OEA - Resolución XIII 4 14 CIDI CIP doc 2 rev 5 de 2026

INTER-AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR INTEGRAL DEVELOPMENT

FOURTHTEEN REGULAR MEETING OF THE OEA/Ser.W/XIII.4.14

INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE ON PORTS CECIP/CIP/doc. 2/26 rev. 5

June 8 to 10, 2026 30 June 2026 Bridgetown, Barbados Original: English

“The Scope of Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Strategies for Sustainable and Secure Ports”

SCHEDULE

(Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Center – Conference Room Frangipani)

(Approved during the First Plenary Session on Monday, June 8)

Monday, June 8, 2026

08:00 - 08:50 Registration and accreditation of participants (Foyer of Conference Room Frangipani)

09:00 – 09:30 INAUGURAL SESSION:

Welcoming remarks by: ▪ Albert R. Ramdin, Secretary General , Organization of American States

(OAS) ▪ Ian Gooding-Edghill, Minister of Tourism and International Transport for Barbados

09:35 – 09:45 FIRST PLENARY SESSION

1. Election of Authorities for the Meeting (item 1 of the agenda);

2. Adoption of the draft agenda (item 2 of the agenda)

3. Adoption of the agreements reached at the preliminary session of the

Heads of Delegation (item 3 of the agenda): a. Adoption of the draft schedule b. Subcommittees c. Working groups of the meeting d. Order of precedence e. Presentation of Proposals f. Style Subcommittee g. Other matters

09:45 – 10:00 OFFICIAL PHOTO OF THE MEETING ▪ Head of Delegations of OAS Member States ▪ Participants of the Meeting2Monday, June 8, 2026 (continued)

g. Other matters

09:45 – 10:00 OFFICIAL PHOTO OF THE MEETING ▪ Head of Delegations of OAS Member States ▪ Participants of the Meeting2Monday, June 8, 2026 (continued)

SECOND PLENARY SESSION : Interventions by public and/or private sector institutions, international organizations and civil society on the Scope of Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Strategies for Sustainable and Secure Ports (item 4 of the agenda) [09:30 – 17:45]

10:05 – 10:30 Keynote Speech: From Digitalization to Artificial Intelligence (AI): The Next Phase of Port Competitiveness ▪ Karl Branch, Divisional Manager, Innovation and Corporate Services, Barbados Port Inc. , and Chair of the CIP’s Port Security and Protection Technical Advisory Group (TAG).

10:35 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK

11:10 – 12:10 PANEL I: AI Solutions for Increased Port Efficiency

Moderator: Chester Charles, Deputy Chairman, Modern Port Operations Company of SVG, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

▪ Ismael Torres Boigues, Business Development Manager LATAM, Prodevelop, Spain ▪ Darwin Telemaque, CEO, Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority a nd Chairman, PMAC ▪ Luis Perez Madariaga, Business Development Manager Transport, INDRA Sistemas S.A

12:15 – 13:15 PANEL II: Smart Surveillance: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Physical Port Security

Moderator: Pablo Genta, Chairman, National Port Ad ministration (ANP),

Uruguay ▪ Javed Rebeiro, Financial Investigations Advisor and Committee Member of the AI Committee, Regional Security System (RSS) ▪ Dale Joseph, Chief Analyst Cyber, CARICOM IMPACS ▪ Leonel Molina, General Director, National Port Commission of Guatemala

13:20 – 14:10 LUNCH3of the AI Committee, Regional Security System (RSS) ▪ Dale Joseph, Chief Analyst Cyber, CARICOM IMPACS ▪ Leonel Molina, General Director, National Port Commission of Guatemala

13:20 – 14:10 LUNCH3Monday, June 8, 2026 (continued)

SECOND PLENARY SESSION : Interventions by public and/or private sector institutions, international organizations and civil society on the scope of Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Strategies for Sustainable and Secure Ports. (item 4 of the agenda) (continued)

14:15 – 15:15 PANEL III: Port Resilience: New Technologies for Disaster Risk Management

Moderator: Calvin Creech, Vice-president to the Americas, PIANC ▪ Adeola Moore, CEO, St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority

(SCASPA), Saint Kitts and Nevis ▪ Mike Smith, Chief Operations Officer, Global Support and Development (GSD) ▪ Jennifer Nugent-Hill, Director of Governmental and Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping

15:20 – 16:20 PANEL IV: Cybersecurity and AI: Protecting the Digital Port Ecosystem

Moderator: Natalie Sandiford, President, Barbados Chapter, Women in

Maritime Caribbean (WiMAC) ▪ Eduardo del Ángel Rincón, President, PRODAR, Spain ▪ Andrew Baskin, Vice President, Global Policy and Trade, Shoreline Hudson, United States of America ▪ Rommel Edwards, Manager, Digital Innovation and Development, Barbados Port Inc.

16:30 – 16:55 COFFEE BREAK

17:05 – 17:45 2026 Maritime Award of the Americas Ceremony ▪ Green Initiatives in Ports/Terminals o Port of Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil ▪ Digital Transformation o Barbados Port Inc. ▪ Port Security and Risk Management o National Port Commission of Guatemala

17:05 – 17:45 2026 Maritime Award of the Americas Ceremony ▪ Green Initiatives in Ports/Terminals o Port of Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil ▪ Digital Transformation o Barbados Port Inc. ▪ Port Security and Risk Management o National Port Commission of Guatemala ▪ Outstanding Women in Maritime Sector 2026 o Michelle Scipio-Hosang,Trinidad and Tobago

19:00 - 21:30 WELCOME COCKTAIL OFFERED BY BARBADOS PORT INC.

(Copacabana Beach Club, Casual Attire)- 4Tuesday, June 9, 2026

08:30 - 09:00 Registration and accreditation of participants (Foyer of Conference Room)

SECOND PLENARY SESSION : Interventions by public and/or private sector institutions, international organizations and civil society on the scope of Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Strategies for Sustainable and Secure Ports. (item 4 of the agenda) (continued) [09:00 – 15:15]

09:10 – 10:10 PANEL V: AI and Digital Tools for Sustainable Port Development and Environmental Protection

Moderator: Tianna Blades, Stakeholder Lead, UWI-SRC: Caribbean Shipping

Lanes Project ▪ Lisa Drake, Founder, Drake Marine Environmental Services ▪ Guilherme Medeiros, Director of Operations and Logistics, Port of São Francisco do Sul, Brazil ▪ Najla King, Director of Ocean Affairs, Barbados Maritime Transport Administration, Ministry of Tourism & International Transport

10:15 – 11:15 PANEL VI: Port Community Collaboration & Data Sharing: Fostering Stakeholder Coordination

Moderator: Douglas McDonald, Director of Policy and Plans and Acting Director of the Office of International Activities, Maritime Administration

(MARAD), United States ▪ Nico De Cauwer, Secretary General, International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) ▪ Krista Lucenti, Senior Trade Specialist, Trade and Investment Division,

Director of the Office of International Activities, Maritime Administration (MARAD), United States ▪ Nico De Cauwer, Secretary General, International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA) ▪ Krista Lucenti, Senior Trade Specialist, Trade and Investment Division, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

11:15 – 11:35 COFFEE BREAK

11:40 –12:40 PANEL VII: Human-Driven AI: T raining and Transitioning the Port Workforce

Moderator: Juan Duarte, Executive President, AAPA LATAM

▪ Andrew Spencer, President, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) ▪ Guimara Tuñón Guerra, Development Director, Central and South America Region, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) ▪ Michelle Scipio -Hosang, Vice -president, Port and Estate Management, National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, Trinidad and Tobago

12:45 – 13:05 Keynote Speech: Shaping the Future of Ports through Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence ▪ Gustavo Santana, President, Puertos del Estado, Spain5Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (continued)

13:10 – 14:10 LUNCH

SECOND PLENARY SESSION : Interventions by public and/or private sector institutions, international organizations and civil society on the scope of Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Strategies for Sustainable and Secure Ports. (item 4 of the agenda) (continued)

14:20 – 15:05 PANEL VIII: Dialogue on Hemispheric Trends and Challenges of Port Modernization Moderator: Jorge Duran, Chief of the CIP Secretariat ▪ Gonzalo Frigerio, Coordinator of Maritime, River and Waterways Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Chile ▪ Cap. Alt. Fernando Gutiérrez Gallardo, Head of the Ports and Merchant Marine Unit, Secretariat of the Navy, Mexico

▪ Gonzalo Frigerio, Coordinator of Maritime, River and Waterways Department, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Chile ▪ Cap. Alt. Fernando Gutiérrez Gallardo, Head of the Ports and Merchant Marine Unit, Secretariat of the Navy, Mexico ▪ Gilroy Julal, Operations Manager, Port Authority of Jamaica ▪ Cristian Morel, Deputy Executive Director , Dominican Port Authority (APORDOM), Dominican Republic.

15:10 – COFFEE BREAK

FROM THIS POINT ON, THE SESSIONS ARE CLOSED

AND FOR NATIONAL PORT AUTHORITIES ONLY

15:15 – 16:15 THIRD PLENARY SESSION: Activity Reports in the context of the Plan of Action of Roatan (2023-2026) (item 5 of the agenda)

15:20 – 15:30 Activity report of the Chair of the Executive Board of the Inter -American Committee on Ports (CECIP), Divisional Manager, Innovation and Corporate Services, Barbados Port Inc. (item 5.a of the agenda)

15:35 – 16:10 Activity Report of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee (CIP) on Ports, Jorge Durán, Chief of the CIP Secretariat (item 5.c of the agenda)

1. Strengthening and promotion of the Inter-American port dialogue; ii. Human resource training and institutional capacity building; iii. Direct technical assistance for port modernization projects; iv. Promotion of ports in the Americas and cooperation with the private sector
2. Financial report on the CIP Special Port Program: - Status report of the CIP Special Port Program 2023 - 2026. - Financial Report of the TAGs 2023 (second semester), 2024, 2025 and 2026 (first quarter)- 6Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (continued)

16:20 – 17:30 FOURTH PLENARY SESSION: Activity reports of the Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) Chairs (item 5.b of the agenda)

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 (continued)

16:20 – 17:30 FOURTH PLENARY SESSION: Activity reports of the Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) Chairs (item 5.b of the agenda)

16:25 – 16:30 Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection ▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Sustainable Port Management and Environmental Protection (Presented by the Delegation of Peru), Karina Riveros, National Port Authority, Peru, (item 5.b.i of the agenda)

16:35 – 16:40 Waterways, Inland and Cruise Ports ▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Waterways, Inland and Cruise Ports (Presented by the Delegation of Argentina), Esteban Etchepareborda, National Agency of Ports and Navigation (ANPYN), Argentina (item 5.b.ii of the agenda)

16:45 - 16:50 Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness ▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Logistics, Innovation and Competitiveness (Presented by the Delegation of Mexico), Captain Alt. Manuel Fernando Gutierrez Gallardo , Head of the Ports and Merchant Marine Unit, General Coordination of Ports and Merchant Marine, Mexico (item 5.b.iii of the agenda)

16:55 – 17:00 Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation ▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Public Policy, Legislation and Regulation (Presented by the Delegation of Guatemala), Leonel Molina, General Director, National Port Commission, Guatemala (item 5.b.iv of the agenda)

17:05 – 17:10 Port Protection and Security ▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Port Protection and Security (Presented by the Delegation of Barbados), Rommel Edwards, Manager, Digital Innovation and Development, Barbados Port Inc., Barbados (item 5.b.v of the agenda)

▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Port Protection and Security (Presented by the Delegation of Barbados), Rommel Edwards, Manager, Digital Innovation and Development, Barbados Port Inc., Barbados (item 5.b.v of the agenda)

17:15 – 17:20 Port-City Relation, Social Responsibility and Gender Equality ▪ Activity Report of the Chair of the TAG on Port -City Relation, Social Responsibility and Gender Equality (Presented by the Delegation of Panama), Melissa Barria, Maritime Authority of Panama, Panama (item 5.b.vi of the agenda)

Wednesday, June 10, 20267Wednesday, June 10, 2026 (continued)

09:35 – 10:15 FIFTH PLENARY SESSION: Consideration and adoption of strategies and support actions for the fulfillment of the CIP objectives (item 6 of the agenda).

▪ Approval of the adjustment to the annual contributions to the CIP Special Port Program. (item 6.a of the agenda) ▪ Approval of the specifications to the CIP Rules of Procedure (item 6.b of the agenda) ▪ Consideration and approval of the draft Resolution of Bridgetown 2026 (item 6.c of the agenda) ▪ Consideration and approval of the draft Plan of Action of Bridgetown 2026-2029 The scope of Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping strategies for sustainable and secure ports (item 6.d of the agenda). ▪ Consideration and approval of the draft Budget for the CIP Special Port Program 2027-2029 (item 6.e of the agenda).

10:20 – 11:00 SIXTH PLENARY SESSION

▪ Election of CECIP Authorities for the period 2026-2029 (item 7 of the agenda) ▪ Venue and date of the 27th Meeting of the CECIP (item 8 of the agenda)

10:20 – 11:00 SIXTH PLENARY SESSION

▪ Election of CECIP Authorities for the period 2026-2029 (item 7 of the agenda) ▪ Venue and date of the 27th Meeting of the CECIP (item 8 of the agenda) ▪ Venue and date of the 28th Meeting of the CECIP 2029 (item 8 of the agenda) ▪ Venue and date of the 15th Regular Meeting of the CIP 2029 (item 8 of the agenda) ▪ Other matters (item 9 of the agenda)

11:10 – 11:25 CLOSING SESSION

Closing Remarks by: ▪ Ambassador Isabelle Valois, Executive Secretary for Integral Development, Organization of American States (OAS) ▪ Cap. Alt. Fernando Gutiérrez Gallardo, Head of the Ports and Merchant Marine Unit, Secretariat of the Navy, Mexico and newly elected CECIP Chair ▪ David Jean-Marie, CEO, Barbados Port Inc. and former Chair of the CIP

Executive Board (CECIP)