Continental Breakfast & Check-In
Making Large-Scale Projects a Reality: Access to Solar Financing in Mexico

Join key solar investors from multilateral to development banks for a candid opening session on the risks and rewards of committing to Mexican PV.

Dino Barajas, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Marian Aguirre Nienau, Head of Power Projects, Bancomext
Adrián Katzew, Founder & CEO, Zuma Energía
Esaúl Ramírez, Associate Director, Structured & Project Finance, North American Development Bank

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

Corporate Offtakers are Driving New Demand for Solar

Larger consumers are procuring energy from renewable sources to meet targets a growing rate. What kind of projects are they building and what do contracts look like that make it a win-win for both project owner and offtaker?

Jaime Burguete Buiza, Business Development Director, Invenergy LLC
Daniel Dus, Head of Renewables, North America, Adani
Patricio Gamboa, Energy Director, Deacero
Enrique García Basterra, LAM Head of Facilities Management & MX Head of Capital Projects, HSBC Latin America

Moderator: Stephen Lacey, Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media

Networking Break
Adapting Project Finance to the New Era of Distributed Energy Projects

A flurry in distributed generation financing allows installers to shift strategies when targeting customers through schemes such as leasing. Why are more and more installers and investors turning to Mexico's DG segments?

John Bates, CEO, Prana Power
Franco Capurro Soler, Chairman, Banverde
Mercedes García Fariña, Director of the DG Finance Programme, UN Environment’s Iniciativa Climática de México
José Humberto Alarcón Torre, Technical Secretariat of the Risk Commission & the Sustainability Committee, Mexican Banking Association (ABM)

Moderator: Manan Parikh, Analyst, Americas Power & Renewables, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables

M&A and the Secondary Market for PV

Various strategies are being employed to finance projects in Mexico; from equity financing, M&A and private banks, investors from all around are looking at Mexican PV

Guillermo Chávez Canales, Senior Manager, PwC
Carlos Isorna, Vice President, Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund (“MMIF”)
Patricia Tatto, Partner & Country Head, Mexico & Central America, Ata Renewables

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

Networking Break
The Mexican Market is No Longer a Single Player Market: How Third Parties are Thriving in a Deregulated Landscape

Market deregulation has opened up many new avenues on the buyer side of generation, at attractive prices and schemes.

Rodrigo Esparza, Compliance Officer, CFE Calificados
Sam Johnson, Director, Mexico Power Market Team, Genscape
Miguel Angel Alonso Rubio, Country Manager, Acciona Energia Mexico
Alfonso Ruiz, Head of Finance, Ammper

Moderator: Ricardo Gonzalez, Senior Analyst, Latin America Power & Renewables, Wood Mackenzie

Closing Keynote: The Cost of Capital Outlook

Aniceto Huertas, CFA, Director - Risk Fundamentals, Citibanamex Afore
Joana Pascual, Lead Investment Officer, IDB Invest

Moderator: Julian Spector, Staff Writer, Greentech Media

Closing Remarks
Networking Lunch
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