Commodities Week Mexico - Day three: Thursday, February 2, 2012

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8am

Breakfast and registration

8.50am

Chairman's opening remarks

COMMODITIES AND INFRASTRUCTRE

9am

Keynote address: Capitalizing on supporting sectors - investing in equipment, technology and resources

Mr Federico Patiño

Federico Patiño was born in Mexico City and studied at the Law School of the National University of Mexico (UNAM). He specialized in development banking at The World Bank Development Banking Institute in Washington DC and worked in Mexico’s...

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How can investors gain exposure to this booming new sector?
Investing in ports and roads to support mining, energy and developers
Allocating into alternatives – to what extent can wind, solar and wider renewable growth rates plug gaps in energy supply?

› Mr Federico Patiño, Director de Banca de Inversión y Delegado Fiduciario, FONADIN

9.35am

Keynote address: Trading commodities in Mexico – CME/ MexDer Alliance

Mr Jorge Alegria

Mr. Alegría graduated in Finance from the ITAM (Mexican Autonomous Technological Institute). He has taken and taught several advanced Courses and Seminars in México and abroad, specialized in Capital Markets and Financial Derivatives. With more...

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North to south: attracting international investors and new players into Mexico
South to north: accessing CME’s benchmark derivatives contracts including interest rates, foreign currencies, equity indexes and commodities
Reducing risk by hedging products in new markets

› Mr Jorge Alegria, Chief Executive Officer, Mexico Derivatives Exchange

10.10am

Speed networking

Establish new relationships in one powerful, ‘quickfire’
speed networking session.

10.40am

Morning networking break

OIL, MINING AND GAS

11am

Boosting the oil and gas industry through PE investment

Mr Fluvio Ruiz

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics and a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering form de National University of Mexico, UNAM. He also holds a Master Degree in Energy Economics from Pierre Mendes University and a PHD in Petroleum Economics from...

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First incentive-based oil contracts in Mexico's history
Implementing new technology to increase the recovery of declining reserves
Future implications: what is the timeframe for new oil tenders and deep water contracts?

› Mr Fluvio Ruiz, Professional Board Member, Pemex

11.30am

Case study: Project “Etileno XXI”

Mr Jose Luis Uriegas at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Reactivating Mexico’s petrochemical industry: adding value to hydrocarbons and developing human capital
Substituting polyethylene imports of approximately US$ 2 billion
Utilizing state of the art and efficient technologies for the production of Ethylene and Polyethylenes

› Mr Jose Luis Uriegas, Chief Executive Officer, Grupo IDESA

12pm

Case study: Pumping sustainable biofuels for commercial aviation in Mexico

Mr Alejandro Rios Galvan

Alejandro Ríos has been the Director of ASA Fuel Services for the last 9 years, where he oversees the operation and management of a network of over 60 fuel farms and their associated 2,000+ apron into-plane operations. He holds a Bachelor’s degree...

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Combating green house gas emissions through alternative sources
Mexico leading the charge: resource availability, optimized transportation structure and private sector cooperation
Future challenges: high biofuel costs and need for refining processes’ infrastructure

› Mr Alejandro Rios Galvan, Director Fuel Services, Asociacion de Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares

12.30pm

Networking lunch

MINING & ENERGY

1.50pm

Panel session: Thriving in the mining industry

MR Sergio Almazan

Es Ingeniero Geólogo, egresado del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, con estudios de especialización en el país y en el extranjero destacando el de “Valorización y Exploración de los Recursos Minerales”, en la Escuela Nacional Superior de Geología, de ...

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Mr Arturo Bonillas

Mr. Bonillas holds a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona (1980) and has close to 30 years of experience in the mining and exploration industry in Mexico. He has had positions ranging from mine planning...

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Mr. George Burns at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Luis Chavez Martinez

Dr. Luis Chavez-Martinez is a Geological Engineer (1975) from the University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Mineral Economics (1978) from Penn State University in E.U., and a Ph.D degree in Energy and Mineral Economics...

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Outlook for gold and silver prices: rising or bursting?
The rise of strategic minerals: can Mexico become a dominant player?
How to successfully incorporate responsible mining and sustainable practices into project execution?

› MR Sergio Almazan, General Director, Mexican Mining Chamber (CAMIMEX)
› Mr Arturo Bonillas, President and Director, Timmins Gold Corp. / Silvermex Resources Ltd.
› Mr. George Burns, Senior Vice President, Mexico, GoldCorp
› Luis Chavez Martinez, Corporate Director Mexico, Aurico Gold

2.30pm

Panel session: Analyzing Mexico’s energy grid – will renewable energy rise?

Mr Francisco Salazar Diez de Sollano

Francisco Xavier Salazar Diez de Sollano was appointed as Chairman of the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) for the first time in 2005. In 2010 we was re-appointed for another 5 years term. In 2006 he was elected as the first Vice-President of the...

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Mr Frank Thiel at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

José Antonio Aguilar Bueno

Jose Antonio inició su vida profesional en la Banca de Inversión hace más de 20 años, sin embargo a lo largo del camino se topó con el fenómeno del Internet y creó El Sitio México, empresa que junto con sus hermanas latinoamericanas, se colocaría en ...

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Mr Miguel Angel Alonso

Miguel Ángel Alonso Rubio is currently the Director of Acciona Energía Mexico in charge of various wind farm projects in the Isthmus of Tehuantepecin Oaxaca. Acciona has taken Mexico’s leadership in renewable energy having developed more than 50 per ...

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Public sector support for investment: encouraging sustainable growth through financial incentives
Mexico’s transition to wind, solar and natural gas: dream or reality?
Moving forward: stimulating extensive investment in crossborder transmission

› Mr Francisco Salazar Diez de Sollano, President, Comision Reguladora de Energia
› Mr Frank Thiel, Vice President and General Manager, Mexico, Intergen
› José Antonio Aguilar Bueno, Director General Adjunto de Banca de Inversión, Nacional Financiera Banca de Desarrollo
› Mr Miguel Angel Alonso, Managing Director, Acciona Energy

3.10pm

Case study: Wind power – Mexico’s new energy frontier

Mr Miguel Angel Alonso

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Opportunities around wind power: energy supply security, wind supply manufacture and exportation, jobs creation, green generation
Promoting renewable energy through private investment and tax breaks

› Mr Miguel Angel Alonso, Managing Director, Acciona Energy

3.40pm

Afternoon networking break

AGRIBUSINESS

4pm

Panel session: Implementing vertical integration in the production chain

Mr Javier Delgado

Javier Delgado has 42 experience years in the Agribusiness and 36 in Rural Finance, is since October, 2002, CEO of the Trust fund for the Capitalization and Investment of the Rural Sector in Mexico, (FOCIR), having created and triggered the concept...

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Mr Raul Rodriguez Marquez at Mexico Investment Summit 2012

Mr Javier Vélez-Bautista

• Founder and CEO of Chiapas Farms, a USA-Mexico funded and operated company, harvesting value from the creation and operation of an integrated supply chain that directly connects the fast-growing US produce market with high-value farming in...

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MR Enrique Merigo

Eduardo Enrique Mérigo Orellana es originario del Distrito Federal, donde realizó estudios profesionales en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, graduándose con mención honorífica como Licenciado en Economía. Tiene estudios de Doctorado en la ...

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Bridging the gap between producers and buyers through strategic alliances
Intensive agriculture vs. extensive agriculture: minimizing risk through technology implementation
Agroparks: the future of value added agriculture in Mexico

4.40pm

Case study: Embracing triple bottom line business with corn and sunflower producers

Ellis J. Juan

Since March 2008, Ellis J. Juan has taken responsibilities as Country Representative for the Inter-American Bank in Mexico. He is responsible for the overall Bank’s operations (i.e., public, private and sub-national sectors) and new business...

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Social benefits: direct purchase benefits small farmers through micro-financing and better living standards
Future steps: developing a local source of sunflower oil to improve nutritional quality of products