APSN Fighting Against COVID-19 Webinar
Keep Open to Promote Port and Supply Chain Connectivity
To bring together diverse experts in an online forum packed with in-depth discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on the APEC port and related industries, the APEC Port Services Network (APSN) will hold the APSN Fighting Against COVID-19 Webinar on October 20, 2020, to enhance communication and information sharing on among the Asia-Pacific ports.
The theme of the Webinar is Keep Open to Promote Port and Supply Chain Connectivity. The APSN Webinar is intended to provide a platform for port authorities, port operators, shipping lines, researchers, senior officials from international organizations and other stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific region to exchange ideas and share views and experiences on staying open during the crisis and how to resume work and production in the “new normal” of the post pandemic era.
Date: October 20, 2020(Tuesday)
Time: 09:30am-11:30am (Beijing Time)
Language: English and Chinese, simultaneous interpretation is provided
Registration: Fill in the Registration Form by Email
Meeting Platform: ZOOM (Virtual Meeting)
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Program | |
Time | Activity |
09:20-09:30 | The ZOOM room will be open for access. |
09:30-09:35 | Opening Remarks by Mr. Marc-Yves Bertin, President of APSN Council |
09:35-11:05 | Presentations on Keep Open to Promote Port and Supply Chain Connectivity
Moderator: Mr. Tim Meisner, APSN Senior Consultant
Speakers: · Dr. Geraldine Knatz APSN Senior Consultant/Professor, University of Southern California
· Mr. Ninan Oommen Biju Senior Port & Maritime Transport Specialist, The World Bank
· Ms. Wendy Zatylny President, The Association of Canadian Port Authorities · Mr. Shan Hongjun Deputy Director-General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Transport of China
· Mr. CHAN Cheuk-sang, Tony Assistant Director/Planning & Services Marine Department, Hong Kong, China
Mr. WONG Chiu-yu, Neo Sr Marine Offr/Port Security Admin Marine Department , Hong Kong, China
· Mr. Motohisa Abe Head, Port Planning Division, Port and Harbor Department, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, the Government of Japan
· Mr. Mohamad Halim bin Ahmed Undersecretary, Maritime Division, Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
· Mr. Tan Cheng Peng First Vice President of APSN/ Director (Special Projects), CEO Office, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Singapore
· Ms. Praew Ritthirungrat Chief of International Affairs Section, Corporate Strategy Department, Port Authority of Thailand |
11:05-11:25 | Q&A |
11:25-11:30
| Closing Remarks by Mr. Marc-Yves Bertin, President of APSN Council |