We are delighted to announce that this year’s Canning House Renewable Energy in Latin America Conference will once again be generously hosted by Eversheds Sutherland at their London offices on the Thursday 14th March. This event is jointly organised by Canning House and Eversheds Sutherland, and kindly sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
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Renewable Energy in Latin America Conference 2019
- Eversheds Sutherland, 1 Wood Street, London
We are delighted to announce that this year’s Canning House Renewable Energy in Latin America Conference will once again be generously hosted by Eversheds Sutherland at their London offices on the Thursday 14th March. This event is jointly organised by Canning House and Eversheds Sutherland, and kindly sponsored by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
The conference will cover the main opportunities for clean energy investment in Latin America, including private PPA markets, government-led programmes, project finance, investment protection and most recent regulatory developments. It will be an opportunity to observe the developments over the past year, consider the challenges and investment opportunities, as well as understand the policy frameworks in place and their implications for international investors.
Sessions will take place in the morning followed by a networking lunch. The panel currently includes:
- Agenda
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Coffee and registration
08:30–09:00
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Welcome & Introduction
Cristina Cortes, CEO, Canning House
Stephen Hill, Partner – Energy & Infrastructure, Eversheds Sutherland
Keynote: Mark Menzies MP, Trade Envoy to Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru09:00-09:15
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Keynote: "UK Green Finance for Latin American markets?"
Sir Roger Gifford, Senior Banker; SEB and Chairman of the UK Green Finance Initiative
09:15-09:45
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Panel Discussion 1: Project finance and other finance alternatives for renewables in Latin America
Sir Roger Gifford, Senior Banker; SEB and Chairman of the UK Green Finance Initiative
Karl Petter Waern, Project Finance Legal Advisor; Equinor
Madeleine Tan, Project Finance Partner, Eversheds Sutherland US
Toby Roycroft, Infrastructure Advisor, BEIS
Rubén Castrillo, Director, Project and Acquisition Finance, Energy, BBVA LatAm & Spain.
Chair: Stephen Hill, Partner – Energy & Infrastructure, Eversheds Sutherland09:45-10:30
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Coffee Break
10:30-11:00
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Panel Discussion 2: Investment protection and risk mitigation in Latin America
Jimena Blanco, Head of Americas – Politics; Verisk Maplecroft
Simon Bunckenburg, Senior Underwriter, UKEF.
Greg Falkof, Partner; Eversheds Sutherland
Chair and panellist: Cristina Cortes, Canning House CEO.11:00-11:30
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Panel Discussion 3: Private PPA opportunities in Latin America
Darío Morales, Director of Studies; ACERA
Diogo Mariath, Manager, Global Infrastructure Finance, Carbon Trust
Chair and panellist: Tom Warren, Partner PPA specialist, Eversheds Sutherland US11:30-12:00
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Keynote speech: An insight into the Argentine renewable regulatory framework
Ramiro Gómez Barinaga, Legal Advisor to Argentine Government for Renewable Energy12:00-12:20
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Presentation
12:20-12:25
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Panel Discussion 4: Government-led renewable energy programmes
Ramiro Gómez Barinaga, Legal Advisor to Argentine Government for Renewable Energy
German Espejo, Head of Mission, Colombian Embassy
Silvana Lesca Baroli, Minister Counsellor from the Uruguayan Embassy
Chair: Stephen Hill, Partner – Energy & Infrastructure, Eversheds Sutherland12:25-12:55
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Final Remarks
Stephen Hill, Partner – Energy & Infrastructure, Eversheds Sutherland12:55-13:00
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Networking Lunch
13:00-14:00
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