II Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways, and Dredging: Inland Transport As an Engine for Competitiveness
II Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways, and Dredging: Inland Transport as an Engine for Competitiveness HOTEL PANAMERICANO, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA May 17-19, 2017 DRAFT AGENDA Tuesday, May 16 20:00 - 22:00 Welcome Cocktail / Presentation of the Plan of the Port of Buenos Aires Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways of Argentina Gonzalo Mórtola, Port Controller, General Administration of Ports, Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday, May 17 8:00 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 – 9:45 Inauguration (to be confirmed according to protocol) Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, Coordinator General of Ports, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico, and Chair of the Executive Board of the Inter-American Committee on Ports Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina, and Chair of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety Guillermo Dietrich, Minister, Ministry of Transportation, Argentina 9:45 – 10:15 Keynote Speech: Connectivity through Waterways for Increased Competitiveness Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, Coordinator General of Ports, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico 10:15 - 10:45 Coffee Break / Official Group Picture 10:45 – 12:00 Facilitation of Intra-regional Trade through Waterways Moderator: CIP Secretariat Gonzalo Mórtola, Port Controller, General Administration of Ports, Buenos Aires, Argentina Kevin
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