XIX Latin American Congress of Ports 2010

July 7, 2010
Manta, Ecuador

The Interrelationship Model between American, European and Asian Ports in the Face of New Development Possibilities.

07/07/2010
The World Economy and Latin American Port Development

Moderator:

• Agustín Díaz, Managing Director, Curaçao Ports Authority, NETHERLANDS-ANTILLES

Speaker:

• David C. Sanborn, Senior Port Consultant, Moffatt & Nichol
  

07/07/2010
The New Environment for Maritime Transportation and the Development of Transfer Ports in Latin America

Moderator:

• Armando Duarte-Peláez, Member of the Board, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A., COLOMBIA

Speakers:

• Robert West, Principal - Trade & Transportation, Halcrow, Inc.
• Carlos Urriola, General Manager, Manzanillo International Terminal-Panama, S.A.
  PANAMA

07/07/2010
The Possible Effects of the Panama Canal Expansion on Ports in the Western Hemisphere

Moderator:

• Roberto Othon Salazar Bracco, Chairman, Board of Directors, Autoridad Portuaria de Manta, ECUADOR
  

Speakers:

• Rodolfo Sabonge, Vice President, Market Research and Analysis, Panama Canal Authority, PANAMA
• Larry CS Lam, Chairman, Portek International Limited, SINGAPORE
• Fernando González Laxe, President, Puertos del Estado, SPAIN

07/07/2010
The Environment and the Port Industry

Moderator:

• Jorge S. Otharán, President, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, ARGENTINA

Speakers:

• Mauricio Suárez, Managing Director, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A., COLOMBIA
• Mario Cordero, Vice President, Board of Port Commissioners , Port of Long Beach
• Francisco Javier González Silva, Chairman, Board of Directors, Empresa Portuaria de Arica, CHILE

07/08/2010
Infrastructure Requirements at Latin American Ports/Terminals — How to Adapt to Port Industry Levels in Asia and Europe

Moderator:

• Lucia Fernández de Genna, Ex-Chairman, Board of Directors, Autoridad Portuaria de Manta, ECUADOR

Speakers:

• Allan Hidalgo Campos, Executive President, JAPDEVA - Junta de Administración Portuaria y Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica, COSTA RICA
• Luis Alberto Abot, Deputy Secretary of Port Activities, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
• Jorge Ruiz, General Coordinator of Performance Evaluation, Portos Do Brasil, BRAZIL

07/08/2010
Inland Port Initiatives and an Introduction to Logistics and Inter-Modal Concepts

Moderator:

• Mario Arbulú Miranda, Chairman, Board of Directors , Empresa Nacional de Puertos - ENAPU S.A., PERU

Speakers:

• Gabriel Aldoney Vargas, Former President, Empresa Portuaria Valparaiso and Port Industry Consultant, CHILE
• Jaime Jaime Ramírez, Assistant Director of Planning, Administración Portuaria Integral de
  Lázaro Cárdenas, S.A. de C.V., MEXICO

07/08/2010
AAPA Latin American Delegation Meeting

07/09/2010
Port Security Principal Challenges: Practical Experiences of Latin American Terminals

Moderator:

• Cioltzil Moreno Hernández, Technical Director and Assessment of Programs and Port Administration, Coordinación General de Puertos y Marina Mercante, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transporte, MEXICO

Speakers:

• Raúl Maestre, Chairman, Board of Directors, BASC - Business Alliance for Secure Commerce & Member of the Board of BASC Global (WBO), COLOMBIA
• Mario Arbulú Miranda, Chairman, Board of Directors, Empresa Nacional de Puertos ENAPU S.A., PERU

07/09/2010
Port of Manta and Its Development Proposal as a Port Offer from Ecuador to the Region

Speaker:

• Ab. Hélive Angulo Jara, Autoridad Portuaria de Manta, ECUADOR
  

07/09/2010
In View of the Effects of Optimization of Transportation Costs: What Is First – The Market or the Infrastructure?

Moderator:

• Rafael Díaz-Balart, Latin American Coordinator, AAPA

Speakers:

• Franc Pigna, Director, Aegir Port Property Advisers LLC
• Alejandro Couttolenc, Director of Marketing, Administración Portuaria Integral de Veracruz S.A. de C.V., MEXICO