Port Expansion Summit for Latin America and the Caribbean
August 2nd & 3rd, 2023
Cartagena, Colombia

Why attend?
Our unique format focuses on bringing together 200 of the highest executives from across the region, who are responsible for decisions at the Government, Ports, Terminals, Shipping Lines, associations, engineering, consultancies, investors, supplier companies, technology, equipment and Port management companies in order to discuss Port development and expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The most Promising Port Projects and the latest technological innovations will be discussed at the summit, consolidating the efforts of governments and companies to implement Port Projects and increase the development of Ports in Latin America and the Caribbean.
What makes us different?
At the 2023 Latin American and Caribbean Hotel Expansion Summit you will find:
You will be provided an opportunity to have 1:1 personalized networking meetings with participating attendees. A member of our staff will assist you in arranging personalized one-on-one meeting with attendees of your choice.
1:1 Business Networking Meetings
Experts and officials throughout port industry will participate in case studies and group discussions that offer the most insightful analysis of relevant issues facing the port industry today. (this is reworded, the other wording isn’t directly relevant and I would change the Spanish version also)
Discussion Panels
Our comfortable and exclusive VIP Area provides a professional setting where your networking meetings can be focused, comfortable and effective. (the Spanish wording should be changed. It is redundant and not directly relevant – this is better and directly relevant)
Exclusive VIP Area for Meetings
JP Mundo events go beyond the scope of business networking. People often tell us that our events have the most distinguished speakers and the best and most relevant topics facing industry today. This, combined with case studies and meaningful analysis allow participants to leave feeling their knowledge and awareness were increased. (this is a complete rewrite also)
Educational Experience
Our Summit format includes multiple opportunities for networking. This includes casual networking like coffee and snack breaks, as well as targeted networking like our 1:1 pre-arranged meetings. Other networking opportunities exist when attending our targeted presentations or social events like our cocktail hour. Throughout the event you will experience a networking dynamic that encourages each participant to expand their professional network and contacts. (this is a complete re-write and the Spanish version should also follow this)
Networking with Ultimate Decision Makers
Breakout Sessions include target presentations that allow industry experts, service and product providers to showcase their knowledge and provide opportunities for participants who have specific areas of interest. Targeted Presentations often include gift handouts, snacks or drinks and an opportunity for specific networking. (this is a complete re-write, Spanish version should also be changed)
Breakout Sessions
INTERCONTINENTAL
Contact Hotel
- Bocagrande Carrera 1 # 5 – 01
- (+57) 310 352 1987 – 24 horas
- Whatsapp: (+57) 310 352 1987
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- Administración Nacional de Puertos de Uruguay
- Agencia Nacional de Infraestructura
- Agencia Nacional de Licencias Ambientales
- Agencia Nacional de Transporte Acuático
- APM Terminals
- Atlantic Port Authority
- Autoridad del Canal de Panamá
- Autoridad del Gran Canal Interoceánico de Nicaragua
- Autoridad Marítima de Panamá Autoridad Marítima Portuaria de El Salvador
- Autoridad Nacional Cormagdalena Autoridad Portuaria de Guayaquil
- Autoridad Portuaria de Puerto Bolívar
- Autoridad Portuaria Nacional de Perú
- Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo BNDES
- Bolloré Ports and Logistics
- CAF
- CCTO
- China Harbour Engineering Company
- CK Americas
- CMA-CGM
- Colon Container Terminal
- Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe
- Comisión Ejecutiva Portuaria Autónoma
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- Contecar
- Dirección General Marítima
- Impala Terminals
- Maersk Maersk Line
- Manzanillo International Terminal (MIT)
- Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal
- Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas
- Ministry of economy & finance
- Panama Canal Railway Company
- Panamá International Terminal (PSA)
- PetroPeru
- Port Consultants Rotterdam
- Puerto Coatzacoalcos
- Puerto Columbo
- Puerto Cortéz
- Puerto de Altamira
- Puerto de Balboa
- Puerto de Barranquilla
- Puerto de Buenos Aires
- Puerto de Ensenada
- Puerto de Guayaquil
- Puerto de Kingston
- Puerto de La Guajira
- Puerto de Manzanillo
- Puerto de San Antonio
- Puerto de Santa Marta
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- Puerto de Tuxpan
- Puerto de Veracruz
- Puerto del Golfo de Morrosquillo
- Puerto en Ciénaga
- Puerto Lázaro Cárdenas
- Puerto Lirquen
- Puerto Progreso
- Puerto Topolobampo
- Puertos y Marina Mercante
- Sealand
- Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transporte
- Secretaria de Marinas
- Secreteriat of Ports
- Sociedad Latinoamericana de Operadores de Terminales Marítimo Petroleros y Monoboyas -SLOM
- Sociedad portuaria el Cayao SA ESP | Spec LNG
- Terminal Pacifico Sur Valparaiso S.A.
- Terminal Portuario Calbuco, Chile
- Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos S.A.
- TRAMARSA
- Transmeridian
- Ultramar Agencia Marítima Chile
- Puerto de Santos
- Puerto de Tampico
- Puerto de Tumaco
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- Directores de compras
- Director de IT
- Director de operaciones
- Director de calidad
- Gerente de experiencia del cliente
- Director operativo.
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- Director de mantenimiento
- Director de ingeniería
- Director de planeación y distribución
- Director administrativo
- Director de seguridad
- Funcionarios del gobierno
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- Presidentes
- Directores Generales
- CIO|CEO|CFO
- Gerentes de Proyecto
- Director de Marketing y Ventas.

. Government, port authority, association |
. Terminal operator, concessionaire |
. Shipping line, dredging |
. EPC, construction, design consultant |
. Investor, bank, lawyer |
. Solution provider |

. Head of Operations Administration |
. Head of Finance, Investment |
. Head of Engineering, Technical, Planning |
. Head of Business Development, Commercial |
. Other |
First confirmed speakers

Darwin Telemaque - Gerente de Puerto - Autoridad Portuaria de Antigua y Barbuda
Mr. Darwin Telemaque was born in the village of Wesley, Dominica. Mr. Telemaque’s tertiary studies began at the University of the Virgin Islands, and he subsequently continued studies in Management and Marketing at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. He holds a Master’s in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica, and his professional designations include Certified Port Executive (C.P.E). He is presently pursuing his Professional Port Manager (PPM) designation from the American Association of Port Authorities and has published a Journal on the Challenges of Transportation within the Caribbean region. Mr. Telemaque is employed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Antigua Port Authority, and has recently completed a USD $100 m (One hundred million) Redevelopment of the St. John’s Harbour. This development represents a major step in regional port and transportation management and will include a comprehensive digital platform, of which the IMO required Maritime Single Window has become a reality and is being considered the basis for further integration across the Port Eco system.
Mr. Telemaque’s many years of training and experience has afforded him opportunities to engage with several regional and international agencies including:
- The World Bank
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States
- Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
- CARICOM
- Organization of the American States (OAS)
- Port Management of the Association of the Caribbean (PMAC)
Mr. Telemaque is currently the Chairman of the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC), Chairman of the OECS Port Committee, and Vice President of the International Committee of Ports of the Organization of the American States (OAS)
Darwin Telemaque
Port Manager
Autoridad Portuaria de Antigua y Barbuda

Eduardo Cerdeira Director Ejecutivo de Terminales YILPORT PUERTO BOLIVAR
Eduardo Cerdeira
Executive Terminal Director
YILPORT
PUERTO BOLIVAR

Gloria Ines Hurtado Langer - President - Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association- WISTA COLOMBIA
awyer from the Universidad Libre de Cali, Specialist in Maritime and Port Law, Specialist in Commercial Law and Candidate for the Master’s Degree in Business Law. She graduated as an Officer of the National Navy in 1991 and was linked to the entity until 2003. She held the positions of Legal Head of the Buenaventura Port Captaincy, National Legal Head of the General Maritime Directorate and Head of the Regulatory Office of the National Maritime Authority-DIMAR.
She has been a teacher at the main Universities of Cali and the Caribbean coast.
As a litigator, she is in charge of the Maritime and Port Department of Hurtado Gandini Davalos Abogados. She has been an arbitrator for the Cali Chamber of Commerce. She is currently President of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association- WISTA COLOMBIA, Secretary General of the Colombian Association of Maritime Law ACOLDEMAR and Executive Director of the Punta Pacífica Foundation.
Gloria Ines Hurtado Langer
President
Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association- WISTA COLOMBIA

Olga Lucía Ramírez Duarte - Socia / Partner - Latin America Regional Co-Leader-P3 &Infrastructure
Olga Lucía is a Partner in the Infrastructure, Projects and Public Law area of DLA Piper Martínez Neira. She has 16 years of experience in management positions in the private and public sectors and is an expert in aeronautical, airport, infrastructure and public policy issues. She has led large projects, both from a private company and a government official,
Olga Lucía Ramírez Duarte
Socia / Partner
Latin America Regional Co-Leader-P3 &Infrastructure
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