New for 2010
NEW - Projects & Infrastructure International moves to the Marriott Hotel, Brussels!
After many successful years in Paris, you told us it was time for a change! We have searched high and low to find a hotel that meets your criteria and our new home certainly ticks all the boxes on your check list:
- Wine and dine clients with a choice of more Michelin starred restaurants per head than any other European city.
- Fly direct or get the train from major European and global hubs
- Reduce your travel expenditure with 5* accommodation at preferential rates - book online now to secure your VIP rate
- More chances to use your elevator pitch with all delegates staying under one roof!
NEW - Sector & Regional Focus
- Market Watch: An Industry leaders’ Think Tank, highlighting key deals and developments in European and Emerging markets and Latin America.
- The Deal Showcase giving you the inside track on the most significant recent project finance, acquisition and M&A deals, how they are structured and what do they reveal about future opportunities.
- The Investor Showcase: In contrast to the traditional project finance lenders, the 2010 event will showcase equity players in the project and finance market. The Investor showcase will explore the different investment horizons and return expectations of investors from private equity to pension funds, and assess their perception of project finance as an asset and how this impacts on deals in the pipeline.
NEW - Infrastructure Finance Summit - Thursday 18th March 2010
In response to delegate requests for a more in-depth view of the infrastructure market and an introduction to the funds and investors who are increasingly involved in this sector, we are launching the first Projects International Infrastructure Summit. The summit will consider the current outlook for investment and development in the sector, the impact of government stimulus initiatives on the project, the appetite for green vs brownfield asset financing, where are the optimum opportunities and how have players in these markets evolved.
Questions for discussion include:
- Asset performance & returns: How have different asset types performed during the downturn & where are the optimum opportunities in different asset classes?
- Spotlight on infrastructure funds: Assessing the most resilient fund models, emerging players & their Investment strategies shaping the infrastructure fund landscape
- Global Infrastructure Strategy & Practice: Identifying future opportunities in global markets including: USA, The Middle East, Russia, Poland, India, Africa
The summit will also feature an global market watch, taking in the plans for development in:
- USA
- The Middle East
- Russia
- Eastern Europe
- India
- Africa
NEW - Meet Your Peers At Interactive Discussion Sessions
Getting Deals Done: Deal Structuring Thinktank
ECA Focus: What is required to close deals in today’s economic climate? Reflecting the continued significance of Export Credit in closing deals, key ECAs will be sharing their response to the increased demand in a showcase of new funding vehicles and lending criteria.
The Deal Structuring Best Practice Discussion Groups are a new, interactive format allowing you to share expertise and recent experience of raising finance, structuring and closing deals. Each discussion group will be hosted by a Lender, Financier, Project Sponsor or Legal Expert to discuss closing deals in major sectors including:
- Renewables
- Transport
- Oil & Gas
- Power
- PPP/PFI
- Utilities
