alb se asia project finance conference september 2015

DATE: 10 SEPTEMBER 2015LOCATION: MANDARIN ORCHARD

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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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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 prince.gregorio@thomsonreuters.com 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