Tuesday, 9 October 2018

Welcome cocktail

Place: Royal Tulip Hotel

Wednesday, 10 October

Morning

9:00 – 9:45

OPENING SESSION 

• Alexandre Barreto de Souza, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defense - CADE, Brazil.  
• Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of SELA
• Vital do Rego Filho, Minister of the Federal Court of Accounts, Brazil
• Teresa Moreira, Head of Department, Competition and Consumer Policies, UNCTAD
• Torquato Jardim, Minister of Justice, Brazil

9:45 – 10:30

PRELIMINARY SESSION 

In this session, a study on the status of competition in the sector of services and port infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean will be presented. 

The presentation will be followed by a round of questions and answers 

• Eliane Maria Octaviano Martins, Consultant, Maritime and International Law. Competition and integration of port services in Latin America and Caribbean (Presentation-Portugues).
  To access the corresponding study: English - Spanish - Portugues  

Photograph

Coffee break 

11:00 – 13:00

Session I: Competitiveness and management of ports

According to recent studies, the cost of sea freight and associated insurance varies between 15% and 17% of the value of imported goods for countries with medium maritime connectivity. This figure increases by 25% in the case of countries with low connectivity, too high compared to 11% in developed countries, making clear that competitiveness efforts should concentrate on port and land connectivity, where increased efficiency and transparency is needed to not unnecessarily increase the total logistics costs. These elements emerge as impediments to export, showing part of the lack of infrastructure in non-coastal areas, especially for perishable products, linked to the efficiency of the logistics system, the effective connectivity between production areas and the market, and the reliability of supply chains. 

The presentation of speakers will be followed by a round of questions and answers. 

Moderator: Silvia Hernández, Analyst of Relations, SELA 

• Luis Ascencio, SELA’s Consultant. Experiences of collaboration and digitization in Latin American and Caribbean ports (Spanish)
• Ariel Filadoro, National University of San Martin, Argentina. Costs of a foreign trade operation at the port of Buenos Aires (Spanish. To access the corresponding study (spanish), click here   
• Lourdes Manzur, Head of Business Development, ANP, Uruguay. Opportunities to boost the regional transshipment and cabotage (Spanish).
• Benjamín de la Torre, Guest Researcher, MINCETUR and World Bank.  Maritime and port costs: the Peruvian experience (Spanish). To access the corresponding study (spanish), click here   
• Henrique Serra, Deputy Manager of Maritime Regulations, Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários, Brazil. ANTAQ's role and its influence on promoting the quality and competitiveness of services provided in maritime navigation (Portugues)
• Angelo Duarte, Undersecretary, Secretaria de Promoção da Produtividade e Advocacia da Concorrência, Brazil
• Antonio Silveira, Vice-President of Infrastructure, CAF-development bank of Latin America. Challenges for port management: elements for a debate (Spanish)

13:00 – 14:30

14:30 – 16:15

SESSION II: Anti-competitive practices in the sector of services and port infrastructure

A wide range of competition concerns could arise from certain features of ports such as their unique geographic position, the necessity of specialised equipment and the limited capacity, among others. Authorities are invited to present their experiences about constraints and challenges faced in the port sector for the construction of fairer and more competitive markets. 

The presentation of speakers will be followed by a round of questions and answers. 

Moderator: Paulo Burnier da Silveira, Counsellor, CADE 

• Jesús Espinoza Losada, Technical Secretary, Commission for the Defense of Free Competition, Indecopi, Peru. Issues of competition in port services (Spanish)  
• Javier Gomensoro, Commissioner President, Commission for Promotion and Defense of Competition, Uruguay
• Christian Ruiz, Superintendent, Superintendency for the Control of Market Power – SCPM, Ecuador. Port sector of Ecuador (Spanish)
• Nelson Guzmán, Superintendent, Superintendency of Competition, El Salvador. Competition in the sector of port services and infrastructure in El Salvador (Spanish)  

16:15 - 16:30

Coffee break 

SESSION III: Control of concentrations in the sector of services and port infrastructure 

Concentrations significantly affect the structure of one or more markets and, consequently, the behaviour of their participants. Authorities are invited to present their experiences about potential obstacles to effective competition as a result of concentrations in the market of services and port infrastructure. 

The presentation of speakers will be followed by a round of questions and answers. 

Moderator: Kenys Menezes Machado, Assistant Superintendent, CADE 

• Guilherme Mendes Resende, Chief Economist, CADE. Acts of concentration in the port sector (Portugues)
• Desroy Reid, Analyst, Fair Trading Commission of Jamaica. Competitiveness of Port Services, Jamaica
• Germán Coloma, Director-General of Economic and Legal Studies, National Commission for the Defense of Competition - CNDC, Argentina. Control of concentrations in case of ports and maritime transport in Argentina (Spanish)
• Silvia Hernández Verde, Deputy Director-General, General Directorate of Concentrations, COFECE, Mexico. Analysis of concentrations in the port sector: Mexico's experience (Spanish)   

18:00

End of the first day

19:00 

Dinner 

Place TBC

Thursday, 11 October 2018

SESSIÓN IV: Challenges faced by Latin American and Caribbean countries in the field of competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector 

In this plenary session, UNCTAD will present a study on the challenges faced by developing countries in the field of competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector. 

The introduction will be followed by presentations on the subject. 

Moderator: Juan Luis Crucelegui, Chief of Capacity-building and Advisory Services of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD. Challenges faced by Latin American and Caribbean countries in competition and regulation of maritime transport (Spanish)-

• Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD. Presentation: Maritime transport and ports: competition in the sector and challenges for regulation. To access the corresponding study, click here
  
• Carlos Mussi, Director of ECLAC, Brazil. Governance, institutions and competition: risks associated with contracts and vertical integration in maritime and port industries (Spanish)
• Marcos Morales, Economist, Department of Market Studies and Analysis, ACODECO, Panama. Opinion on the State decision to ensure the participation of a new port operator in container management in the Panamanian Pacific, 2006 (Spanish) 
• Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, General Superintendent, CADE. Challenges faced by developing countries in the competition and regulation in the maritime transport sector: brazillian cases

Coffee break

DISCUSSION GROUPS 

The different groups will discuss the conclusions and recommendations arising from the report and will work on a hypothetical case proposed by UNCTAD (Spanish).  

• Discussion group 1:

Moderator: Juan Luis Crucelegui, Chief of Capacity-building and Advisory Services of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD 

• Discussion group 2:

Moderator: Jan Hoffmann, Chief of the Trade Logistics Branch, UNCTAD 

• Discussion group 3:

Moderator: Teresa Moreira, Head of Department, Competition and Consumer Policies, UNCTAD

Lunch

SESSION V: Conclusions and sharing of results of the discussion groups 

Moderator: Juan Luis Crucelegui, Capacity-building and Advisory Services of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD 

• Delegate of Group 1
• Delegate of Group 2
• Delegate of Group 3

15:15 – 15:45

FUTURE OF THE WGTC: Work Programme 

In this session, various options will be submitted for consideration of members, such as: thematic areas and joint studies.  

Moderator: Ana Luiza Lima Mahon, Chief of Staff of the Presidency, CADE 

• Juan Luis Crucelegui, Capacity-building and Advisory Services of the Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD. 
  
• Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of SELA

15:45 – 16:00

Coffee break

CLOSING SESSION 

• Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of SELA
• Teresa Moreira, Head of Department, Competition and Consumer Policies Branch, UNCTAD
• Alexandre Barreto de Souza, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defense, Brazil.  

City Tour

Dinner (Free time)