XXVIII Latin American Congress of Ports

November 19, 2019
Miami, FL

The 28th edition of the Latin American Congress of Ports continued to strengthen its status as the premier port event in Latin America by gathering more than 450 participants from 35 countries in Miami, Florida.

11/19/2019
AAPA Latin American Delegation Meeting

• Notes from the workshop "Dolores de la Organización"

11/20/2019
The New Global Economic Environment: Perspectives for the Future of Maritime Transportation and Ports

Moderator:

• Chris Connor, President & CEO, AAPA

Speakers: 

• Joshua Hurwitz, Senior Consultant, Commercial Advisory Services, Moffatt & Nichol
• Ricardo Sánchez, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Trade, Integration and Infrastructure Division - ECLAC, United Nations
• Kathy Metcalf, President and CEO, Chamber of Shipping of America

11/20/2019
Port Projects in Latin America: Part I

Moderator: 

• Jorge Durán, Chief of the Secretariat, Inter-American Committee on Ports – CIP/OAS

Speakers:

• Disney Barroca Neto, General Coordinator of Modeling and Port Concessions, Secretaria Nacional de Portos e Transportes Aquaviários, Brazil
• Héctor López Gutiérrez, General Coordinator of Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico
• Ricardo Guimaray Hernández, Director of Planning and Economic Studies, Autoridad Portuaria Nacional - Peru
• Alexis Michea, General Coordinator of the Logistics Development Program, Ministry of Transportation of Chile

11/20/2019
PortMiami Presentation

Speaker:

• Juan Kuryla, Port Director, PortMiami

11/20/2019
Port Projects in Latin America: Part II

Moderator: 

• Alicia Abelenda, Deputy General Manager, Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) - Uruguay

Speakers:

• Francisco Silva Donoso, President of the Board, Empresa Portuaria San Antonio
• Rodrigo Torras Ocampo, General Manager, Consorcio de Gestión del Puerto de Bahía Blanca
• Sergio Aquino, President, Federação Nacional das Operações Portuárias (FENOP)
• Guillermo Misiano, President, PTP Group

11/20/2019
Socio-Economic Impact of Panamanian Port Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities

Speaker:

• Noriel Araúz, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Administrator, Autoridad Marítima de Panamá

11/20/2019
Climate Change and Its Consequences in Shipping and Port Operations

Moderator: 

• Francisco Javier González Silva, Special Advisor, Empresa Portuaria San Antonio; Chairman, AAPA Latin American Delegation 2019-2020

Speakers:

• Gary P. LaGrange, President & CEO, GARY LAGRANGE and Assoc., LLC; Former President & CEO - Port of New Orleans (2001-2017)
• Gabriel Quadri de la Torre, Managing Partner, Sistemas Integrales de Gestión Ambiental (SIGEA); Member of the Asociación Mexicana de Infraestructura Portuaria, Marítima y Costera (AMIP)
• Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, President of Total Marine Solutions and Ocean Guardian; Member. Executive Committee of WISTA

11/21/2019
Logistics 4.0 Revolutionizes the Port Sector: How is the Industry Adapting?

Moderator: 

• Patrick Verhoeven, Managing Director of Policy and Strategy of the International Association of Ports and Harbors – IAPH

Speakers: 

• Agustina Calatayud, Transportation Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (BID)
• Kris Kosmala, Partner, Click & Connect
• Mario Cordero, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach
• Luis Pérez Madariaga, Responsible for the Development of Port Business, INDRA
• Andrew Baskin, Vice President, Global Policy and Trade, HudsonAnalytix, Inc. 

11/21/2019
The Port of Rotterdam's Automation Experiences and Smart Ports Model

Speaker:

• René Van Der Plas, Director, Port of Rotterdam International

11/21/2019
Round Table with Shipping Companies and Port Terminals

Moderator:

• Miguel Garín-Alemany, International Development Director, Fundación Valenciaport

Speakers:

• Carlos Urriola, Executive Vice President, Manzanillo International Terminal Panamá S.A (MIT)
• Ricardo Arten, CEO, Brasil Terminal Portuário
• Antonio Domínguez, Area Managing Director for the East Coast of South America at Maersk Line
• Eric Hasselmann, Senior Account Executive, Seaboard Marine Ltd.
• Alberto Jiménez Rojas, Member of the Board, Compañía de Puertos Asociados S.A.

11/21/2019
Perspectives and Trends in the Global Cruise Industry

Moderator:

• Alicia Ricalde, General Director, Administración Portuaria Integral de Quintana Roo

Speakers:

• Humberto de Castro, Managing Director, Curaçao Ports Authority
• Dee Cooper, Senior Vice President of Design, Virgin Voyages
• Gonzalo Mórtola, President, AGP – Port of Buenos Aires

11/21/2019
Productivity and Efficiency Developments

Moderator:

• Armando Duarte-Peláez, Former AAPA Chairman of the Board

Speakers:

• Feliciano Spina, Sales Director, Bedeschi
• Julián Luna Beckley, CEO, South Point Engineering
• Guillermo Gómez Garay, Project Manager, FORCE Technology
• Christopher M. Fetters, Chief Executive Officer, LA 23 Development Company, LLC