Euromoney Seminars and Project Finance Magazine welcome you to the Brazilian Energy and Infrastructure Finance Forum. The event will provide the ideal forum to learn about the plethora opportunities that now exist for domestic and international financiers, construction firms, concessionaires and operators to play a part in Brazil's major infrastructure advancement plans. Leading experts, deal-makers, regulators and government officials, both state and federal, will be in attendance to learn from and network with.
Brazil, like other emerging countries, is facing the limit that insufficient infrastructure imposes on economic growth. It is essential that Brazil's basic infrastructure grows with the country's economy, providing the underlying systems of support for further economic advancement.
The Brazilian government, at both Federal and State level, are therefore concerned to make sure that the roads, bridges, ports, airports and power stations that will be needed to exploit Brazil's many natural advantages are built and are maintained. The PAC (Accelerated Growth Plan) an economic program, the base of which is an aggressive plan for investment in infrastructure, cements the State’s intention to drive the strategic planning of transportation and energy infrastructure.
What is clear is that with the sheer volume of work to do, the government cannot act alone. The private sector will have an important role to play. The surge of project finance transactions in Brazil coincides with the creation of an extensive privatization program and, subsequently, with certain industry programs aimed at fostering the development of greenfield projects.
· Brazil’s journey to energy independence and beyond
· Opportunities in hydroelectricity and thermal projects
· PPP as a solution to the infrastructure gap
· Does an investment grade rating really change anything?
· The changing face of regulation in the power and energy sectors
· How can PPP be made a workable model in Brazil?
· The success and potential of solar and wind projects in Brazil
· Developing the Brazilian natural gas sector
· Case Study panel: Sao Paulo Metro
· Future ethanol project finance in Brazil
· Developing the PPP model from transportation infrastructure to social infrastructure
An unprecented line-up over of over 50 expert speakers will present on some of the most important issues in the Energy and Infrastructure sectors in Brazil, including:
Guilherme Toledo, President, State Energy Company of São Paulo (CESP)
Marcelo Schmidt, CFO, Elektro
Gesner Oliveira, President, Basic Sanitation Company of São Paulo State (Sabesp)
Silvio Figueiredo Mourao, General Coordinator, Departamento Nacional de Infra-Estructura de Transportes (DNIT)
Felipe Pinel, Vice President, Renewable Power Development - Latin America, Brookfield Renewable Power
Edvaldo Santana, Director, ANEEL
Felipe Montoro Jens, Head of Project Finance, Odebrecht
Francisco Leonardo Moura da Costa, CFO, OHL Brasil
Antonio Henrique Silveira, Head of PPP, Ministry of Finance
Willy Jordan, Executive Finance Manager, Suzano Papel e Celulose
Chris Greenwood, Global Research Director, New Energy Finance
Mauricio Portugal Riberio, Head of Infra Advisory Services for Brazil, IFC
Alessandro Levy, Finance Manager, OHL Brasil
Isaac Pinto Averbuch, Head of PPP Program, Ministry of Planning
Luiz Borges, Advocate, Project Finance, FAPES/BNDES
Marco Aurelio de Barcelos Silva, Special Assistant to the Secretary of International Affairs, Government of Minas Gerais
Washington Kato, CFO, Santos Brasil
Lúcio Otávio Ferreira, Financial Director, Andrade Gutierrez
Maria Angélica Oliveira Luqueze, Head of Financing and Insurance, Embratel
Martus Tavares, President, BRVias
Federico Botto, Executive Vice President, Grupo Ecorodovias
The vast potential of the energy and transportation markets in Brazil has been there for some time but 2007 and 2008 have been turning points. This is an event not to be missed.
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