Top 50 Infrastructure Projects In Latin America Announced
Washington, DC - The 6th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum, featuring the top 50 infrastructure projects in Latin America, with a total enterprise value of nearly $40B, and bringing together 500 of the world's top infrastructure executives, will be held in Miami, from April 1-3, 2008.
"Latin America has grown at an average rate of nearly 5% for five years in a row, and we believe that the region is ready to - and must - triple its investment in infrastructure over the next few years," said Norman F. Anderson, President & CEO of CG/LA Infrastructure, the Leadership Forum's organizer. "As the world globalizes, these are the projects that are going to make Latin America ever-more successful in the global economy - and what better way to emphasize this progress than in Miami, the crossroads of Latin America." Major infrastructure initiatives are underway in Mexico and Brazil.
Projects, Keynotes and Great Firms: 50 project developers from 17 countries will travel to Miami to present the best projects in the region, and to meet with finance, engineering/construction and technology/equipment executives. Along with project presenters, keynote speakers include,
Leaders of multilateral investment banks :
- Enrique Garcia, Executive President, Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
- Harry Brautigam, President, Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
- Yukiko Omura, Executive Vice President & Head, MIGA/World Bank Group, and
- Steven Puig, Vice President for the Private Sector, Inter-American Development Bank
Government officials:
- Eddy Martinez, Secretary for Export Promotion & Investment, Dominican Republic
- Karla Gonzalez Carvajal, Minister of Public Works & Transport, Costa Rica, and
- Carolina Renteria, Director General, National Planning Department, Colombia
- Stephen Poloz, Senior VP, Corporate Affairs & Chief Economist, Export Development Canada
A Dynamic Forum: The Leadership Forum brings projects to life for equipment sellers, technology firms, service providers, EPC firms and investors through more than 40 discrete sessions; 2,500+ pre-scheduled private meetings; 4 workshops; 1 CEO/Minister breakfast (hosted by MIGA), and two receptions. Project presentations include ten individual infrastructure sectors: energy; oil & gas; ports & logistics; water/wastewater; urban mass transit, mining & logistics; tourism; highways; digital infrastructure; and strategic projects - those that transform regional or state competitiveness.
Forum Sponsors: The 6th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum is sponsored by leading infrastructure, finance, and equipment/technology firms worldwide, including: Platinum sponsors Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), the Dominican Republic and Autopistas de Nordeste; Gold sponsors include: Banco do Brasil; CitiBank; Control Risks; Conduit Capital Partners; Export Development Canada (EDC); ESRI; MIGA/World Bank Group; NewLink Communications; Odebrecht; PanProjects & ProMéxico.
SOURCE: The 6th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum