PROGRAM River Hall Best Western Biltmore Plaza Belize, Republic of Belize Tuesday 25 th of July 2017 Time Activity Responsible 11:00-14:00 Accreditation/Registry National Anthem of Belize Blessings Merlene Martíenz Welcoming Speech Ruth Staine-Dawson Chair of the Board of Directors Belize Port Authority 14:00-15:00 Message from Inauguration Speech Juan Carlos Rivera Marine Merchant General Director of Honduras Pro Tempore President Ruth Meighan Chief Executive Officer Ministry of Transport of Belize Multilateral SAR Agreement Signature Lieutenant Gregory Soberanis Operations Manager Belize Coast Guard 15:00-15:15 Group Photo 15:15-15:45 Coffee Break Panel: The Importance of Public Private Partnership in Port Development Moderator: Tomas Ávila, Secretary General of the Panama Maritime Authority Anuar Flores, Port of Big Greek 15:45-17:00 Arturo Vasquez, Chief Executive Officer of Port of Belize Robert West, Port Terminal International Consultant, DUAGA Consulting Jorge Duran, Chief of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee on Ports Ruth Meighan, Chief Executive Officer of Ministry of Transport of Belize 17:00-17:30 Questions 18:00-21:00 Inauguration Dinner Pool Area Best Western Biltmore Plaza
Wednesday 26th of July 2017 Time Activity Responsible 07:30-08:00 Accreditation/Registry Meeting Opening Merlene Martinez Belize Port Commissioner Belize Port Authority 08:00-08:30 Quorum Verification Minutes of Previous XXXVIII REPICA Otto Noack Technical Secretary REPICA Resolutions Report Panel: Central America Logistic Platform, Dream or Reality Moderator: Otto Noack, Executive Director of Roberto Salazar, Transport Director Secretariat for the Central America Economic Integration Mobility and Logistic Policy in Central America and Trade Facilitation Strategy in Central America 08:30-10:30 Eduardo Lugo, President of Maritime & Logistics Consulting Group, S.A. Central America Maritime and Port Strategy 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:00 Juan Echeverría, Project Director TERPAC, LTDA. Integrality of Port Infrastructure and Processes in Logistics Activities Diego Ramírez, Port-Maritime Cluster of Guatemala Cluster Management in Port and Logistics Activities Dynamics Oscar Bazán, Executive Vice President for Planning and Business Development The Panama Canal, The Great Connection for Logistic Activities Panel: Maritime and Port Emergency Events, Preparedness and Response, Port Perspective Moderator: Lloyd Jones, Managing Director Trident Marine Ltd Mauricio Garrido, President T&T Salvage Marine Salvage and Fire Events on Vessels Lieutenant Gregory Soberanis, Operations Manager, Belize Coast Guard Experiences and Lessons Learned Rubén Reyna, President of International Mar-Consult Strategic Action Plan of the Project for the Environmental Protection and Control of 12:00-12:30 Pollution Caused by the Maritime Transportation in the Gulf of Honduras: Perspectives and Challenges for Implementation 12:30-14:00 Lunch
Wednesday 26th of July 2017 (Afternoon) Panel: Strengthening Port Environmental Sustainability in the Region Moderator: José Luis Argueta, Director of the Risk Management Unit, Empresa Nacional Portuaria de Honduras Klaus Essig, International Consultant Strengthening Port Environmental Management in CAFTA-DR Countries 14:00-15:30 Carlos Sagrera, International Consultant Management of Environmental Emergencies in Central America and the Caribbean, A Port and Coastal Vision Martin Alegria, Chief Environmental Officer, Department of Environment of Belize Experiences, Progress and Challenges in Environmental Port Management in Belize Oswaldo Vásquez, Port Environmental Advisor of APORDOM Current State of Port Environmental Management of Dominican Republic and Short-Term Perspectives 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break Panel: Role of Women in the Port Industry Moderator: Carla Maria Bush - Executive Secretary, Central American Tourist Integration Secretariat Guimara Tuñon, Port and Ancillary Maritime Industries Director of the Panama Maritime Authority 16:00-17:30 Shirlett Martinez, Operations Manager, Belize Port Authority Maria del Rosario Miranda, Training Advisor of Empresa Portuaria Santo Tomás de Castilla Technical Visit Thursday 27th of July 2017 05:30 Departing from the Hotel to Port of Big Creek. 09:30 Visit to Port of Big Creek. 10:30 Departing to Harvest Caye Cruise Port. 05:30-19:00 12:00 Visit to a Harvest Caye Cruise Port. 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Return to Belize City. 19:00 Arrival at Belize City.
Friday 28th of July 2017 Tiempo Actividad Responsable 08:00-08:30 Eduardo Lugo, Maritime and Port Consultant, President of Maritime and Consulting Group Diagnosis of Port Sector in Central America Panel: Climate Change, A Warning Approach and Corrective Actions by the Maritime Industry Moderator: Roger Rios, Executive President of INCOP Mauricio Castro, International Environmental Consultant 08:30-09:45 Central American Ports Challenges due to Climate Change Considerations Klaus Essig, International Consultant Impact of Cold Ironing in Pollution Prevention 09:45-11:15 Rodolfo Sabonge, MTCC Director Latin America, UMIP Establishment and Operation of the Center for Latin American Maritime Technology Cooperation Panel: Cruise Terminal Development in Central America, Challenges and Opportunities Moderator: Denys Hurtado, General Manager of Empresa Portuaria Nacional de Nicaragua Guimara Tuñon, Port and Ancillary Maritime Industries Director of the Panama Maritime Authority Roger Ríos, Roger Rios, Executive President of INCOP Carla Maria Bush, Executive Secretary, Central American Tourist Integration Secretariat 11:15-11:30 Coffee Break Plenary Session 11:30-12:00 Impact of the Verified Gross Mass Normative in the Region Panel: Port Protection and Security Moderator: Michael Jenkins, Chief Safety & Security Office of the Belize Port Authority Captain Miguel Osuna, Deputy Director of ISPS Network, Mexico International Lessons Learned of the ISPS Network of Mexico 12:00-13:30 Gonzalo García-Belenguer, Project Officer of Cyber Security Program, CICTE/OAS Cyber Security Considerations from the Inter-American Scope Andrew Baskin Vicepresident of Global Strategies of Hudson Analytix Global Threats in Port Cyber Security Major Lloyd Jones (R), Managing Director, Trident Marine Ltd Enhancing Port Protection and Security in Belize Armando Rivas, Vice President of Operations of Haina International Terminals Security and Protection by Key Performance Indicators
13:30-14:30 Lunch 14:30-14:45 Hector Polo, IT Technical Advisor for International MarConsult Technological Advances in the Port-Maritime Traffic Control Bo Hermanson, Latin America Representative for Mobilis 14:45-15:00 Maritime Accident Prevention and Coral Reef, Underwater Reserves and Historical Sites Protection 15:00-15:10 Gustavo Méndez García, Regional Director for NETBusiness Solutions Port Protection and Security 15:10-15:25 Juan Echeverría, Director de Proyectos TERPAC, LTDA. State of the Art Technology in Dry Bulk Terminals 15:25-15:35 Italo Pineda, Commercial Director of Sea and Port Services and Research SAS Integral Solutions in Port Modernization Processes 15:35-15:50 Juan Carlos Barona, Regional Sales Manager, BROMMA Strategic Approach for Port Equipment Replacement 15:50-16:00 Peter Robinson, Commercial Manager of Resolve Salvage & Fire Innovative and Reliable Maritime Solutions for Salvage and Emergency Response 16:00-16:15 XL REPICA Meeting Postulation Presidency XXXIX REPICA 16:15-16:30 Meeting Summary 16:30-16:45 Meeting Adjourn Presidency XXXIX REPICA 17:30-19:30 Closing Cocktail Exhibition Area