WISTA International Conference 2023

25 October - 27 October

Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay

Latin Americas shipping and trading: towards an inclusive greener digital future

This year’s WISTA International AGM & Conference will be celebrated in October in Montevideo, the beautiful capital city of Uruguay. The conference will focus on the key shipping and trading activities that make Latin America such an essential piece of the global economic jigsaw. But it will also examine shipping’s journey towards a greener, more digitalised future, both within Latin America and beyond

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WISTA International Conference 2023

WISTA International Agenda 2023

Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel, Montevideo, Uruguay

As organiser of this event WISTA’s cancellation policy is as follows: No cancellation fees prior to 31st August. 25% if cancelled in September and 50% if cancelled from 01 up to 10 October. After 10 October cancellation fee to be 100%.

9:00 am

WISTA Conference

Welcome keynotes
Elpi Petraki, President of WISTA International
Alessandra Bugge, President of WISTA Uruguay

09:25

Keynote Address One (video address)
Beatriz Argimón, Vice President of Uruguay

09:40

Keynote Address Two
Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, IMO

09:55

Keynote Address Three
Arsenio Domínguez, Director, Marine Environment Division, IMO

10:10

Keynote Address Four
Rear Admiral José Luis Elizondo, Chief, Uruguayan Coast Guard

10:30 am

Networking Coffee Break

11:00 am

PANEL SESSION ONE: TRADE IN LATIN AMERICA - MOVING AHEAD

Panel Discussion

Moderator: María Belén Espiñeira, Managing Partner, IT&L Legal Consultants

Ambassador Mónica Martínez Menduiño, Sub Secretary, ALADI (Asociación Latinoamericana de Integración)
Ruben Martinez Baeza, COO Port Division, Navios South American Logistics
Arami Arias, Trader, Viterra Argentina (Argentinean Chamber of Grain Exporters)
Luis Zubizarreta, President, Chamber of Private Ports of Argentina
Ricardo Sánchez, Head, Caribbean Research Institute, JAMAICA and Co-director, Kuhne Professional Chair in Logistics, Universidad de los Andes, COLOMBIA

12:00 pm

PANEL SESSION TWO: DIVERSITY NOWADAYS - CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVE EQUITY

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Guadalupe Concepcion, CARPAC HUB Planning Manager & AMR Business Compliance Ambassador, Maersk and President, WISTA Panama

Teresa Perez del Castillo, UN Women Regional office for the Americas and the Caribbean
Mariana Noceti, IMO’s Principal Programme Assistant, Women in Maritime (WIM) Programme
Helio Vicente, Director, International Chamber of Shipping
Yelhis Hernández, Mexico Country Manager & Central America Market Development Manager, Lloyd´s

1:00 pm

Networking Lunch Break

2:15 pm

PANEL SESSION THREE: PORTS AND SHIPPING - IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Alejandra Gómez Paz PhD, Nautica del Sur SA y Universidad de los Andes Colombia

Rosina Iurato, VP Project Development, Safety & Quality Ports, Navios South American Logistics
Gabriela Heckler, Head of Legal and Compliance, Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP)
Mariebke Loechle, Customer Service Manager, Maersk Line Peru
Pablo Dominguez, Country Manager – Uruguay, Ocean Network Express
Elisa Kuster, Commercial Vice Manager, The National Ports Administration (ANP)
Gonzalo Hontou, Commercial Manager, TCP Katoen Natie

3:45 pm

PANEL SESSION FOUR: THE NEW SHIPPING - NAVIGATING TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Dorothea Ioannou, CEO, The American P&I Club

Carmen Casás Ibáñez, Environmental Manager, Buquebus
María José González, Ministry of Industry, Uruguay Green Hydrogen Project
Catrien Scheers, Chair, Fast Lines Belgium
Katalin Dobránszky-Bartus, Senior Director, Innovation, Finance and Fiscal Affairs, European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA)
Despina P. Theodosiou, Co-CEO, Tototheo Maritime, Immediate Past President, WISTA International

4:45 pm