The Philippine Public-Private Partnership Center (PPP Center) and International Project Finance Association (IPFA), together with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE) and sponsored by Asian Development Bank (ADB), will hold a PPP forum entitled Accessing the Philippine Capital Markets for PPPs – Innovations in Infrastructure Financing on April 8, 2016 at the New World Makati Hotel.
The PPP Forum is the culminating activity of a series of roundtable discussions and workshops where select government officials consulted with the private sector on their investment issues and constraints on PPP projects. The main objective of these activities is to produce policy proposals, innovative reforms and regulatory framework that will strengthen, enhance and bolster capital market funding for PPP projects.
As in previous PPP roundtable discussions and workshops, this event attracts an audience of investors, financial institutions, government agencies and other major stakeholders in the PPP program. The PPP forum is divided into three major panel sessions showcasing discussions on 1) government’s initiatives towards accessing capital markets for infrastructure and PPPs, 2) unlocking a key alternative in PPP financing through listing of equity securities, and 3) providing impetus for the issuance of PPP project bonds.
Confirmed panelists include: Hon. Teresita J. Herbosa, Chairperson, SEC; Cosette V. Canilao, Former Executive Director, PPP Center; Vida T. Chiong, Deputy Commissioner, Insurance Commission; Gil A. Buenaventura, President & CEO, Development Bank of the Philippines; Cesar B. Crisol, President & CEO, PDS Group; Hans B. Sicat, President & CEO, and Roel A. Refran, COO of PSE; David J. Nicol, CFO, Metro Pacific Investments Corporation; Sergio G. Edeza, Senior Vice President & Treasury Head, San Miguel Corporation; Lynn Tho, Partner & ASEAN Infrastructure Advisory Leader, Ernst & Young Solutions LLP; Atty. Ana Ma. Katigbak-Lim, Partner, Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose; Valery Tubbax, Head of Power & Infrastructure Advisory, Investment Banking Asia, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; James Harris, Partner & Global Head of Infrastructure, Hogan Lovells; Frederic Thomas, Senior Investment Specialist, ADB; Justino Juan R. Ocampo, Executive Vice President & Investment Banking Group Head, First Metro Investment Corporation; Bonifacio M. Banzon, Director & Head of Project Finance, Bank of the Philippine Islands; and Vicente Graciano P. Felizmenio, Jr., Director – Market & Securities Regulation, SEC.
The panel sessions will be moderated by: Vaughn F. Montes, PPP Risk Management Expert, ADB; Ed Roche, Advisor on Infrastructure Finance and Capital Markets, US Treasury; and Valery Tubbax.
Over 250 participants are expected to attend this by invitation only event.
