II Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways, and Dredging: Inland Transport As an Engine for Competitiveness
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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 Knight, Economist, World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat, Inter-American Committee on Ports CIP- OAS Q&A 12:00 – 13:15 Inland Ports as Catalysts for Efficient Waterway Logistics Moderator: Juan Pablo Álvarez Echagüe, Executive Secretary, Federal Port Council, Argentina Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina Vice Admiral Omar Ruben Yañez Montoya, General Director, Maritime, Fluvial, Lacustrine and Merchant Marine Interests, Ministry of Defense, Bolivia Héctor Duarte Chávez, President, National Administration of Navigation and Ports, Paraguay Q&A 13:15 – 14:30 Lunch 14:30 - 16:00 The Benefits of Intermodal Transportation Moderator: CIP Secretariat Gonzalo Davagnino Vergara, General Manager, Port of Valparaíso, Chile Miguel Garín Alemany, Director for International Development, Fundación ValenciaPort, Spain Germán Bussi, Secretary, Secretariat of Transport Planning, Ministry of Transportation of Argentina Martín Borbea Antelo, President, PAETAC, Argentina Q&A 16:00 -16:15 Coffee Break 16:15 – 17:30 Environmental Impact Studies and Sustainable Dredging for Increased Competitiveness in Port Development Projects Moderator: Representative of the Federal Port Council, Argentina Jurgen Dhollander, Manager for Projects and Public Relations, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Ovidio Noval Nicolau, Director General, Integral Port Authority of Coatzacoalcos,Mexico Raúl Eslante, General Manager Aid to Navigation, Hidrovía S.A. Q&A 20:30 -22:30 Dinner by invitation Page 2 of 4 Thursday, May 18 9:00 - 9:45 Keynote Speech: The Paraguay and Paraná Rivers - Potential for Increased Logistical Efficiency Juan Carlos Muñoz Mena, President, Chamber of River and Maritime Shipowners of Paraguay (CAFYM) 9:45 - 11:00 Public Policies: Waterway Logistics and the Port-City Relation Moderator: Representative of the Federal Port Council, Argentina Luis Fontes, Chief of Department of Port of Colonia, National Port Administration (ANP), Uruguay Maurício Quintella Malta Lessa, Minister, Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation, Brazil Arturo Alfredo Rojas, President, Port of Quequén, Argentina Q&A 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:45 New Technologies in Dredging and their Impact on Port Development Moderator: Dino Zanetti, Coordinator, Advisory Commission on Dredging and Beacon Issues, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina Christopher Hamilton, Project Manager, Engineering & Port Development, Port Authority of Jamaica Adalberto Alguero, Chief, Department of Engineering, Maritime Authority of Panama Jan Van Den Driessche, Regional Manager, Jan De Nul Group, Argentina Q&A 12:45 – 14:15 Lunch 14:15 - 15:45 Maritime and Waterway Logistics: Regional Challenges and Trends Moderator: CIP Secretariat Ana Rey, President, Nacional Institute for Logistics (INALOG), Uruguay Rafael Farromeque, Waterways Program, Development Bank of Latin America Víctor Gomez Casanova, Executive Director, National Port Authority, Dominican Republic (APORDOM) Jorge Ruíz Ascencio, Director General, Integral Port Authority of Tuxpan, Mexico Q&A 15:45 – 16:00 Coffee Break 16:00 – 17:15 Regional Navigation Agreements: Dialogue and Coordination for the Establishment of Navigation Policies Moderator: CIP Secretariat Lonnie Kishiyama, Director, Office for International Activities, Maritime Administration of the United States (MARAD) Adriana Alejo, Executive Administrator, Shipping Services Argentina-Brazil (SEMARBRA) Gustavo Deleersnyder, Director, National Directorate of River and Maritime Transport, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN) Q&A Page 3 of 4 Friday, May 19 9:00 – 10:30 Strategic Visions for River Navigation Control: Finding the Balance between Control and Efficient Logistics Moderator: CIP Secretariat Admiral Paul Thomas, Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, United Stated Coast Guard (USCG) Alejandro González, President, Center for Navigation (CENNAVE), Uruguay Guillermo Hernández, President, Center for Navigation, Argentina Norberto Gutierrez, Prefect Major, Naval Prefecture, Argentina Q&A 10:30 - 11:00 Keynote Speech: Protection and Security in Waterway Navigation Eduardo Rene Scarzello, Prefect Major, Naval Prefecture, Argentina 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 - 12:45 Diversification of Production and its Added Value to the Maritime-Waterways- Corridor Moderator: CIP Secretariat Pablo Pussetto, President, Port of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Juan José Domínguez, Vicepresident, National Port Administration (ANP), Uruguay Ángel Elías, President, Port Authority of Rosario (ENAPRO), Argentina Q&A 12:45 – 13:15 Closing Remarks Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) Eduardo Rene Scarzello, Prefect Major, Naval Prefecture, Argentina Juan Pablo Álvarez Echagüe, Executive Secretary, Federal Port Council, Argentina Arturo Alfredo Rojas, President, Port of Quequén, Argentina Gonzalo Mórtola, Port Controller, General Administration of Ports, Buenos Aires, Argentina Ángel Elías, President, Port Authority of Rosario (ENAPRO), Argentina Pablo Pussetto, President, Port of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Juan José Domínguez, Vicepresident, National Port Administration (ANP), Uruguay, and Vice Chair of the TAG on Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina, and Chair of the TAG on Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety 13:30 – 14:30 Lunch 14:30– 16:30 Social Program (TBD) Page 4 of 4 .