Hear top project sponsors, investors, financiers and advisors
discuss the most pressing challenges facing the industry

October 10, 2024 | The Yale Club | 13-17H
Invitation only, request below

13:00 – 13:15 Arrival – Coffee & Refreshments – Networking

13:15 – 13:20 Welcome & Introduction

13:20 – 14:20 Session I – Managing Risk: Investing in LatAm Energy & Infra Markets
This high-level panel discussion between top energy and infrastructure investors, developers and financiers will explore how risk appetite has evolved for the region’s key project sectors – and what factors will have the most bearing on markets over the coming year as the global inflation and interest rate picture comes into focus and as widespread political uncertainty gives way to a more predictable outlook.

Makhiban Gengadharan, Head of Business Development Networks Americas, ENGIE Latin America
Gian Franco Carassale, Head of Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean Regions, Infrastructure Division, IDB Invest
Benoit Felix, Global Head Structured Finance, Santander
Carlos Viana, Partner, White & Case

14:20 – 14:30 Coffee break

14:30 – 15:30 Session II – Innovations in Financings: Getting Deals Done
The picture for project financing and investment has evolved considerably over the past 12 months as clarity emerges over the global inflation and interest rate outlook and as an electoral cycle in Latin America draws to a close. But a host of challenges are still weighing on the commercial lending market which requires continued creativity from developers and financiers to get deals done. This panel explores some of the financing innovations that will inform the marketplace in the year ahead.

Andre Pires, CFO, Aegea
Guilherme Loures, Partner, Lumina Capital Management
Kenya Price, Director- Americas Infrastructure Debt, Allianz Capital Partners
Arturo Prieto, Head of Private Debt Mobilization-Americas, Santander
John Anderson, Partner, White & Case

15:30 – 15:40 Coffee Break

15:40 – 16:40 Session III – Renewable Energy: The Year Ahead
Deal flow in Latin America’s renewable energy market continues unabated despite broader macro headwinds over the past year, while new areas of focus – including battery storage – gain greater attention. As demand shows no sign of diminishing, this panel of developers, financiers and investors will unpick the factors that undergird successful financings and what variables are likely to impact the market over the coming year.

Jose Gorrin, Principal, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)
Jorge Hoyos, Principal, Glenfarne
Aurelio Oliveira, Chief Executive Officer, Enel Américas
Igor Fonseca, Head of Power- Project Finance, Santander
Thomas Pate, Partner, White & Case

16:40 – 17:00 Conclusion

Sponsors

Highlights from 2023 edition

LatAm infra projects rising above volatility – panelists

Banks hungry for Brazil project risk – panelists

LatAm needs global capital for energy transition – panelists

Session I: Financing Projects in a Volatile World

Panelists left to right: Nikola Simic, Managing Director, Carlyle. Pilar Vizcarra, CFO, Lima Airport Partners. Alex Miquel, CEO, Aguas Horizonte. Martin Menski, Partner, White & Case. Benoit Felix, Global Head Structured Finance, Santander. Moderator: Taimur Ahmad, CEO, LatinFinance

Session II: Financing the Energy Transition  

Panelists left to right: Andres Arahuetes, Finance Director, ACCIONA/NORDEX. Rafael Matas, Lead Investment Officer – Infrastructure, IDB Invest. Benoit Felix, Global Head Structured Finance, Santander. Carlos Viana, Partner, White & Case. Moderator: Taimur Ahmad, CEO, LatinFinance.

Session III: Country Focus: Brazil’s New Infra Agenda 

Panelists left to right: Bernardo Môcho, Partner, Mattos Filho. Kamen Atanassov, Head of Project Finance and M&A for Latin America, Recurrent Energy / Canadian Solar. John Anderson, Partner, White & Case. Rafael Mirandola, Head of Transportation & Logistics, Santander. Moderator: Taimur Ahmad, CEO, LatinFinance.