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Conference Programme - Main Conference Room

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Location: Hotel Riu Panama Plaza, Barcelona Conference Room

Business Attire

7:00 PM OPENING CEREMONY

- Welcome Address - José Digeronimo, President of the Steering Committee

- Kneynote Speaker - H. E. Efthimious Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO)

- Opening Address - His Excellency Ricardo Martinelli, President of the Republic of Panama & Mr. Roberto Linares, Administrator, Panama Maritime Authority

OFFICIAL TOUR TO THE EXHIBITION AREA

7:30 PM WELCOME COCKTAIL

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Location: Hotel Riu Panama Plaza, Barcelona Conference Room

Business Attire

8:00 AM Registration

Morning Session

STCW: A Glimpse Into The Future

9:00 - 10:30 AM STCW: Third Review

Roberto Vallarino, Director General of Seafarers, Panama Maritime Authority

Mikkel Hansen Business Consultant Green-Jakobsen A/S

Capt. Nitin Vaidya, SMS – Ship Management Services Inc.

10:30 - 10:45 AM The Ports of the Future - Erik Ward, SSA Latin America Regional Manager, Mazanillo International Terminal

10:45 - 11:15 AM Coffee-Break

Green Shipping: A Countinuous Challenge

11:15 - 12:00 PM Maritime Industry and Environmental Protection - E. Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, IMO

12:00 - 12:30 PM Global Shifts in Oil Markets - Mark Senn, Fuel Oil Trading Manager, BP

12:30 - 1:00 PM Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Adequacy of Technologies in Regulations - Capt. Peter Gautier, Chief of the Deepwater Horizon Action Office, United States Coast Guard

1:00 - 2:30 PM Lunch

Aftenoon Session

Work At Sea: Forthcoming Regulations

2:30 – 3:15 PM Maritime Labour Convention 2006: Owners’ View - Peter Hinchcliff, General Secretary of the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Shipping Federation

3:15 - 4:00 PM Maritime Labour Convention 2006: Seafarer’s View - Ernesto Ayarza, President of the Panamanian Association of Merchant Marine Officers (APOM)

4:00- 4:15 PM Coffee-Break

4:15 – 5:00 PM Impact of the MLC 2006 on the Panama Maritime Labour Law: Salaries, Vacations and Other Key Issues - Vasco Torres, Labor Law Professor, University of Panama

5:00 – 5:45 PM The Implication of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 enforcement process on the world fleet from the perspective of an RO - Olaf Quas, Global Head of Practice, ISM/ISPS/MLC 2006 and GL Systems Certification, Germanischer Lloyd

7:00 PM COCKTAIL OFFERED BY THE PANAMA MARITIME AUTHORITYTUESDAY

Location: Terrace of the tower "Panamá La Vieja"

Casual ( White dressing or Guayavera is suggested)

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Location: Hotel Riu Panama Plaza, Barcelona Conference Room

Business Attire

Morning Session

Bunker Industry: New Developments

9:00 - 9:25 AM Environmental Negotiations at the IMO - Ian Adams, CEO, International Bunker Industry Association

9:25 - 9:50 AM Enhancing Operational Efficiency Using Coriolis Bunker Meters - Steve Jones, Director of Business Development for Micro Motion Inc. a division of Emerson Process Management.

9:50 - 10:15 AM Latest Technologies on Tank Building for Oil Terminals: The New Bunker Terminals In Panama - Marvin Castillo, CEO-General Manager, Marine Engineers Corp.

10:15 - 10:40 AM ISO 8217 Bunker Specification Revisions - Adrian Tolson, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Chemoil Energy

10:40 - 11:00 AM Coffee-Break

Port Industries

11:00 - 11:30 AM Port Industries: A Regional Approach - Carlos Urriola, President, Caribbean Shipping Association.

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Panama 2020: the Challenge for the Port Sector - Rafael J. Diaz- Balart, Latin American Coordinator, American Association of Port Authorities

Financial Outlooking For Shipping Markets

12:00 - 12:30 PM Supply, Demand and Recovery - Irene Rosberg, Programme Director for the Blue MBA at Copenhagen Business School

12:30 - 1:00 PM Alternative Solutions to Finance your Ship - Capt. Mohamed Abdul Halim, Managing Director, Jawar Al Khaleej Shipping Company. Al-Jazaeri Group of Companies, UAE.

1:00 - 2:30 PM Lunch

Afternoon Session

Global Shipping and End to End Supply Chain Security

2:30 – 3:00 PM Panama: Unlocking the Gates to Global Shipping - Christopher Connor, President of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Americas and Deputy CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS

The Cargo Security International Port & Maritime Security Seminar 2011 (Part I)

3:00 PM Welcome and Introduction - Chairman: Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes, Managing Director, Petrospot Limited and Ian Taylor, Director – Publishing, Petrospot Limited / Editor, Cargo Security International

3:10 - 3:45 PM SOUTHCOM's Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) Capabilities and Commitment to Maritime Security - Salvador E. Gomez, Tactical Analysis Team Chief from the Joint Inter-Agency Task Force South

3:45 - 4:00 PM Networking Coffee Break

4:00 - 6:00 PM Cargo Scanning Technologies and Methodology - Gustavo Bottan, Vice President of Business Development, Passport Systems; Marc Morelli, Director, Cargo Security Programs, Rapiscan Systems Inc.; Paul Simpson, Senior Director of Cargo Solutions, L-3 Communications Security &Detection Systems; Henrique Perel, Director, Portscan LLC & Mr. Joseph Frasco, Teknoscan Systems , Inc

6:00 PM Q & A Discussion on Scanning Systems

6:15 PM Summary and close of first session

6:30 PM COCKTAIL AT EXHIBITION CENTER

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Location: Hotel Riu Panama Plaza, Barcelona Conference Room

Morning Session

Short Sea Shipping

9:00 - 9:30 AM Business Opportunities in the Short Sea Shipping Implementation in Central America - Otto Noack, Executive Director, Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM)

9:30 - 10:00 AM Panama Canal Impact in Short Sea Shipping in Central America - Rodolfo Sabonge, Vice President, Office of Market Research and Analysis, Panama Canal Authority.

10:00 - 10:45 AM Short Sea Shipping - Added Value: The European Experience - Javier Fernández, General Manager, Nico Commodities Europe

10:45 - 11:15 AM Coffee-Break

Logistics Expansion In America

11:15 - 11:45 AM Logistics Development in Central America Post Panama Canal Expansion - Julian J. Flores, Vice President, Business Development Latin America, DHL Global Forwarding.

11:45 - 12:45 PM Expansion of Panama Canal: Challenges for USA Ports - Lillian Almodovar, Institute of Water Resources. U.S. Corps of Engineers

12:15 – 12:45 PM New business opportunities in Panama: Panama Pacific Special Arean - Juan B. McKay, Communications Officer

12:45 - 2:00 PM Lunch

The Cargo SecurIty International Port & Maritime Security Seminar 2011 (Part II)

* Parallel Session in Berlin I Conference Room

9:00 - 9:30 AM The UNODC/WCO Global Container Control Programme and Centre of Excellence on Maritime Security in Panama - Troels Vester, Regional Crime Prevention Advisor, UNODC Panama

9:30 - 10:00 AM AIS Systems - Andrew E. Loretta, Director, AIS Business Development, ORBCOMM

10:00 - 10:30 AM Piracy: The threat and how it can be countered by men and machines - Mark Hankey, Head of Marketing, Maritime & Underwater Security Consultants

10:30 - 11:00 AM How to increase port efficiency and meet security requirements through IT - John Lund, Sales Manager, Visy Oy

11:00 - 11:30 AM Ensuring the Security of Expanding Short Shipping - Hampton Dowling, Vice President of Strategy and Business Initiatives, Aria International Incorporated

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Q & A Discussion on Maritime Security

12:00 PM Seminar Summary and Close

Panama Canal Expansion

2:00 - 2:30 PM Panama Canal Expansion Update - Alberto Alemán Zubieta, Administrator, Panama Canal Authority

3:00 - 5:00 PM Technical Visit to Panama Canal Expansion Works

Field clothing, long jeans or khakis. Boots, sneakers or closed shoes.

Buses depart from Hotel Riu at 2:45 PM.

5:30 Visit to Miraflores Locks Visitors Center and Exhibition

TROPICAL FAREWELL COCKTAIL OFFERED BY THE PANAMA CANAL AUTHORITY

Location: Miraflores Locks Visitors Center and Exhibition

All the conferences will take place at RIU Plaza Panama Hotel.
(Official Venue of Panama Maritime X)

Security Seminar Programme - Parallel Session

The Cargo SecurIty International Port & Maritime Security Seminar 2011

* Parallel Session in Berlin I Conference Room

9:15 - 9:45 AM The UNODC/WCO Global Container Control Programme and Centre of Excellence on Maritime Security in Panama - Troels Vester, Regional Crime Prevention Advisor, UNODC Panama

9:45 - 10:15 AM AIS Systems - Andrew E. Loretta, Director, AIS Business Development, ORBCOMM

10:15 - 10:45 AM Piracy: The threat and how it can be countered by men and machines - Mark Hankey, Head of Marketing, Maritime & Underwater Security Consultants

10:45 - 11:15 AM Networking Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45 AM How to increase port efficiency and meet security requirements through IT - John Lund, Sales Manager, Visy Oy

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Ensuring the Security of Expanding Short Shipping - Hampton Dowling, Vice President of Strategy and Business Initiatives, Aria International Incorporated

12:15 - 12:45 PM Q & A Discussion on Maritime Security

12:45 PM Seminar Summary and Close

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Networking Lunch

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Speakers

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Why attending Panama Maritime X?

Merchant Ship

Panama is at the forefront of some of the most exciting and important changes now impacting the global shipping industry and Panama Maritime X offers the perfect opportunity to discover more.

Panama controls the world’s biggest fleet; it is the main transshipment hub in Latin America; and with the expansion of the Panama Canal, it will earn and fully deserve recognition as one of the greatest maritime centres in the world.

Panama Maritime X offers a world-class conference and exhibition, with the highest level speakers, the leading industry experts and the most influential maritime and government authorities.

The event will focus on the latest regulations, technologies and industry trends and will highlight labour, education and training. It will cover environmental initiatives, financial challenges and operational issues, and will include a unique range of hands-on practical visits to Panama’s burgeoning port facilities, the Panama Canal and its locks, and to the amazing Panama Canal expansion site.

Panama Maritime X will provide unrivalled networking opportunities by introducing the key players in the global shipping industry to Latin America’s exciting and expanding maritime sector.

If you are involved in shipping, in Latin America and beyond, then Panama Maritime X is the one event you must not miss!