The 7th Latin American Leadership Forum offers workshops addressing a range of issues for the public and the private sectors, on regional and national levels.  Workshop availability is on a first-come first-served basis.

Monday April 27, 2009 - Workshops

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Special Workshop #1 - Strategic Investments Opportunities in Guatemala

Participants:
Pronacom, Invest in Guatemala and other Top Executives in Infrastructure 

Moderators: Julio Estrada, Executive Director, Pronacom; Mario Marroquín, Executive Director, Invest in Guatemala

The objective of this workshop is to present the investment frameworks in place for infrastructure investment in Guatemala, focusing on priority projects and priority sectors that will increase Guatemala’s infrastructure competitiveness.  The Workshop will present Guatemala’s National Competitiveness Program (Pronacom) and Invest in Guatemala’s plans to attract foreign direct investment.

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm - Special Workshop #2 - CG/LA’s 2009 / 2010 Infrastructure Market Outlook

A special session presenting CG/LA’s country by country and sector by sector assessment of the Latin American infrastructure marketplace.  Based on CG/LA’s 3° Annual   Ranking of Latin American Infrastructure Report, and our Global Infrastructure Demand Model. Open to sponsors and registrants who purchased the Rankings Report

Tuesday April 28, 2009 - Workshops

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Special Workshop #3 - Project finance opportunities and access to deal flow

Hosted by Grupo Bancolombia

This workshop will address the following topics:

• Political stability and the associated economic benefit
• Current capital markets growth and sovereign rating outlook
• The key focus on infrastructure: roads, ports, tunnels and airports
• Colombia’s PPP program
• Future deal-flow

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm - Special Workshop #4 - Collateral Management in Infrastructure Project Finance

Hosted by CitiGroup

This workshop will address the management of project cash flows, account structures and collateral in order to mitigate risks on both the Public and Private sector sides for long-term participants in infrastructure project finance transactions. The workshop is moderated by Citigroup executives involved in the management of long-term infrastructure projects in Latin America. The workshop is relevant to project sponsors, equity partners, lenders, portfolio managers, and any party involved in the administration of project finance transaction.

Wednesday April 29, 2009 - Special Breakfasts & Workshops

The Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
Francisco Wulff - Director of Infrastructure Analysis & Policy | The ProInfra Fund: CAF’s US$50 million fund to finance feasibility studies in the region. 

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Jean-Marc Aboussouan, Chief of Infrastructure Division, Structured and Corporate Finance. | InfraFund: IADB mechanisms  to support the preparation of infrastructure projects and feasibility studies. 

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Special Workshop # 5
Strategic Project: Mazatlan - Matamoros Multimodal Corridor Northeastern Infrastructure Development Trust

Moderatos: Jorge Reynoso, Secretary for Economic Development State of Durango, President of Fidenoreste; Claude Cortes, UMT Specialist,Cal y Mayor & Associates

The panelists will discuss the scope of the project, the investment opportunities involving the Port of Mazatlen, the Mazatlan-Durango Highway, and the inland ports of Durango and Torreon (among other components).  They will also discuss the long-term social and industrial impacts that the project will have on the northern states of Mexico Fidenoreste is the Northeastern Infrastructure Development Trust. It was created to analyze the competitiveness of the region, the areas of opportunity, to oversee the consolidation and  implementation of economic clusters, and to create strategic information studies in water, energy, information technology and infrastructure for the development of the region. The members of Fidenoreste are: Coahuila, Chihuahua, Nuevo Leon, Durango and Tamaulipas.

This workshop will focus on specific components of the Mazatlan-Matamoros Logistics Corridor, a strategic infrastructure plan for Mexico's Northeast. Components include Puerto de Mazatlán, carretera Mazatlán-Durango, Puerto Interior de Durango, Puerto Interior de Torreón.

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm Special Workshop # 6
Strategic Infrastructure Opportunities in Mexico

Featured Participants: ProMexico and Project Directors from Pemex, SCT, CFE, CONAGUA and FONATUR

Sponsor: ProMexico

The purpose of this workshop is to provide an overview of Mexico National Infrastructure Development Plan, key players and projects. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss with Mexico’s infrastructure leaders on topics such as financing strategic infrastructure, public private partnerships, and overall the strategies to increase expenditures on infrastructure to generate jobs and create a platform for long-term competitiveness.

ProMexico is the Mexican Federal Government Institution in charge of strengthening Mexico’s participation in international economy. With this objective in mind,  it supports the exports of Mexican companies and companies based in Mexico, it also coordinates actions to attract foreign direct investments to national territory.  ProMexico was established on June 13, 2007 through Presidential Decree, as a sectoral public trust under the Ministry of the Economy, and operates through a network of 52 offices in Mexico and 35 offices in 19 countries.