| Monday 29 February | ||
 09:00 - 18:00 | Board meeting (open to Board Members only) | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | PORT OF BARCELONA TOUR Booking required. Meet at the Grand Marina Lobby at 2pm. | |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATION OPEN | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | ICEBREAKER RECEPTION AT THE GRAND MARINA HOTEL | |
| Tuesday 1 March | ||
| 07:45 - 08:45 | Conference registration desk opens: Welcome refreshments, networking and exhibition visits | |
| 08:45 - 10:30 | WELCOME ADDRESS & KEYNOTE SPEECHES | |
| 08:45 - 09:00 | Opening Comments Rachael White, CEO Secretariat , ICHCA International | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome remarks from the ICHCA global community David Bendall, Owner, MariTrade, Chairman, ICHCA International Sergio Galván Montesdeoca, General Secretary, Las Palmas Port Foundation & Canaries and West Africa Chapter of ICHCA , Director, ICHCA International John Warda, Director, Global Supply Chain Emerald Grain, Chairman, ICHCA Australia Hiroshi Ueda, Chairman, ICHCA Japan | |
| 09:15 - 09:20 | Welcome remarks from the host port Santiago Garcia Mila, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Barcelona, President, IAPH & Chairman, ESPO | |
| 09:20 - 09:40 | Safe, secure and efficient world maritime trade - rising to new global challenges Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO) | |
| 09:40 - 10:00 | Challenges and priorities for Europe’s supply and logistics chains Désirée Oen, Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Commissioner Bulc, European Commission | |
| 10:00 - 10:20 | Safety, security and efficiency in the era of scale – adapting to new demands Kevin Furniss, Vice President of HSSE, APM Terminals | |
| 10:20 - 10:30 | Q&A | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshments, networking & exhibition visits | |
| 11:00 - 12:40 | BIGGER SHIPS, GREATER CHALLENGES: RISKS & RESPONSES | |
| 11:00 - 11:05 | Moderator’s opening remarks Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International | |
| 11:05 - 11:25 | The impact of mega-ships – how the global story is unfolding Olaf Merk, Administrator Ports and Shipping, International Transport Forum, OECD | |
| 11:25 - 11:45 | Big ships and global supply chain operations – the shipper view Chris Welsh MBE, General Secretary, Global Shippers Forum, Chairman ILO/IMO/UNECE Group of Experts | |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Big ships and global supply chain operations – port, terminal and hinterland perspectives Santiago Garcia Mila, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Barcelona, President, IAPH & Chairman, ESPO Günther Bonz, President, FEPORT Joan Amorós, President, FERRMED | |
| 12:30 - 12:40 | Q&A | |
| 12:40 - 13:45 | Lunch, networking & exhibition visits | |
| 12:40 - 13:45 | SIGNING CEREMONY: MOU BETWEEN ICHCA INTERNATIONAL AND FEPORT, THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE PORT OPERATORS | |
| 13:45 - 16:15 | RISING TO NEW DEMANDS IN PORT OPERATIONS & LANDSIDE LOGISTICS: COMPARING INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES | |
| 13:45 - 13:50 | Moderator’s opening remarks Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International | |
| 13:50 - 14:05 | Mega-ships, transhipment and trade – new demands for ports and logistics in India Capt. Sandeep Mehta, President, Adani Ports & SEZ | |
| 14:05 - 14:20 | Japanese ports and harbors policy for improving efficiency and safety Daisuke Tatsumi, Deputy Director, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) | |
| 14:20 - 14:35 | New paradigms in cargo handling for the mega-ship era Guillermo Belcastro, Managing Director, BEST - Barcelona Europe South Terminal, Hutchison Port Holdings | |
| 14:35 - 14:50 | Challenges and opportunities for the port system in West and Central Africa Hien Sie, MD, Port of Abidjan | |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | Outlook and priorities for North African ports Sghir Elfilali, Director of Strategies and Regulation Division, Agence Nationale des Ports de Maroc | |
| 15:05 - 15:20 | Safety, security and efficiency: gearing up in Ghana Richard Anamoo, Director-General, Ghana Ports & Harbors Authority | |
| 15:20 - 15:35 | Port efficiency under government and private ownership – the Australian experience Peter van Duyn, Maritime Logistics Expert, Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics, Victoria University, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA Australia | |
| 15:35 - 15:45 | Q&A | |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Refreshments, networking & exhibition visits | |
| 16:15 - 17:30 | BUILDING SMARTER, SAFER CARGO CHAINS - TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING | |
| 16:15 - 16:20 | Moderator’s opening remarks Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International | |
| 16:20 - 16:35 | The Internet of Things and the cargo chain: transforming operations with M2M technology Michael Dempsey, Vice President, Container and Port Solutions , ORBCOMM | |
| 16:35 - 16:50 | Big data and the cargo chain: managing cybersecurity Richard Morton, Secretary General, , International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) | |
| 16:50 - 17:15 | Smart cargo chains need smart people: new demands and technologies for global skills development Andrew Francis, Director, DP World Institute | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Discussion | |
| 17:30 - 19:30 | DRINKS RECEPTION KINDLY SPONSORED BY PSA INTERNATIONAL 
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| 17:30 - 18:00 | PRESENTATION OF ICHCA’S INNOVATION IN SAFETY AWARD Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO) | |
| Wednesday 2 March | ||
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Conference registration desk opens: Welcome refreshments, networking & exhibition visits | |
| 09:00 - 10:40 | SOLAS VGM & CONTAINER SUPPLY CHAIN SAFETY: NEW RULES, NEW REALITIES, NEW (SHARED) RESPONSIBILITIES | |
| 09:00 - 09:10 | Moderator’s opening remarks Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International | |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Quantifying the major causes of containerised cargo incidents – seek first to understand Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen, Chairman, CINS, Head of Cargo Management, Maersk Line | |
| 09:30 - 09:50 | Container safety as a shared responsibility – identifying and addressing avoidable risks Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club | |
| 09:50 - 10:10 | The legislative route to mandatory container weight verification Joseph Westwood-Booth, Senior Deputy Director, Sub-Division for Marine Technology and Cargoes, Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organization (IMO) | |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | Legal, contractual and commercial implications of SOLAS VGM: what shippers, carriers, ports, forwarders and hauliers need to be considering now Matthew Gore, Senior Associate, Holman Fenwick Willan | |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | Q&A | |
| 10:40 - 11:20 | Refreshments, networking and exhibition visits | |
| 11:20 - 12:30 | ROUND TABLE PANEL: FROM LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENTATION – CONTAINER WEIGHT VERIFICATION IN PRACTICE Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International Stewart Campbell, Divisional Manager - Logistics, Avery Weigh-Tronix Daniele Ciulli, Health and Safety, Security, Quality and Environment, Contshipitalia Group Mason Kratz, Efficient Logistics Specialist, Olitek, Logistics Specialist, Conweigh Lluís París, Commercial Manager, Port of Barcelona Darren Snow, Business Development Manager , Strainstall Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club Chris Welsh MBE, General Secretary, Global Shippers Forum, Chairman ILO/IMO/UNECE Group of Experts Beat Zwygart, Manager, LASSTEC Container Weighing Systems, Conductix-Wampfler | |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch, networking & exhibition visits | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | CARGO PACKING, SECURING, PROJECT CARGOES & DANGEROUS GOODS | |
| 14:00 - 14:05 | Moderator’s opening remarks Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International | |
| 14:05 - 14:20 | Cargo packing and securing – the role of technology in delivering better outcomes David Parrin, Senior Knowledge Advisor, Cordstrap Global | |
| 14:20 - 14:35 | Project cargoes – the insurer’s perspective John Edwards, Marine Risk Specialist European Zone, Chubb Insurance Company | |
| 14:35 - 14:50 | Dangerous Good by Sea – Strategies for the Big Ship Era: The challenges of hazardous cargo acceptance and initiatives to improve the process James Douglas, Director, Exis Technologies | |
| 14:50 - 15:05 | Dealing with dangerous goods in an emergency situation: getting incident response right John Noble, Director, Noble Marine Services, Finance Director, ICHCA International | |
| 15:05 - 15:30 | Q&A | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Refreshments, networking & exhibition visits | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | THE LAST WORD – FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ASIA | |
| 16:00 - 16:05 | Moderator’s opening remarks Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International | |
| 16:05 - 16:25 | Economic feasibility of container transport by NSR/SCR-combined shipping between East Asia and Northwest Europe Dr Masahiko Furuichi, Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University | |
| 16:25 - 16:45 | Growing Asian food demand – transforming global grain supply chains? John Warda, Director, Global Supply Chain Emerald Grain, Chairman, ICHCA Australia | |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Q&A | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | CONFERENCE WRAP-UP: CONCLUSIONS & TAKE-AWAYS Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International | |
| Thursday 3 March | ||
| 08:00 - 09:00 | Registration, refreshments and networking | |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | AGM (members only) | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Refreshments and networking | |
| 10:30 - 17:30 | ISP 75 PANEL MEETING Open to ISP members and invited guests. ICHCA members are welcome to attend as observers | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks David Bendall, Owner, MariTrade, Chairman, ICHCA International • New members, resignations • ISPSG update
• ISP #74 report
• Ongoing priority work items
• Reminder for comments re proposed points system for continuing professional membership of ISP
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | Technical Update Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International • Current Legislation (including an update on VGM) • Technical Queries
• Incidents
• Publications update
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| 11:30 - 11:50 | Boosting Energy Efficiency, Safety and New Technologies in European Ports – BEST Ports Jose Andrés Giménez, Energy in Ports and Safety Director, Valencia Port Foundation | |
| 11:50 - 12:10 | Current considerations and issues with Project Cargoes: Load and Securing Issues and getting cargoes surveyed John Edwards, Marine Risk Specialist European Zone, Chubb Insurance Company | |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Current considerations and issues with Project Cargoes: Handling of WTG Components – Safety Issues Javier Quintero Saavedra, Head of HSE of Terminales, Maritimos de Galicia | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch & networking | |
| 13:30 - 15:15 | DEVELOPMENT OF ICHCA’S NEW CODE OF PRACTICE “LIFTING PERSONNEL WITH CRANES” | |
| 13:30 - 13:50 | Initial Presentation: Personnel Safety Cage Technology Diederik Lenssens, Technical Manager Sales & Service, World Crane Services FZE | |
| 13:50 - 14:50 | Breakout Groups Diederik Lenssens, Technical Manager Sales & Service, World Crane Services FZE • What should the Code contain? • Who should be involved in its production (member survey, suppliers, governments, unions etc.?)
• Who is it to be aimed at etc., do we need any other organisations involved, PEMA?
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| 14:50 - 15:15 | Working groups feedback and general discussion | |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | Refreshments & networking | |
| 15:45 - 16:10 | Remote security setup. How to achieve better security/surveillance with less cost Jorge Martin Diaz de Espada, Health, Safety and Security Manager, Noatum Ports HQ • Other current issues with security | |
| 16:10 - 17:15 | Members Open Forum • Current issues • Incident reports
• Technical Queries
• Legislative Questions
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| 17:15 - 17:30 | Chairman’s closing remarks | |
