Co-Chairs: Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Jose Virgilio Lopes Enei, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Of all the potential obstacles to Brazil's forecast growth over the next few years, none pose such a threat as the country's vast infrastructure needs. In terms of its investment-to-GDP ratio, Brazil is lagging far behind not only its fellow BRIC countries, but even Peru and Mexico.

The Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES) estimates that infrastructure investment could total more than US$145 billion over the next three years alone, and some analysts forecast needs of multiples of that figure if Brazil is to maintain its growth rates. Within this scenario, the tens of billions which need to be spent to ready the country for the World Cup and the Olympics seem mere drops in the ocean. Where will the cash come from, and which projects will secure the first waves of funding?

This major one-day conference will update counsel on all the trends in the infrastructure arena, presenting the points of view of public and private financiers, Brazilian and international infrastructure investors, and leading lawyers from private practice field.

Co-Chairs:

Melissa Raciti-Knapp, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Jose Virgilio Lopes Enei, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

NEW SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED:

Tatiana Matiello Cymbalista, Manesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques - Sociedade de Advogados

Sergio Avelleda, CEO of CPTM

Silvana Bianco, investment banking, project finance, Itaú BBA

Rafael Stille, McKinsey

Caroline Walther-Meade, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Mauricio Santos, Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados

Jose Guardo, Garrigues Abogados

Pedro Seraphim, TozziniFreire Advogados

Cláudia Bonelli, TozziniFreire Advogados

Tim Jones, London managing partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Alexandre H Graziano, project finance team, Santander

Kent Rowey, head of Americas energy and infrastructure, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Paloma Lima, Inter-American Development Bank

Marcos Verissimo, chief of staff of the president's office, BNDES

Pablo Sorj, partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados

9.00-9.30 Registration

9.30-10.30 – Brazilian railways – the roads of the future

The planned high-speed rail link between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro is the biggest single project finance undertaking in Brazil at the moment, and is just one of the planned investments in Brazil’s railways sector. This session will look at how the project will be financed, and what lessons Brazil can learn from other railways projects worldwide.

Moderator: Jose Virgilio Lopes Enei, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Kent Rowey, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Tatiana Matiello Cymbalista, Manesco, Ramires, Perez, Azevedo Marques - Sociedade de Advogados
Sergio Avelleda, CPTM

10.45 – 11.45 Taking advantage of China's boom

The Chinese investment in Brazil for 2010 has so far beaten that country's previous total investment, ever - and Brazil's significant infrastructure needs are attracting significant proportions of that interest and investment. This panel will investigate just where the main opportunities lie for 2011, and will discuss the challenges faced by counsel in negotiating and closing deals across the cultural divide.

Moderator: Carolina Walther-Meade, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP
Mauricio Santos, Souza, Cescon, Barrieu & Flesch Advogados

12.00-13.00 Providing the port capacity for tomorrow's Brazil

Today, Brazil's ports are renowned for ships queuing to the horizon and trucks waiting for days, which means that a real and critical bottleneck is being formed to the whole country's development. This session will examine what strategy is required to avoid this outcome, and where and how the US$40 billon which the port industry needs, should be spent – examining international models to do so.

Moderator: Julio Cesar Bueno, partner, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Silvana Bianco, investment banking, project finance, Itaú BBA
Jose Guardo, Garrigues Abogados
Paloma Lima, Inter-American Development Bank

13.00 – 14.30 lunch

14.30 – 15.00 The Olympics: what Rio can learn from London

With just under six years to go, Rio de Janeiro has a lot of construction to do before the Olympics opening ceremony, not least a range of stadia, significant transport improvements and many more hotels. Tim Jones, head of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s London office will talk about what lessons Rio could be learning from London, where the build schedule is on-time and on-budget, and where early project focuses could be.

15.15-16.15 - The changing face of financing

Building bridges between private and public financing will be key to the development of Brazil’s infrastructure, given the scale of the need. This session will examine this trend, with a particular focus on the huge project to revitalise the historic port area in Rio, with significant investments in housing, water, sewage, commercial space and tourism attractions.

Moderator: Pablo Sorj, partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados
Alexandre H Graziano, project finance team, Santander
Marcos Verissimo, chief of staff of the president’s office, BNDES
Bernardo Perseke, MPX

16.30-17.30 - Airport privatisation – is now the time?

Many of Brazil's airports are currently operating close to capacity, and that is before the influx of passengers for the World Cup and Olympics. The current legislative trend is towards privatisation, but this has happened before - is this time different? And are the current investment and expansion plans enough?

Moderator: Pedro Seraphim, TozziniFreire Advogados
Rafael Stille, McKinsey
Renato Covelo, Azul Linhas Aereas
Claudia Bonello, TozziniFreire Advogados