Wednesday 7th September 2016
08:15 Registration and networking
09:00 Chairman´s opening remarks
- Tony Shale, Chief Executive Officer, Asia, Euromoney Institutional Investor Ltd.
09:05 Keynote speech: The new government’s plans for infrastructure development in the Philippines
- Hon Ernesto Pernia, Socio-economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General, Republic of the Philippines
09:25 Keynote speech: Exploring the future of mining and how will renewables contribute to the Philippines´ energy mix
- Hon Regina Paz "Gina" La'O Lopez, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary, Republic of the Philippines*
09:45 Understand what´s required to meet the Philippines´ ambitious infrastructure needs
- What has been achieved to date, and what are the country’s needs over the six-year life of the new administration?
- What´s in the pipeline and what needs to be added to it?
- What are opportunities for foreign participation and what are the impediments?
- How will the new government address the 40% rule on foreign ownership of SPVs?
- What are the government´s plans for securing funding for energy and infrastructure projects?
- Karen Singson, Chief of Staff and Incoming Undersecretary for Privatization and office of Special Concerns of Department of Finance, Republic of the Philippines
- Maria Catalina E. Cabral, Undersecretary for Planning and PPP, Department of Public Works and Highways, Republic of the Philippines
- Noel Kintanar, Undersecretary of Department of Transportation, Republic of the Philippines
- John Walker AM, Executive Chairman Infrastructure, Utilities and Renewables, Asia, Macquarie Capital
- Moderator: Mia Tahara-Stubbs, Senior Reporter, Asia-Pacific, IJGlobal
10:35 Morning refreshments and networking break
11:00 Examine the appetite of domestic and foreign lenders for infrastructure projects
- What level of currency risks are lenders willing to accept and how can they be mitigated?
- What challenges and opportunities are presented by domestic banks’ evolving limit & liquidity positions?
- What will attract more international bank participation and is the Limay coal-fired power plant project the template for further involvement of foreign banks in infrastructure deals?
- What role should DFIs and ECAs play given the abundant liquidity in the local bank market?
- How was the Tiwi-Makban Geothermal Complex project – the first project bond refinancing since 1996 – put together and what model does it provide for the Phillipines or broader Asia Pacific project bond market?
- Kiyoshi Nishimura, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF)
- Frédéric Thomas, Senior Investment Specialist, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB
- Dennis Montecillo, Executive Vice President and Head of the Corporate Client Segment Group, Bank of the Philippine Islands
- Moderator: Marius Toime, Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner
11:50 Explore what developers and investors are looking for when bidding for infrastructure projects
- What does it take to make projects bankable and what role can ECA financing play?
- How can challenges like land acquisition and a lack of government guarantees be addressed?
- What technical expertise and technology can be found domestically and what needs to be imported?
- Where are the opportunities for collaboration between domestic and foreign developers and investors both in the Philippines and beyond?
- Wilfredo "Wolf" Bacareza, President, Philippines, Infunde Development Pte. Ltd.
- Hodaka Shoji, Chief Investment Officer, Mizuho AsiaInfra Capital Pte. Ltd.
- Timothy Koo, Investment Director, Asia, H.R.L. Morrison & Co
- Moderator: Allard Nooy, CEO, InfraCo Asia
12:40 Lunch
13:50 Explore what the future holds for the Philippines´ PPP programme
- What PPP Act amendments introduced by Acquino´s cabinet will be taken forward by the new administration and what will be cast aside?
- If implemented, what implications would a recently proposed “hybrid” type of PPP have on private sector participation?
- In which sectors and from which regions will new projects emerge?
- How would the introduction of PPP equity securities impact financing?
- Ferdinand A. Pecson, Executive Director, Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines
- Robert John L. Sobrepeña, Chairman, MRT Holdings, Inc.
- Roel A. Refran, SVP, Chief Operating Officer, The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
- Moderator: Dean Van Drasek, Executive Director, Arch Advisory Limited
Power & Infrastructure streams
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15:00 Case study: San Buenaventura power project
- What lessons can be learnt from the success of this project?
- Frank Thiel, General Manager & Managing Director, San Buenaventura Power Ltd Co. & Quezon Power (Philippines), Ltd Co.
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15:50 Case study: Mactan-Cebu airport project
- Why was this such a successfully implemented PPP project?
- How can other deals follow this example?
- Gwen Grecia-de Vera, Partner, PJS Law
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15:30 Opportunities and challenges in the conventional power sector
- How to mitigate bankability issues for offtake agreements with entities other than Meralco?
- What has been accomplished in creating a wholesale market for power projects?
- Are LNG/gas-fired power plants the solution to environmental concerns surrounding coal-fired power generation?
- How can the Philippines secure a stable LNG supply?
- Where do the opportunities lie for developing new LNG regasification terminals?
- Anthony Becker, President and COO, GN Power Ltd. Co.
- Gerald M. Lotilla, Managing Director, Next Power Consortium, Inc.
- Jerome H. Cainglet, Vice President, Business Development, First Gen Corporation
- Senior representative, Energy Regulatory Commission
- Moderator: Edward McCartin, Director, Asia Greentech Pte Ltd.
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15:30 Collaborative opportunities for domestic and foreign developers in airport and port projects
- What is the outlook for developing ports and airports through PPP schemes?
- Where are the opportunities for joint ventures between domestic conglomerates and foreign developers?
- How commercially viable are the pipeline port and airport projects?
- What will the bidding process for regional airports´ operation and maintenance contracts look like?
- Marianne Hontiveros, Chairperson, Philippines AirAsia
- Christine Genalin C. Uy, Senior Investment Specialist, ADB
- Karim Manuel G. Garcia, Vice President, Business Development, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation
- Moderator: James Harris, Partner, Jones Day
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16:20 Coffee and networking break
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16:40 The renewables sector as part of the energy mix
- What level of interest has the threshold increase for solar projects generated?
- How is the Philippines leveraging its vast geothermal potential?
- What refinancing opportunities are available via capital markets?
- How do developers address the challenge of awarding feed-in tariff contracts on a ‘first come first serve’ basis?
- Edgare Kerkwijk, Managing Partner, Asia Green Capital Partners
- Leandro Legarda Leviste, President & CEO, Solar Philippines
- Bonnie Banzon, Head of Project Finance, BPI Capital
- J.V. Emmanuel de Dios, Chief Executive Officer, GE Philippines
- Tom Teehan, CEO, SOLREV Energy, Inc.
- Moderator: Geoffrey Tan, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
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16:40 Maximizing opportunities in roads and railways
- What is the likelihood of foreign banks financing the Calax road PPP project? What other projects might follow?
- Private sector and government collaboration – how can viability gap funding and permitting procedures be improved?
- What needs to be understood about the availability of minimum revenue guarantees in the Philippines?
- What is the level of overseas interest in bidding for the 653km PPP North to South railway?
- Rodrigo E Franco, President & CEO, Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC)
- Myra C. Reinoso, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Private Infra Development Corporation
- Nicholas Wall, Development Director, Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia, ACCIONA Infrastructure
- Francisco Moreno, Director for Asia Pacific, OHL
- Moderator: Andre Palacios, Lecturer at the College of Law, University of the Philippines
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17:30 Closing remarks followed by cocktail reception
- *to be finally confirmed