Port Finance International

Agenda Day 1 – 21 September 2016

08:30: Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

09:30: Opening Notes from Conference Chair
Dominique Lafont, CEO of Lafont Africa Corporation, senior advisor to KKR, former president and CEO of Bolloré Africa Logistics

09:45: Welcome Address
Francine Torbett, Director of Trade for Morocco and Consul General Casablanca, Department for International Trade, British Consulate

Session 1: Assessing Morocco's Position as a Sea-Bridge Between Europe and Africa

10:00: Keynote Address 2: An Overview of Morocco's Port Strategy and Implementation 
Sanae El Amrani, Head of Planning And Finance Division, Directorate of Ports and Maritime Public Domain

10:30:Ports and Terminals as Key Accelerators for the Moroccan Economy
Elad Levi, CFO, APM Terminals West-Med

11:00: Tea/Coffee Break

11:30: Market Study: Assessing Morocco's Position as a Sea-Bridge between Europe and Africa, and within Africa
Mohammed Adnane Ouzzine, Financial Adviser, Morocco's Ministry of Economy and Finance

• A macroeconomic view

12:00: Future Megatrends - Impact on Ports & Maritime Sector
Rohan Mittal, Director – Capital Projects & Infrastructure, PwC India

• How have ports transformed over the past 10-20 years?
• Likely megatrends going forward (technological advancement, shifts in global economic power, urbanisation, climate change, demographic & social changes)
• Impact on ports and maritime sector

12:30: Question and Answer Session

12:45: Lunch

Session 2: Financing Efficient and Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure Hubs

14:00: Investment & Transaction Scenarios for Optimum Development
Jean-Philippe Paquin, Ports & Marine Practice Leader, CPCS

14:30: Harnessing Casablanca's Role as Financial and Transport Centre
Mustapha Mourahib, Managing Partner, Clifford Chance International LLP

15:00: Investing into African Ports: the Financial Investor's Perspectives
Romain Py, Executive Head of Transactions, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)

16:00: Tea/Coffee Break

Session 3: From the Ground Up – Balancing Risk Throughout the Lifecycle of a Port
Moderated by: Stephen Leeming, Partner, Jardine Lloyd Thompson – JLT

16:15: Case Study: Balancing Risk with Port Investment and Development Strategies
Gavin Dow, General Manager - Strategy & Business Development, Modern Terminals (Hong Kong)

16:40: Setting the Scene: From Piles to Tiles
Andrew Webster, Partner, JLT

17:05: The Global Change: Political Risk Insight
Mark Trevitt, Class Underwriter, Ports and Terminals & Marine Liabilities, IGI

17:30: Managing the Cyber Challenge
Max J. Bobys, Vice President, Global Strategies, HudsonAnalytix, Inc.

17:55: Question and Answer Session

18:00: Summary Notes Followed by Networking Reception, Kindly Hosted by IGI, until 19:30

Agenda Day 2 – 22 September 2016

08:30: Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

10:00: Opening Notes from Conference Chair - Review of Day 1
Steve Hanrahan, Port & Shipping Consultant

Session 4: Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment

10:15: Digital Transformation Leading Development in Ports and Terminals
Tarik Maaouni, CIO, Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)

Session 5: Beyond the Cloud: How Smart Technology is Transforming the Ports Environment

10:45: Developing a Single Window Trade Portal for Global Trade Facilitation
Youssef Ahouzi, Head of IT, PortNet

11:15: Tea/Coffee Break

11:45: Panel Discussion: Reaching Smart Ports: From Regional Interoperability to the High Concentration and Interdependence around PCS and Single Windows
Navigating and meeting the complexity of regulatory requirements in international trade is never an easy task; especially so when traders need to move many different types or combinations of cargo across multiple Customs and borders.
Moderated by:
Tarik Maaouni, CIO, Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)

Panellists include:
Abdelaziz Ennaciri, General Manager Portel Maroc, Portel Servicios Telematicos S.A.
Hicham HIMRI, Agency manager, Member of APRAM 
Ahouzi Youssef, Head of IT Department, PortNet S.A?.

12:15: Ports as Drivers of Greening Maritime Transport
Olaf Merk, Administrator Ports and Shipping, International Transport Forum (ITF) at OECD

• Possible role for Morocco within the light of COP22

12:45: Lunch

Session 6: Port Efficiency – The Role of Logistics and the Supply Chain

13:45: Defining an Intelligent Strategy for Port and Harbour Efficiency
Ahmed Loukili, Vice President, ACOPM

• Defining and analysing an intelligent policy and maritime chain
• Measures to be taken to achieve the desired efficiency

14:15: Trade Logistics and Competitiveness in Morocco
Dr. Mustapha El Khayat, President, AMLOG

14:45: Question and Answer Session

15:00: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR): Mediation and Conciliation for Port Passage Fluidity
Merbouh Kaoutar, Assistant Professor, Seagoing Master

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

*Certain speakers, topics, titles and content may be subject to alteration. The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme as necessary