Thursday, November 5, 2026
9:00 AM-9:30 AM
Coffee and registration
9:30 AM-9:35 AM
Latin Lawyer welcome remarks
9:35 AM-9:45 AM
Chairs’ opening remarks
María Olga Rivera
Partner, Barros & Errázuriz
Pablo Sorj
Partner, Mattos Filho
Thomas Pate
Partner, White & Case
9:45 AM-10:45 AM
Financing Latin America's next chapter
The panel will explore the sectors attracting the greatest investment, the jurisdictions expected to see the most activity, and how the role of commercial banks has evolved over the past five years in response to changing economic, regulatory and market conditions.
Thomas Pate
Partner, White & Case
Benjamin Koehler
Managing Director, Societe Generale
David Gonzalez
Managing Director, SMBC
Thomas Prosper
Director, Energy, Resources & Infrastructure LatAm, BNP Paribas
Tatiana Preta
Managing Director and Head of Project Finance, MUFG
Pablo Garcia Maestro
Head of Project Finance - Energy & Infrastructure Group, Credit Argircole CIB
10:45 AM-11:45 AM
Digital infrastructure: where capital, capacity and connectivity meet
- What opportunities and risks are the growth of data centres creating for dealmaking across Latin America’s digital infrastructure market?
- How are fibre optic cables and networks positioning Latin America as a global digital infrastructure hub and investment opportunity?
- How are the latest trends within telecoms infrastructure evolving across Latin America, and what role are they playing within project finance?
- How will the region’s investment in digital infrastructure improve dealmaking for the energy sector?
Pablo Sorj
Partner, Mattos Filho
Jeannine Acevdeo
Chief Legal Officer, Atlas Renewable Energy
Guilherme Dzik
Investor, Lumina Capital Management
Laura Pareja Restrepo
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Carlos Ardila
Partner, Latham & Watkins
11:45 AM-12:10 PM
Networking break
12:10 PM-1:10 PM
Battery storage, certainty and the future of clean power
- What are the investment drivers for renewable energy?
- As wind and solar capacity expands, how is battery storage being integrated into projects across the region?
- What investment trends, financing models and key players are shaping the battery storage market?
- How is foreign investment influencing deployment in leading markets?
María Olga Rivera
Partner, Barros & Errázuriz
Horacio de Uriarte
Co-Managing Partner, Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes
Laurie Kelly
Chief Financial Officer, Generadora Metropolitana
Thomas Parisotto
Project Finance Director, Credit Agricole
Maria Fernanda Santillana Rojas
Senior Associate, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
1:10 PM-2:10 PM
Networking Lunch
2:10 PM-3:10 PM
Mining momentum: opportunity, risk and regulation
- How is the critical minerals landscape evolving across Latin America, where are the most active markets, and what is driving continued investment in these commodities?
- Do rare earths, lithium and desalination represent a unique opportunity for Latin America, and how are these projects developing?
- What role is foreign investment playing in shaping mining projects and capital flows across Latin America?
- How are regulatory risks being used to attract, manage and control investment and financing for critical mineral projects across the region?
Carlos Viana
Partner, White & Case
Jürgen Spihlmann
General Counsel & Deputy Corporate Secretary, Aclara Resources
Daniel Minzer
Senior Vice President, Citi
Alvaro Belevan
Senior Director, Societe Generale
Francisco De La Barra
Partner, Barros & Errázuriz
Gabriela Sakamoto
Partner, Mayer Brown
3:10 PM-3:55 PM
Development banks fireside chat
Rafael Matas Trillo
Head of the Southern Cone, IDB Invest
Rosalia Roman Urcuyo
Chief Counsel Private Sector Legal Affairs, CAF
Felipe Fuentes
Senior Underwriter, MIGA
3:55 PM-4:15 PM
Coffee and networking break
4:15 PM-5:15 PM
The changing shape of project finance: platforms, portfolios and covenant flexibility
- How are project and limited recourse financing structures evolving across Latin America?
- What is driving the growing interest in platform and portfolio financing models?
- How are lenders and sponsors balancing flexibility and risk protection in today’s market?
- To what extent are more covenant light structures influencing infrastructure and energy financing in the region?
Jorge Kamine
Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Frederico Moura
Partner, Stocche Forbes
Carlos Ivan Gomez
Director | Infrastructure & Project Finance, Scotiabank
Cesar Diaz
Senior Associate, Galicia Abogados
5:15 PM-5:25 PM
Chairs’ closing remarks
María Olga Rivera
Partner, Barros & Errázuriz
Pablo Sorj
Partner, Mattos Filho
Thomas Pate
Partner, White & Case
5:25 PM-5:30 PM
Latin Lawyer closing remarks
5:30 PM-6:30 PM
Networking drinks reception
