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12 MAY
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15 MAY
DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE & EMERGING TECH
PROJECT RISK, PPP & CONCESSIONS
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS IN EUROPE
RENEWABLES: MERCHANT RISK, AUCTIONS & BUBBLES
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BEFORE
Top regional deals in the spotlight
Case studies with Q&As, featuring the makers of the most outstanding deals in
each region.
1 week advance attendee list &
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driven matchmaking service
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and we will arrange meetings with your most
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European infra & renewables data
reportAn exclusive in depth look at the most celebrated project financings that have closed
recently across Europe
DURING
AFTER
Continue networkingThe Networking Tool will remain live for a period after each event, allowing you time to explore this
Post-virtual-event reportA detailed look at change to each
global audience
event’s content including attendance analysis, polling data and key sessions take aways
The best content aroundProximo’s market leading news, analysts and data enable us to initiate the most relevant discussion discussions to your corner
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YOUR INFRA EXPERTS
Dipak HariaDirector,
Infrastructure DebtBlackRock
Chris WilliamsHead of UK Project
FinanceHead of Infrastructure
LBBW
Robert Bartlett
MUFG
Christophe GegoutSenior Investment Director
Meridiam Infrastructure
Michael SwittSenior Managing Director,
Head of Power and Infrastructure Debt
Manulife
Manuel CaryChief Executive O �cer�Transport Infrastructure
Investment Company (TIIC)
David SwindinHead of EMEA
Cubico Sustainable Investments
Caroline LyttonHead of Power
and RenewablesSMBC
Darryl MurphyHead of Infrastructure
Aviva Investors
Luis Miguel PalancarStructured Finance -
Managing Director, Head of Europe & Asia
BBVA
Stephane GrandguillaumePartner
3i
Eduardo CaminoCFO and Head of Growth
Finerge
Carlos Terre
Scope Ratings
Juan AngoitiaSenior Managing Director -
InfrastructureArdian
Andrew WojtekSenior Investment Manager, Energy and Infrastructure
EMEA,Aquila Capital
Matthew VickerstaffDeputy CEO, Head of
Project FinanceInfrastructure and Projects
Authority
Francois BergereExecutive Director
Long-term Infrastructure Investors Association
Dulce MendoncaInvestment Director
InfraRed Capital Partners
Oliver BradleyManaging Director,
Digital Infrastructure Investing
Macquarie Capital
Managing Director, Head of Project Finance Ratings
WELCOME TO PROXIMO’S VIRTUAL SESSIONSGeorge Khachadourian, Senior Content Manager, Proximo
SESSIONS END
COFFEE AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING Sponsored by
DATA CENTRES AND FIBRE: DE-RISKING THE ASSETS TO BROADEN THE INVESTOR BASE• Is it time that ‘core+’ was consigned to history, or is the investor base still on its way to maturity?• Contrasting the role of specialised investors, private equity, and REITS• How do you approach new markets?• Are government subsidies being targeted where they are most needed? Oliver Bradley, Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure Investing, Macquarie CapitalCarlos Terre, Managing Director, Head of Project Finance Ratings, Scope Ratings Stefan Barrow, Director, Infrastructure, MUFGModerator: Sean Keating, Editor, Proximo
CASE STUDY: A YEAR ON FROM THE DEN: ALLEGO’S EV CHARGING HYBRID FINANCINGAllego’s €150 million hybrid debt financing closed in 2019, shortly after its owner –
Meridiam – gave an impassioned pitch to potential debt investors in Proximo’s ‘Dragons’ Den’.
What made the expansion of this emerging asset class attractive for banks and institutional investors alike?
Christophe Gegout, Senior Investment Director, MeridiamModerator: George Khachadourian, Senior Content Manager, Proximo
TUESDAY 12 MAYDIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE & EMERGING TECH
DRAGONS’ DEN GAME-SHOW: FOR THOSE ABOUT TO PITCH, WE SALUTE YOU!Proximo’s pitching masterclass continues, with four ‘aspiring entrepreneurs’ pitching their emerging infra assets as being bankable through project finance.
This year’s assets to enter the Dragons’ Den include:
• Hyperloop Networks
• Hydrogen electrolysers
Presenter: Constantine Demetriou, Head of International Development, Hardt Hyperloop
Dragon: Sybille Grandgeorge, Director, Power and Renewables, Natixis
Carlos Albero, Global Finance Segment Leader in Energy, DNV GLModerator: Sean Keating, Editor, Proximo
VIRTUAL SCHEDULE12-15 MAY
SESSIONS
CONCLUDE WITH
YOUR QUESTIONS
ANSWERED LIVE
10:30CEST
12:50
11:35
10:35CEST
11:05CEST
11:55CEST
10:35
POLITICAL AND CREDIT RISK: COUNTING DOWN EUROPE’S TOP FINANCING RISKS, AND WHAT COVERAGE YOU NEED IN THE AGE OF COVID-19• Where is political risk underappreciated in Europe?• Assessing the growth of funds using insurance.• Risk weighted assets in 2020• How will they apply it differently to traditional lenders?Santiago Herrero, Head, Political Risk, Credit and Bond, Iberia, AXA XLCharlie Radcliffe, Director, BPL GlobalSimon Bessant, Director, Texel FinanceModerator: Sean Keating, Editor, Proximo
WEDNESDAY 13 MAYPROJECT RISK, PPP AND CONCESSIONS
10:30
CEST
CESTWELCOME TO PROXIMO’S VIRTUAL SESSIONSSean Keating, Editor, Proximo
13:20CEST
13:00CEST
11:05CEST
WIN THE CROWD: ARE GOVERNMENTS DELIVERING ON THEIR INFRA PROJECT PIPELINE EXPECTATIONS?• Alternatives to PPP: what viable funding models are European governments exploring to attract private sector interest?• Post-austerity project finance: as government purse-strings loosen, which jurisdictions will reveal greater appetite for off-balance sheet procurement?• What actions are public authorities taking to make the bidding process easier for prospective project sponsors?• Government perspectives on the health and robustness of contractors and the construction sector in a low margin environment• Is development bank funding targeted where it is most needed?
Dessislava Strothmann, Head of Value for Money/PPP, Die Autobahn - GermanyStephen Dadswell, Head of Corporate Finance, Transport for LondonRob Peters, Senior Financial Advisor, RijkswaterstaatModerator: Tom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, Proximo
11:50CEST
GAME SHOW: DEAL OR NO DEAL?• Is the project bankable and at what price?• Five lenders weigh up five hypothetical transactions on stage: Deal or No Deal is a fun take on real transactions, gauging lender appetite for debt financing for different assets under different terms. Deals to include:• Offshore wind and solar PV featuring corporate offtake contracts with new sustainability requirements• Digital infrastructure projects with ambitious equity requirements and minimal government support• DFI-supported transactions in peripheral Europe, with local and international sponsor equityMichael Switt, Senior Managing Director, Head of Power and Infrastructure Debt, ManulifeLuis Miguel Palancar, Structured Finance - Managing Director, Head of Europe & Asia, BBVAChris Williams, Head of Project Finance, LBBWRobert Bartlett, Head of Infrastructure, MUFGModerator: Sean Keating, Editor, Proximo
12:35CEST
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: UK INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER BREXITMatthew Vickerstaff, Deputy CEO, Head of Project Finance, UK Infrastructure and Projects Authority
SESSIONS END
COFFEE AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING Sponsored by
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY CONTINUEDPROXIMO EMEA AWARDS SHOW
TUNE IN FROM 6PM CEST
Join us again in the evening on 13 May for a broadcast of this year’s most celebrated EMEA deals. Pour yourself a cocktail and cross your fingers!
HERE’S A GLIMPSE OF THIS YEAR’S AWARDS CATEGORIES:
EMEA Offshore Wind
Eurasian Oil & Gas
EMEA Transport
EMEA Water
EMEA Communications
EMEA EV charging
EMEA PPP
DRINKS AND NETWORKING TO FOLLOW
EMEA Solar
EMEA FLNG
EMEA Petrochemicals
EMEA Mining
EMEA Onshore Wind
EMEA Regional developer of the year
THURSDAY 14 MAYRENEWABLES: MERCHANT RISK, AUCTIONS, AND BUBBLES
10:30CEST
WELCOME TO PROXIMO’S VIRTUAL SESSIONSTom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, Proximo
SESSIONS END
COFFEE AND VIRTUAL NETWORKING
10:35CEST
11:20CEST
12:10CEST
12:55
11:50
CEST
CEST
THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THERE IS A BUBBLE IN EUROPEAN RENEWABLES
Fabio D’Alonzo, Managing Director, European Investments, EquitixCaroline Lytton, Head of Power and Renewables EMEA, SMBCClement Weber, Director, Green GiraffeModerator: Tom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, Proximo
GROWING RENEWABLE MERCHANT EXPOSURE IN A DE-CARBONISING EUROPE: STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE
• Zero-subsidy renewables in 2020 and the impact on the merchant market• Is an increasingly commoditised asset class positive for investors and consumers?• How concerned should we be over electricity prices?• Will de-carbonisation efforts lead to more large-scale projects, and therefore greater liquidity in project debt?• To what extent are feed-in tariffs still a necessity for a healthy renewables market across Europe?
David Swindin, Head of EMEA, Cubico Sustainable InvestmentsStephen Jennings, Head of Energy and Natural Resources, MUFGModerator: Tom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, Proximo
MEETING RENEWABLES AUCTIONS EXPECTATIONS
Why is Europe missing its renewableauctions expectations despite falling costsand a maturing green finance ecosystem?Which jurisdictions are succeeding, and why? Exploring:• The need to mitigate emerging technology risk• Energy transition as a bidding incentive• ECA and DFI-backing
Pablo Otin, CEO, PowertisNeal Erlenborn, Director, Project Debt and Equity, Van OordEzio Ravaccia, CFO, Solar VenturesModerator: Tom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, Proximo
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FRIDAY 15 MAYINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS IN EUROPE
WELCOME TO PROXIMO’S VIRTUAL SESSIONSGeorge Khachadourian, Senior Content Manager, Proximo
VIRTUAL NETWORKING ROOMS POWERED BY
ARE BANKS NOW FULLY DISINTERMEDIATED BY DIRECT LENDING AND THE BOND MARKET?• Where does institutional client demand for project debt sit, compared with corporate credit?• Are we seeing more Holdco financings, and how are debt providers pricing Holdco level debt differently?• Which sub-sectors allow greater flexibility for funds pricing-wise?• How will non-banks fare amid a ratings downgrade?Dipak Haria, Director, Infrastructure Debt, BlackRockGreg Taylor, Director, Sequoia Investment ManagementAugustin Segard, Fund Manager, Infrastructure Debt, SchrodersAde Bamford, Head of Direct Lending, MUFGGiles Gray, Associate Director, Infra Debt, AMP Capital
Tom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, ProximoModerator:
Speaker: Dr Tom Parkman, Head of Research, Proximo
THE OUTLOOK FOR EXISTING DEBT AND EQUITY ASSETS• Are we seeing the pool of direct institutional investors widening?• Where are European investors allocating in overseas infrastructure?• Do European assets meet the returns expectations of non-European investors?Darryl Murphy, Head of Infrastructure, Aviva InvestorsDulce Mendonca, Investment Director, InfraRed Capital PartnersTom Sumpster, Independent
Tom Nelthorpe, Contributing Editor, ProximoModerator:
DIRECT AND CO-INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW IS INSTITUTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTOR MAKE-UP CHANGING IN EUROPE?• Does an increasingly short-term investment climate suit the profile of LP investors?• ‘Core +’: a concept of the past? Or a critical indicator for entering a project?• Does the risk-return profile of brownfield projects suit financial and strategic sponsor partners equally?• What debt financing terms allow lenders and institutional equity players to sit comfortably together?Stéphane Grandguillaume, Partner, 3iJuan Angoitia, Senior Managing Director – Infrastructure, ArdianManuel Cary, CEO, TIIC
François Bergere, Executive Director, Long-term Infrastructure Moderator:Investors Association
11:15CEST
PRESENTATION: PROXIMO SPONSORS' REPORT - KEY FINDINGS
11:10CEST
12:35
11:50CEST
CEST
13:15CEST
13:40CEST
THE PHYSICAL EVENT AGENDA WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE
SCHEDULED EVENT DATE: 1-2 OCTOBER 2020
THE PESTANA PALACE HOTEL, LISBON
To allow for the most up to date set of session topics possible, the agenda for the rescheduled Lisbon event will be released later in the year.
Stay tuned for the best insight from across the European region including discussion of strategy to mitigate the impending economic downturn.
As usual you can expect all of the novel features from this Proximo event with fun game show sessions, novel networking activities, a top flight pan-European project finance guest list and content researched and delivered by the best in the market.
FUN NETWORKING ACTIVITIES
INTERACTIVE GAMESHOW SESSIONS
EUROPEAN DEVELOPERS, FUNDS
AND BANKS
‘Well chosen subjects presented in a lively atmosphere. Debate well facilitated by sharp moderators and interaction with public making use of modern technologies.’
Lydia Schott, Vents de Dunkirque
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