Partnering to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

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2 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 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. A final programme will be circulated closer to the date of the event, together with a list of participants on both ALIDE and EIB side. All ALIDE participants are kindly requested to complete and return the attached registration form by 18 June 2018 to j.degraaf@eib.org. Attachments: (1) registration form (2) hotel booking forms

3 Conference Programme Tuesday, 3 July 2018 Novotel Kirchberg Luxembourg during the day arrival of ALIDE participants welcome cocktail reception, hosted by EIB Wednesday, 4 July 2018 EIB headquarters, Boardroom Registration and welcome coffee Welcome remarks by EIB and ALIDE names tbc, Vice President / Director General Operations, EIB Edgardo Alvarez, Secretary General, ALIDE EIB Blending and General Mandate Overview Coffee break EFSI / Juncker Plan Christoph Kuhn, Director, Mandate Management Department Wilhelm Molterer, Managing Director, European Fund for Strategic Investments EIB operational activities in Latin-America and the Caribbean Family photo lunch, hosted by EIB Maria Shaw-Barragan, Director for Lending Operations in Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, Asia and Latin America EIB and Climate (sustainability and renewable energies) coffee break Jonathan Taylor, Vice President for Climate, and Monica Scatasta, Head of Environment, Climate and Social Policy EIB cooperation with IFIs names tbc EIB methodologies and impact measurement (ECON) dinner, hosted by EIB Debora Revoltella, Director Economics Department restaurant tbc

4 Thursday, 5 July 2018 EIB headquarters, Boardroom 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 and Guido Bichisao, Director Institutional Strategy PPPs: update from EIB and ALIDE respectively names tbc coffee break Bilateral meetings to be further defined lunch, hosted by EIB social programme to be further defined ALIDE participants travel to Paris

5 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 June. 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. i. Sofitel Luxembourg Europe Kirchberg: Superior Guestroom 250 EUR per night. Booking form Sofitel Luxembourg Europe Kirchberg. ii. Novotel Luxembourg Kirchberg: Superior Guestroom 225 EUR per night. Booking form Novotel Luxembourg Kirchberg. 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. Contactperson for both hotels is Aurelia Luquain who can be reached by phone tel or 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. 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 4- 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 form the airport. Taxis will be available at the main entrance and exit of the airport.

6 Social programme An optional social programme will be offered to conference participants for the Thursday afternoon. The programme will include a social element on Thursday 5 July from to Participants are asked to indicate their participation in the attached registration form; more details will follow in due time. Security at the 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. Bilateral meetings The programme foresees the possibility of bilateral meetings between EIB delegates and ALIDE members. For this purpose, a slot on Thursday 5 July from to has been blocked. ALIDE members are kindly requested to collect their requests for bilateral meetings and to list them per topic and country. Please send the overview of all requests to Julia de Graaf j.degraaf@eib.org by 15 June to allow EIB the appropriate time to schedule meetings with the relevant colleagues. ALIDE members who do not wish to schedule bilateral meetings will have free time during this programme element. Contact persons For any questions related to the conference, please reach out to Julia de Graaf: j.degraaf@eib.org / and (about the conference; based in Luxembourg) Arnd Beck: a.beck@eib.org (about the conference; based in Lima) Mathias Crelot: m.crelot@eib.org / (about accommodation)

7 Title (Mr/Ms) Last Name First Name Institution Country City Office Address Phone number (mobile) Partnering to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean REGISTRATION FORM Please send this form by to by 18 June 2018 Passport Number (Issued by Country) Flight numbers and dates Photograph SECURITY USE ONLY Required photograph size (file may be sent as attachment) Pass n# issued Please confirm your attendance to the following events: Tuesday, 3 July: welcome cocktail reception, hosted by the EIB Wednesday, 4 July: conference at the EIB Wednesday, 4 July: dinner, hosted by the EIB Thursday, 5 July: conference at the EIB Thursday, 5 July: social programme from to Please indicate any dietary restrictions Please indicate your hotel

8 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

9 Preliminary Agenda Venue: AFD Paris, 5 rue Roland Barthes PARIS. Room Jacques Alliot. Friday, 6 July :45-9:15 Coffee 9:15-9:30 Introduction by IDB and AFD 9:30-10 :00 1st presentation: The New Frontier of Green Bonds, how to improve their contribution to the low carbon transition Presentation around two interesting papers recently published by I4CE on Green Bonds and available here: 10:00-10:30 2nd presentation: The experience of National Development Banks in structuring and issuing Green Bonds Overview by IDB of the experiences and opportunities (missed as well) the NDBs have in this market and potential to scale it up in LAC 10 :30-11 :00 Coffee Break Panel: 11:00-12:30 12:30-14:00 Latin American Green Bond issuances, a European Investors perspective There could be two axis in the discussions: a) Exchanges around two or three European investors presenting their strategy, expectations and requirements when purchasing GBs. It would also be interesting to have the point of view 1/2 NDB issuer (ALIDE members) in this session. b) DFIs solutions (e.g. guarantees, TA) that can be mobilized to draw closer the offer and demand for Green bonds Lunch buffet

ANNEX GREENING FINANCIAL ASSETS GREEN BONDS & SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING General Information Venue: AFD Paris, 5 rue Roland Barthes 75012 PARIS.

10 ANNEX GREENING FINANCIAL ASSETS GREEN BONDS & SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING General Information Venue: AFD Paris, 5 rue Roland Barthes PARIS. Room Jacques Alliot Date: Friday, July 6 th, 2018 Hotels: To accommodate the participants, two hotels within walking distance of AFD are suggested. Hotel reservations should be made On-Line directly with your chosen hotel, through the indicated websites. Hotel Mercure Paris Gare de Lyon **** Hotel Novotel Paris Gare de Lyon **** Address: 2 place Louis Armand, Paris Telephone: (+33)9/ H2217@accor.com Website: mercure-paris-gare-de-lyon-tgvhotel/index.shtml Address: 2 Rue Hector Malot, Paris Telephone: (+33)1/ H1735@accor.com Website: novotel-paris-gare-de-lyon/index.shtml Transport (by Train): Luxembourg Paris Option Train 1 (Direct) Departure time (Luxembourg): 17h10min Arrival time (Paris, Gare de I Est): 19h20min Then to... Gare de Lyon: RER D (regional trainline): for 25 minutes Option Train 2 (with change in the city of Metz) Departure time (Luxembourg): 17h39min Arrival time (Paris, Gare de I Est): 20h20min Then to... Gare de Lyon: RER D (regional trainline): for 25 minutes

Partnering to support sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean

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