We're happy to welcome the Proximo Latin America community to New York City! 

Please enjoy a fresh cup of coffee and breakfast after you pick up your name badge and greet colleagues and peers.

Join our experts as we take a brief walk through of the Proximo Data regarding the strength of the regional market and where the opportunities and bottlenecks lie for future projects. 

Our opening discussion explores big picture insights on the impact of elections, monetary policy, inflation, and geopolitics on Latin America’s private capital flows.

• How are investors are pricing country/market risk and adapting strategies across the region?
  
• How are recent geopolitical shifts expected to effect new greenfield development? How are lenders looking to manage the uncertainty? 
• Sector blending and collaboration: how are developers and investors responding to the convergence between energy, infrastructure and digital sectors? 

With vast pools of capital and growing pressure to deploy, financial sponsors and equity providers in the Americas are increasingly turning to the capital markets to structure innovative deals and unlock value. This panel brings together leading investors, lenders and sponsors to discuss:

• How are PE, infra funds, and institutional investors leveraging capital market instruments (e.g., equity listings, debt issuance, private placements) to structure partnerships with local players? Special focus on joint ventures, co-investment platforms, and the role of public markets in facilitating collaboration.
• What trends are sponsors seeing in M&A, portfolio expansion, and capital market-driven scaling of regional platforms?
• How are investors navigating exit strategies in today’s evolving capital markets environment? Are liquidity conditions, secondary markets, and local market reforms making exits more attractive or challenging for financial sponsors, especially as infrastructure demand escalates
• The importance of transparent regulatory frameworks, market depth, and investor confidence in supporting robust capital markets activity in the region.

Grab a refreshment and stretch your legs! This break is a great time to connect with those who you missed before the first session began. 

This panel explores the unique opportunities, financing needs, and structural challenges facing core infrastructure development across Latin America. From bustling city airports and expanding ports, to resilient road and civil infrastructure, experts will dissect how these projects can transform economies, enhance regional integration, and improve quality of life while navigating political, social, and sustainability hurdles.

• What logistics bottlenecks exist in the region’s transportation corridors, and how can these be addressed to unlock regional connectivity?
• Which port and airport projects are leading the way in modernization, and what regulatory barriers or opportunities are impacting their success?
• What strategies are most effective for mitigating political and regulatory risks facing infrastructure investment in the region?
• How are governments and private investors financing core infrastructure projects, and what role do multilateral agencies play in Latin America?

Latin America is experiencing a boom in PV solar and battery energy storage systems (BESS), led by pipeline surges in Chile, Brazil, and Panama, plus innovation across Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. This panel will dig into how financial engineering—across bonds, blended finance, private placements, and risk management—has kept deals bankable despite macro volatility, policy shifts, and evolving energy auctions. Hear insights from sponsors, lenders, and advisers on structuring, challenges, and game-changing opportunities across the region.

• How are international and local lenders adapting to long term appetite, credit market swings, and new normal for pricing these assets? 
• Is the region poised to stay ahead? Have the auction mechanisms, market structure and transmission bottlenecks stymied growth in select countries?
• Discuss lessons learned from major financings, how to leverage sponsor and lender experience, and what banks, funds, and developers want next

Lunch is served! Please enjoy a full 90 minute lunch for you to network with peers, familiar faces, or new friends you've made at our roundtables. 

Latin America’s conventional energy sector is experiencing a dynamic transformation, as both established producers and emerging players navigate volatile price environments, regulatory shifts, and global energy transition pressures. This panel will explore the latest investment trends, operational challenges, and new projects shaping opportunities in the region. Experts will discuss how companies are repositioning for growth, improving efficiencies, and managing geopolitical risk in today’s market.

• Current outlook for new investments in upstream and midstream conventional energy projects (such as natural gas, hydro, and thermal power) in key countries like Brazil, Chile, and Argentina as investor sentiment evolves.
• Navigating regulatory changes, heightened ESG demands, and geopolitical developments influencing the viability and capital flows into long-term conventional energy projects.
• Are there particular innovations in capital structuring or risk transfer (e.g., insurance solutions, political risk mitigation) that are unlocking new projects in Latin America?
• Where do panelists see the best balance of risk and reward for investors and developers in the conventional energy landscape over the next five years? Do you see a clear path for traditional energy companies to navigate the energy transition, or is the outlook still uncertain?

Debt and Capital Markets are flush... if you're bankable. There’s plenty of liquidity, especially for “bankable”/mature deals and strong sponsors. Sophisticated structures, debt funds, project bonds, and local capital are all evolving rapidly, but local banks are more focused on shorter tenors and refinancing mini-perms, while multilaterals and DFIs often de-risk early stage and higher-risk segments. Are private lenders closing the gap? 

• The rise and evolution of private debt: alternative lenders, flexible structures, and market-making for sponsors.
• How are traditional bank lenders keeping pace in a competitive market? 
• Updates on liquidity, deal terms, and investor appetite in a higher interest rate reality

As demand for digital infrastructure skyrockets across Latin America, investors and operators face complex decisions around financial structuring. This panel explores financing approaches from project finance and hybrid models to public-private partnerships and export credit solutions, and if they are driving successful deals amid regulatory and market challenges. Hear expert insights on designing capital stacks that balance speed, flexibility, and risk, while supporting sustainable, long-term growth.

• How are tax policies, import duties, and bureaucracy impacting data center investment and what will move the needle for faster growth?
• How are investors and lenders managing currency risks, regulatory hurdles, and financing constraints unique to the region?
• What adjacent opportunities to digital infrastructure are best positioned for investment? 

With Latin America’s markets evolving rapidly, investors must deploy creative strategies to capture growth while safeguarding capital. This panel highlights fresh approaches to risk management, innovative deal structures, and the sectors best positioned for outsized returns

• Identifying high-potential sectors and geographies amid shifting political and macroeconomic conditions
• Integrating flexible deal structures and risk-sharing mechanisms to protect downside
• Tailoring strategies for institutional, private equity, and infrastructure investors in today’s climate

That's a wrap! Enjoy our cocktail reception, and we look forward to seeing you soon in 2026!