The Industry Leading Project Finance & Infrastructure Finance Event!

Projects & Infrastructure International is a one-stop shop to learn and debate the factors affecting the development and finance of global energy and infrastructure projects.

Determining The Future Of Project Finance: When will we see a return to longer tenors? The State of the Union Panel is an annual meeting of the market leading project finance banks. Read more.
An annual highlight of the conference, this panel, is moderated by expert host, Ranald Spiers, INTERNATIONAL POWER, who digs out the true perspective on the current state of the financial markets. This year our experienced project finance bankers will be discussing the outlook for lending, tenors, pricing and underwriting. In 2010 the speakers featuring include:
• Jean-François Grandchamp des Raux, Co-Global Head Of Project Finance, CALYON
• James Courtenay, Global Head of Project & Export Finance, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
• Noburu Kato, General Manager, Co-Head, Structured Finance, SMBC
  
How are major oil and gas companies raising finance for mega projects and how has the financial climate impacted on development and exploration? Find out at the Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Summit on Monday 15th March 2010 Read more.
In 2010 the Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals summit will play host to the market's most experienced project financiers and industry commentators. The summit's 12 sessions will include special focus sessions on the challenges to financing mega projects in a troubled market, consider the world map for global energy, and take a closer look at Oil & Gas projects worldwide, including:
• The Algerian Touat Project
• Structuring the mega PNG LNG project
• Understanding the plans for the Nord Stream pipeline
• Refinancing Structures for the Jubail Refinery
Where is the money? With over 250 project finance lenders, infrastructure funds, private equity investors, multilateral and Export Credit agencies under one roof, this is the place to find out how today's projects are financed. Read more.

A challenge for today's project sponsors is to understand how attitudes are changing to taking construction, completion and refinancing risk in projects. The Marriott Hotel, Brussels is the one place where all those companies involved in funding and financing greenfield and brownfield projects will gather to assess the opportunities on the market and they present for different investors.

How can you get deals done in the current financial climate? A new interactive discussion format giving delegates the chance to speak to sector and region expert practitioners about their recent experience in structuring deals. Read more.

The 2010 Deal Struturing Thinktank is a great opportunity for expert practitioners to share experiences, ideas and key strategies, for successfully raising finance and structuring deals in the current cilmate. Each discussion will be hosted by an ECA, a project sponsor and a multi-lateral lender who have been involved in deal structuring over the last year.

What is the current shape of the Infrastructure market? Where will incremental funding come from and what is the outlook for debt finance? Come to the new Infrastructure Projects Summit on Thursday 18th March. Read more.

A new feature for 2010, this summit will focus on Raising finance and structuring deals for infrastructure projects. With a spotlight on the hottest areas of development around the world including the USA, The Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and India, the summit will bring together infrastructure funds, investors and project developers to get into transport and energy infrastructure projects on the horizon.

Who Could You Be Doing Business With In 2010? Speakers Include:

Ranald Spiers Executive Director, Middle East & Asia INTERNATIONAL POWER	Noburu Kato GM, Co-Head, Structured Finance SMBC	James Courtenay Global Head of Project & Export Finance STANDARD CHARTERED BANK	Jean-François Grandchamp des Raux Co-Global Head Of Project Finance CALYON
Christopher Cantelmi VP, Head of Project Finance MARUBENI EUROPOWER	Simon Monk Head of Infrastructure Investment INSTRATA CAPITAL	Pascal Martese Director, Acquisition and Project Finance ACWA POWER INTERNATIONAL	Robert Drumheller VP, Structured Finance OPIC
Deepak Agrawal Principal GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS	Rajesh Sharma VP, Head of Structured Finance EDC	Rik Joosten CEO EGIS PROJECTS	Dieter Helm Economist & Fellow, New College Oxford University
Barbara O'Boyle VP, Structured Finance Division US EXIM	David Craig Manager, Projects & Structured Finance ECGD	Dominique Meessen Head Of Underwriting Department ONDD	Viktor Hoek Head of Project Finance ATRADIUS

Robert J. Minyard Treasurer EXXONMOBIL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY	Ivan Giacoppo Head Of Oil, Gas, Metals & Infrastructure SACE	Lance Crist Global Head, Oil & Gas IFC	David Ledesma LNG Project Advisor
Marwan Elaraby Managing Director CITADEL CAPITAL	David Rix Treasurer, BTC Co. BP	Fintan Whelan CFO MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER	Martin Lennon Co-Founder INFRACAPITAL PARTNERS
Torbjorn Caesar Co-Head ACTIS INFRA. FUND	Adam Bruce Global Head, Corporate Affairs MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER	Joe Blum Partner GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS	Stewart Robertson Partner, EMEA Project Development & Finance SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
Deepak Agrawal Principal GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS	Rajesh Sharma VP, Head of Structured Finance EDC	Christopher Cantelmi VP, Head of Project Finance MARUBENI EUROPOWER	Robert Drumheller VP, Structured Finance OPIC