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Connecting the Americas: Transportation and Infrastructure FinancingFrom Latin American mass-urban transportation projects such as the Lima Metro an... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]()
Connecting the Americas: Transportation and Infrastructure Financing
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From Latin American mass-urban transportation projects such as the Lima Metro and Santiago Metro and the construction of mega cities in Colombia, to road, rail, air and port infrastructure projects in the US, this panel brings to
light successful projects and pits them against failures. ![]() Christophe Petit
Co-Founder, President and Managing Partner
Star America Infrastructure Partners
![]() Julio Garcia
Head of Infrastructure – North America
IFM Investors
![]() Thilo Tecklenburg
Chief Operating Officer North America
Meridiam
![]() Willem Sutherland
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Finance &Advisory Americas
ING Capital
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Sowing the Seed: Agribusiness in the AmericasThe vast spaces of land between Argentina and Canada present huge prospects for ... Commodities Finance Stream: ![]() ![]()
The vast spaces of land between Argentina and Canada present huge prospects for new and ongoing agricultural production. Can supply meet current levels of demand? How
can producers ensure this is integrated sustainable supply chains? What are the key environmental challenges that can impact the market, such as global warming’s effect on supply of food or cotton production? ![]() Suzanne Gaboury
Chief Investment Officer
FinDev Canada
![]() Julio Varela
Treasurer
Nidera Sementes
![]() Alejandro Figari Alzamora
Director General
Oleana
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Next Steps: Project Financed-Telecom, Lessons Learnt and Future OpportunitiesIn the wake of last year’s TXF Best Americas ECA Finance Deal of the Year,... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]()
Next Steps: Project Financed-Telecom, Lessons Learnt and Future Opportunities
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In the wake of last year’s TXF Best Americas ECA Finance Deal of the Year, the US$500M Seabras-1 Cable Project between Sao Paulo and NY, we look at the lessons learnt, and beyond to financeable projects that lie ahead
![]() Larry Schwartz
Chairman & CEO
Seaborn Networks
![]() Alexander Borisoff
Partner
Milbank,Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
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Specialists: The Rise of US domestic tradersThe last ten years has seen an increase in US domestic traders. This panel will ... Commodities Finance Stream: ![]() ![]()
The last ten years has seen an increase in US domestic traders. This panel will discuss their fnancing requirements
and plans for the medium to long term. How do they see growth in the US and Latin American market? Will new trading houses enter the space left by bigger banks leaving the market? ![]() Nick Haslett
Senior Managing Director - Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Business Development
Castleton Commodities International (CCI)
![]() J. Michael Brown
Partner Energy & Natural Resources
Reed Smith
![]() Suzanne Durney
Managing Director, Head of Commodity Structured Debt
BNP Paribas
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Out to Sea: Shipping in North AmericaThe shipping market has slowed in response to the commodities slump, but it rema... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
The shipping market has slowed in response to the commodities slump, but it remains a crucial industry in need of ECA solutions. Will the cruise market continue to be buoyant? How will commodity prices continue to affect shipping? What are the needs of the major customers for cruise and ship finance? What are the market prospects
going forward? ![]() Antje Gibson
Vice President & Treasurer
Royal Caribbean Cruises
![]() Josh Weinstein
Treasurer
Carnival Corporation
![]() Valentino Gallo
Partner
Conduit America Partners
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Treasurers’ Toolkit: Working capital solutions from SCF to ABLWhat tools are most attracting corporates today and whatdo they want from trade ... Trade Finance & FinTech Focus ![]() ![]()
What tools are most attracting corporates today and what
do they want from trade and supply chain fnance solutions (SCF)? How are they optimising their liquidity and what has the take-up and success of SCF been in North and South America? What developments and innovations are banks and providers bringing to the table to assist corporates in meeting their working capital goals in a more efcient and costeffective process? And are large buyers adequately leveraging their credit rating in support of smaller suppliers? This session takes a holistic look at working capital optimisation to get guests up to date with the latest tools at their disposal. ![]() David Hanna
Executive VP & CFO
BroadGrain
![]() Doug Schoch
Vice President, Captive Business
Siemens
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International Players: Exporters PanelIndustry leading exporters from different sectors across Asia, North America, Lat... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
Industry leading exporters from different sectors across Asia, North America, Latin America and Europe reveal common challenges and opportunities in key markets across the Americas
![]() Pietro Amico
General Counsel
Risk Analytics Ltd
Piers Constable
Managing Director & Head of the Americas - Structured Trade & Export Finance
Deutsche Bank
![]() Jeffrey S. Cain
Sr. Vice President - Project and Export Finance
Siemens Financial Services
![]() Lenny Floria
Head of Regional Treasury and Structured Finance for the Americas
Nokia
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Idea Lab: Blockchain- Separating Fact from FictionAre customers ready for blockchain solutions in the US? Do they want it? Is it m... Trade Finance & FinTech Focus ![]() ![]()
Are customers ready for blockchain solutions in the US? Do they want it? Is it mobile ready? Is it even possible in Latin
America? Do we have legitimate proof of concepts? How will these save time and increase efciency? ![]() Zaki Manian
Founder
Skuchain, inc.
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Global Voices: ECA perspectives on Latin AmericaHow are European and Asian ECAs providing coverage for their nations exporters a... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
How are European and Asian ECAs providing coverage for their nations exporters and investors across Latin America. What is the role of Brazilian agencies, BNDES, ABGF and also Bancomext in Mexico? Who is doing local currency fnancing and where? What is the current positon of US EXIM?
![]() Topi Vesteri
Deputy CEO
Finnvera plc
![]() Maria Hultén
Director
Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
![]() Jens Kruse
Head of Underwriting Latin America
Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
![]() Carlos Sagaón-Garza
Partner
Baker McKenzie
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Idea Lab: Technocrats - FinTech in 2020As financial technology increases its foothold on corporate management of cash, ... Trade Finance & FinTech Focus ![]() ![]()
As financial technology increases its foothold on corporate management of cash, supply chains and credit, we examine what benefits FinTech can offer corporates in the run up to 2020 What do future models look like? And what has been successful so far? The latest and greatest is pitted against the tried and tested across the evolution of letters of credit, digitisation of documents, distributed ledger, blockchain SCF solutions and data driven decision making.
![]() Igor Zax
President
Tenzor
![]() Tony Smith
Commercial Director
![]() Christophe Spoerry
Co-founder
Euler Hermes Digital Agency
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Private Market Insurance and Intersection with ECAsPrivate risk insurance, what can they do that ECAs can’t? Venezuela and Ar... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
Private risk insurance, what can they do that ECAs can’t? Venezuela and Argentina? Learn which deals the private market are doing and why? Where is the private market going that ECAs are reluctant to tread? What tenors are available from the private sector for projects? When to go ECA first, when to go private first, and when to blend between them? Are more banks getting with the programme?
![]() Marcos Hepp
Director, Structured Trade Finance & Credit Management
Volvo Group Latin America
![]() Bart Pattyn
CEO & President
COFACE SA
![]() Rafael Cervantes
Vice President, Export & Agency Finance
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
![]() James Brache
Deputy Managing Director
Zurich
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Crucial Partners: DFIs and MFIsThis panel examines the development finance initiatives of global and Latin Amer... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
This panel examines the development finance initiatives of global and Latin American institutions and how they aim to get more projects of the ground. Which industries and countries are highest priority? What environmental and sustainable factors have to be met to ensure funding?
![]() Sabrina Borlini
Director, Syndicated Loans and Mobilization
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
![]() Fabio Jose Fagundes
Chief, Financial Products & Services Division
IDB Invest
![]() Jean Baptiste Piette
Managing Director - Head of Export & Agency Finance Americas
Santander
Sarvesh Suri
Director of Operations
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
![]() Satheesh Kumar Sundararajan
Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist
World Bank Group
![]() Daniel Riordan
President of Political Risk, Credit and Bond
AXA XL
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Saving Grace - Renewables FinancingAre renewable projects in Latin America financeable or too small? What role can ... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
Are renewable projects in Latin America financeable or too small? What role can green bonds play? Is this interesting to capital markets? Where are the primary opportunities in the US and Canada for renewables projects, and what can banks do to ensure profitable involvement?
![]() Leandro Alves
President & COO
Falvez Energy
![]() Rob Morgan
President
Agile Energy
![]() Alan Beard
Managing Director
Interlink Capital Strategies
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Panel: Local and Regional BanksLocal and regional banks gather to discuss financing across Latin America and ho... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
Local and regional banks gather to discuss financing across Latin America and how they can compete and collaborate to get more projects of the line. Which markets are adequately supplied by local banks? Which require international funding?
![]() Angel Merino Torrealba
Global Trade Finance USA
BBVA
![]() Volker Helms
Managing Director
LBBW México S.A.
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South and Central American Project Finance Growth areasThis panel examines growth markets for project fnance across the region, with a ... Export & Project Finance Stream ![]() ![]()
This panel examines growth markets for project fnance across the region, with a focus on what borrowers are looking for, their attitudes to ECA and agency financing. Opportunities for international exporters, and how these can be financed?
![]() Hal Pontez
President and CEO
HPI LLC
![]() Chris Patterson
Executive Director: Structured Finance (Americas)
Caterpillar Financial
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