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Hemispheric cooperation for competitive, secure, sustainable and inclusive ports in the Americas.

Hemispheric Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality in the Port Sector

Date/Time

Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - Friday, April 29, 2016  |  8:00 am – 9:00 pm

Location

Panama City, Panama 

Hemispheric Seminar on Corporate Social Responsability and Gender Equality in the Port Sector: From Awareness to Action 

The First Hemispheric Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Gender Equality in the Port Sector aims at strengthening socially responsible port operations through the exchange of successful practices and the promotion of strategies and policies on gender equality among the highest authorities of public and private ports, representatives of academia, and decision makers in the maritime industry.

Organized by the Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) and the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS), the event provides an international platform for the dialogue between both public and private entities to promote the instrumentation of sustainable, inclusive, and socially responsible strategic actions.

Topics include:

  • CSR and the Supply Chain with SMEs
  • Responsible Management and the Relation between Ports and the Community
  • CSR in the Cruise Line Industry
  • Improvement of Working Conditions from a Gender Perspective
  • Strategies for Capacity Building with Gender Equality.

During the event, the 2015 Maritime Award of the Americas and the Award for Outstanding Women in the Maritime and Port Sectors will be presented to the winners for their leadership and innovative contribution to the integral development of the ports in the Americas.

For further details, see the Informative Newsletter 

For more information, please contact Mona Swoboda of the S/CIP (mswoboda@oas.org  or +1-202-370-5469)  and Meredith Pinedo of the AMP (mpinedo@amp.gob.pa  or + 507 501-4207).

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Important Documents

Agenda and Presentations
Agenda and Presentations

Wednesday, April 27th 

Contadora 3 Meeting Room 

  • 8:00 – 9:00 - Registration and Accreditation 
  • 9:00 – 9:45- Inauguration 
    • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS) 
    • Alberto Díaz, President of the National Port Administration of Uruguay (ANP) and the Executive Board of Inter-American Committee on Ports (CECIP) 
    • Liriola Leoteau, General Director, National Institute for Women (INAMU) of Panama 
    • Jorge Barakat, Administrator, Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) 
  • 9:45 – 10:15 - Keynote Speech: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Port Sector 
  • 10:15 – 10:30 - Coffee Break 
  • 10:30 – 11:45 - CSR in the Maritime Industry: Responsible Management and the Port-Community Relation. Moderator: Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) 
    • Alberto Díaz, President of the ANP of Uruguay and the CECIP 
    • Guimara Tuñón, Subdirector for Auxiliary Maritime Industries, AMP of Panama 
    • Andrew Baskin, International Trade Specialist, United States Maritime Administration (MARAD), United States Department of Transportation 
    • Alberto Jiménez Rojas, President, COMPAS 
  • 11:45 – 12:30 - CSR and the Supply Chain with SMEs. Moderator: Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) 
    • Carlos Vera, Director of Logistics, Port of Valparaíso 
    • Anthony Nieto, Director for Capacity Building and Technical Assistance, Authority of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises of Panama (AMPYME) 
  • 12:30 - Official Group Picture   
  • 12:30 – 14:00 - Lunch (Room Miraflores) 
  • 14:00 – 15:00 - Successful Practices in CSR and Environmental Protection. Moderator: Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) 
    • Héctor Bautista, General Director, Port Administration of Ensenada, Mexico 
    • Anuj Chopra, Vice-President for the Americas, RightShip 
    • Nilda Quijano, Director for Community Affairs, Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama 
  • 15:00 -15:15 - Coffee Break 
  • 15:15 – 16:15 - CSR in Ports and the Cruise Line Industry. Moderator: Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP) 
    • Erce Barrón Barrera, General Director, Port Administration of Quintana Roo, Mexico 
    • Bud Darr, Senior Vice President for Technical and Regulatory Affairs, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) 
    • Max Bobys, Vice-President, Global Strategies, HudsonAnalytix Inc. 
  • 19:00 – 21:00 - Cocktail Reception sponsored by the Maritime Authority of Panama 

Thursday, April 28th 

Contadora 3 Meeting Room   

  • 9:00 – 9:30 - Keynote Speech: Increased Competitiveness through Gender Equality 
    • Franchesca Carrington, Container Division Deputy Manager Naviera China Cosco Shipping Group, Member Board and Co-founder, Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA), Panama 
  • 9:30 – 10:30 - Gender Equality in the Maritime and Port Sector. Moderator: Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) 
    • Cynthia Hudson, CEO, HudsonAnalytix Inc. 
    • Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Executive Director, North American Maritime Environmental Protection Association (NAMEPA) 
    • Melina Díaz Rangel, Manager for Internationalization, Faculty of Management, Economics and Accounting, Autonomous University of the Caribbean, Colombia 
  • 10:30 – 10:45 - Coffee Break 
  • 10:45 – 12:00 - Strategies for Capacity Building with Gender Equality. Moderator: Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) 
    • María Celina Conte, Specialist, Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the OAS 
    • Ana Rumbeu, Director for Capacity Building, Fundación Valenciaport 
    • Yann Alix, General Delegate, SEFACIL Foundation, France 
    • Fernanda Billard, Rector, International Maritime University of Panama 
  • 12:00 – 14:00 - Lunch (Room Miraflores) 
  • 14:00 – 14:45 - Port Labor and the Improvement of Working Conditions from a Gender Perspective. Moderator: Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) 
    • Meredith Pinedo, Head of the Department of Control and Compliance in Ports, AMP of Panama 
    • Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat, CIP/OAS 
    • Mona Swoboda, Project Coordinator for Private Sector Engagement and Gender Equality, CIP/OAS 
  • 14:45 – 15:00 - Coffee Break 
  • 15:00 – 15:45 - Successful Practices in the Implementation of Inclusive Policies. Moderator: Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP) 
    • Flor Torrijos, Panama Maritime Lawyers, Panama 
    • Constanza Suárez, Sub Director for Port Development Programs, Secretariat for Communications and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico 

Friday, April 29th 

Contadora 3 Meeting Room 

  •   9:00 – 9:30 - Special Presentation 
    • Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, General Coordinator of Ports and Marine Merchant of the Secretariat of Communication and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico 
  • 9:30 – 9:45 - Opening Remarks: 2015 Maritime Award of the Americas 
    • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the CIP/OAS 
  • 9:45 – 11:00 - 2015 Maritime Award of the Americas Award Ceremony 
    • Category: Environmental Waste Management in 
      • Commercial Shipping: Stericycle, United States
      • Cruise Lines: CLIA, United States
      • Ports: Manzanillo International Terminal, Panama 
      • Category: Implementation of Safety Standards 
      • Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana (OPC), Honduras 
    • Category: Sustainable Touristic Destination Port 
      • Port Administration of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Roberto Borge Angulo, Constitutional Governor of the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico 
    • Category: Corporate Social Responsibility in Ports 
      • COMPAS, Colombia; Port Administration of Ensenada, Mexico. Héctor Bautista, General Director, Port Administration of Ensenada, Mexico Port of Valparaíso, Chile 
    • Category: Disaster Mitigation and Management in Ports 
      • MTI Network, United States 
  • 11:00 – 11:15 - Coffee Break 
  • 11:15 – 11:30 - Opening Remarks: Outstanding Women in the Maritime and Port Sectors 
    • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the CIP/OAS 
    • María Celina Conte, Specialist, CIM/OAS 
    • Meredith Pinedo, Head of the Department of Control and Compliance in Ports, AMP of Panama 
  • 11:30 – 12:45 - Outstanding Women in the Maritime and Port Sectors Award Ceremony 
    • Category: Logistics, Innovation, and Competitiveness 
      • Beverley Williamson, Senior Vice-President, Business Management and Special Projects, Port Authority of Jamaica 
      • Consuelo Cánaves Martínez, General Manager, Muellaje Central S.A. Puerto Central S.A. Chile 
    • Category: Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection 
      • Mónica Naso Fregueiro, President, Committee on Environmental Management of the Port of Montevideo, Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries, Uruguay 
    • Category: Port Protection and Security 
      • Cynthia Hudson, CEO, HudsonAnalytix Inc. 
    • Category: Public Policy, Legislation, and Regulation 
      • Helen Brohl, Executive Director, US Committee on Marine Transportation System, US Department of Transportation, United States 
      • Carrol Pickersgill, Senior Vice-President, Legal, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, Port Authority of Jamaica 
    • Category: Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality 
      • Hidelene Lobato Bahia, Long Distance Captain, Transpetro-Petrobras Transport S.A. Brazil 
    • Category: Tourism, Ship Services, and Navigation Safety
      • Nury Lizbeth Sánchez Hernández, Dock Manager for Auxiliary Services, Petroamerica Terminal S.A (PATSA), Panama 
  • 12:45 – 13:00 - Closing Remarks 
    • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the CIP/OAS 
    • Gerardo Varela, General Director of Ports and Maritime Industries, AMP of Panama 
  • 13:00 - Lunch (Room Miraflores) 
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