This event is part of the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics
In the first part of the conference, the new index developed by the researchers ‘Trading with friends’ and the new quarterly report will be presented
In the second part, international experts will present their vision of the current maritime-port environment and the importance of sectoral indicators
València, October 19th, 2022.- Next Tuesday 25th October, the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics will hold the workshop ‘Port strategy and performance in the new global scenario’, with the aim of glimpsing the keys to improve the operations and strategies of the Ports and the optimisation of their processes in the current globalised economy.
During the first part of the conference, the president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martinez, the vice-rector of Innovation and Transfer of the University of Valencia, Rosa María Donat and the Director of the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics, Vicente Pallardó, will present the Chair and its objectives, the new Index developed by the researchers of the Chair “Trading with Friends?” and the new Quarterly Report on the International Economic Situation.
In the second part of the conference, which will be held in English, international speakers, experts in the maritime-port sector, will present their vision on: “the current maritime-port environment and the importance of sectoral indicators to understand the relevance of ports for economic development”. Michael Dooms, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-Solvay Business School; Theo Notteboom, University Antwerp-Maritime Academy; Thanos Pallis, University of Piraeus; Luis Antonia Rodríguez, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); and Vicente Pallardó will participate in this round table, moderated by Juan Manuel Díez, head of Strategic Planning of the PAV.
This conference is part of the action programme of the Valenciaport Chair of Port Economics, the result of collaboration between the APV and the University of Valencia. This union was forged with the aim of developing research activities related to the analysis and periodic monitoring of the international economic situation, trade and its maritime-port implications, as well as promoting dissemination and fostering collaboration and the exchange of knowledge between universities and professionals by facilitating meeting spaces.
The conference will be held on Tuesday 25 October at 9.30 a.m. in the Clock Building of the Port of Valencia.