Port Finance International

Agenda - Day 1

08:30 Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

09:45 Opening Notes from Conference Chair
Michel Donner, Senior Advisor, Drewry

09:55 Introduction from Francine Torbett, British Consulate-General, Casablanca

10:00 Keynote Address - Morocco’s Ports - A Transport and Trade Gateway to Africa
HE Mr. Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics, Morocco

10:20 Short Break

10:25 An Overview of Morocco’s New PPP Law
Najat Saher, Head of National PPP Unit, Ministry of Economy & Finance, Morocco

10:45 An Overview of Morocco's Port Developments and Outlook
Sghir El Filali, Director of Regulation and Ports Development, Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)

11:10 Tea/Coffee Break

11:30 A Review of Morocco’s Preparations to Join the IMO
Mohamed Marzagui, Division Chief, Maritime Navigation, Merchant Marine

11:45 Short Introduction to the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) 
Asmaa Benslimane, Founding President, WISTA Morocco

SESSION 1: MOROCCO’S MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE AND INDUSTRIAL ACCELERATION

12:00 Development of Container Activities in Casablanca Port
Rachid Hadi, Executive Board Member and Operations Director of Casablanca Port, Marsa Maroc

12:25 TNG Hub Terminal as Key Accelerator for the Moroccan Economy
Elad Levi, Business Performance and Finance manager, APM Terminals Tangier

12:50 The Position of Morocco in Global Maritime Transport

• Benchmark with ITF members
• Mega-ship readiness
• Port-city integration
• Port system complementarity

Olaf Merk, Administrator Ports and Shipping, International Transport Forum (ITF) at OECD

13:15 Lunch Break

SESSION 2: INVESTMENT & TRANSACTION SCENARIOS FOR OPTIMUM DEVELOPMENT

14:15 The Lifecycle of Investing in a Port Project

• Assessment and selection of projects
• Expectations: project vs investor and vice versa

Nico Berx, Director, Port of Antwerp International

14:40 Private Sector Participation
David Allan, Principal Banker at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

15:05 EIB and its Approach to Financing the Maritime Sector
Pierre-Etienne Bouchaud, Representative, European Investment Bank

15:30 Case Study: Financing of Small Cap Container Terminal

• Case of Le Verdon sur Mer

Cyril Peri, Chief Financial Officer, SMPA

15:55 Tea/Coffee Break

SESSION 3: PORT PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS

16:20 Controlling Risk and Insurance in African Port Projects

• Key insurance issues relating to the development of ports and terminals.
• Focus on project control, operational issues, concessions

Andrew Webster, Partner, JLT

16:45 Using Engineering Advice to Reduce Risk

• Technical due diligence
• Concept and feasibility
• Project development

Gordon Rankine Director, Beckett Rankine

17:10 Balancing and Calculating ROI and Risk against Cost of Technical Developments

• Impact of larger vessel size on port infrastructure costs

Marine Perret, Principal Maritime Engineer, Ports & Marine, Aecom

17:35 Summary Notes Followed by Networking Reception until 19:00

Agenda - Day 2

08:30 Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

09:45 Opening Notes from Conference Chair

SESSION 4: IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY IN THE MAGHREB

10:00 Developing a Single Window Trade Portal for Global Trade Facilitation 
Richard Morton, Secretary General, IPCSA (International Port Community Systems Association)

10:25 Panel Discussion - How a trade information portal can be a pathway to international trade

Moderated by: Richard Morton, Secretary General, IPCSA (International Port Community Systems Association)
Panelists include:
Tarik Maaouni, Director of Organization and Information Systems, Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)
Isidore Biyiha, General Director, GUCE-GIE
Jalal Benhayoun, General Manager, PORTNET S.A
Yann Alix, General Delegate, SEFACIL Foundation

11:25 Tea/Coffee Break

SESSION 5: EFFICIENCY INDICATORS AND DRIVERS FOR THE REGION’S PORTS AND TERMINALS

11:45 How do West African Ports adapt to the Changing Patterns in Container Shipping?

• An update of fast paced African projects, linked to shipping industry evolution. Both are changing quite fast.

Michel Donner, Senior Advisor, Drewry

12:10 Developing a Service Network - Hinterland Connectivity
Mohamed Ben Ouda, CEO, SNTL (Société Nationale des Transports et de la Logistique)

12:35 Question and Answer Session

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Development and Skills Transfer of Ports in Morocco: Progress and Prospects.

• The development of strategic focused skills in port developments in Morocco
• Skills transfer projects: Morocco / Africa South-South cooperation;
• Connections: the emergence of Morocco as a development hub for port and maritime skills

Ahmed Lotfi, General Manager, LA-Skills

14:25 Regional Opportunities beyond the Gibraltar Strait
Alejandro Lopez, Ports Commercial Director, OHL Concesiones, S.A.

14:50 Moroccan Tax Guidelines, an Incentive Tool for Investment in the Port and Maritime Sector

• A review of taxes relating to the Moroccan port and maritime sector 
• A treatment of tax benefits given to Tanger Med port and all other maritime activities throughout the Kingdom of Morocco

Mohammed Adnane Ouzzine, Financial Adviser, Ministry of Economy and Finance

15:15 Areas of Logistic-Manufacturers Harbour and Port Efficiency

• Essay of application of the theory of the stakeholders

Mustapha El Khayat, President, AMLOG

15:40 - Summary Notes followed by Tea/Coffee Break

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