02 April 2025

Level 39: Crush Foyer

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Celebrating women in project & export finance

Anmay Dittman
Managing Director,
Blackrock
Mariana Fulan de Souza
Head of Origination,
Serena
Maura Murphy
Head of Production - Proximo,
Exile Group
Virginie Hurst
Head Export Finance Brazil,
BNP Paribas
Katy Rose
MD & CRO,
Exile Group
Patricia Holzmann
Director Strategic Ventures,
Mitsubishi Power Americas

At Exile Group, we’re proud to work with WEXIF to amplify the voices of the amazing women who make up our industry. Join one of our interactive discussion groups to consider:

• How do we build meaningful female networks in the industry to drive personal growth and development?

• How do we ensure that women are promoted beyond middle management?

• How do we acknowledge the ‘invisible work’ that women often take on in the workplace, and ensure people from all backgrounds have opportunities to perform more visible duties?

Please RSVP HERE to attend, or email marketing@exilegroup.com

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Welcoming Remarks

Natasha Warne
Head of Event Marketing,
Exile Group

Welcome to the second day of Proximo and TXF Americas 2025

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Exploring the regional transportation infrastructure pipelines: Financial structures and funding strategies

Ricardo Bosch
Head of North American Business Development,
Cintra
Nicolas Valencia
Financial Planning and Treasurer, Managing Director,
Odinsa
Alberto Villegas
Director,
John Laing Group
Mathieu Lebegue
Regional Head - Latin America,
STOA INFRA ENERGY
Ross Berger
President, Managing Director,
Jefferies Trade Finance Group
Catalina Brando
Investment Manager,
VGMobility
Moderator
Lila Granda
Head of Political Risk & Credit,
Vantage Risk

Transportation infrastructure is vital across the Americas, and globally, but it’s a carbon hungry industry. This panel considers how to decarbonise the Latin American transport industry, and the role that agencies have to play in the shift.

  • Evaluating regional transportation project pipelines: where are the opportunities?
  • Understanding innovative financial mechanisms and overcoming challenges like currency risk; considering risk management tools
  • How comfortable are investors with technology risk, and could ECAs alleviate some of the pressure?

Level 38 & 39

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Networking Break

Take a breather from our sessions and grab the opportunity to meet new contacts

Level 38: Set Session Room

Proximo: Project Finance

Using the Elements: Renewables in the Americas

Luis Arizaga
Partner,
Exus Renewables GenuX power
Johanna Gómez
Principal Investment Officer of Infrastructure and Energy for Central America, Caribbean and Mexico,
IDB Invest
Marcelo Dos Santos
Director of Private Sector Operations,
CAF - Development Bank of Latin America
Moderator
Maura Murphy
Head of Production - Proximo,
Exile Group

Even as attention shifts to new technologies, wind and solar projects remain a vital puzzle piece when it comes to energy transition in the Americas. This session considers:

  • Will corporate PPAs play a big role in the future of the Latin American renewables market? How are they structured? Who are the leading and emerging offtakers?
  • Are DFI’s crowding out commercial lending and capital markets when it comes to providing debt? How will the situation develop?
  • How do project financiers distribute risk across renewables panels?
  • Examining the success of BESS projects in LatAm. Which destinations stand to benefit from the battery boom next? What regulatory frameworks are needed to accelerate deployment?

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

TXF: Export Finance

Safety net: Insuring the Americas

Amy Shinkman
Vice President, Export Credit Insurance,
US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States
Erick Soto
Sr. Underwriter,
Vantage Risk
Brad Dunderman
Executive Director, Private Insurance Placement,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Moderator
Thomas Hopkins
Deputy Editor,
Exile Group

The private insurance market has an important role to play in deals across the Americas. This panel gathers product users and providers to discuss:

  • What are our banks’ experiences with the insurance product, and what feedback do they have for providers?

  • How can the private insurance market collaborate with ECAs, and where have we seen this succeed?

  • Where can DFIs support the private insurance market?

Level 38: Set Session Room

Proximo: Project Finance

Chilean renewables: Back on track

Graham Erion
Chief Commercial Officer,
CarbonFree Group of Companies
Adio Stefoni
Country Manager, Chile,
Luminous Energy
Maria Ignacia Varela
Vice President, Finance,
HIF Global
Moderator
Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Partner,
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Despite the DiscoPPA crisis of 2022, the Chilean renewables sector seems stronger than ever. In this session, we will discuss financing mechanisms and investment opportunities of the booming industry.

  • Examining key recent deals in solar, storage and wind
  • Risk rundown: evaluating curtailment, marginal costs of zero, and location-based risk, as well as other traditional renewable development risks
  • Analysing the current state of the PMGD market
  • Discussing the implications of the 2024 regulated tender
  • Anticipating electricity market reforms, especially as pertaining to transmission and distribution
  • To what extent will the proliferation of green and sustainability linked bonds drive project deployment?
  • What’s next for the renewables industry in Chile? Can Chile leapfrog to capitalise on any emerging technologies?
  • Evaluating Chilean renewables M&A

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

TXF: Export Finance

Commodity Trader Panel

Sergio Marazita
Regional CFO (Americas),
BB Energy
Frederick Guanich
Treasurer,
Tricon Energy
Moderator
Sebastian Vivanco
Director - Structure Trade Commodity Finance,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

  • Commodity Market Trends and performance

  • Capital Strategies & Banking Partnerships

  • Enhancing Trade Finance with New Platforms

Level 5

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Networking Lunch Break

We close the event with a networking lunch break, giving you one last chance to exchange business cards and spark relationships that will lead directly to new business

01 April 2025

Level 39: Crush Foyer

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Welcoming Remarks

Katy Rose
MD & CRO,
Exile Group

Welcome to Americas 2025, brought to you by TXF, Uxolo and Proximo. We draw the project, development, and ECA finance worlds together to ignite new relationships and bring exciting, innovative projects to market.

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Opening Keynote

David Slade
Lead and Senior Counselor, Office of the Chairman,
US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Delving into the details: What does the data say?

Thomas Hopkins
Deputy Editor,
Exile Group
Maura Murphy
Head of Production - Proximo,
Exile Group

Data is the bedrock of investment decisions in project and export finance. This session gives you a comprehensive, data driven overview of project and export finance in the Americas, taken directly from Proximo and TXF’s Intelligence platform.

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Developing projects: DFI leaders’ panel

Angie Salom
Manager Energy Latin America & Caribbean at FMO,
FMO - Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank
Andreas Cremer
Director of Infrastructure and Energy,
KFW DEG
Jon Ettinger
Senior Underwriter,
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Moderator
Gabriela Sakamoto
Partner,
Mayer Brown

DFIs have a vital role to play in project financings across the Americas, supporting investment into challenging sectors. This session gathers DFI leaders to investigate their priorities: We consider specific projects that benefited from DFI support, asking our DFI leaders how they brought the projects to close

  • How are DFIs helping to mobilize private capital into development projects, and how are they participating in blended finance, risk participation, and the capital markets?
  • Could DFIs be doing more to support governments when it comes to bringing bankable projects to market?
  • How can ECAs, DFIs, and institutional investors work together to bring more projects to the market?

Level 38 & 39

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Networking Break

Grab a coffee and get networking!

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Sources of capital: Debt capital markets

Alfredo Salvo Dominguez
Chief Financial Officer,
Saavi Energia
Juan Carlos Reboulen
Resource Mobilization Lead - Infrastructure, Energy & Telecom,
IDB Invest
Antonio Navarro
Managing Partner,
ArtCap Strategies
Mariana Primera
Managing Director,
Manulife
Sebastian Perez
Vice President,
Digital Bridge
Moderator
Rafael Diaz
Director - LatAm Trust & Agency Services,
CSC

As rates stabilise and currencies appreciate, the debt capital markets are back in full force. This session considers the potential for Latin America’s bond markets:

  • Why should some investors choose to tap the debt capital markets rather than syndicated loans? 

  • What are the respective merits of the local vs international capital markets?

  • How do 144As compare to private placements in terms of liquidity and terms?

Level 38: Set Session Room

Proximo: Project Finance

Digital infrastructure and the data center revolution

Jeff Ferry
Board Member,
Elea Digital
Daniel Toledano
Managing Director,
IBT Group
Antti Saviaho
Senior Adviser, Telecom, Structured Finance,
Finnvera plc
Moderator
Alexandro Padres
Partner,
Paul Hastings

We’ve seen 30% Year on Year growth in the Latin American digital infrastructure market, with more and more investors setting their sights on data centers, towers, and fibre. This session considers:

  • Analysing the evolving investment landscape for digital infrastructure across the region
  • Examining the emerging trends around data centers. What are the most attractive Latin American destinations, who are the key players, what are the risks?
  • Anticipating the impact of global hyperscalers expanding their regional footprint
  • What impact do regional electricity constraints and power shortages have on project development perspectives?

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

TXF: Export Finance

Regional focus: North America

Jorge Del Solar
Vice President,
EllisDon Capital
Noe Bedetti
Director Export Finance Americas,
BNP Paribas
Ross Berger
President, Managing Director,
Jefferies Trade Finance Group
Moderator
Piers Constable
Senior Advisor,
Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO)

Given the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act, US government entities are increasingly important in energy projects across the country. This session considers:

  • The role that the Departments of Energy and Agriculture have to play in US export finance moving forward
  • What's the Canadian government outlook for investment in the Americas?
  • The increasing opportunities for ECA finance in the US
  • How banks and borrowers should work with US and Canadian agencies to make the most of the new opportunities

Level 5

Exile: Project & Export Finance

Networking lunch

Use our extended lunch break to meet with fellow guests and exchange details

Level 38: Set Session Room

Proximo: Project Finance

Country in Focus: Brazil

Mariana Fulan de Souza
Head of Origination,
Serena
Joan Tapia
Head of Latin America Caribbean Export Agency Finance,
JP Morgan
Alexandre Atallah
Principal,
ISquared Capital
Eduardo Bechara De Rosa
CFO,
Origo Energia
Moderator
Paloma Lima
Partner,
Pinheiro Guimaraes

Brazil is one of the most exciting countries in Latin America when it comes to investment prospects. This session hones in on the country, considering: 

  • What should investors and developers be aware of when entering into one of the region’s most robust economies?

  • What role has BNDES played in project development over the past year, and what more should we expect to see from them? 

  • What role do the domestic capital markets play in financing Brazilian projects?

  • We consider the success of FPSOs in the region, as well as logistics and dollarised PPAs

Level 39: The Crush Session Room

TXF: Export Finance

Boosting exports: ECAs in the Americas

Carmen Vara
Director, Underwriting,
CESCE Credit Insurance
Jan Rekiel
Deputy Head of Strategic Clients,
KUKE - ECA
Pascale Lefèvre
Director - Key Accounts,
Bpifrance
Catalina Munoz
Director - Head of Export and Agency Finance Latin America,
Bank of America (BoA)
Hendrik Holdefleiss
Head of International Relations & Analytics,
Euler Hermes
Joergen Kragh
Head of Origination Americas,
EIFO Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
Moderator
Claudia Serrer
Trade Commissioner,
ProChile

ECAs remain a vital part of the funding mix for projects in the Americas. This session gathers some of the region’s most active agencies to consider:

  • What innovative initiatives are our ECAs offering? 

  • What successes have they had with untied products? 

  • How do sustainability goals impact how ECAs operate in the Americas?

Level 38: Set Session Room

Proximo: Project Finance

Catalysing transition: Battery storage in focus

Marcelo Lando
Vice President Strategic Growth - Americas,
Fluence
Shalin Parikh
Managing Director,
EIG Global Energy Partners
Ramon Valdes
Associate Director,
Fitch Ratings
Lauriane Fillot
Vice President, Energy, Resources and Infrastructure,
BNP Paribas
Moderator
Maura Murphy
Head of Production - Proximo,
Exile Group

If we are truly committed to the energy transition, then we need to significantly improve battery storage deployment across the region. This session considers why this important, and how we can finance more projects in the space: -Will battery storage help to solve grid management issues?

  • To what extent is technology risk preventing investment in the sector?
  • Examining emerging business models around battery storage: merchant vs capacity payments
  • Are local, regional, and international banks familiar enough with batteries in a Latin American context?
  • Given recent successes in Chile with battery storage as a mitigation tool for transmission woes, what other regions offer the best opportunity to implement these strategies?
  • Understanding battery storage project asset lifecycles, evaluating repowering costs

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    TXF: Export Finance

    Customer feedback: The exporters panel

    Patricia Holzmann
    Director Strategic Ventures,
    Mitsubishi Power Americas
    Lenny Floria
    Head of Regional Treasury and Structured Finance for the Americas,
    Nokia
    Matheus Piorino
    Head of Customer Finance North America - Director,
    Embraer
    Bernd Kalbfell
    Director Sales,
    Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH
    Moderator
    Jean-Baptiste Piette
    Head of Export and Agency FInance US,
    Santander

    We’ve heard from the ECAs, and now it’s time to hear from their customers. Are the initiatives we’ve just discussed working, and what more do exporters need?

    • Where do our exporters see the biggest opportunities in the Americas? Which countries are the most exciting export destinations?

    • How would increased ECA flexibility, such as the availability of untied products, support exporters in the Americas?

    • How are geopolitical shifts across the region impacting exporters in the Americas?

    Level 38 & 39

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Networking Break

    Take this chance to exchange business cards over a cup of coffee

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Power to the people: Financing the energy transition

    Maria Ignacia Varela
    Vice President, Finance,
    HIF Global
    Gerardo Aguilar
    Head of Energy, Climate and Sustainability,
    Sygnus Capital
    Jake Vlok
    Director Project Finance,
    Siemens Energy
    Anmay Dittman
    Managing Director,
    Blackrock
    Jesse McDougall
    Head of Export Finance,
    UK Export Finance
    Moderator
    Anne Marie Thurber
    Managing Director,
    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

    As the world sinks deeper into the climate emergency, financing the energy transition is vital. It’s also a prime opportunity for the export, project, and development finance communities to work together to bring projects to market. This session considers:

    • Examining project pipelines, structuring trends and new market entrants
    • What sources of financing can developers look to for capital? 
    • What role will natural gas play in the regional energy transition roadmap
    • Beyond wind and solar, which technologies will play an important role in the energy transition? Should ECAs be taking on more risk for emerging technologies such as hydrogen, CCUS, SAF/e-fuels, biogas, fuel cells, enhanced geothermal systems? Are any of these technologies approaching bankability faster than others?

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Closing gameshow: Who wants to be a financier?

    Jaime Guillen
    Partner & Founding Principal,
    Mexico Infrastructure Partners
    Anne Marie Thurber
    Managing Director,
    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
    Piers Constable
    Senior Advisor,
    Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO)

    Informed by Proximo and TXF Intelligence, our hotly anticipated gameshow tests industry leaders’ knowledge on the latest trends in project and export finance. Keep your phones at the ready, as our contestants might need your help!

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Level 5

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Cocktail Reception

    Grab a drink and take the chance to get to network with your fellow delegates in a more relaxed setting.

    31 March 2025

    Level 39: Crush Foyer

    Pre-Registration & Workshop Networking

    RSVP HERE to join the workshop sessions!

    Level 38: Set Session Room

    Anticipating the Mexico energy and renewables boom

    Jaime Guillen
    Partner & Founding Principal,
    Mexico Infrastructure Partners
    Benigno Villarreal
    Director General,
    Vive Energía
    Marc Frishman
    Co-Founder,
    Exagon Impact Capital
    Dulce Cortés
    Senior Investment Officer, Energy and Infrastructure Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,
    Proparco
    Miguel Siliceo
    Head of Investment Unit,
    Ministry of Finance Mexico
    Estela Cachoua
    Executive Director,
    US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Inter-American Chapter
    Moderator
    Robert Da Silva Ashley
    Partner,
    DLA Piper

      ·       Understanding the key opportunities currently on offer

      ·       Examining trends around project structures and financial instruments at play

      ·       How will the changes to the energy regulatory framework affect project bankability

      ·       Evaluating key factors affecting investor appetite: how comfortable are debt and equity players with the Mexico market going forward?

      ·       Project case studies

    The Upside - South Beach

    Icebreaker Reception

    Join us for our Ice Breaker networking reception to kick off the event!
    
    Location: The Upside - 915 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States (Level 8)
    
    
    RSVP HERE to confirm your attendance. 

    Level 39: Crush Foyer

    Pre-Registration & Workshop Networking

    RSVP HERE to join the workshop sessions!

    Level 38: Set Session Room

    Anticipating the Mexico energy and renewables boom

    Jaime Guillen
    Partner & Founding Principal,
    Mexico Infrastructure Partners
    Benigno Villarreal
    Director General,
    Vive Energía
    Marc Frishman
    Co-Founder,
    Exagon Impact Capital
    Dulce Cortés
    Senior Investment Officer, Energy and Infrastructure Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean,
    Proparco
    Miguel Siliceo
    Head of Investment Unit,
    Ministry of Finance Mexico
    Estela Cachoua
    Executive Director,
    US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Inter-American Chapter
    Moderator
    Robert Da Silva Ashley
    Partner,
    DLA Piper

      ·       Understanding the key opportunities currently on offer

      ·       Examining trends around project structures and financial instruments at play

      ·       How will the changes to the energy regulatory framework affect project bankability

      ·       Evaluating key factors affecting investor appetite: how comfortable are debt and equity players with the Mexico market going forward?

      ·       Project case studies

    The Upside - South Beach

    Icebreaker Reception

    Join us for our Ice Breaker networking reception to kick off the event!
    
    Location: The Upside - 915 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States (Level 8)
    
    
    RSVP HERE to confirm your attendance. 

    Level 39: Crush Foyer

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Welcoming Remarks

    Katy Rose
    MD & CRO,
    Exile Group

    Welcome to Americas 2025, brought to you by TXF, Uxolo and Proximo. We draw the project, development, and ECA finance worlds together to ignite new relationships and bring exciting, innovative projects to market.

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Opening Keynote

    David Slade
    Lead and Senior Counselor, Office of the Chairman,
    US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Delving into the details: What does the data say?

    Thomas Hopkins
    Deputy Editor,
    Exile Group
    Maura Murphy
    Head of Production - Proximo,
    Exile Group

    Data is the bedrock of investment decisions in project and export finance. This session gives you a comprehensive, data driven overview of project and export finance in the Americas, taken directly from Proximo and TXF’s Intelligence platform.

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Developing projects: DFI leaders’ panel

    Angie Salom
    Manager Energy Latin America & Caribbean at FMO,
    FMO - Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank
    Andreas Cremer
    Director of Infrastructure and Energy,
    KFW DEG
    Jon Ettinger
    Senior Underwriter,
    MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
    Moderator
    Gabriela Sakamoto
    Partner,
    Mayer Brown

    DFIs have a vital role to play in project financings across the Americas, supporting investment into challenging sectors. This session gathers DFI leaders to investigate their priorities: We consider specific projects that benefited from DFI support, asking our DFI leaders how they brought the projects to close

    • How are DFIs helping to mobilize private capital into development projects, and how are they participating in blended finance, risk participation, and the capital markets?
    • Could DFIs be doing more to support governments when it comes to bringing bankable projects to market?
    • How can ECAs, DFIs, and institutional investors work together to bring more projects to the market?

    Level 38 & 39

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Networking Break

    Grab a coffee and get networking!

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Sources of capital: Debt capital markets

    Alfredo Salvo Dominguez
    Chief Financial Officer,
    Saavi Energia
    Juan Carlos Reboulen
    Resource Mobilization Lead - Infrastructure, Energy & Telecom,
    IDB Invest
    Antonio Navarro
    Managing Partner,
    ArtCap Strategies
    Mariana Primera
    Managing Director,
    Manulife
    Sebastian Perez
    Vice President,
    Digital Bridge
    Moderator
    Rafael Diaz
    Director - LatAm Trust & Agency Services,
    CSC

    As rates stabilise and currencies appreciate, the debt capital markets are back in full force. This session considers the potential for Latin America’s bond markets:

    • Why should some investors choose to tap the debt capital markets rather than syndicated loans? 

    • What are the respective merits of the local vs international capital markets?

    • How do 144As compare to private placements in terms of liquidity and terms?

    Level 38: Set Session Room

    Proximo: Project Finance

    Digital infrastructure and the data center revolution

    Jeff Ferry
    Board Member,
    Elea Digital
    Daniel Toledano
    Managing Director,
    IBT Group
    Antti Saviaho
    Senior Adviser, Telecom, Structured Finance,
    Finnvera plc
    Moderator
    Alexandro Padres
    Partner,
    Paul Hastings

    We’ve seen 30% Year on Year growth in the Latin American digital infrastructure market, with more and more investors setting their sights on data centers, towers, and fibre. This session considers:

    • Analysing the evolving investment landscape for digital infrastructure across the region
    • Examining the emerging trends around data centers. What are the most attractive Latin American destinations, who are the key players, what are the risks?
    • Anticipating the impact of global hyperscalers expanding their regional footprint
    • What impact do regional electricity constraints and power shortages have on project development perspectives?

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    TXF: Export Finance

    Regional focus: North America

    Jorge Del Solar
    Vice President,
    EllisDon Capital
    Noe Bedetti
    Director Export Finance Americas,
    BNP Paribas
    Ross Berger
    President, Managing Director,
    Jefferies Trade Finance Group
    Moderator
    Piers Constable
    Senior Advisor,
    Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO)

    Given the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act, US government entities are increasingly important in energy projects across the country. This session considers:

    • The role that the Departments of Energy and Agriculture have to play in US export finance moving forward
    • What's the Canadian government outlook for investment in the Americas?
    • The increasing opportunities for ECA finance in the US
    • How banks and borrowers should work with US and Canadian agencies to make the most of the new opportunities

    Level 5

    Exile: Project & Export Finance

    Networking lunch

    Use our extended lunch break to meet with fellow guests and exchange details

    Level 38: Set Session Room

    Proximo: Project Finance

    Country in Focus: Brazil

    Mariana Fulan de Souza
    Head of Origination,
    Serena
    Joan Tapia
    Head of Latin America Caribbean Export Agency Finance,
    JP Morgan
    Alexandre Atallah
    Principal,
    ISquared Capital
    Eduardo Bechara De Rosa
    CFO,
    Origo Energia
    Moderator
    Paloma Lima
    Partner,
    Pinheiro Guimaraes

    Brazil is one of the most exciting countries in Latin America when it comes to investment prospects. This session hones in on the country, considering: 

    • What should investors and developers be aware of when entering into one of the region’s most robust economies?

    • What role has BNDES played in project development over the past year, and what more should we expect to see from them? 

    • What role do the domestic capital markets play in financing Brazilian projects?

    • We consider the success of FPSOs in the region, as well as logistics and dollarised PPAs

    Level 39: The Crush Session Room

    TXF: Export Finance

    Boosting exports: ECAs in the Americas

    Carmen Vara
    Director, Underwriting,
    CESCE Credit Insurance
    Jan Rekiel
    Deputy Head of Strategic Clients,
    KUKE - ECA
    Pascale Lefèvre
    Director - Key Accounts,
    Bpifrance
    Catalina Munoz
    Director - Head of Export and Agency Finance Latin America,
    Bank of America (BoA)
    Hendrik Holdefleiss
    Head of International Relations & Analytics,
    Euler Hermes
    Joergen Kragh
    Head of Origination Americas,
    EIFO Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
    Moderator
    Claudia Serrer
    Trade Commissioner,
    ProChile

    ECAs remain a vital part of the funding mix for projects in the Americas. This session gathers some of the region’s most active agencies to consider:

    • What innovative initiatives are our ECAs offering? 

    • What successes have they had with untied products? 

    • How do sustainability goals impact how ECAs operate in the Americas?

    Level 38: Set Session Room

    Proximo: Project Finance

    Catalysing transition: Battery storage in focus

    Marcelo Lando
    Vice President Strategic Growth - Americas,
    Fluence
    Shalin Parikh
    Managing Director,
    EIG Global Energy Partners
    Ramon Valdes
    Associate Director,
    Fitch Ratings
    Lauriane Fillot
    Vice President, Energy, Resources and Infrastructure,
    BNP Paribas
    Moderator
    Maura Murphy
    Head of Production - Proximo,
    Exile Group

    If we are truly committed to the energy transition, then we need to significantly improve battery storage deployment across the region. This session considers why this important, and how we can finance more projects in the space: -Will battery storage help to solve grid management issues?

    • To what extent is technology risk preventing investment in the sector?
    • Examining emerging business models around battery storage: merchant vs capacity payments
    • Are local, regional, and international banks familiar enough with batteries in a Latin American context?
    • Given recent successes in Chile with battery storage as a mitigation tool for transmission woes, what other regions offer the best opportunity to implement these strategies?
    • Understanding battery storage project asset lifecycles, evaluating repowering costs

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      TXF: Export Finance

      Customer feedback: The exporters panel

      Patricia Holzmann
      Director Strategic Ventures,
      Mitsubishi Power Americas
      Lenny Floria
      Head of Regional Treasury and Structured Finance for the Americas,
      Nokia
      Matheus Piorino
      Head of Customer Finance North America - Director,
      Embraer
      Bernd Kalbfell
      Director Sales,
      Jebsen & Jessen Industrial Solutions GmbH
      Moderator
      Jean-Baptiste Piette
      Head of Export and Agency FInance US,
      Santander

      We’ve heard from the ECAs, and now it’s time to hear from their customers. Are the initiatives we’ve just discussed working, and what more do exporters need?

      • Where do our exporters see the biggest opportunities in the Americas? Which countries are the most exciting export destinations?

      • How would increased ECA flexibility, such as the availability of untied products, support exporters in the Americas?

      • How are geopolitical shifts across the region impacting exporters in the Americas?

      Level 38 & 39

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Networking Break

      Take this chance to exchange business cards over a cup of coffee

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Power to the people: Financing the energy transition

      Maria Ignacia Varela
      Vice President, Finance,
      HIF Global
      Gerardo Aguilar
      Head of Energy, Climate and Sustainability,
      Sygnus Capital
      Jake Vlok
      Director Project Finance,
      Siemens Energy
      Anmay Dittman
      Managing Director,
      Blackrock
      Jesse McDougall
      Head of Export Finance,
      UK Export Finance
      Moderator
      Anne Marie Thurber
      Managing Director,
      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

      As the world sinks deeper into the climate emergency, financing the energy transition is vital. It’s also a prime opportunity for the export, project, and development finance communities to work together to bring projects to market. This session considers:

      • Examining project pipelines, structuring trends and new market entrants
      • What sources of financing can developers look to for capital? 
      • What role will natural gas play in the regional energy transition roadmap
      • Beyond wind and solar, which technologies will play an important role in the energy transition? Should ECAs be taking on more risk for emerging technologies such as hydrogen, CCUS, SAF/e-fuels, biogas, fuel cells, enhanced geothermal systems? Are any of these technologies approaching bankability faster than others?

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Closing gameshow: Who wants to be a financier?

      Jaime Guillen
      Partner & Founding Principal,
      Mexico Infrastructure Partners
      Anne Marie Thurber
      Managing Director,
      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
      Piers Constable
      Senior Advisor,
      Private Export Funding Corporation (PEFCO)

      Informed by Proximo and TXF Intelligence, our hotly anticipated gameshow tests industry leaders’ knowledge on the latest trends in project and export finance. Keep your phones at the ready, as our contestants might need your help!

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Level 5

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Cocktail Reception

      Grab a drink and take the chance to get to network with your fellow delegates in a more relaxed setting.

      Level 39: Crush Foyer

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Celebrating women in project & export finance

      Anmay Dittman
      Managing Director,
      Blackrock
      Mariana Fulan de Souza
      Head of Origination,
      Serena
      Maura Murphy
      Head of Production - Proximo,
      Exile Group
      Virginie Hurst
      Head Export Finance Brazil,
      BNP Paribas
      Katy Rose
      MD & CRO,
      Exile Group
      Patricia Holzmann
      Director Strategic Ventures,
      Mitsubishi Power Americas

      At Exile Group, we’re proud to work with WEXIF to amplify the voices of the amazing women who make up our industry. Join one of our interactive discussion groups to consider:

      • How do we build meaningful female networks in the industry to drive personal growth and development?

      • How do we ensure that women are promoted beyond middle management?

      • How do we acknowledge the ‘invisible work’ that women often take on in the workplace, and ensure people from all backgrounds have opportunities to perform more visible duties?

      Please RSVP HERE to attend, or email marketing@exilegroup.com

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Welcoming Remarks

      Natasha Warne
      Head of Event Marketing,
      Exile Group

      Welcome to the second day of Proximo and TXF Americas 2025

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Exploring the regional transportation infrastructure pipelines: Financial structures and funding strategies

      Ricardo Bosch
      Head of North American Business Development,
      Cintra
      Nicolas Valencia
      Financial Planning and Treasurer, Managing Director,
      Odinsa
      Alberto Villegas
      Director,
      John Laing Group
      Mathieu Lebegue
      Regional Head - Latin America,
      STOA INFRA ENERGY
      Ross Berger
      President, Managing Director,
      Jefferies Trade Finance Group
      Catalina Brando
      Investment Manager,
      VGMobility
      Moderator
      Lila Granda
      Head of Political Risk & Credit,
      Vantage Risk

      Transportation infrastructure is vital across the Americas, and globally, but it’s a carbon hungry industry. This panel considers how to decarbonise the Latin American transport industry, and the role that agencies have to play in the shift.

      • Evaluating regional transportation project pipelines: where are the opportunities?
      • Understanding innovative financial mechanisms and overcoming challenges like currency risk; considering risk management tools
      • How comfortable are investors with technology risk, and could ECAs alleviate some of the pressure?

      Level 38 & 39

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Networking Break

      Take a breather from our sessions and grab the opportunity to meet new contacts

      Level 38: Set Session Room

      Proximo: Project Finance

      Using the Elements: Renewables in the Americas

      Luis Arizaga
      Partner,
      Exus Renewables GenuX power
      Johanna Gómez
      Principal Investment Officer of Infrastructure and Energy for Central America, Caribbean and Mexico,
      IDB Invest
      Marcelo Dos Santos
      Director of Private Sector Operations,
      CAF - Development Bank of Latin America
      Moderator
      Maura Murphy
      Head of Production - Proximo,
      Exile Group

      Even as attention shifts to new technologies, wind and solar projects remain a vital puzzle piece when it comes to energy transition in the Americas. This session considers:

      • Will corporate PPAs play a big role in the future of the Latin American renewables market? How are they structured? Who are the leading and emerging offtakers?
      • Are DFI’s crowding out commercial lending and capital markets when it comes to providing debt? How will the situation develop?
      • How do project financiers distribute risk across renewables panels?
      • Examining the success of BESS projects in LatAm. Which destinations stand to benefit from the battery boom next? What regulatory frameworks are needed to accelerate deployment?

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      TXF: Export Finance

      Safety net: Insuring the Americas

      Amy Shinkman
      Vice President, Export Credit Insurance,
      US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States
      Erick Soto
      Sr. Underwriter,
      Vantage Risk
      Brad Dunderman
      Executive Director, Private Insurance Placement,
      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
      Moderator
      Thomas Hopkins
      Deputy Editor,
      Exile Group

      The private insurance market has an important role to play in deals across the Americas. This panel gathers product users and providers to discuss:

      • What are our banks’ experiences with the insurance product, and what feedback do they have for providers?

      • How can the private insurance market collaborate with ECAs, and where have we seen this succeed?

      • Where can DFIs support the private insurance market?

      Level 39: The Crush Session Room

      TXF: Export Finance

      Commodity Trader Panel

      Sergio Marazita
      Regional CFO (Americas),
      BB Energy
      Frederick Guanich
      Treasurer,
      Tricon Energy
      Moderator
      Sebastian Vivanco
      Director - Structure Trade Commodity Finance,
      Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

      • Commodity Market Trends and performance

      • Capital Strategies & Banking Partnerships

      • Enhancing Trade Finance with New Platforms

      Level 38: Set Session Room

      Proximo: Project Finance

      Chilean renewables: Back on track

      Graham Erion
      Chief Commercial Officer,
      CarbonFree Group of Companies
      Adio Stefoni
      Country Manager, Chile,
      Luminous Energy
      Maria Ignacia Varela
      Vice President, Finance,
      HIF Global
      Moderator
      Melissa Raciti-Knapp
      Partner,
      Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

      Despite the DiscoPPA crisis of 2022, the Chilean renewables sector seems stronger than ever. In this session, we will discuss financing mechanisms and investment opportunities of the booming industry.

      • Examining key recent deals in solar, storage and wind
      • Risk rundown: evaluating curtailment, marginal costs of zero, and location-based risk, as well as other traditional renewable development risks
      • Analysing the current state of the PMGD market
      • Discussing the implications of the 2024 regulated tender
      • Anticipating electricity market reforms, especially as pertaining to transmission and distribution
      • To what extent will the proliferation of green and sustainability linked bonds drive project deployment?
      • What’s next for the renewables industry in Chile? Can Chile leapfrog to capitalise on any emerging technologies?
      • Evaluating Chilean renewables M&A

      Level 5

      Exile: Project & Export Finance

      Networking Lunch Break

      We close the event with a networking lunch break, giving you one last chance to exchange business cards and spark relationships that will lead directly to new business