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With the new Presidential administration being sworn in, the Renaissance of US diplomacy is set to begin. Sustainability and key agencies such as US EXIM are at the top of the priority list. What can we expect from the incoming Biden administration? How will strategies surrounding sustainability take form? How will US EXIM's and DFC's mandates evolve?

Elsa Fucile
Content Manager, TXF
Daniel P. Ahn
Managing Director, Chief US Economist and Head of Macro Strategy, BNP Paribas

Exporters and borrowers need more flexibility and innovation at a faster rate than ever before. Is enough support being provided from public and private sources of lending? Have new fountains of financing emerged? Which financing support mechanisms are still needed to finalise deals?

Patricia Holzmann
Director Strategic Ventures, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems
Lenny Floria
Head of Regional Treasury and Structured Finance for the Americas, Nokia
Moderator
Hesham Zakai
Managing Director, TXF

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We zoom into the evolution of DFI's mandates following the shock of 2020. Will we finally begin to see closer cooperation between DFIs and ECAs? Following the US election, how will DFC's strategies change with the Biden Administration? Which new products have been implemented to further support borrowers in higher risk countries?

Jozef Henriquez
Head of Resource Mobilization, IDB Invest
Juan Jose Garcia
Regional Head of Syndications, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Moderator
Anne Marie Thurber
Managing Director, SMBC

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While it continues to battle the pandemic along with the international community, Brazil like others in the region is waiting to see the new policies the US administration will be implementing, ranging from its interaction with the multilateral institutions to issues like climate change. Domestically, Brazil continues its push for international investor friendly policies. Following its pension reforms and the implementation of more liberal economic policies, the government is actively seeking to ratify its tax and administrative reforms to simplify the regulatory environment for foreign investors.

Carlos Pio
Executive Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Brazil
Sergio Novis
International Relations - Export Credit, BNDES
Moderator
Rodrigo Fittipaldi Rocha
Head of Financial Institution Coverage Latam, BNP Paribas

LatAm, along with other regions, continues to push forward the UN's ESGs. As a result, international investors are under more pressure than ever to ensure that transactions meet the necessary criteria. However, with lack of a standardized measuring instrument, how are players in the region managing to address the social and sustainability challenges? How does LatAm compared to other regions?

Robert Doyle
Director - Project & Structured Finance, Honeywell UOP
Olga Calabozo Garrido
Regional Head, Latin America & the Caribbean, MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Suzanne Garrod
Head of the Americas, Zurich
Moderator
Piers Constable
Managing Director, Head of Americas, Structured Trade and Export Finance, Deutsche Bank

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Several of your favorite export finance colleagues take the virtual stage to answer general knowledge questions from the ECA and project finance world. Audience members will also have the opportunity to follow along from the comfort of a screen near you!

Anne Marie Thurber
Managing Director, SMBC
Donnie DiCarlo
Executive Vice President, BPL Global
Nathan Nelson
Regional Vice President for Latin America & the Caribbean, EDC - Export Development Canada
Moderator
Elsa Fucile
Content Manager, TXF

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2020 shook things up across the board but 2021 is full of opportunities with the election of President Biden in the US, a rapid development and deployment of new vaccines on the horizon as well as favourable market conditions for exporters and borrowers in LatAm. This session defines the background of where the framework of opportunities lies with an emphasis on the Biden administration's upcoming strategies.

Michelle Digruttolo
Senior Managing Director, Ankura Consulting Group
Elsa Fucile
Content Manager, TXF

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Over the course of the last couple of years, ECA financing has battled smaller profit margins as a result of increased competition and lower pricing in the Americas. By contrast, 2021 is set to establish ECA financing as a more lucrative option for borrowers as larger lenders cope with stricter regulations. Are ECAs poised to take the financing lead in the region? Have untied lending schemes lost its growing appeal following the effects of 2020? How are ECAs adapting to the needs of its exporters?

Alban d'Herbès
Regional Manager - Latin America, Bpifrance
Tuukka Andersén
Vice President/Head of Underwriting, Finnvera plc
Moderator
Jean-Baptiste PIETTE
Head of Export and Agency Finance USA, Banco Santander

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President AMLO has been focusing on three major projects: Dos Bocas Refinery, Aeropuerto de Santa Lucia, and Tren Maya. Its critics have questioned their viability but if the projects are opened to international investors, their outlook might be changed. Meanwhile, Bancomext and Banobras' roles have shifted – what has this meant for exporters and borrowers alike?

Jenaro Laris-Vazquez
Head of Office Mexico, SACE
Volker Helms
Managing Director, Landesbank Baden - Wurttemberg (LBBW)
Ricardo Larrañaga
Vice President, Debt Capital Markets, BANCOMEXT - Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, SNC
Moderator
Elsa Fucile
Content Manager, TXF

LatAm, along with other regions, continues to push forward the UN's ESGs. As a result, international investors are under more pressure than ever to ensure that transactions meet the necessary criteria. However, with lack of a standardized measuring instrument, how are players in the region managing to address the social and sustainability challenges? How does LatAm compared to other regions?

Robert Doyle
Director - Project & Structured Finance, Honeywell UOP
Olga Calabozo Garrido
Regional Head, Latin America & the Caribbean, MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Suzanne Garrod
Head of the Americas, Zurich
Moderator
Piers Constable
Managing Director, Head of Americas, Structured Trade and Export Finance, Deutsche Bank

Stream

Several of your favorite export finance colleagues take the virtual stage to answer general knowledge questions from the ECA and project finance world. Audience members will also have the opportunity to follow along from the comfort of a screen near you!

Piers Constable
Managing Director, Head of Americas, Structured Trade and Export Finance, Deutsche Bank
Moderator
Elsa Fucile
Content Manager, TXF

Stream

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With the new Presidential administration being sworn in, the Renaissance of US diplomacy is set to begin. Sustainability and key agencies such as US EXIM are at the top of the priority list. What can we expect from the incoming Biden administration? How will strategies surrounding sustainability take form? How will US EXIM's and DFC's mandates evolve?

Elsa Fucile
Content Manager, TXF
Daniel P. Ahn
Managing Director, Chief US Economist and Head of Macro Strategy, BNP Paribas

Stream

We zoom into the evolution of DFI's mandates following the shock of 2020. Will we finally begin to see closer cooperation between DFIs and ECAs? Following the US election, how will DFC's strategies change with the Biden Administration? Which new products have been implemented to further support borrowers in higher risk countries?

Jozef Henriquez
Head of Resource Mobilization, IDB Invest
Juan Jose Garcia
Regional Head of Syndications, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Moderator
Anne Marie Thurber
Managing Director, SMBC