alb se asia project finance conference september 2015
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DATE: 10 SEPTEMBER 2015LOCATION: MANDARIN ORCHARD
To book please visit https://www.regonline.com/projectfinance2015Book 5 delegates and save an additional 20%. For further information on delegate places, or if you are
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WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND• PositionyourselfasaninternationallyacclaimedleaderataconferencewhichbridgesProjectFinanceeffortsbetweeninvestors,lenders,borrowers,andregulatorsinSoutheastAsia
• Explorenewcommercialopportunitieswiththebuddingmodeloftheprojectbondmarket,andthepotentialnewbenefitsoffinancialintegration
• Meetandpartnerwithmajorprojectsponsors,multilateralagencies,funders,andbankersfromacrosstheregion
• GaininsightintosuccessfulPPPstrategiesandprevailoverthechallengesoftheregion’sdeficitinpromisingcompellingreturnstoinvestors
• Learnnewtrendsinstructuringprojectfinancedeals,managingawidespectrumofrisks,andcounsellingamidstAsia’sregulatoryuncertainties
KEY TOPIC HIGHLIGHTS• TheroleofmultilateralsandthecomingintoforceoftheAsiaInfrastructureInvestmentBank
• ASEANEconomicCommunity:promotinginfrastructuredevelopmentforphysicalconnectivity
• ThechallengesofinvestingonasuccessfulPPPprojectintheregion
• Updatesonenergyandrecentprojectsinoil,gasandtherenewablessector
• Myanmaranditsinfrastructureneedsasanewfrontier• PoliticalrisksinAsia-issuesofbreachincontract,unstableregulatoryenvironment,expropriation,terrorism,corruptionetc.
• IdealProjectFinanceLawyer:Howtoworkwithagoodprojectfinancelawyer
Crucial in achieving the ambitious goals of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is cooperation in infrastructure development for physical connectivity. With institutional aid coming from multinationals such as the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund of Asian Development Bank and the coming into force of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, more investment opportunities await in this promising region. The 2nd ALB SE Asia Project Finance Conference will once again gather the movers and shakers of the region’s booming infrastructure, energy and transportation sectors to tackle the endless opportunities in SE Asia’s amidst its stifling burueacracy and regulatory uncertainty.
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SE ASIA IS READY TO BUILD
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KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE
CHRISTOPHER STEPHENSGeneral CounselAsian Development Bank
MARK LESLIEChief Executive OfficerThe Alternative Energy Corporation
JOHN VIGMANGeneral Counsel - Asia Veolia Japan KK
MArkBEdINGHAMPresident & CEOSingapore Myanmar Investco
VALERY TUBBAXHead of Power & Infrastructure AdvisorySumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
JAMES CAMERONManaging Director, Head of Project FinanceHSBC
HODAKA SHOJIChief Investment OfficerMizuho AsiaInfra Capital
KIYOSHI NISHIMURAChief Executive OfficerCredit Guarantee Investment Facility
JINTEIkOONChief Operating OfficerSingapore Sports Hub
LAURENT MARGOLOFF Director of Project Finance - AsiaBNP Paribas
MICHAEL READINGChief Operating OfficerOrka Energy
MARK MOSELEYLead LawyerPublic Private Partnership World Bank
HUANG JINGDirector, Centre on Asia and GlobalisationNational University of Singapore
GEOFFREY GRICECo-Chair, LegalAmerican Chamber of Commerce - Singapore
RODDY ADAMSPartner, Head of ASPAC Infrastructure MarketsKPMG
STEVEN LIEWExecutive Director - Asia PacificAPCO Worldwide
MINERVA LAUPFI Asia Pacific EditorThomson Reuters
ROBERT TIONG LEE KONGAssociate ProfessorNanyang Technological University
ALLARD NOOYCEOInfraCo Asia
To book please visit www.regonline.com/projectfinance2015. Book 5 delegates and save an additional 20%. For further information on delegate places, or if you are interested in speaking, please contact Prince Gregorio on [email protected] or call (632) 789 5328
PROGRAM AGENDA
DATE: 10 SEPTEMBER 2015LOCATION: MANDARIN ORCHARD
08:30
Registration and Networking
09:00
Chair’s welcoming address
09:05
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: Can it fill-in Asia’s funding gap?• Challenges in financing Asian
infrastructure despite ADB and World Bank’s financing initiatives in the region
• Environmental, corruption and governance standards of the AIIB, will it be the same as the other world lenders?
• The AIIB vision in Asia: how will it promote energy, transport, and infrastructure development alongside other world lenders?
HUANG JINGDirector, Centre on Asia and GlobalisationNational University of Singapore
09:35
Panel – ASEAN infrastructure development: how connectivity will determine the success of ASEAN integration• AcloselookattheMasterPlanonASEAN
Connectivity and how it aims to increase regional trade
• ASEANInfrastructureFund:Drivingprojectfinancing resources towards a developed region
• Mobilisinganintegratedinfrastructuredevelopment via regional cooperation
• SpecificprojectsunderwayincreasingASEAN’s goal for connectivity and cooperation
CHRISTOPHER STEPHENSGeneral CounselAsian Development Bank
VALERY TUBBAXHead of Power & Infrastructure AdvisorySumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
HODAKA SHOJIChief Investment OfficerMizuho AsiaInfra Capital
10:35
Refreshment Break
10:50
Panel - Overview of PPP projects: Is SE Asia ready to make PPP work? •Recent PPP successes in SE Asia and
projects/sectors to watch•KeyelementsforasuccessfulPPPproject
in Asia•TheroleofADB,WorldBank,andAIIBin
PPP financing•WhatrestrictsprivateparticipationinPPP
projects and how could this be addressed?
MARK MOSELEYLead LawyerPublic Private Partnership World Bank
JAMES CAMERONManaging Director, Head of ProjectHSBC
JIN TEIK OONChief Operating OfficerSingapore Sports Hub
11:50
A new frontier? Project updates in Myanmar• Updates in Myanmar’s investment policies
and opportunities in infrastructure financing
• Recent projects in Myanmar’s energy and infrastructure sectors
MARK BEDINGHAMPresident & CEOSingapore Myanmar Investco
12:20
Networking Luncheon
13:20
Panel – Energy: an update on project finance opportunities• RecentprojectsforoilandgasinAsia
region and the prospects for project finance in 2015
• Recentdevelopmentsandfinancingsintherenewable sector within ASEAN
• Electricityinfrastructureintheregion:howfar and deep does electricity projects reach SE Asia’s
LAURENT MARGOLOFF Director of Project Finance - AsiaBNP Paribas
MICHAEL READINGChief Operating OffcierOrka Energy
MARK LESLIEChief Executive OfficerThe Alternative Energy Corporation
14:20
International Concession Perspective of Government, Lender, and Sponsor• KeyIssuesinConcessionAgreement• RiskallocationandForceMajeure• EPCContractsandTarriffs• TaxCustomsandCurrency
JOHN VIGMANGenaral CounselVeolia Japan KK
14:50
Refreshment Break
15:05
The boost in Asia’s Project Bond market• ASEAN local bond markets - potential
source for project finance? • What benefits can ASEAN project bonds
offer for better financing arrangements? • Credit enhancement: Role of Credit
Guarantee & Investment Facility in developing ASEAN project bond markets
KIYOSHI NISHIMURAChief Executive OfficerCredit Guarantee Investment Facility
16:05
Panel – Roadblocks to building: What can be done to address political risks?• PoliticalrisklandscapeinSoutheastAsia–
is it evolving for the better or for worse?• Addressingthemostconcerningpoliticalrisksindevelopingcountries–issuesofbreach in contract, unstable regulatory environment, expropriation, terrorism, corruption etc.
• Istherealackoftransparencyandpublicsupport in the deals?
• Howprotectionistregulationsindeveloping economies affect infrastructure investments
STEVEN LIEWExecutive Director - Asia PacificAPCO Worldwide
GEOFFREY GRICECo-Chair, LegalAmerican Chamber of Commerce - Singapore
RODDY ADAMSHead of ASPAC Infrastructure MarketsKPMG
16:35
Chair’s closing remarks
16:40
End of SE Asia Project Finance Conference