2009 AAPA Latin American and Caribbean Executive Management Conference

February 3, 2009
Miami, Florida

Latin PPM® Required Learn about the key issues relevant to port professionals in the Caribbean and Latin America at this growing hemispheric conference. Topics will address port security, privatization, updates on the Panama Canal, and port operating strategies. A significant portion of the program will focus on dredging and navigation issues.

02/03/2009
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D., Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles
• Kurt J. Nagle, President, American Association of Port Authorities
• Bill Johnson, Port Director, Port of Miami
• Armando Duarte-Peláez, Member of the Board, Port Society of Santa Marta S.A.
• Orlando Forbes, Port Director, Freeport Harbour Company, Freeport Grand Bahamas

02/03/2009
The Global Economic Crisis and Its Effect on Latin America and the Caribbean
Moderator:

• Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D.

Speaker:

• Rafael Amiel, Managing Director for Latin America in the Country Intelligence Group, IHS Global Insight

02/03/2009
Keynote Address: Are We Prepared to Compete in a Globalized Market?
Moderator:

• Armando Duarte-Peláez

Speaker:

• Juan Carlos Villa, Associate Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University

02/03/2009
Advanced Technology in Terminal Design
Moderator:

• Kurt Nagle

Speaker:

• Larry Nye, Vice President, Moffatt & Nichol

02/04/2009
How to Get Ports to Come Closer to the Main Centers of Commerce: Multimodalism and Zones of Logistic Activity (ZAL)
Moderator:

• Orlando Forbes

Speakers:

• Doug J. Marchand, PPM^®, Executive Director, Georgia Ports Authority (Speaking Notes)
• Mario Cordero, J.D., Commissioner, Port of Long Beach

02/04/2009
Infrastructure, Sustainability and Logistics Challenges in Latin America
Moderator:

• Armando Duarte-Peláez

Speaker:

• Franc J. Pigna, Managing Director, Aegir LLC Port Property Advisers

02/04/2009
Sustainable Management and Operation of Multi-Purpose Ports
Moderator:

• Armando Duarte-Peláez

Speakers:

• Matt Goldman, P.E., Technical Director, Sustainability Services, Weston Solutions Inc.
• Christine Houston, Senior Environmental Remediation Specialist, Port of Long Beach

02/04/2009
Global Logistics Shipping Routes and Their Regional Effects
Moderator:

• Fernando Arteta Garcia, Presidente, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Barranquilla S.A.

Speaker:

• Scudder Smith, Principal Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff

02/04/2009
Advanced Technology in Port Security
Moderator:

• Mauricio Suárez, Gerente General, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A.

Speaker:

• Alberto Surijon, ALCO Advanced Technologies Inc., Miami, FL

02/04/2009
Opportunities in the Cruise Industry and Its Demands
Moderator:

• Mauricio Suárez

Speaker:

• Juan Kuryla, Assistant Port Director, Maritime Services, Port of Miami