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El seminario es diseñado para permitir a funcionarios del sector público, financieros, inversionistas, concesionarios y operarios, EPCs, los financieros y monolines a entrar en arriba al análisis del minuto de las peculiaridades de este segmento que sigue creciendo y evolucionando rápidamente, y las oportunidades del financiamiento y la inversión que presenta.

A breakfast panel discussion to debate the rapid evolution of the Colombian economy and financial markets, its pace, direction and significance. Divided into three broad sections the discussions will cover the real economy, financial services and capital markets exploring questions such as: What is needed to spur economic growth and financial markets innovation and how vulnerable is Colombia to external shocks? How can the already successful and/or tier II Colombian companies access local and international capital markets in the current environment and how is the market for structured finance likely to evolve in Colombia?

LatinFinance among the region’s leading banks, policy makers and companies gather during the IDB meetings for a breakfast meeting aimed at discussing political and economic issues in the region. For the past five years we have successfully hosted this event which is attended by global senior executives and focuses on an expert panel. In 2008 with the support of CAF, we will once again deliver a balanced and well-represented panel including: Luis Carranza, Minister of Finance & Economy, Peru; Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, Minister of Finance, Colombia & Dick McCormarck, Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch

On the fifth anniversary of the Latin American Borrowers and Investors Forum (LABIF) – still Latin America’s only pan-regional debt capital markets forum – LatinFinance is to hold the first LABIF Leadership Council. This more intensive and focused event will bring together the global buy-side with a select group of Latin America’s leading sovereign, blue-chip and tier II issuers including.

LatinFinance has a long track record of comprehensive coverage of Latin America’s leading banks and companies, and cross-border activities. Our knowledge of the market, and of the individuals who drive the public and private sector in and throughout the region, has been 20 years in the making. We will celebrate our two decades of existence with awards for the best and most notable in banking in a gala dinner setting and ceremony that will be attended by the region’s most influential players. We will stroll down memory lane with you as we take a look at 20 years of successes and near successes, individuals, deals and institutions.

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Real estate finance in Latin America is booming. Growth, economic stability and financial innovation are spurring investment in real estate development projects throughout Latin America. Mexico and Brazil are the leaders in a market that expands through most of Central and South America and into the Caribbean.

Since 2001, the Caribbean Investment Forum’s reputation and audience have grown year on year and it is now the most important annual forum for financial and business leaders in the Caribbean to meet and discuss the strategic agenda for this growing region. Since the Forum began, it has been making a strong case for the Caribbean to be seen as an attractive and profitable investment destination. Alongside this promotional objective, the Forum has been instrumental in influencing regional and global opinion on the viability of the CSME, the unique nature of Caribbean economies and the strategic importance of the Caribbean to the wider world.

This seminar is designed to enable public-sector officials, financiers, sponsors, investors, concessionaires and operators, EPCs, financiers and monolines to engage in up-to-the-minute analysis of the peculiarities of this rapidly growing & evolving segment, and the financing and investment opportunities it presents.

Over the past few years cross-border ABS transactions to Latin issuers have been successful and rewarding for many across the supply chain. More recently, increased liquidity in the market has meant that top corporates and issuers have been able to become far more flexible in the financing options they choose. However, vast potential still exists as investors look more closely to the next tier of issuers who are still hungry for structured finance solutions. It is very apparent that structuring smaller ABS deals now will provide the gateway to large-scale activity in the future. SiLAS has fast become known as the industry event for ABS focused on Latin America.