2013 Latin American Ports Congress

June 25, 2013
Bogota, Colombia

05/26/2013
Keynote Address

Speaker

•  Sergio Díaz-Granados, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, COLOMBIA

05/26/2013
The World Economy and Its Impact on International Port Business Activities: Tendencies and Perspectives

Moderator

• Kurt Nagle, President and CEO, American Association of Port Authorities

Speakers:

• Walter Kemmsies, Principal Economist, Moffat & Nichol, USA
• Ricardo Sánchez, Chief of the Infrastructure Services Unit - CEPAL (ECLAC), United Nations
• Daniel Velandia, Manager of Economic Research - Creditcorp Capital (CORREVAL), COLOMBIA

05/26/2013
The Opportunity for Colombian Ports with the Americas and the World in the Framework of Free Trade Agreements and Common Markets

Moderator

• Armando Duarte Peláez, Chairman of the Board, AAPA

Speakers

• Rene F. Puche, CEO, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Barranquilla, COLOMBIA
• Jorge Andres Gallegos, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura, COLOMBIA
• Giovanni Benedetti, Commercial Director, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena, COLOMBIA
• Mauricio Suárez, General Manager, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Santa Marta, COLOMBIA

05/26/2013
The Opportunity of Latin American Ports in the Framework of Free Trade Agreements and Common Markets

Moderator

• Alejandro Couttolenc, Marketing Manager, Administración Portuaria Integral de Veracruz, MEXICO,
  AAPA Latin American Delegation President

Speakers

• Diego Uribe-Exteverría, Development Assistant Manager, Ultramar Consultores Portuarios, CHILE
• Paulo André Castro Holanda, President, Companhia Docas do Ceará, BRAZIL
• Robert West, Principal Strategist, WorleyParsons, USA
• Jorge Andres Gallegos, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A. 

05/27/2013
The Integration of the Latin American Ports With the World: Relationships With Europe and Asia

Moderator

• Hugo Borelli, President of the Board of Directors, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, ARGENTINA,
  AAPA Latin American Delegation Vice President

Speakers

• Olivier Lemaire, General Manager, Association Internationale Villes et Ports (AIVP), FRANCE
• Javier Erice, Director of Ports and Shipping, IDOM, SPAIN
• Carolos Urriola, Senior Vice President, SSA Marine, PANAMA
• Francisco José Rios Zanotti, Director, International Enterprise Singapore, SINGAPORE

05/27/2013
Integral Security: Necessary Condition for the Competitiveness and Integration of Latin American Ports With the World

Moderator

• Víctor Castañeda Gusmán, General Manager, Castacom del Perú S.A., PERU

Speakers

• Carlos Scarpín Lamboglia, General Secretary, Red PBIP Internacional, MEXICO
• Carlos E. Ospina, Senior Project Manager, BergerABAM Inc., USA
• Leonardo Fantini, Regional Subscription Manager for Latin and Central America and the Caribbean - AIG

05/27/2013
Ports and Shipping Lines: Shared Environmental Commitments and Responsibilities

Moderator

• Raúl Torre Gamboa, Director, Administración Portuaria Integral de Progreso, Yucatán, MEXICO

Speakers

• Antonio Dominguez, Regional Customer Care Manager, Maërsk Line, Caribbean Sea Cluster, PANAMA
• Francisco Javier González Silva, President, Empresa Portuaria Arica (EPA), CHILE
• Germán Camargo Ponce de León, Technical Director, Fundación Guayacanal, COLOMBIA
• Kenneth O'Hollaren, Ports Industry Specialized Consultant, AAPA Former Chairman, USA
• Herman JournéeCHAIRMAN, ECO-SLC Foundation
    AND Chris Wooldridge Science Coordinator & Senior Trainer, ECO-SLC  

05/27/2013
Port Infrastructure: Necessary Planning and Adaptation to Meet Commercial Challenges

Moderator

• Rafael Plaza Perdomo, President, Board of Directors, Autoridad Portuaria de Esmeraldas (APE), ECUADOR

Speakers

• Javier Enríquez, Managing Partner, Hidtma, SPAIN
• José Luis Castro Ibarra, General Director, API Guaymas, MEXICO
• Franc Pigna, Managing Director, AEGIR Port Property Advisors, USA
• Raymond Byl, Director, Trainmar Américas, AAPA Latin PPM Program Director

05/28/2013
Port Projects in the Americas: Integration, Complementarity and Competition (Part I)

Moderator

• José Luis De Gregorio, President of the Board of Directors, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Quequen, ARGENTINA

Speakers

• Rodolfo Sabonge, Executive Vice President, Commercial Planning and Development, Panama Canal, PANAMA
• Alberto Díaz, President, Administración Nacional de Puertos, URUGUAY
• Carlos Paredes, President, Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma (CEPA), EL SALVADOR

05/28/2013
Port Projects in the Americas: Integration, Complementarity and Competition (Part II)

Moderator

• Juan José Giammattei, Executive Director, Autoridad Marítima Portuaria, EL SALVADOR

Speakers

• Jorge Ernesto Sanchez Ruiz, Regional Ports Access Coordinator, Dept. of Ports of the Presidency of the Republic, BRAZIL
• Carlos José González España, Director Multimodal SAS, Former Director of Maritime Transport and Ports, Ministry of Transport, COLOMBIA
• Alejandro Hernández Cervantes, General Director of Ports and Merchant Marine, MEXICO
• Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army, UNITED STATES