Jake Vlok
Jake Vlok
Speaker
Director Project Finance

Siemens Energy

United States

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Natural Resources: Geopolitics and Shifting Alliances Yield Opportunities

Tomas Souto
Senior Vice President,
EIG Partners
Jake Vlok
Director Project Finance,
Siemens Energy
Nikhil Bhandari
DIrector,
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Robert Hamilton Da Silva Ashley
Partner,
DLA Piper LLP (US)

Geopolitical tensions and the scramble to secure critical resources have made Latin America more relevant on the global stage. From mining to oil extraction, investors are forming alliances to exploit the region’s natural resources and exploring markets that were previously no-go terrain. This session will explore: 

  • Tools that can help investors and lenders overcome doubts about a country’s creditworthiness, such as the RIGI investment promotion framework in Argentina
  • The role of government-to-government financing in frontier markets like Venezuela
  • Structuring deals to accommodate different tiers of investors and national interests