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The organization of the event and the quality of the speakers who participated in the conference were outstanding. The conference was very interesting and the topics developed were very topical and they dealt with the current financial problems.
Juan Alberto Fuhr, Power Infrastructure Argentina
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The region’s premiere debt gathering, where more than 250 senior global, regional and local investors, issuers, bankers and advisors will share their experiences, opportunities, challenges and strategies for navigating this historic moment in the region’s history.
Listen to thought-provoking debates on the transition of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay’s financial markets. With more than 35 senior level speakers from the corporate finance and investment banking industry this year’s event will be the perfect platform to discover new business opportunities in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay’s debt markets, onshore and off shore.
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Welcome to the only credit markets event for Argentina, Paraguay & Uruguay
REASONS TO ATTEND:
257+ attendees
90% Director level
or above
A perfect event, with excellent topics of discussion, and ample opportunities to speak with colleagues, clients and friends. The planning, organization and execution was also excellent. Must attend event.
Eugenio Andrea Bruno, Estudio Bruno
35+ Key Industry
speakers
100Pre-arranged 1-to-
1 Meetings
Senior Level Speakers include
Benigno Lopez, Minister, Ministry
of Finance, Paraguay
Santiago Peña, Director,
Banco Basa
Juan Prioletta,National Director of Renewable Energy,
Ministry of Energy and Mining, Argentina
Emerson de Pieri,Managing Partner, Haliwell Financial
Santiago de Lafuente, Senior Advisor, Apollo Global Management
Pablo Miedziak,Chief Financial Office,
San Antonio Internacional
Miguel Zielonka, Associate Director,
Econviews
Martin Parodi,Managing Director,
Total-Eren
Hildo Cuffia, Directory Advisor,Prudencia Seguro
Mark Walker, Senior Managing
Director – Sovereign Advisory,
Guggenheim Partners
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The event in numbers
Audience breakdown by seniority Audience breakdown by sector
22%
11%
Director / VP:
Other:
30%Managing Director / Partner:
37%CEO, CFO, CIO, Heads of:
It has been a great experience today’s event. The quality of the speakers and the content addressed were a perfect selection. Looking forward for next year’s event.
Julieta Maria Vallés, Simplot Argentina S.R.L.
350+Attendees
34%
24% 14%
11%
6%
5% 2%
Corporates, borrowers &
issuers
International banks & regional banks
nvestors
Government, ECA & Development
Bank
Rating agencies
Law firms
Other
300+Attendees
360 EnergyAbu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)AdCap Asset ManagementAdecoagroAerolineas ArgentinasAkuo EnergyAllaria Ledesma & Cia.Aluar Aluminio ArgentinoAmaggiAraucaria EnergyARG CapitalArpartnersAXISAySA - Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos S.A.B&B ConsultoresBACS Banco de Crédito y SecuritizaciónBanco Central De La República Argentina (BCRA)Banco GaliciaBanco HipotecarioBanco IndustrialBanco MarivaBladexBritish Embassy ArgentinaCablevision HoldingCamuzzi GasCelulosa SA
Central Bank of ArgentinaCentral PuertoCitiCity of Buenos AiresCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonCofcoComision Nacional de ValoresCompass GroupConsultatio Asset ManagementCorporacion AmericaCredit Agricole CIBDLA PiperDYCASA Sociedad AnónimaEconviewsEnelEnergyEstudio BrunoFarmacity S.A.FiatFitch RatingsFix ScrFondos PellegriniGaleno CapitalGenneiaGire S.A (Rapipago)GLOBANTGobierno de Entre RiosGobierno De La Ciudad De Buenos AiresGreenberg Traurig
Grupo ArcorGrupo CAPSAGrupo CEOSAHelportHSBCICBCICPowerIMPSAING CapitalInveraItau BBAJinko SolarLedesmaLithium AmericasLoma Negra Compania Industrial ArgentinaLUFT EnergiaMakena Investment FundMercadoLibreMerlin Interactive Systems LLCMinera ExarMinistry of Energy and Mining of ArgentinaMinistry of Finance, ArgentinaMitsui & CoMizuho BankMoody’s Investors ServiceMorgan StanleyNational Securities Commission - Comision Nacional de Valores
(CNV)NatixisNatural ResourcesNewsanNosisNova ArgentiaORSNA - Organismo Regulador del SistemaNacional de AeropuestosPampa EnergiaPan American EnergyPecom Servicios Energia SAPetroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia S.A.Plaza LogisticaPluspetrolPortuguese Embassy, ColombiaPower Infrastructure ArgentinaPro RatingsProfertilPrudencia Compania Argentina de seguros generalesPrudential SeguroPuenteROFEXRovella CarranzaS&P GlobalSAGUA ArgentinaSan Antonio InternacionalSan Miguel
SantanderSantander Asset ManagementSantander RioSimplot Argentina S.R.L.Sinergium BiotechSMBC Nikko Securities AmericaSociete GeneraleStone Harbor Investment PartnersSwiss Medical GroupSYASA GroupTarjetas RegionalesTechint Engineering & ConstructionTecpetrolTelecom ArgentinaTerniumThe Investment CompanyThe Rohatyn GroupTMF GroupTotal Eren ArgentinaTransenerTransportadora De Gas Del NorteTrivento Bodegas y VinedosVEOLIAVicentinVolkswagenWinston and StrawnYPF
For the full list of participants call Francisco Vasconcelos on +44 777 284 7624
Companies that attend Bonds, LOANS & DERIVATIVES ARGENTINA, PARAGUAY & URUGUAY
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Conference Programme: THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2019 08.00
Registration and networking 08.50
Chairman’s opening remarks 09.00
Sovereign and sub-sovereign capital markets strategy in 2020 and beyond• New markets, providing benchmarks and liquidity:
Government initiatives to open up new pools of capital for corporates and developers
• What are the governments’ strategies with regards to supporting GDP growth and infrastructure projects?
• A spotlight on the provinces: What are the opportunities at the provincial level? Will the provinces be awarded new projects and how will these be financed?
• Comparing and contrasting sovereign and sub-sovereign investment opportunities
Benigno Lopez, Minister, Ministry of Finance, ParaguayTodd Martinez, Director, Latin America Sovereigns, Fitch Ratings
09.45
Macroeconomic outlook for the region: Economic fundamentals, market technicals and party politics• Assessing the impacts of global, political and economic
volatilities for Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay• Impact of politics on economics and finance: Will there be a
rally post Argentine election?• Returning to growth following the 2018 downturn: What is the
outlook for Argentina for the coming 6 to 12 months?• What sectors were resilient through 2018? Where are the
opportunities today? • Beyond IMF support: What reforms are needed to adjust
macro imbalances?Miguel Zielonka, Associate Director, EconviewsPablo Miedziak, Chief Financial Officer, San Antonio InternacionalSantiago Peña, Director, Banco Basa
The event was great, and very useful to participate, and to be updated, with the opinions of
experts from different sectors, in this complex moment of financing
in the country.Roberto Fagan, IC Power
10.30
Unlocking ESG financing – is this the new untapped pool of liquidity that issuers/borrowers have been looking for?• Defining ESG – what are the E(nvironmental), S(ocial) and
G(overnance) metrics to be met?• How important is ESG? To what extent are banks and investors
are increasingly looking at ESG as a core criterion? What are the expectations vs reality?
• Sustainable financing vs green, bonds vs loans: What are the different structures, who are the eligible candidates for each?
• ESG beyond a marketing exercise: How can issuers and borrowers access better pricing, tenors and liquidity by incorporate ESG practices? Are the additional reporting requirements of going green justified?
• Assessing the performance of green instruments in the primary and secondary markets: Why should companies enhance their ESG capabilities?
• Step-by-step: How to define and create an ESG policy• Implementation, on-going work and updating: What is the
experience globally vs South Cone vs Argentina?Maria Silvina Bruggia, Market Development Director, Latin America, Refinitiv 11.15
Coffee and networking
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Conference Programme: THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2019 11.45
Lending in uncertain times: Who’s in and who’s out? • Where do Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay sit within investors’
portfolios? which global investors are hungry for the risk?• What do banks need and borrowers want? Is it business as
usual, if the price and tenor are right?• How are caveats changing during the negotiation process?
What new requirements are banks requesting? • How are local and international banks showing their
commitment during uncertain times? How are they supporting the domestic market?
• A return to cross-border markets: what signs are international investors looking before returning to Argentina? Which issuers will be the first to have access to international markets?
• How are local fund managers and insurance companies managing their portfolios? What is their assessment of the opportunities in the domestic market?
Emerson de Pieri, Managing Partner, Haliwell Investments MercosurSantiago de Lafuente, Senior Advisor, Apollo Global Management Martin Parodi, Managing Director, Total-ErenHildo Cuffia, Directory Advisor, Prudencia SeguroEduardo Zemborain, Head of Specialized Industries and Investment Banking, ICBC Argentina S.A.
12.30
Restructuring and distressed debt: What to expect and the pitfalls to avoid• What are the options for companies in financial distress with
looming repayments and no-refinancing options?• Expectations of lenders and bond investors: What issuers and
borrowers need to know and be aware of?• When does refinancing turn into restructuring? What impact
can the term “restructuring” have on pricing of the liabilities that are being refinanced? Can restructurings happen without companies being associated with default?
• What are the principles on which bankruptcy laws are based and how does it work in practice? How to ensure all parties are better protected?
• Restructuring bonds and loans: analysing and reviewing best practices and success stories and what is the roadmap towards successfully refinancing liabilities and drawing out tenors?
Mark Walker, Senior Managing Director – Sovereign Advisory, Guggenheim Partners 12.50
Networking lunch
The organization of the event and on the quality of the speakers who
participated in the conference were outstanding. The conference was very interesting, the topics developed were very topical and dealt with the current
financial problem.
Juan Alberto Fuhr, Power Infrastructure Argentina
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14.00
Funding the region’s critical infrastructure and energy project pipeline: Where will the money come from and who is prepared to take the risk? What does the structure look like?• How to attract new capital into infrastructure projects: What
structures/covenants can be put in place to put investors and lenders at ease?
• What is the appetite from local institutional investors to invest into infrastructure and energy projects? What are the structures that allows institutional investors to buy into projects?
• Sparking local private sector and international investment into the countries’ project finance market: What financing avenues do OPIC, DFIs, ECAs and/or Multilaterals open up? Can they act as a benchmark for local institutional investors and encourage regulatory reform?
• Evaluating Chinese and Russian investments into the Argentine economy: To what extent are their investments plugging the gap across the infrastructure and energy space? Understanding the criteria for ensuring their participation in infrastructure projects
• Are PPPs the most effective way in which to finance and execute the region’s critical infrastructure and energy projects?
• Do the changing dynamics in the political, economic and governance landscapes impact the implementation of PPPs? What are the long-term consequences given these changes?
• Evaluating the challenges and successes of Paraguay’s PPP programme: If other countries can successfully implement a PPP programme why can’t Argentina?
Juan Prioletta, National Director of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and Mining, ArgentinaFacundo Salinas Aguirre, Director, Public Investment, Ministry of Finance, Paraguay Pablo Harriague, Vice President - Real Assets & Structured Finance, HSBCMartina Gallardo Barreyro, Assistant Vice President – Analyst, Moody’s
Conference Programme: THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2019
View the full agenda online at www.BondsLoansArgentina.com
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Deepening the local market and boosting activity: Opportunities and proactive steps towards a more liquid and resilient capital market• Planning for the post-election debt capital market landscape:
Understanding how issuers and borrowers will prepare and implement business strategies in light of new administration?
• Assessing opportunities and challenges: How are Argentinian, Paraguayan and Uruguayan companies accessing local currency funding?
• Do SMEs need to look at formalising and improving governance practices to secure the funding they require?
• Deepening the local capital market: Assessing what primary market developments are needed to develop secondary market liquidity across all three markets
• How will the local currency market become a long-term alternative for Argentinean, Paraguayan and Uruguayan issuers?
• Structural reforms to support and develop the credit markets: What’s been done? What still needs to be done? What has been started and needs to be pushed through?
Jorge Diehl, Corporate Treasurer, Aluar
15.20
Chairman’s closing remarks followed by networking cocktail reception hosted by HSBC
Great event, full of interesting people for networking and a high level of speakers in each panel. I look forward to the
next edition.
Esteban Pérez Andrich, Ministry of Energy and Mining of Argentina
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GFC did a good job in Argentina. The high level of the attendees and speakers did not allow only for important networking but also provided with a very in-depth view of the current situation of the country, its economic fundamentals and its financing challenges. Argentina is living today difficult, maybe historic, moments. Needed to be there!
Pablo Maudes, Credit Agricole
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What Our Sponsors and your Clients Say About Us
The conference was great in every aspect. The organization was perfect. The agenda was very well designed and the quality of the speakers was the best you can get. It was a very high-level event. Also, the one on one meetings feature was very helpful for the networking part of the event
Fernando Canzani, BACS Banco de Crédito y Securitización
The organisation of the Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Argentina
conference was great!.
Diego Vogelbaum, Banco Itau
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It was wonderful participating in the Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Argentina conference. It was very helpful to connect with other Argentine issuers
and banks and hear about the perspectives of the Argentinean economy and markets. The upcoming views in terms of the debt markets from different
perspectives was very enriching.
Adriana Baños, Camuzzi Gas Pampeana
I want to highlight the relevance of the content and the quality of the speakers. In addition, professional planning and organization of Bonds, Loans & Derivatives Argentina
resulted in the delivery of a world-class conference. Last but not least, the balance between networking and
lecturing times was just perfect
Miguel Zielonka, Econ Views
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