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Port Executive Management Seminar - Mérida, México

December 1, 2014
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

The event's business program provided the special opportunity to address critical management and operational issues unique to our ports in Mexico, Central and South America. Organized by the AAPA and hosted by the Port of Progreso (Progreso, Yucatan) and the General Port and Merchant Marine Administration of Mexico, the event featured a large range of industry experts.

12/02/2014
Opening Ceremonies

Speakers:

  • Kurt J. Nagle, President and CEO, AAPA
  • Kristin Decas, CEO & Port Director, Port of Hueneme/Oxnard Harbor District, AAPA Chairman of the Board

12/02/2014
Economic and Trade Trends for 2015-2020 and the Role of American and Mexican Ports

Moderator:

  • Ms. Decas

Speakers:

  • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat, Inter-American Port Commission, Organization of American States, Washington, DC
  • Ken Roberts, President, WorldCity and TradeNumbers Publications, Miami, FL

12/02/2014
Cruise Market Trends in the Caribbean/Mexican Riviera and Cruise Line-Port Negotiations – Innovations in the Cruise Market

Moderator:

  • Tay Yoshitani, Senior Advisor, Port of Seattle, Immediate Past Chairman of AAPA Board of Directors

Speakers:

  • Eric Olafson, Manager, Intergovernmental Affairs and Cargo Development, PortMiami, Miami, FL
  • Sebastián Montero, Former Vice President of the Board of Directors, Empresa Portuaria de Arica, Former President of the Corporación de Puertos del Cono Sur, Arica, Chile

12/02/2014
Round-table Discussion: Port Business Development Strategies and Practices

Moderator:

  • Armando Duarte-Peláez, President, Dupela Ltda. - Duaga Ltda., Former AAPA Chairman of the Board, Santa Marta, Colombia

Speakers:

  • Ms. Decas
  • Mr. Yoshitani
  • Steve Cernak, Port Director and CEO, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, FL

12/02/2014
Round-table Discussion: Port Pricing and Concession Strategies and Practices

Moderator:

  • Mr. Nagle

Speakers:

  • Ms. Decas
  • Mr. Yoshitani
  • Mr. Cernak
  • John Corley, PE, MBA, Vice President and Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development, CH2M Hill, Chantilly, VA

12/02/2014
Dredging and Maintenance of Navigation Channels – Regulatory Compliance and Funding: Examples in the U.S. and Latin America

Moderator:

  • Mr. Montero

Speakers:

  • Miguel Schnegelberger, PE, Head of Dredging and Signalization, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
  • Steven L. Stockton, PE, Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC

12/03/2014
The Energy Revolution in North America – Facilitating Dynamic Shifts in Trade and Transportation

Moderator:

  • Mauricio Suárez, General Manager, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta, Former AAPA Chairman of Latin American Delegation, Santa Marta, Colombia

Speakers:

  • Zickie Allgrove, Vice President and Director of Ports and Marine Terminals, Worley Parsons Group, Miami, FL
  • John LaRue, Executive Director, Port of Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

12/03/2014
Green Ports – Sustainable Port Development and Operations Strategies

Moderator:

  • Hugo Borelli, President, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, Former AAPA Chairman of Latin American Delegation, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Speakers:

  • Mr. Suárez
  • Matt Arms, Assistant Director, Environmental Planning, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
  • Herman Journée, President, ECOPORTS-ECOSLC Foundation, The Hague, Netherlands

12/03/2014
Landside Connectivity – Trends and Critical Issues in Rail and Trucking Transportation

Moderator:

  • Mr. Journée

Speakers:

  • Gonzalo Davagnino, President of the Corporación de Puertos del Cono Sur, CEO of Puerto Valparaíso, Director of Asociación Chilena de Logística, Valparaíso, Chile
  • Miguel Garín Alemany, Director of International Development, Fundación Valenciaport, Valencia, Spain
  • Juan Andrés Duarte Galán, Business Development Director, Duaga Consulting, S.A., Bogotá, Colombia

12/03/2014
Master Planning

Moderator:

  • Rafael Díaz-Balart, Latin American Coordinator, AAPA, Miami, FL

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