II Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways, and Dredging: Inland Transport as an Engine for Competitiveness

HOTEL PANAMERICANO, ,

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

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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)

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