For this edition of this event we are expecting:
250+
infrastructure leaders.
35+
government officials.
Informal Discussions
no media allowed, where everyone participates.
Matchmaking
of participants through the informal GRI format and an exclusive mobile app.
Be part of the future of the world's infrastructure.

Fabio Abrahão
Vice President of Concessions and PrivatizationsBNDES - The Brazilian Development Bank
Brazil
Vice President of Concessions and Privatization of BNDES, former special advisor to the Minister of Economy of Brazil. Fábio has extensive experience in M&A and logistics business investments as well as a track record containing several logistics infrastructure and supply chain management restructuring projects in leading companies from various sectors such as transportation, energy, oil & gas, mining, railway, steel, naval shipping, chemicals, FMCG and telecom.

Saurabh Agarwal
Managing Director, Infra, South AsiaCDPQ
India
Saurabh Agarwal is the Managing Director, Infrastructure, spearheading CDPQ’s infrastructure investment efforts in South Asia, based in New Delhi, India. He is responsible for strategy development, sourcing, evaluating, executing and managing high-quality investments, as well as developing long-term partner relationships in the region. Saurabh has 19+ years of experience in financial and technology sectors. At CDPQ, he leads CDPQ’s investments across sectors including utilities, renewables, transportation, telecom and social.

Félix Corral Fernandéz
CEOBluemountain
Spain
Félix Corral is now Global Head of Business Development with Sacyr Concesiones, one of the best performing infrastructure developers. With more than 18 years of experience in the infrastructure sector managing and developing projects around the globe. Félix brings a view of the global infrastructure needs and solutions, how the different governments address this matter, how the private sector can help reducing expending through efficiency in managing infrastructure and public services, how capital flows to infrastructure projects in different jurisdictions.
Advisory Board - Infra India
Boon Chin Hau
Head of Emerging Markets Investments
GIC

http://www.gic.com.sg
+65 6889 8888
Singapore | Singapore
Established in 1981 to manage Singapore’s foreign reserves, GIC is a global long-term investor with well over US$100 billion in assets in over 40 countries worldwide. We work to secure Singapore’s financial future by investing across a range of asset classes in the public and private markets.
Harsh Shah
CEO & Executive Director
IndiGrid

New Delhi | Delhi | India
IndiGrid [BSE: 540565 | NSE: INDIGRID] is the first Infrastructure Investment Trust (“InvIT”) established to own power transmission assets in India. IndiGrid owns 16 independent revenue-generating elements.
Jatin Aneja
Practice Head–Projects & Infrastructure
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

https://www.amsshardul.com/
+91 11 4159 0700
New Delhi | India
Founded on a century of legal achievements, we are one of India’s leading full service law firms. Our mission is to enable business by providing solutions as trusted advisors through excellence, responsiveness, innovation, and collaboration. We are known globally for our integrated approach. Our 600+ lawyers including 116 partners provide exceptional services across practice areas which include General Corporate, Merger & Acquisition, Private Equity, Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution, Projects & Project Finance, Capital Markets, Tax, and Intellectual Property. Helming major headline transactions and litigation across industries, we advise leading multinational corporations on their India entry and legal strategy impacting their business. We have offices in seven cities across India - New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
Krishna Prakash Maheshwari
Chief Executive Officer
Adani Group

http://www.adani.com
+91 79 2555 9401
Ahmedabad | Gujarat | India
Since its inception in 1988, the Adani Group has grown exponentially. Over the last 25 years, the Group has established itself as a leading infrastructure conglomerate from India and put together an integrated value chain that is unique.
Manish Sharma
Partner & Leader-Capital Projects & Infrastructure
PwC

http://www.pwc.com/in/en
+91 91 79 3091 7000
Mumbai | India
At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 2,36,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com In India, PwC has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. For more information about PwC India’s service offerings, visit www.pwc.com/in PwC refers to the PwC International network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate, independent and distinct legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details.
Pawan Kant
CEO
IndInfravit Trust
Pushkar Kulkarni
Managing Director - Infrastructure
CPPIB

https://www.cppinvestments.com/
+91 22 61514400
Mumbai | India
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is a professional investment management organization that invests the funds not needed by the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to pay current benefits on behalf of 20 million contributors and beneficiaries.
Rajiv Agarwal
CEO and Managing Director
Essar Group

http://www.essarports.com/
+91-22-66601100
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Essar Ports Limited (EPL) develops and operates ports and terminals. It is one of the largest private sector port companies in India by capacity and throughput. It is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India.
Sandeep Upadhyay
MD & CEO - Infrastructure Advisory
Centrum Capital

http://www.centrum.co.in
+91 22 4215 9000
Mumbai | Maharashtra | India
Centrum is a diversified financial services organization with a broad experience in financial markets.
Saurabh Agarwal
Managing Director, Infra, South Asia
CDPQ

http://cdpq.com/en/
+91 11 4957 7802
New Delhi | Delhi | India
CDPQ is a long-term institutional investor with more than more than $286 billion of net assets. We invest our clients’ funds worldwide, targeting high-quality assets rooted in the real economy.
Sidharath Kapur
Infrastructure | Airports | PPP| Renewables | Advisory
Sidharath Kapur

Andre Clark
General ManagerSiemens Energy Brasil
Brazil
André Clark began his career in the Pulp&Paper industry in 1995. He has 17 years of experience in Energy, Oil&Gas, Manufacturing, Logistics and Infrastructure areas. He was CEO of Acciona for Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay. Now, Mr Clark is the President and CEO of Siemens Brazil, since November, 1st, 2017. He holds Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and MBA in Finance and Operations Management from New York University Stern School of Business.

Andrés García Novel
Energy Sector Lead - LACIFC
USA
Focused in origination, structuring and management of debt and equity investments since 2006, Andres is currently based in Mexico City, where he moved from Washington DC in November 2014 and from where he now leads IFC’s infrastructure business origination in Mexico and Central America. He has more than 12 years of emerging market investment experience, including 10 years in the energy sector with IFC globally. His responsibilities currently also include originating and structuring equity transactions comprising co- investment opportunities in Mexico for the US$1.2 billion China-Mexico Fund managed by IFC’s Asset Management Company. He received an MBA from the IESE Business School (Barcelona, Spain) in 2006.

Benjamín Torres-Barrón
PartnerBaker McKenzie
Mexico
Benjamín Torres-Barrón leads Baker McKenzie's Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Practice Group in Mexico. He handles all legal matters related to the development of real estate, mining, infrastructure and major projects, and advises clients on the development of projects relating to electricity, oil, gas, fuels, water, waste, LPG, LNG, biofuels, energy efficiency and public bids called by Mexican government agencies. Benjamín also represents clients before the regulatory authorities and agencies in matters regarding permitting for energy projects, and advises clients on maritime and navigation matters, due diligence, contracts and financing, as well as regulatory issues.

Bruno Sena
CEOBMPI
Brazil
He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, having started his career in the financial market at Banco Opportunity. He was previously Managing Director at Internet Group, company integrated by iG, BrTurbo and iBest. In 2009, he joined Angra Infra as Managing Partner, where he could manage a wide range of investment in infrastructure. In 2013, he founded Barbosa Mello Investimentos, an infrastructure investment holding company. The company currently has investments in sectors such as water, energy, social infrastructure, street lighting and transports.

Bruno Werneck
PartnerMayer Brown Tauil & Chequer
Brazil
Bruno counsels Brazilian and foreign clients on matters related to infrastructure projects, energy, oil and gas and mining. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions transactions, concessions, public-private partnerships, including PMIs, government purchases, project financing, tax; incentives and regulatory matters. He worked as a foreign associate in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and was a partner in the American law Firm of Mayer Brown. He is a Professor of graduate courses at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).

Carlos Barrera
CEOAtlas Renewable Energy
USA
Carlos Barrera (Ucho) is currently CEO of Atlas Renewable Energy. Before joining Atlas Renewable Energy, Ucho worked at SunEdison for six years, as Managing Director & VP for Latin America where he grew the business from scratch to invest $1bn in a span of 4 years, and develop 500MW+ of projects financed and constructed. Prior to that time, Ucho was at BP in multiple executive roles across Oil & Gas, Cleantech Venture Capital, and Alternative Energy in London, Australia, China and Madrid. Ucho holds an Engineering degree from Lehigh University, a PLD certificate from Harvard University, and an Executive MBA from Kellogg, Northwestern University.

Carlos Linares Peñaloza
President of the BoardCOFIDE
Peru
Graduated in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico and Master of Management from J L Kellogg Graduate School Management - Northwestern University. He has management High Executive Development Programmes at Unidad de Piura. He has over 35 years of professional career, having had positions such as Managing Director for Indebtedness and Public Treasure at the Ministry of Economics and Finances; Presidente of the Risk Committee at Banco de la Nación; Finance Director at COFIDE; Finance Director, Acting Managing Director and Corporate Finance Director at Petroperu. Currently, he is President of the Board at COFIDE, the Peruvian Development Bank.

César Ramírez
Head Portfolio ManagerUnión para la Infraestructura
Peru
César Ramirez holds a MBA at the Kellog School of Management, MPA at the Kennedy School of Government Harvard. Has more than 20 years experience in investments. Former Managing Director of Petroperú, before starting in Credicorp worked as managing director at Trafigura Colombia, ING Funds, was Vice-president at AIC International Investments and held the position of investments specialist at IFC.

Cristina Pardo de Vera Posada
CEOR&Q Concesiones e Infraestructura
Chile
Cristina joined R&Q in 2015 as a Head of PPP Investment. She holds an Economy degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela and a Master´s degree in Infrastructure Management from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Prior to joining R&Q Cristina worked in several countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and America as CEO of multinational engineering companies and advised Banks, IFIs and Investors in infrastructure projects, with a remarkable specialization in PPP structures. Cristina also served as Strategic Director for Ayesa in Spain and now is part of the Commercial Board of R&Q Group in Chile. Today Cristina manages a portfolio of infrastructure investment of more than USD 1,000 Mill in Chile.

Cristóbal Rodríguez Ugarte
CEOLas Américas
Chile

Dênio Cidreira
PresidentFonte Nova Negócios e Participações
Brazil
Dênio Cidreira is President of Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova. He is a chemical engineer graduated from UFBA and holds an MBA from FGV and Cranfield (England). He also took the Harvard Business School Product Innovation Leadership Course and the IBGC Management Advisor Course. He previously held positions in the Odebrecht Group, which he joined as Braskem's New Business Manager and gained executive experience by being part the board of several companies within the group: Santo Antonio Energia, Odebrecht Ambiental (currently BRK Ambiental) and Odebrecht Properties.

Diana Muñozcano
CIOGrupo Indi
Mexico

Diego Hollweck
CEOLatin America Power
Chile
Experienced executive with more than 22 years of professional experience in the energy business. Worked on senior positions at several global corporations and investment funds (BG Group, Duke Energy, I Squared capital). Experienced across the energy value chain (from extraction/generation to retail/marketing) in several countries in Latin America. Sound knowledge in general management, business development, project management and corporate finance areas. Managed and completed complex negotiations with partners, clients, governments, commercial banks and multilateral agencies in different countries across Latin America.

Elias de Souza
Partner - Infra and Capital ProjectsDeloitte
Brazil
Partner of the Infrastructure & Capital Projects and Government and Public Services Industry Leader at Deloitte in Brazil. Lawyer with a Master in Public Policy (FGV-EAESP) and PPP professional certificate (CP3P). He has more than 20 years of experience in public management advisory; advising on projects with multilateral organizations; consulting on infrastructure projects, mainly PPP; preparation of studies and analysis of the infrastructure market; structuring of social capital investments; advising on smart city projects; consulting on urban mobility projects and structuring sustainable projects with a social impact.

Fernando Bravo
Managing Director - InfrastructureGoldman Sachs
USA
Fernando heads the Goldman Sachs’ Andean Region coverage effort for the Latin American Financing Group, where he is responsible for origination and structuring of financing opportunities. Prior to assuming his current role, Bravo was a member of the emerging markets local sales team and also Principal Funding and Investments group where he focused on providing financing for Latin American infrastructure projects. Prior to joining the firm, Bravo worked at Bear Stearns and UBS Securities in the Latin American debt capital markets and derivatives departments for more than five years. He earned bachelor’s degrees in physics, engineering, and economics from Washington and Lee University and his MBA from the Wharton School.

Fernando Carrandi
VP of Airport Investments & OperationsAgunsa
Chile
Fernando has 15+ years of broad experience in the infrastructure finance and development sector including his current leadership role as chief executive for a group of three regional airports in Chile. He has also served in an executive/board support capacity to the Board of Directors for the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport PPP project in Santiago, with an aggregate of 18 million pax/year. He also has extensive background in executive and director roles for various airport developments in Latin America and the Caribbean with focus on airport privatization projects, PPP financing and airport administration, bridging public and private sector oversight. In Montego Bay, Jamaica, he served as Chief Financial Officer.

Javier Contreras
Partner and Director of InfrastructureAmeris Capital
Chile
Partner and Director of Infrastructure at Ameris Capital, where he actively participates in project finance, valuations, advisory services, and mergers and acquisitions. He has more than 24 years of experience in Chilean investment banking, having led the investment banking of Santander Investment in a period characterized by the concession boom, takeover bids and the resurgence of IPOs in the Chilean market. Later, he was Director of Investment Banking and Capital Markets at BanChile Citi Global Banking & Markets. He is an industrial civil engineer from the University of Chile.

Jean Pierre Serani Toro
CEO, Investment BankingBancolombia
Colombia
Since May 2016, Jean Pierre Serani is the Head of the Investment Banking division of Bancolombia, where he is in charge of the M&A, DCM/ECM, Project, Corporate and Acquisition Finance, Merchant Banking and Special Situations teams. Previously, for three years he was the CEO of Valores Bancolombia, the bank´s brokerage unit and the Head of the Sales & Trading division. Before 2013, he held several positions on the Investment Banking division for more than eight years. Mr. Serani received his undergraduate degree in Business from Universidad EAFIT and his MBA degree from Georgia Institute of Technology as a Fulbright Scholar.

Jordi Tasias
Managing Director, Latin AmericaCDPQ
Mexico

Jorge Valenzuela
Principal & Managing Director, Advisory ServicesARUP
USA
Jorge Valenzuela has 20 years of experience in investments, asset management, and project management of real assets in the US and Latin America. Jorge's areas of expertise include financial and technical advisory for the development, investment and financing of public infrastructure and real estate projects. At Arup, Jorge leads the Advisory Services team for San Francisco and Latin America and has directed engagements in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and the US. Civil Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, has a Master degree in construction management and real estate from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, and an MBA degree from University of California at Berkeley.

Jose Antonio Rossier Guillot
Managing Director - Infrastructure, Real Estate & Financial SponsorsBBVA - Mexico
Mexico

José Guilherme Souza
Managing Partner - Head of Infrastructure InvestmentsVinci Partners
Brazil
Mr Souza has been with Vinci Partners since inception, and had been manager of FIP Brasil Energia while at Banco Pactual until 2009. At Vinci, Mr Souza was responsible for monitoring the investment in Equatorial Energia until 2015 and has served as board member of Celpa (Centrais Eletrica do Para), Cecrisa, and is still at the board of Grupo CBO. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Escola Federal de Engenharia de Itajubá (EFEI) and an MBA with a major in Corporate Finance and Accounting from University of Rochester, New York (Beta Gamma Sigma award).

José María Zertuche
Managing Director, InfrastructureBlackRock
Mexico
Mr. Zertuche has over 16 years of experience investing in Mexican real assets. He is former Vice-President of I2, the leading infrastructure investment manager in Mexico acquired by BlackRock in October, 2015. His prior experience is in investment banking, including M&A, debt and equity capital markets transactions, asset management, strategy and operations. Mr. Zertuche was a founder of Infraestructura Institucional (I2) in 2010, and served as Chief Financial and Investment Officer since its inception in 2010. Prior to founding Infraestructura Institucional, Mr. Zertuche served as Chief Investment and Control Officer of Mexico Retail Properties (MRP Group), which he co-founded in October 2002.

Joswilb Vega Ugarte
Head of ResearchProfuturo AFP
Peru

Manuel Rodríguez Arregui
Founding PartnerAinda Energia & Infraestructura
Mexico
Manuel holds a BS in Economics from MIT and a MPA from Harvard and has taught courses in economics and finance at ITAM and Universidad Iberoamericana. He has worked from both the public and private sectors most related to infrastructure. Positions include Director of Studies at the Agriculture and Water Resources (1993-1994), founding partner at Analisis y Desarrollo de Proyectos (ADP) acquired by Mercer Management Consulting (1994-2006), Undersecretary of Transportation at SCT (2006-2008), Chief of Structural Change at SCT (2008-2009), Chief Administrative Officer at the Interior Ministry (2009-2010) and Head of GBM Infrastructure (2010-2015). Additionally, he was President of the Board of ASA and Alternate Board Member at PEMEX.

Marcelo Felberg
CFO AmericasDP World Americas
USA
CFO of DP World Americas since 2018. Prior to DP World Americas, was acting CEO (2017) and CFO of Odebrecht Transport S.A. (from 2010 to 2018) and CFO of Rede Energia (2008). Before that had worked for almost 20 years in wholesale and investment banking holding several senior and executive positions at Unibanco, HSBC, BBM, BofA and Chase Manhattan both in Brazil and the United Kingdom. Board member of several companies in Argentina, Peru, Chile, Brazil and the Dominican Republica. Holds a degree in Economics from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and Executive MBA from Fundação Getúlio Vargas Sao Paulo.

Marco Cauduro
CEOCCR
Brazil

Marco Fragale
Country ManagerEnel - Perú
Peru

Marcos Almeida
Managing PartnerBrookfield Infrastructure Group
Brazil
Marcos Almeida is a Managing Partner and Head of South America for Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group, with responsibility for expanding Brookfield’s infrastructure business in the region. Mr. Almeida has more than 20 years of experience in finance and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to joining Brookfield in 2003, Mr. Almeida worked for an international consulting firm, where he advised the Brazilian government and private companies on the privatization process for various utility and telecom companies. Before that, he worked for large accounting firms in Brazil and Switzerland, and for a large bank in Germany. Mr. Almeida has a degree in economics from UFMG and an MBA from the University of São Paulo.

Mauricio Ossa Echeverri
Presidente - CEOOdinsa
Colombia
Mauricio Ossa Echeverri is president of the Odinsa Group. Previously, he worked as vice president for the Caribbean region and legal representative of Cementos Argos and as manager of Industrial Business and national manager of Marketing. He studied Business Administration and specialization in International Marketing at EAFIT University (Medellin). He also did the Advanced Management Program of the University of La Sabana (Bogotá) and the CEO's Management Program of the Kellogg School of Management (Illinois).

Michael Timmermann
Head Infra & PE, Chile, Peru, ColombiaBTG Pactual - Chile
Chile
Michael Timmermann heads the Chile/Peru/Colombia Infra and Private Equity team at BTG Pactual since late 2019 and is currently a board member in Latin America Power and four highway concessions companies in Chile. Previously, Mike was the Chief Business Development Officer at portfolio private equity co LAP (among the biggest renewable energy players in Chile and Peru).

Miguel Toledo
CIO - Colombia & PeruIFC
USA
Mr Toledo has more than 15 years of experience structuring financing for power, gas, transport, and water projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. He is currently a Chief Investment Officer within IFC's Latin America Infrastructure and Natural Resources group, leading IFC's efforts in Central America, the Caribbean and the Andean regions. Prior to joining IFC in 2005, Mr. Toledo worked at CAF and Citigroup. Mr. Toledo holds a bachelor degree in civil engineering from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia and a Masters in Business Administration from McGill University in Montreal.

Ricardo Alves
Vice President - Infrastructure investmentsGIC
Brazil

Rubén López
Director GeneralAleatica México
Mexico
Rubén López Barrera studied the Degree in Civil Engineering at the Universidad Iberoamericana; Master of Science in Management of the Master’s Program from Stanford University; Master of Business Administration from the joint program of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He has more than 20 years of experience in the structuring of infrastructure projects, holding various positions within ICA as Executive Director and Director of Human, Legal and Communication Resources of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMA)and as Director of Business Development and Director of Project Financing of ICA. From 2006 to 2009 he was General Director of OMA

Sergio Salgado
General ManagerMitsui - Peru
Peru
General Manager with over twenty years of experience leading global and regional teams in Business Development, Sales, Operations and Corporate Finance. Solid network of contacts and track record implementing new companies and partnerships, and optimizing resources in startups, small, medium and large corporations across different industries, such as food, chemicals, infrastructure, mining, high-tech and energy.

Solange Ribeiro
Deputy CEONeoenergia
Brazil
Joined Neoenergia in 2004, as Regulation and Environment Officer, and was the CEO from 2012 to 2017. VP of the Board of Directors of the National System Operator, ONS. Board member of ABDIB. Participates in the National Steering Committee of Project Juntos. Was a member of the Social and Economical Development Council, CDES. With 35 years of experience, she held senior leadership positions at companies such as Chesf and Eletropaulo, was a consultant at National Economic Research Associates in Washington, DC. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from UFPE, and a master's degree from PUC-Rio, she was a visiting researcher at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London.

Teresa Vernaglia
CEOBRK Ambiental
Brazil
Teresa Vernaglia, CEO of BRK Ambiental, has served for more than 25 years in leadership positions in the Telecommunication and Energy sectors. Teresa worked for 16 years in the AES group and was President of AES Atimus and AES Brasil Institute. She started her career at NEC Brasil and before joining AES, was Director of Engineering and Operations at Nextel. Teresa Vernaglia holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of Sorocaba and an MBA in Business Management from the Instituto Técnico de Aeronáutica / ESPM.

Boon Chin Hau
Head of Emerging Markets InvestmentsGIC
Singapore
Chin Hau joined the GIC Infrastructure Group in 2008 and currently has lead coverage responsibility for the Emerging Markets. Prior to joining GIC, Chin Hau was an Investment Manager at Pulsar Energy Capital where he invested in projects across the energy sector in Europe and the Americas. Before Pulsar, Chin Hau was a member of the Infrastructure advisory team at Credit Suisse covering a range of projects in transport, logistics and aerospace. He began his career at Singapore Power where he managed natural gas pipeline projects. Chin Hau has a MEng degree from Imperial College London and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Harsh Shah