2 August 2010 – The Brazilian infrastructure market is expanding rapidly. Over the next three years, USD $500 billion is expected to be invested, both to keep pace with the country’s growth and two major international sporting events (2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games). These growth opportunities and more will be discussed at Terrapinn’s Infrastructure Investment World Brazil 2010 conference, 31 August – 1 September 2010 in Rio de Janeiro. Key investors, developers, construction companies, government officials, development banks, and hedge and private equity funds will all be involved.

Key issues and the people presenting or hosting meetings on these issues at the conference include:

2014 FIFA World Cup

$43 Billion needed for commercial and tourism construction in preparation for the 2014 World Cup:

  • Eduardo Paes, City of Rio de Janeiro, Mayor
  • Walter Pinheiro, State of Bahia, Secretary of Planning
  • Marcio Lacerda, City of Belo Horizonte, Mayor
  • Joao Jordao, Chief Operations Officer, INFRAERO
  • Tiago Lima, Director, Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ)

2016 Olympic Games

$51 Billion needed in preparation for the Olympics:

  • Eduardo Paes, City of Rio de Janeiro, Mayor
  • Joaquim Levy, Rio de Janeiro, Secretary of Finance
  • Julio Cesar Bueno, State of Rio de Janeiro, Secretary of Economic Development
  • Antonio Henrique Silveira, Secretary of Economic Monitoring, Ministry of Finance

Natural Resources

$247 Billion that will be investing to extract the pre salt reserves:

  • Isaac Pinto Averbuch, PPP Unit Director, Ministry of Planning
  • Dr. Ricardo Lima, President, ABRACE
  • Antonio Bastos, Chief Executive Officer, Omega Energia
  • Nelson Siffert, Deputy Managing Director-Infrastructure, BNDES
  • Othon Luiz Pinheiro da Silva, President, Eletronuclear

Pension Funds Investing in Infrastructure

  • Demosthenes Marques, Investment Director, FUNCEF
  • Fabio Moser, Chief Investment Officer, PREVI
  • Roberto Gremler, Investment Planning Executive Manager, Petros

For more information, visit the event website: www.terrapinn.com/2010/iiwbrasil