CSA

Monday, October 15

8:00-8:00pm EXHIBITION - Shipping Insight 2008

8:00-8:30am Final Registration

8:30-8:45am Greetings & Opening Remarks - Stephen Bell, General Manager CSA

8:45-9:30am Opening Ceremony

Presidents Address - Fernando Rivera, President CSA

Keynote Address

Vote of Thanks, Carlos Urriola, Vice President, CSA

Identification of Delegates

9:30-10:00am Coffee Break

10:00-11:30am Confirmation of Minutes – 36^th Annual General Meeting

Matters Arising

Approval of Accounts

Appointment of Auditors

Report on Training - CSA

11:30-12:00am - Election of the President & Vice President 2007/2008

12:00- 2:00pm Lunch

2:00-4:30pm Group Meetings - Closed Sessions (Concurrent Sessions)

Group A: The Ships Agent & Private Stevedores

Business Alliance for Secure Commerce

Group B: The Port Owners & Operators

Dredging & Ports

Group C: The Ship Owners & Operators

Ships Registry & Crewing

7:00 –10:00pm Cocktail Reception,

Tuesday, October 16

8:00-8:00pm EXHIBITION - Shipping Insight 2006

8:30-9:30am Paper 1: CARICOM Single Market and Economy - Sacha Vaccianna

9:30-10:00am Coffee Break

10:00-11:00am Annual Report by the CSA President - Fernando Rivera

Report by Group Chairman

Group A - Robert Foster

Group B - Grantley Stephenson

Group C - Capt. Johan Bjorksten

11:00-12:00pm Paper 2: The Key to a Successful Liner Business - Jennifer Nugent Hill – VP Tropical

Paper 3: Important role of the PFSO - John Ulett – Security Administrators Ltd.

11:30-12:00pm Business Matchmaking Sessions

12:00-2:00pm Lunch

2:00-3:00pm Paper 4: NVOCC

3:30pm Port Tour

7:00 Cultural Night

Wednesday, October 17

9:00 - 2:00pm EXHIBITION - Shipping Insight 2008

9:00 - 10:00 am Paper 5: Trends in Maritime Transport and Implications for

Latin America and the Caribbean - Ricardo Sanchez - ECLAC

10:00-10:30am Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 am Paper 6: Ships sizes and the effects in the Region - Robert Bosman – APM Terminals

Paper 7: Environmental Concerns - Dumping - Elaine Heldewier – Carnival Corporation

11:30-12:30pm CSA BUSINESS

(1) Report - Chairman Board of Trustees

(2) Report - Chairman Port Award Competition

(3) Discussion on Territorial Reports

(4) Outgoing President’s Remarks

(5) Installation of General Council 2006/2007

(6) Incoming President’s Remarks

(7) Future Meetings:2007 36^7h AGM:

2008 Mid-Year: St. Maarten

2008 38^th AGM: Trinidad and Tobago

2009 Mid-Year: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

2009 39^th AGM: Paramaribo, Suriname

12:30-2:00pm LUNCH

2:00 – 3:00pm Paper 8: Emergence of Central/South America Cruise Market - Giovanni Benedetti - SPRC

Paper 9: Liabilities & Risk Management - Karen Miller - Royal Marine Insurance

3:00-4:00pm Paper 10: Maritime Transportation as it Affects Regional Industrial Development

4:00pm Closing Remarks

3:00 – 5:00pm Business Matchmaking

7:00pm CSA 37th Annual Gala Banquet

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