Latin American & Caribbean Executive Management Conference

February 22, 2006
Houston, Texas

Learn about the key issues relevant to port professionals in the Caribbean and Latin America at this vital conference. Topics will address "Port Competitiveness in Today’s Global Economy". A significant portion of the program will focus on administration and operation with the perspective of public administrators and private operators, shipping lines and international organizations.

02/22/2006
Keynote Address

• John Vickerman, Director, TranSystems Corporation

02/22/2006
Port Productivity: Best Practices/Lessons Learned

• Doris J. Bautch, Director, Great Lakes Region, U.S. DOT, Maritime Administration
• James E. Clausner, Associate Technical Director for Navigation, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
• Bruce Lambert, Senior Economist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Inst. for Water Resources
• Kevin Abt, Deputy Chief Engineer, Virginia Port Authority

02/22/2006
Latin American Delegation Meeting

• Carlos Gallegos, Executive Secretary, OAS, Inter-American Committee on Ports
• Alicia Fuentes, Latin American Facilitator and Administrative Assistant, American Association of Port Authorities

02/22/2006
Perspectives of Private Terminal Operators

• Arturo Lopez, President, National Association of Sea Terminals and Ports
• Wilen Manteli, Executive Director, Brazilian Association of Port Terminals
  (Text for Presentation Overview click here; for Manteli's presentation in Portuguese click here)

02/22/2006
Perspectives from the International Organizations of Research

• Juan Carlos Villa, Associate Research Scientist, Texas Transportation Institute

02/22/2006
Lunch and Presentation of Certificates

• Jorge Rosillo Losa, President of the Board, Port Authority of Guayaquil