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March17th and 18th, 2011Biltmore Hotelat CoralGables, Miami

www.euromoneyseminars.com/laeif11

5thAnnual

LatinAmerican

EnergyandInfrastructureFinanceForumPlatinumSponsor Silver SponsorsGoldSponsor

BronzeSponsors

G NelsonSiffert, Deputy ManagingDirector ofInfrastructure,BNDES

G AlonsoQuintana, Chief Financial Officer, ICA

G scardeBuen,Undersecretaryof Transportation,SCTG SergioMerino, BusinessDevelopment Director,OHL

G CarlosCesarman, Chief Finance Director, PINFRA

G FranciscoGonzalezOrtizMena, GeneralDirectorofProjectFinance,Governmentof theStateofMexico

G Pedro Caldas, Structured Finance Manager,Wilson,Sons

G PabloEguiluz, Headof Project Finance, InkiaEnergy (KallpaGeneracin)

G JohnH. Groesbeek, HeadSyndications Latin America, IFC

G

JesusGonzalezTorrijos, HeadStructured FinanceAmericas,BBVANewYork

G BillGiusti, Partner, Baker Botts

G RodMorris, Vice President PoliticalRisk Insurance,OPIC

G RafaelCarranza, CEO,AFPHorizonte

G NancyRivera, ManagingDirector StructuredFinance,OPIC

G GabrielGoldschmidt, InfrastructureManagerfor LatinAmerica andthe Caribbean, IFC

G Jean-MarcAboussouan, Chief of InfrastructureDivision Structured andCorporate FinanceDepartment,IDB

G DuncanCaird, Head ofProjectFinance- Europeand TheAmericas, Resources andEnergy Group,HSBC

G AntonioBastos, Chief Executive Officer,OmegaEnergia

G AlbertoJ. Santos, Senior Director, FitchRatings

G LuisLucena, Executive Director- StructuredFinance Americas,BBVA

G SergioMonaro, Head ofProject Finance - Brazil,HSBC

G RaphaelDumas, Director- Project andExport Finance,HSBC

G Peter Vonk, VicePresident,CAF

G GianlucaBacchiocchi, Partner, DLAPiper

G MartinToulouse, Partner, Baker Botts

G StephenZoota, ManagingDirector,HydroCapitalCorporation

G GeorgeOsorio, ManagingPartner,ConduitCapitalPartners

G Kyung-BaeBang, Directorof NationalProjectSupport Team, Green Growth BusinessDepartment,Ksure - KoreaTrade Insurance Organisation

G MilenaZaniboni, ManagingDirector Corporateand GovernmentRatings, Standard&Poors

G FrankKelly, DirectorProject Finance Energy, EDCG GonzaloObregon,Director,LatAmCapitalAdvisorsG JulinPalacio, ExecutiveDirector,LatinAmerican

AssociationofPorts&TerminalsG TomoyaSato, ChiefRepresentative NewYork,NEXIG Oscar Arrs, Partner, Rubio LeguiaNormandG RodBarfield, ManagingPartner,RealInfrastructurePrivateEquity

G JimKaiser, Director- Project and Export Finance,HSBC

G PramitaSaha, VicePresident - SyndicationsAmericas,BBVA

G TimothyStephure, Senior Analyst,IHSEmergingEnergyResearch

G Pablo Sorj, Headof Infrastructure andProjectFinance Practice,Mattos FilhoAdvogados

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2/4 Euromoney Seminars 2010

DayOne: Thursday March 17th,2011

8.15amRegistration and refreshments

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9.00amChairmans opening remarksJesus Gonzalez Torrijos, Head Structured Finance Americas, BBVA New York

9.15am

LatinAmericaneconomic dynamics in theglobal context andchallenges ahead Summarizing the current global economic outlook

Why Latin America economies fared relatively well during the globaleconomic downturn

The search for higher sustainable growth

Implications of these dynamics on infrastructure and project developmentsacross the region

Milena Zaniboni, Managing Director Corporate and Government Ratings,Standard & Poors

9.45amMexico: ReviewingFARACand future plans fordeveloping thehighway network Assessing progress in Mexicos road network development program Details of government highway tenders

scar de Buen, Undersecretary of Transportation, SCT

10.15amSponsors panel: Incentivizingprojectactivityin the new financialenvironment What could governments do to further stimulate regional sponsors to

invest in their countries? How are different regulatory regimes in Latin America influencing project

decisions, particularly in relation to greenfield sites? Is the chance to charge higher margins domestically luring US banks away

from Latin American opportunities? Will we continue to see sponsors running projects off their own balance

sheet in Brazil? Should we expect those projects to be augmented by BNDES funding,

or will we see true project-financing involving the private markets andspecial purpose vehicles?

Alonso Quintana, Chief Financial Officer, ICA

Sergio Merino, Business Development Director, OHLCarlos Cesarman, Chief Finance Director, PINFRAModerator: Alberto J. Santos, Senior Director, Fitch Ratings

11.00amMorning refreshmentsand networkingbreak

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11.45amHowdomultilateralsseetheirinfrastructurestrategiesdevelopingin2011? What is the strategy for multilaterals in 2011? Are they helping open

markets to foreign investments, or are they broadening their approach todomains that already enjoy market access?

How are multilaterals reacting to the decreased liquidity environment?

Which countries are multilaterals focusing on? Is there

an increased emphasis on the Caribbean? Local currency financing and role of local banks and pension funds

Gabriel Goldschmidt, Infrastructure Manager for Latin America andthe Caribbean, IFCPeter Vonk, Vice President, CAFRod Morris, Vice President Political Risk Insurance, OPICJean-Marc Aboussouan, Chief of Infrastructure Division Structured andCorporate Finance Department, IDB

12.30pmECA Panel: How is banking regulation influencing ECA activity? Whats driving increased Korean and Japanese investment in the region? How do financial institutions get products such as insurance covering the

default of sovereign guarantees off of their balance sheets? The implications of Basel III for the trade credit industryTomoya Sato, Chief Representative New York, NEXIFrank Kelly, Director Project Finance Energy, EDCKyung-Bae Bang, Director of National Project Support Team, Green GrowthBusiness Department, Ksure - Korea Trade Insurance OrganisationModerator: Bill Giusti, Partner, Baker Botts

1.15pm

Lunch

2.45pmBond casestudy: Issuing instruments across borders Odebrechts $1.5bn refinancing of Norbe VIII and Norbe IX Experiences behind Schahins $270m closing for its Lancer drillshipDuncan Caird, Head of Project Finance - Europe and The Americas,Resources and Energy Group, HSBC

3.15pmOpportunities in Peru:Water, roads and ports Current and future financings of water projects in Peru: Huascacocha,

Taboada, La Chira and the Majes-Siguas Special Irrigation Project Roadway projects in Peru: Autopista del Norte; Autopista del Sol

(Sullana Tranche and the border with Ecuador); IIRSA Centro Highway;Panamericana Sur Highway: Ica - International Border with Chile

Upcoming projects proposed by presidential candidates in Peru Current and future port projects in PeruOscar Arrs, Partner, Rubio Leguia NormandGianluca Bacchiocchi, Partner, DLA Piper

3.45pmAfternoonrefreshments and networkingbreak

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4.15pmHas renewableenergy finally become a serious alternative totraditional power? What factors and dynamics affect the relative appeal of the different

power types as investment opportunities? The rise of biomass as an investment opportunity what role can it expect

to play alongside other sources of renewable power, and how vulnerableis it to shifts in the commodities markets?

Is ethanol finally becoming a mainstream alternative energy source?Rod Barfield, Managing Partner, Real Infrastructure Private EquityGeorge Osorio, Managing Partner, Conduit Capital PartnersTimothy Stephure, Senior Analyst, IHS Emerging Energy Research

5.00pmPension fund panel:How farhas regionalregulationcome in facilitatingpension fundinvolvement in the infrastructureasset classes? How far has the region come in its efforts to liberalise domestic

investment into foreign companies? What constraints are these funds still operating under when it comes to

investing in the infrastructure domain? What factors are impeding fundsfrom doing deals?

The benefits and disadvantages of requiring pension funds to participateon the investment committees of their investee funds

Jim Kaiser, Director - Project and Export Finance, HSBC

Rafael Carranza, CEO, AFP Horizonte5:45pmChairmans closing remarks followed by evening drinkreception

5thAnnual LatinAmerican Energyand InSince its inception in 2007, delegates at Project FinanceMagazine'sLatin American Energy and InfrastructureFinance Forum have seen over 180 speakers and mingledwith hundreds of fellow attendees. The 5th annual conferencewill explore upcoming opportunities in the region and reviewthe major developments of the prior year. The event will include:

Groundbreaking market knowledge from industry leadersthrough presentations and panel discussions

Unparalleled networking opportunities, both at theconference and at more informal networking lunchesand drinks receptions

The full deal-making chain featuring: governmentagencies, concessionaires and developers, lenders, privateequity firms, lawyers, consultants and many others

Case studies including Proin, Odebrecht's Norbe VIII & IXand Schahin's Lancer drillship


3/4Euromoney Seminars reserve the right to alter the venue and/or speakers. Euromoney Seminars and Trade Finance are divisions of Euromoney Trading Ltd.

March 17th and18th, 2011Biltmore Hotel at Coral Gables,Miami

Day Two: Friday March 18th,2011

8.30amRefreshments

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9.15amChairmans opening remarks

9.30amBanking panel:Overcomingthe newchallenges to getting deals doneWhat financial and operational challenges in 2010 posed problems to

closing deals, and how can sponsors, governments and other agenciesfacilitate the financing process?

How do sponsors financing and risk requirements differ today comparedwith before the financial crisis?

What might Basel III do to the cost of financing for project finance? Willthis be as big a concern in the developing world, and what could theimpact be on the availability of finance to greenfield projects?

What factors have been driving down liquidity in the marketplace andwhat sorts of creative structures and mechanisms are being used toovercome a lack of availability of traditional finance?

Are we seeing a greater trend towards transparency in loan syndicates?

ohn H. Groesbeek, Head Syndications Latin America, IFCPramita Saha, Vice President - Syndications Americas, BBVADuncan Caird, Sergio Monaro, Head of Project Finance - Brazil, HSBCModerator: Martin Toulouse, Partner, Baker Botts

10.15amBrazilianoil:What newfinancing dynamics have emerged from theroll-outof the newoil infrastructure? How will the exploration and production concessions be awarded in the future?

Should we expect changes to the structure of future revenue-sharing agreements?

To what extent are wider oil infrastructure investments going to domesticvs foreign companies?

Pedro Caldas, Structured Finance Manager, Wilson, SonsPablo Sorj, Head of Infrastructure and Project Finance Practice,Mattos Filho AdvogadosModerator: Sergio Monaro, Head of Project Finance - Brazil, HSBC

11.00amMorning refreshments andNetworkingBreak

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11.30amCasestudy: Proin (Promotorade Infraestructura Registral) Overcoming the challenges of the project: Mandates, local regulation and

finding the financing What additional opportunities are there for ECAs to participate in

infrastructure bond deals? Would other states fare as well as the State of Mexico?Francisco Gonzalez Ortiz Mena, General Director of Project Finance,

Government of the State of MexicoNancy Rivera, Managing Director Structured Finance, OPICGonzalo Obregon, Director, LatAm Capital Advisors

12.15pmIntra-regionalprojects: Getting deals doneacross borders Is regional integration for infrastructure and energy projects a

consolidated trend for the future or just a fashionable strategy? The main difficulties for intra-regional cross-border investments Which countries and sectors are more prepared to receive intra-regional

direct investments? Who are the main competitors for Latin American names in this

strategic movement? The role of financiers in this new arenaLuis Lucena, Executive Director - Structured Finance Americas, BBVA

1.00pmHydropower:Are large-scale projects thefuture of hydro,or will we seemorefocus on smaller, distributed projects? Whats next for upcoming hydro power opportunities? Will dam-based projects prevail, or will we see investment into tidal,

damless and osmotic power techniques? Lessons from Belo Monte: Avoiding controversy in future projectsPablo Eguiluz, Head of Project Finance, Inkia Energy (Kallpa Generacin)Stephen Zoota, Managing Director, Hydro Capital CorporationAntonio Bastos, Chief Executive Officer, Omega EnergiaModerator: Raphael Dumas, Director - Project and Export Finance, HSBC

1.45pmChairmans closing remarksfollowed by lunch

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