Latin American & Caribbean Executive Management Conference

February 5, 2013
Merida, Mexico

This biennial program addresses key issues relevant to port professionals in the Caribbean and Latin America. Topics will address Infrastructure, Privatization, Port alliances and competition, Port Security, and the Panama Canal Expansion.

02/05/2013
Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Kurt J. Nagle, President and CEO, American Association of Port Authorities
• Victor Humaran, Director, Administración Portuaria Integral de   Progreso S.A. de C.V., Progreso, MEXICO
• Lic. Daniel Zacarías Martínez, Municipal President, Port of Progreso
• Ing. David Alpizar Carrillo, State Secretary of Economic Promotion
• Armando Duarte-Peláez, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta, Bogota, COLOMBIA, AAPA Chairman of the Board
• C.P. Alejandro Couttolenc Villar, Gerente de Comercialización, Administración Portuaria Integral de Veracruz S.A. de C.V., Veracruz, MEXICO

02/05/2013
Growth and Development of the Port of Progreso

Speaker

• Victor Humaran, Port Director, Administración Portuaria Integral de Progreso S.A. de C.V., México

02/05/2013
Concessions and Privatizations: Models and Successful Experiences

Speakers

• Enrique Clement, Marketing Manager, Manzanillo International Terminal - Panama, S.A.
• Michael Horton, Director of Operations and Vice President of Latin American Office, Moffatt & Nichol, Panama

02/05/2013
How to Bring Ports Closer to Distribution and Consumer Centers: Logistics Activities Areas

Speakers

• Alejandro Couttolenc Villar, Marketing Manager, Administración Portuaria Integral de Veracruz S.A. de C.V., México
• Mauricio Suárez, Gerente General, Sociedad Portuaria de Santa Marta S.A., Colombia

02/06/2013
Strategic Alliances Between Ports and Shipping Lines: Necessary Condition in Achieving Competitiveness in the Supply Chain

Speakers

• Richard de Villiers, Assistant to the Deputy Port Director, PortMiami
• Hugo Borelli, President of the Board, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca, Argentina

02/06/2013
Infrastructure, Sustainability and Logistics Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

Speakers

• Franc J. Pigna, Managing Director, Aegir LLC Port Property Advisers, Miami Beach, FL
• Joanne Edwards-Alleyne, General Manager, The Shipping Association of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of Spain

02/06/2013
Present and Future Outlook of Short Sea Shipping in Latin America and the Caribbean

Speaker

• Juan Jose Giammattei, Director Ejecutivo, Autoridad Maritima Portuaria de El Salvador, C.A., El Salvador
• Javier Badillo Ramos, Subgerente de Promocion, Administración Portuaria Integral de Altamira S.A. de C.V., MEXICO

02/06/2013
Port Security as a Basic Element of Port Productivity and Port Development

Speakers

• Glenn A. Wiltshire, Deputy Port Director, Port Everglades
• Domingo Chinea, General Manager, Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A., Colombia

02/06/2013
The Panama Canal Expansion and Its Effects on the Port System of Latin America and the Caribbean

Speakers

• Oscar Bazán, Marketing Manager, Panama Canal Authority, Panama
• Robert West, Principal Strategist -- Ports, Coastal & Maritime, Latin America & the Caribbean, WorleyParsons Group, Inc., Waltham, MA

02/07/2013
Information and Communications Technologies as Key Tools to Support Operations and Port Management

Speakers

• Louis A. Noriega, Physical Security and Port Operations Tech. Consultant, Automated Port Solutions, Miami, FL
• Jesus Davalos, Regional Sales Manager, Security, NICE Systems, México

02/07/2013
Administration and Operation of Multipurpose Ports: How to Reduce Logistics Costs

Speakers

• Juan Carlos Jairala Reyes, Gerente General, Autoridad Portuaria de Guayaquil, ECUADOR
• Ralph Cowen, Commissioner, Port of Brownsville, Brownsville, TX