Claras”, organized by the Panama Maritime Authority (by invitation only)

17:15 – 18:15 Return on Panama Canal Railway

Wednesday, October 4th

8:30 – 9:30 Registration and Accreditation (Megapolis Convention Center – Conference Rooms)

9:30 – 9:50 Opening Remarks  Kim Osborne, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States (OAS)  Guillermo Ruíz de Teresa, Chair of the Executive Board of the CIP (CECIP) and General Coordinator of Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transports of Mexico (SCT)  Jorge Barakat, Chair of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Logistics of the CIP and Minister of Maritime Affairs and Administrator, Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP)

9:50 – 10:00 Special Message from Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

10:00 Official Group Picture

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10:30 – 11:45 World Trade Expansion and its Impact on the Supply-Chain: Challenges and Tendencies in the Hemisphere Moderator: Meredith Pinedo B., Deputy Director of Ports, Ports and Auxiliary Maritime Industries Division, Panama Maritime Authority (AMP)  Ana Rey, President, National Institute for Logistics (INALOG), Uruguay  Carlos Urriola Tam, President of SSA International – MIT and Representative of the Maritime Chamber of Panama  Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS)  Q&A

11:45 – 13:00 Round Table: Comprehensive Port Logistics - Collaboration for Increased Competitiveness Moderator: Yann Alix, Head of Strategy, SOGET, France  Ana M. Reyes, Coordinator of the Logistics Cabinet, Ministry of the Presidency, Panama  Krista Lucenti, Economist, Integration and Trade Sector, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)  Fausto Arroyo, Chief Executive Officer, Departmental Analysis and Programming Division, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 15:45 Public-Private-Partnerships for Increased Competitiveness Moderator: Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS)  Luis Manuel Quiroz Echegaray, General Director, Guanajuato Dry Port, Mexico  Pablo Jukic, Secretary of Transportation of Santa Fe, Argentina  Fernando Villalba, President, Port Authority Villa Constitución Santa Fe, Argentina and Executive Director, Port Council of Argentina  Darwin Telemaque, CEO, Port Authority, Antigua y Barbuda  Q&A

15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:30 Regional Connectivity: A Key Factor for Economic Development Moderator: Jose Alcantára, Chief, Competitiveness Unit, Puerto Valparaíso, Chile  Guimara Tuñón, General Director of Ports and Auxiliary Maritime Industries, Panama Maritime Authority (AMP)  Oscar Bazán, Executive Vice President, Planning and Business Development, Panama Canal Authority  Kevin Knight, Economist, PIANC, United States  Alejandro González, President, Center for Navigation (CENNAVE), Uruguay  Q&A

19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Cocktail (Hotel Hard Rock Panama Rooftop, 62nd Floor)

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Thursday, October 5th

9:00 – 9:30 Keynote Speech: Environmental Innovation for Sustainable Port Management  Carleen Lyden Walker, Executive Director, North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), United States

9:30 – 10:45 Green Ports - Competitive Ports: Successful Environmental Protection Practices Moderator: Carleen Lyden Walker, Executive Director, NAMEPA, United States  Anuj Chopra, Vice President for the Americas, RightShip, Australia  Otto Noack, Executive Director, Central American Maritime Transport Commission (COCATRAM)  Alejandro Trillo, Director, Maritime Sustainability, Stericycle  Q&A

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:30 Efficient Multimodal Transportation Operations Moderator: Francisco Espinoza, General Director, DAQUA, Mexico  Miguel Garín Alemany, Director, International Development, Fundación ValenciaPort, Spain  Lauren Brand, Associate Administrator for Intermodal Systems, Maritime Administration of the United States (MARAD), United States Department of Transportation  Andrew Baskin, Vice President, Global Policy and Trade, HudsonAnalytix, United States  Q&A

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 14:30 Keynote Speech: Efficient Ports as an Engine for Competitiveness  Jorge Barakat, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Administrator, Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP)

14:30 - 16:00 Automated Port Management: Port Community Systems Moderator: Miguel Garín Alemany, Director, International Development, Fundación ValenciaPort, Spain  Lidia Muñoz Pérez, Director, Transport Central America, Panama, and the Caribbean, INDRA  Juan Carlos Croston, Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama  Meredith Pinedo B., Deputy Director of Ports, Ports and Auxiliary Maritime Panama Maritime Authority (AMP)  Jose Alcántara, Chief, Competitiveness Unit, Puerto Valparaíso, Chile  Q&A

16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break

16:15 – 17:30 CSR in the Maritime Industry: Increased Efficiency through Socially Responsible Operations Moderator: Anuj Chopra, Vice President for the Americas, RightShip, Australia  Yann Alix, Head of Strategy, SOGET, France  Shirlett Martinez, Operations Manager, Port Authority of Belize  Nilda Quijano, Director of Community Affairs, Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama  Q&A Page 3 of 4

Friday, October 6th

9:00 – 9:30 Keynote Speech: Contributions of Port Authorities to the IMO’s work on Facilitation of International Maritime Transport  Julian Abril Garcia, Chief of Facilitation Section, Subdivision Maritime Protection and Facilitation, International Maritime Organization (IMO)

9:30 – 10:45 Strategic Actions in Competitive Port Security Moderator: Mona Swoboda, Project Coordinator, Gender Equality and Public- Private-Partnerships, Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP)  Michael Edgerton, Vice President, HudsonTrident, United States  James Espino, President, Gnostech Inc., United States  Rene Ernesto Hernández Osegueda, President, Maritime and Port Authority, El Salvador  Q&A

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:15 Technological Innovation for a Competitive Port Sector Moderator: Guimara Tuñón, General Director of Ports and Auxiliary Maritime Industries, Panama Maritime Authority (AMP)  Katey Groves, Deputy Program Manager, Cubic Global Defense  Ricardo Guimaray, Director, Planning and Economic Studies, National Port Authority of Peru (ANP)  Jorge Ruíz Ascencio, Director General, Port Administration (API) of Tuxpan, Mexico  Q&A

12:15 – 12:40 Closing Keynote Speech: Human Capital and Digitalization, Key Factors for a Competitive Port Sector  Teresa Morales Muñóz, General Director, Human Capital, Grupo Softland, Spain

12:40 – 13:00 Closing Remarks  Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS)  Guimara Tuñón, Representative, Chair of the Technical Advisory Group on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Logistics of the CIP and General Director of Ports and Auxiliary Maritime Industries, Panama Maritime Authority (AMP)  Guillermo Ruíz de Teresa, Chair of the Executive Board of the CIP (CECIP) and General Coordinator of Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transports (SCT), Mexico

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

19:30 – 23:30 Dinner at the Panama Canal Locks “Miraflores” (business casual)

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