Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Speaker
Partner

Vinson & Elkins

United States

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Proximo: Project Finance

Financing the Data Center Boom

Alessandro Lombardi
CEO,
Elea Data Centers
Andrew Crouch
Head of Digital for the Americas,
I Squared Capital
Mariana Fulan de Souza
Head of Origination,
Serena Industrial Partners
Alex Sasaki
VP Sales Latin America,
Vertiv
Johann Lamrissi
Director,
MUFG
Rafael Bomeny
CFO,
Odata
Moderator
Melissa Raciti-Knapp
Partner,
Vinson & Elkins

Demand for data centers in Latin America is growing at a fast clip as developers eye the region to supply computing needs for the local population and beyond. This session considers:

  • The factors driving data center growth and the climate for investing

  • The pipeline of projects underway and the markets with the most activity

  • Challenges for data center development: power constraints, water supply, regulations, financing, opposition from local populations