News Release
FOR RELEASE - January 12, 2007
Contact: Aaron Ellis, aellis@aapa-ports.org
703-706-4714
American Association of Port Authorities
Phone: (202) 792-4033
www.aapa-ports.org
The top issues relevant to Caribbean and Latin American port professionals, including navigation dredging, seaport security, port privatization, Panama Canal expansion and port operating strategies, will be featured at the American Association of Port Authorities’ (AAPA) Executive Management Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, Feb. 12-14. The conference will be held in
“Latin American and
The seminar’s keynote address on the opening day will focus on how industry trends will likely impact Latin American and
Following on that theme, the executive director of
On the second day of the program, noted business management coach Kevin Nourse, principal of Leap Advocates in
In the afternoon, an international duo—Port Society of Santa Marta’s (Colombia) financial director and corporate administrator, Raúl Arenas Consuegra, together with William Reid, a partner with Victoria, Canada’s Elevate Consulting—will share their predictions on port finance trends and provide forecasting and planning tools they call “Value-Added Economy” and “Balanced Scorecard” for making wise financial decisions.
The conference will conclude on Wednesday, Feb. 14, with a morning-long strategic planning workshop, led by Raymond Byl, regional director of Trainmar Americas, a Guadeloupe-based association comprising 12 training centers in the Caribbean, Central and South America that help participants respond to regional market dynamics.
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