II Hemispheric Conference on Inland Ports, Waterways, and Dredging: Inland Transport as an Engine for Competitiveness

Tuesday, May 16, Yacht Club Argentino, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires (by invitation only) 

• 20:00 – 22:00 - Welcome Cocktail 
  • Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways of Argentina 
  • Gonzalo Mórtola, Port Controller, General Administration of Ports, Buenos Aires, Argentina 

Wednesday, May 17 

• 8:00 – 9:00 - Registration 
• 9:00 – 9:45 - Inauguration 
  • Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, Coordinator General of Ports, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico, and Chair of the Executive Board of the Inter-American Committee on Ports 
  • Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina, and Chair of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety 
  • Guillermo Dietrich, Minister, Ministry of Transportation, Argentina 
• 9:45 – 10:15 - Keynote Speech: Connectivity through Waterways for Increased Competitiveness 
  • Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, Coordinator General of Ports, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico 
• 10:15 – 10:45 - Coffee Break 
• 10:45 – 11:30 - Facilitation of Intra-regional Trade through Waterways 
  • Moderator: Miguel Garín Alemany, Director for International Development, Fundación ValenciaPort, Spain 
    • Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat, Inter-American Committee on Ports CIP-OAS 
    • Q&A 
• 11:30 – 13:00 - Inland Ports as Catalysts for Efficient Waterway Logistics 
  • Moderator: Juan Pablo Álvarez Echagüe, Executive Secretary, Federal Port Council, Argentina 
    • Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary of Ports and Waterways, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina 
    • Arthur Yamamoto, Superintendent of Performance, Development and Sustainability, National Waterway Transportation Agency, Brazil 
    • Juan José Domínguez, Vicepresident, National Port Administration (ANP), Uruguay 
    • Carlos Debreczeni, Chief, Department of Ports and Waterways, Minsitry of Defense, Bolivia
    • Q&A 
• 13:00 – 14:30 - Lunch / Official Group Picture 
• 14:30 – 16:00 - The Benefits of Intermodal Transportation 
  • Moderator: CIP Secretariat 
    • Carmen Polo, Sub-Secretary, Secretariat of Transport Planning, Ministry of Transportation of Argentina 
    • Jose Alcantara, Internal Auditor, Port of Valparaíso, Chile 
    • Martín Borbea Antelo, President, PAETAC, Argentina 
    • Miguel Garín Alemany, Director for International Development, Fundación ValenciaPort, Spain 
    • Q&A 
• 16:00 -16:15 - Coffee Break 
• 16:15 – 17:30 - Environmental Impact Studies and Sustainable Dredging for Increased Competitiveness in Port Development Projects 
  • Moderator: Luis Enrique Lichowski, Representative of the Federal Port Council Province Misiones, Argentina 
    • Jurgen Dhollander, Manager for Projects and Public Relations, International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) 
    • Ovidio Noval Nicolau, Director General, Integral Port Authority of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico 
    • Raúl Escalante, General Manager Aid to Navigation, Hidrovía S.A. 
    • Q&A    

Thursday, May 18 

• 9:00 – 9:45 - Keynote Speech: The Paraguay and Paraná Rivers – Potential for Increased Logistical Efficiency 
  • Juan Carlos Muñoz Mena, President, Chamber of River and Maritime Shipowners of Paraguay (CAFYM) 
• 9:45 – 11:00 - Public Policies: Waterway Logistics and the Port-City Relation 
  • Moderator: Juan Carlos Venesia, Representative of the Federal Port Council Province of Santa Fe, Argentina 
    • Luis Fontes, Chief of Department of Port of Colonia, National Port Administration (ANP), Uruguay 
    • Jesús Orozco, Director General, Integral Port Authority of Tampico, Mexico
    • Arturo Alfredo Rojas, President, Port of Quequén, Argentina 
    • Q&A 
• 11:00 – 11:30 - Coffee Break 
• 11:30 – 13:00 - New Technologies in Dredging and their Impact on Port Development 
  • Moderator: Dino Zanetti, Coordinator, Advisory Commission on Dredging and Beacon Issues, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN), Argentina 
    • Christopher Hamilton, Project Manager, Engineering & Port Development, Port Authority of Jamaica 
    • Adalberto Alguero, Chief, Department of Engineering, Maritime Authority of Panama 
    • Laurent Closset, Regional Director, Dredging International 
    • Koen Robijns, Project Manager, Jan De Nul Group 
    • Q&A 
• 13:00 – 14:30 - Lunch 
• 14:30 – 16:00 - Maritime and Waterway Logistics: Regional Challenges and Trends 
  • Moderator: CIP Secretariat 
    • Ana Rey, President, Nacional Institute for Logistics (INALOG), Uruguay 
    • Rafael Farromeque, Waterways Program, Development Bank of Latin America 
    • Jorge Ruíz Ascencio, Director General, Integral Port Authority of Tuxpan, Mexico 
    • Q&A 
• 16:00 – 16:15 - Coffee Break 
• 16:15 – 17:15 - Regional Navigation Agreements: Dialogue and Coordination for the Establishment of Navigation Policies 
  • Moderator: Fernando Gamboa, General, Port Administration amnd Development, General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico 
    • Lonnie Kishiyama, Director, Office for International Activities, Maritime Administration of the United States (MARAD) 
    • Gustavo Deleersnyder, Director, National Directorate of River and Maritime Transport, Under-Secretariat of Ports and Waterways (SSPYVN) 
    • Q&A 

Friday, May 19 

• 9:00 – 10:15 - Strategic Visions for River Navigation Control: Finding the Balance between Control and Efficient Logistics 
  • Moderator: José Carlos Rodríguez Montemayor, General Director, Port Administration of Altamira, Mexcio 
    • Miguel Angel Reyes, Prefect Major, Chief of Maritime Transport Services, Naval Prefecture, Argentina 
    • Alejandro González, President, Center for Navigation (CENNAVE), Uruguay 
    • Guillermo Hernández, President, Center for Navigation, Argentina 
    • Norberto Gutierrez, Local Representative, Argentina
    • Q&A 
• 10:15 – 10:45 - Keynote Speech: Protection and Security in Waterway Navigation 
  • Martín Pablo Ruíz, Prefect General, Police Director, Navigation Security, Naval Prefecture, Argentina 
  • Hugo Cafaro, Prefect Major, Chief, Department of Navigation Security, Naval Prefecture, Argentina 
• 10:45 – 11:15 - Coffee Break 
• 11:15 – 12:30 - Diversification of Production and its Added Value to the Maritime-Waterways-Corridor 
  • Moderator: Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary, SSPYVN, Argentina 
    • Pablo Pussetto, President, Port of Bahía Blanca, Argentina 
    • Ángel Elías, President, Port Authority of Rosario (ENAPRO) and President of the Federal Port Council, Argentina 
    • Mariano Saul, Chief, Cabinet, General Ports Administration S.E., Argentina
    • Q&A 
• 12:30 – 13:00 - Closing Remarks 
  • Jorge Duran, Chief, CIP-OAS 
  • Eduardo Rene Scarzello, Prefect Major, Naval Prefecture, Argentina 
  • Juan Pablo Álvarez Echagüe, Executive Secretary, Federal Port Council, Argentina 
  • Arturo Alfredo Rojas, President, Port of Quequén, Argentina 
  • Mariano Saul, Chief, Cabinet, General Ports Administration S.E., Argentina 
  • Ángel Elías, President, Port Authority of Rosario (ENAPRO) and President of the Federal Port Council, Argentina 
  • Pablo Pussetto, President, Port of Bahía Blanca, Argentina 
  • Juan José Domínguez, Vicepresident, National Port Administration (ANP), Uruguay, and Vice Chair of the TAG on Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety 
  • Jorge Metz, Under-Secretary, SSPYVN, Argentina, and Chair of the TAG on Tourism, Inland Ports and Waterways, Ship Services and Navigation Safety 
• 13:00 – 14:30 - Lunch