The second edition of the LIFE Program is coming

The Female Leadership Program for the logistics, maritime, and port industry returns to Panama in March 2024, “Women's month”, with an exclusive agenda of activities focused on technical training, networking, and personal and professional growth.

Understanding that the active participation of women in the industry is key to the growth and diversification of the sector, Empresa Multimodal and PR PORTS announce a new edition of LIFE, the pioneering initiative in the region that brought together 45 women from 17 countries last August. from Ibero-America, providing them with a unique learning experience and strengthening of leadership skills.

The commitment to this Second Edition to be held from March 5 to 8 in Panama , is a clear testimony of the success achieved by a program that, for 3 intensive days, combined training in business, communications, public speaking and power skills, with technical visits to Hutchison Panama Ports Company and the expanded Panama Canal, along with the exchange of ideas and experiences with executives from the IDB, Maersk, MIT, Panama Maritime Authority, Panama Canal Authority, and Panama Maritime Chamber.

In the mouths of its main protagonists, the experience was surpassing. For Lisbeth Inurreta Salinas , Terminal Manager of Grupo CICE, Mexico, “it was an excellent opportunity to participate in a program that allowed me to develop skills and that promotes the strengthening of the network of women around the world”

For her part, Yessenia Padilla , Human Resources Manager at SAAM Towage Panama, commented that “My experience at LIFE will be unforgettable, I gained knowledge that I can apply in my personal and work life, I met incredible people who perfectly coordinated our activities. ", I connected with myself and with all of us who had the honor of being part of this First Edition that we hope will continue for many years."

According to the testimony of Geraldina Brid , Director of the Tandanor Shipyard, Argentina, “the entire experience was of great value but personally I highlight the possibility of reflecting on the role of women in the maritime-port sector, and the construction of collective strategies and individuals to position women in decision-making spaces and the possibility of networking”

For Carmen Benítez General Manager of COPAM SA, Peru, “it has been a unique experience, one that I had been waiting for, I really needed to meet again and reconnect with my essence as a woman, it was a wonderful few days with 45 other women from 17 Latin American countries and Spain, where our experiences, experiences, and knowledge were shared and the result has been the generation of a new network of Women, committed to the development of the maritime and port sectors in our countries."

It is important to highlight that in the First Edition the support and sponsorship of more than 30 companies, institutions, media and organizations, both public and private, was key, which joined this initiative demonstrating their commitment to the change that is being experienced in the industry in relation to to the inclusion and empowerment of women in the maritime-port sector.

LIFE is a great opportunity for companies in the sector that want to value their actions and show their commitment to reducing the gender gap and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).