Established as the region’s most relevant training and visibility program for women leaders, LIFE – Female Leadership for the Maritime-Port Sector – announced its fourth edition, which will take place from March 17 to 20, 2026, in Panama City. Organized by PR PORTS and MULTIMODAL , this regional gathering has become a strategic space to promote talent, equity, and innovation within a historically masculinized industry, but one undergoing rapid transformation.
Since its creation in 2023, LIFE has trained more than 150 professionals from 16 Latin American countries. Today, these professionals form a network of women with technical, executive, and operational profiles, generating a multiplier effect within their organizations. The program combines high-level training, mentoring, collaborative leadership, and a cross-cutting gender perspective , aiming not only at the individual growth of its participants but also at the institutional strengthening of the companies and institutions that support them.
Each LIFE program represents a turning point: not only for those who participate, but also for the maritime and port ecosystem as a whole. The program has demonstrated that investing in the development of women leaders generates concrete returns in terms of operational efficiency, organizational culture, talent retention, and sustainability.
LIFE 2026 is aimed at professional women working in ports, terminals, shipping companies, maritime agencies, logistics companies, public and multilateral organizations, business chambers, and technical training centers. It also calls on companies, institutions, and governments to join as strategic partners, strengthening their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , especially those related to gender equality (SDG 5), decent work (SDG 8), and partnerships for development (SDG 17).
The program has the active support of key entities such as the Network of Women of Maritime Authorities of Latin America (Red MAMLa) , the Inter-American Commission on Ports (CIP-OAS) , the Central American Commission on Maritime Transport (COCATRAM) , the State Ports of Spain , the Panama Canal Authority and a growing network of international organizations, which reflects its regional reach and legitimacy.
Registration for LIFE 2026 is now open.
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