Morning 

OPENING SESSION – WELCOMING REMARKS 

• Professor Kenneth S. Julien Emeritus, T.C., Chairman. Board of Governors, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT).
• Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
• The Honourable Paula Gopee Scoon, Minister of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
• The Honourable Rohan Sinanan, Minister of Works and Transport of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Gianpiero Leoncini, PhD, Director and Representative of CAF-development bank of Latin America in Trinidad and Tobago.

BLOCK 1: SELA AND THE NETWORK OF DIGITAL AND COLLABORATIVE PORTS 

• Wendy Bolívar, Analyst of Studies and Proposals of SELA. Work plan for the IV Meeting. Evaluation of results and the future of the Network of Digital and Collaborative Ports.

BLOCK 2: PORT SYSTEM OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 

Moderator: Adrian Beharry, Senior Lecturer at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) (20 minutes for each speaker) 

• Patricia Persad, Acting Divisional Manager, Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago. Port System of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Ashley Taylor, President, Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation (PLIPDECO), Trinidad and Tobago. The vision and accomplishments of PLIPDECO in enhancing trade facilitaction and logistics.
• Andrew Jupiter, Professor Emeritus, University of the West Indies.  Port System of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Anthony Paul, Consultant, Chairman of the Permanent Local Content Committee. Energy Sector, Trinidad and Tobago. Local content in the petroleum sector: implications for maritime clusters.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION (15 minutes)

COFFEE BREAK

11:40 - 1:15 

BLOCK 3: MARITIME CLUSTERS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 

Moderator: Cinthia Pérez, Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Production Sciences, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL). Productive chain of the community cluster of Ecuador. 

• Ricardo Sánchez, Senior Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Chile.
• Dieter Gallop Fernández, President, Caribbean Logistics Cluster Association (ASCLOG), Costa Rica. Desarrollo productivo y competitivo de la región Huetar Caribe. 
• Gordon Wilmsmeier, Director of the Office for Project Development and Research (ODPI), University of Los Andes, Colombia. Maritime clusters.
• Guimara Tuñon Guerra, Research Associate Manager of the Maritime Policy Bureau, Panama. Maritime clusters,

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION

01:15 – 2:45

LUNCH

Afternoon

2:45 - 4:40

BLOCK 4: PORT COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGIES IN LOGISTIC CORRIDORS 

Moderator: Gordon Wilsmeier, PhD, Director of the Office for Project Development and Research (ODPI), University of Los Andes, Colombia. (20 minutes for each speaker) 

• Fausto Arroyo, Chief Executive Officer of the Sector Analysis and Programming Directorate of CAF-development bank of Latin America.
• Geoffrey Ngombo Mwango, Chairman, Kenya Maritime Authority.
• Adrian Beharry, Senior Lecturer, University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). Towards improving port performance and logistics competitiveness: the port of Port Spain.
• Angel Elías, President, Administrative Entity of Puerto Rosario (ENAPRO). Rosario Port and Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Puerto Rosario.
• Sabah Zrari, Academic Director. Graduate Studies. “Planning, Management and Governance of Port Cities” University of Santiago de Chile. Port cities: knowledge, competitiveness and governance.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION 

Friday, 9 August 2019

Morning 

09:30 – 11:05

BLOCK 5: PROGRESSES IN PUBLIC POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE REGION 

Moderator: Carlos Martner, PhD, Mexican Institute of Transport (IMT) Mexico 

• Frank Pretell, Director of the School of Maritime Engineering. Technological University of Peru. Maritime education, maritime policy, maritime nation.
• Guillermo Bouroncle Calixto, General Manager, Peru’s National Port Authority (APN). Port Development Plan. El Plan de Desarrollo Portuario del Perú.
• Jacqueline Rojas, Director, Advanced Training Centre in Barranquilla, National Learning Service (SENA). Contexto y comportamiento de los sectores logístico y portuario en Colombia.
• Jorge Leyton, Director, Leyton Consultores SPA. El rol de las comunidades logísticas: COMPORT Callao (Perú).

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION 

11:05 – 11:20

COFFEE BREAK

11:20 – 1:05

BLOCK 6: PORTS IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 

Moderator: Alexander Micolta, Executive President of the Chamber of Commerce of Buenaventura, Colombia. 

• Guacolda Vargas Cruz, Managerof Development and Sustainability. Logistic Port Community of Talcahuano, Chile.  Los puertos en la era de la transformación digital.
• Eduardo Sanchís, CommercialDirector of Infoport, Spain.  Valencia: innovación tecnológica aplicada a la logística portuaria.
• Gustavo Davis, Regional Manager, CrimsomLogic Panama. Blockchain opportunities for Single Windows. Single Window Mesh.
• José Miguel Rovira, Director of Trade and Development. Association of Caribbean States (ACS). Maps of Maritime Routes of the Greater Caribbean.
• Colin Young, Regional Advisor. International Maritime Organization. Maritime Single Window.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION

1:05 – 1:30

CLOSING SESSION. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND FINAL ANNOUNCEMEN

• Ambassador Javier Paulinich, Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
• Representative of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT)
• Representative of the Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
• Representative of Point Lisas Industrial Port Development Corporation (PLIPDECO)
• Gianpiero Leoncini, PhD, Director and Representative of CAF-development bank of Latin America in Trinidad and Tobago.

1:30 – 3:00

LUNCH

3:00 – 4:00

BLOCK A: ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS OF THE NETWORK 

• Expanded meeting of the Steering Committee of the Network. Strategy of the Network.
• Presentation of the work plan for 2019-2020 by the Technical Committees of the Network.
• Open forum with port, academic and government representatives.

4:00 – 4:15

COFFEE BREAK

4:15 – 5:15

BLOCK B: WORKING GROUPS 

• Presentation by CAF-development bank of Latin America.
• Presentation by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
• 2030 Regional Work Agenda: Towards Digital Port Transformation.

Saturday, 10 August 2019

8:00 – 12:00

TECHNICAL VISITS TO POS-PORT AND PLIPDECO-PORT TERMINALS