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

II Hemispheric Conference on Port Competitiveness and Logistics: “Connectivity for Development"

Date/Time

Thursday, October 20, 2016 - Friday, October 21, 2016  |  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

Puerto de Veracruz

Competitiveness, which includes greater productivity, is a key factor for socio-economic development and sets the level of prosperity that a society can reach. The competitiveness breach between the countries of the Western Hemisphere remains wide. In order to achieve sustainable and long-term growth, the region must invest in quality infrastructure, overcome the barriers in the logistic supply chains and promote efficient logistic operations.

World Economic Forum 
The II Hemispheric Conference on Competitiveness and Port Logistics: Connectivity for Development provides a forum for the analysis of policies and strategic actions that promote efficient logistic operations in ports, multimodal transportation, and physical connectivity to increase the competitiveness in the region.

Organized by the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation of Mexico, through its General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine (SCT-CGPMM), and the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP) of the Organization of American States (OAS), the event offers an international platform for public-private dialog and the exchange of successful experiences for the development of competitive, sustainable, and efficient ports.
Preliminary topics include:

  • Global and Hemispheric Chanllenges in Port Logistics
  • Public-Private Alliances for the Attraction of Investments in Port Development
  • Single Window Supply Chains for Greater Efficiency
  • Environmental Innovation in Port Development
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Agenda & Presentations
Agenda & Presentations

Wednesday, October 19 

San Juan de Ulúa Fort Museum (Address: Camino Escénico a San Juan de Ulúa S/N)

  • 19:00 – 20:30 - Welcome Reception   

Thursday, October 20 

Emporio Hotel in Veracruz (Address: Paseo del Malecón 244, Centro Histórico de Veracruz) 

  • 08:00 – 09:00 - Registration and accreditation
  • 09:00 – 09:45 - Inauguration of the II Hemispheric Conference on Port Competitiveness and Logistics
    • Ramón Poo, Mayor, Veracruz  County, Mexico
    • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP), Organization of American States (OAS)
    • Guillermo Ruiz de Teresa, Chair of the CIP Executive Board and Coordinator General for Ports and Merchant Marine of Mexico
  • 09:45 – 10:00 - Official group photo
  • 10:00 – 10:15 - Time adjustment
  • 10:15 – 11:45 - Single Window in the Logistics Supply Chain for Greater Efficiency
    • Moderator: Fernando Gamboa, General Director for Port Promotion and Administration, General Coordination for Port and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Mexico
      • Mario Miranda, Executive Director, Maritime Port Authority, El Salvador
      • Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Department of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University, United States
      • Ricardo Sánchez, Official in Charge, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Chile
  • 11:45 – 12:00 - Coffee break
  • 12:00 – 14:00 - Environmental Innovation and Port Development
    • Moderator: Alejandro Trillo, Director for Sustainable Maritime Solutions, Stericycle Veracruz, Mexico
      • Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Executive Director, North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), United States
      • Michael B. Jones, President, The Maritime Alliance, United States
      • Juan Ignacio Fernández, General Director, Integral Port Administration  of Veracruz, Mexico
      • Anuj Chopra, Vice President for the Americas, Rightship, United States
  • 14:00 – 15:30 - Lunch
  • 15:30 – 17:30 - Ports as Nodes of Logistics Supply Chains
    • Moderator: Alejandro Hernández, General Director of Ports, General Coordination of General Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Mexico
      • Martin Rojas, Senior Advisor for the Americas, International Road Transport Union (IRU)
      • Jorge Metz, Under Secretary, Under Secretariat of Ports and Waterways, Argentina
      • Miguel Garín, Director for International Development, Fundación ValenciaPort, Spain
      • Heberto Guzmán, President, Caltia Group, Mexico
  • 19:00 – 21:00 - Keynote Speech: Global Challenges for Port Logistics
    • Rafael Díaz Balart, Coordinator for Latin America, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), United States
  • Dinner

Friday, October 21 

Hotel Emporio Veracruz (Address: Paseo del Malecón 244, Centro Histórico de Veracruz)

  • 08:30 – 10:00 - Registration and accreditation
  • 09:00 – 11:00 - Competitive Ports: Hemispheric Trends and Challenges
    • Moderator: Guillermo Deister, Chief, Unit of Strategic Maritime Planning, General Coordination for Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Mexico
      • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP), Organization of American States (OAS)
      • Max Bobys, Vice-President for Global Strategies, HudsonAnalytix Inc.
      • Mauricio Casanova, Logistics Development Program, Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Chile
  • 11:00 – 11:15 - Coffee break
  • 11:30 – 13:30 - Successful Practices on Port Competitiveness in the Americas
    • Moderator: Hugo Cruz, Assistant General Director for Legal Analysis and Institutional Liaison, General Coordination for Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Mexico
      • Guimara Tuñón Guerra, Undersecretary for Auxiliary Maritime Industries, Maritime Authority of Panama (AMP)
      • Elva Williams-Richards, Vice-President of Finance, Port Authority of Jamaica
      • Jorge Lecona, General Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, Hutchison Port Holding, Mexico
  • 13:30 – 15:00 - Lunch
  • 15:00 – 17:00 - Public-Private Partnerships for Investment Attraction and Port Development
    • Moderator: Fernando Gamboa, General Director for Port Promotion and Administration, General Coordination of General Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Mexico
      • Denys Hurtado, General Manager, National Port Company (EPN), Nicaragua
      • Gerard Philippeaux, Director for Strategic Initiatives of Maritime Ports, PortMiami, United States
      • Miguel Ángel Osuna, President, ISPS Network Mexico International/Carlos Scarpin, Secretary General, ISPS Network Mexico International
      • Verónica Zavala, Representative, Inter-American Development Bank, Mexico
  • Historic Railway Station (Historic Centre of Veracruz)
    • Keynote Speech: Connectivity as a Development Factor
  • Dinner 
  • 19:00 – 21:30 - CIP-OEA Awards Ceremony 
    • Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports (S/CIP), Organization of American States (OAS)
    • Fernando Ramírez, Assistant General Director for Integral Port Administration (API) Management Evaluation, General Coordination of General Ports and Merchant Marine, Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, Mexico
    • Anselmo Zannata, Representative in Veracruz, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, Mexico
  • Closing Ceremony of the II Hemispheric Conference on Port Competitiveness and Logistics

Saturday, October 22 (optional) 

  • 9:00 – 11:00 - Tour to the expansion of the Port of Veracruz