Partnering to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

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1 years Asociación La noamericana de Ins tuciones Financieras para el Desarrollo Partnering to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean Organised and hosted by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Luxembourg, 3-5 July 2018 Programme & Logistics

2 Conference Programme The below information sets out the conference programme and practical information for ALIDE participants attending the two day conference on "Partnering to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean". The conference will take place at the EIB Headquarters, located at 100 Boulevard Konrad Adenauer on Kirchberg. Please us the West entrance, indicated as WKI entrance. All ALIDE participants are kindly requested to complete and return the attached registration form by 15 June 2018 to Tuesday, 3 July 2018 Novotel Kirchberg Luxembourg During the day Arrival of ALIDE participants Welcome cocktail reception, hosted by EIB

3 Wednesday, 4 July 2018 EIB Headquarters, EKI Salle Belvédère Registration and welcome coffee Welcome remarks by EIB and ALIDE Emma Navarro, Vice President for Latin America Maria Shaw-Barragan, Director for Lending Operations in Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, Asia and Latin America Edgardo Alvarez, Secretary General, ALIDE EIB Blending and General Mandate Overview Coffee break Christoph Kuhn, Director, Mandate Management Department EFSI / Juncker Plan Iliyana Tsanova, Deputy Managing Director, European Fund for Strategic Investments EIB operational activities in Latin-America and the Caribbean Philippe Szymczak, Head of Division, Operations Directorate Metro de Quito S.A.

4 Wednesday, 4 July 2018 EIB Headquarters, EKI Salle Belvédère Family photo Lunch, hosted by EIB EIB and Climate (sustainability and renewable energies) Coffee break Monica Scatasta, Head of Environment, Climate and Social Policy EIB cooperation with IFIs Guido Bichisao, Director Institutional Strategy Kristina Mikulova, Policy Officer, Institutional Strategy EIB methodologies and impact measurement Georg Weiers, Senior Economist, Economics Department Dinner, hosted by EIB Restaurant Le Sud, 8 Rives de Clausen, 1123 Luxembourg

5 Thursday, 5 July 2018 EIB Headquarters, EKI Salle Belvédère Registration and welcome coffee The creation of a subsidiary: EUBIP Alain Godard, Director General Risk Directorate EIB and Migration: The Resilience Initiative and the Migration Platform Flavia Palanza, Neighbouring Countries Director Úna Clifford, Policy Officer, Institutional Strategy Introduction to the European PPP Expertise Center Chris Blades, Head of Division in Advisory Services, European PPP Expertise Centre Enrique Nieto, IDB Coffee break Social programme An optional social programme will be offered to conference participants for the Thursday afternoon. From to 16.00, participants can participate in a guided walking tour of the historic city centre of Luxembourg. Belonging to the UNESCO World Heritage, Luxembourg is a beautiful city. The tour will pass the palace of the Grand-Duc, various historic buildings, the casemates which are the famous underground tunnels built in 1644, and the beautiful valley of the Petrusse. In case of bad weather, there will be an organised visit of the MUDAM museum Bilateral meetings Lunch, hosted by EIB Social programme ALIDE participants travel to Paris

6 Practical Information Date and Location The conference will be held on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 July 2018 at the headquarters of the European Investment Bank (EIB), located on Boulevard Konrad Adenauer in Luxembourg. The EIB is a 15-minute drive from Luxembourg airport. Local time and weather Luxembourg is 1 hour ahead of GMT in July. The climate in Luxembourg is temperate and mild. In July the temperature is usually between 18 C and 23 C. Accommodation ALIDE members are responsible for booking their accommodation. EIB has negotiated preferential rates at two selected hotels, both located within walking distance of the EIB. The rates include breakfast, taxes, access to the fitness centre and WiFi. Sofitel Luxembourg Europe Kirchberg: Superior Guestroom 250 EUR per night. Novotel Luxembourg Kirchberg: Superior Guestroom 225 EUR per night. To book a room in one of the selected hotels, please use the attached respective booking form and submit it by 5 June; the reservation must be done directly with the hotel. The payment will be done by each individual guest upon departure. The contact person for both hotels is Aurelia Luquain who can be reached by phone tel or by aurelia.luquain@accor.com. In addition, participants may choose to stay in other hotels subject to availability, but please note that no preferential rates have been negotiated with other hotels. Some suggestions of nearby hotels are the Melia Luxembourg and the Sofitel Grand-Ducal.

7 Flights ALIDE members are responsible for booking their own travel arrangements. Luxembourg airport Findel is on the Kirchberg Plateau where all European Institutions are located. From the airport, the city centre can be reached in approx. 25 minutes by taxi or public transport. Brussels is a two-hour drive by car (3 ½ hours by train) and Paris a four-hour drive by car or train. Conference participants must cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Transport EIB will arrange for a shuttle bus service between both selected hotels and the headquarters of the bank on Wednesday and Thursday. We will also organise transport to the dinner venue on Wednesday 4 July. Please be informed that no transport will be organised from the airport. Taxis will be available at the main entrance and exit of the airport. Security at EIB Security measures are implemented at the entrance of the EIB: metal detectors and x-ray machines for baggage scanning are in operation at all entrances of the EIB buildings and entry will be restricted to persons in possession of a meeting badge. Upon arrival, participants are requested to present a form of identification. They will receive a meeting badge which there are required to wear at all times. Participants are kindly requested not to leave briefcases or valuable items unattended. Conference languages The conference language will be English with simultaneous translation into Spanish.

8 years European Investment Bank , boulevard Konrad Adenauer L-2950 Luxembourg U info@eib.org Contacts For any questions related to the conference, please reach out to: Julia de Graaf U j.degraaf@eib.org (about the conference) Arnd Beck U a.beck@eib.org (about the conference) Mathias Crelot U m.crelot@eib.org (about accommodation)

9 WORKSHOP Greening financial assets Green Bonds & Socially Responsible Investing Organised and hostel by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in collaboration with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Paris, 6 July 2018