Organizer’s Welcome

Fang Qiuchen, Chairman, China International Contractors Association

Jackson Chang, President, Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute

Official Welcome

Leong Vai Tac, Representative of the Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region, Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Macao SAR Government

Moderator: 

Fang Qiuchen, Chairman, China International Contractors Association

Speakers:

Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy China International Trade Representative (vice-minister's level), Ministry of Commerce, China

Robert Goodwill, Minister of State, Department for Transport, United Kingdom

Justin Yifu Lin, Former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank, Professor and Honorary Dean of National School of Development, Director of Center for New Structural Economics at Peking University

Basuki Hadimuljono, Minister, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Indonesia

Wang Yongsheng, Vice President, China Development Bank

Denys Denya, Executive Vice-President, African Export-Import Bank

Thomas Pellette, Group President, Caterpillar

Xin Xiuming, Secretary General, China International Contractors Association

Currently, construction-finance cooperation is playing an increasingly significant role in facilitating the financing and implementation of infrastructure projects on a global basis, spawning enormous opportunities for international infrastructure cooperation. Figuring out an innovative model for construction-finance collaboration will be the focus of future efforts by all stakeholders. What prospects will construction-finance cooperation have? How to fully leverage and develop existing financing models, tools, and platforms for construction-finance collaboration? What unique advantages and risks are associated with construction-finance collaboration in contrast to traditional models for business cooperation? Which experience and good practices can we drawn upon from different countries? Delegates from governments, financial institutions, enterprises, and other professional organizations will share their unique insights on these topics.

Moderator: 

Sun Ziyu, Vice President, China Communications Construction Company Ltd. 

Speakers:

Session One：

Ali Noorzad, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Iran Viraphonh Viravong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Laos

David Roseman, Global Head, Infrastructure, Utilities and Renewables for Macquarie Capital

Zheng Xuexuan, Vice President, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited

Zhang Rizhong, Chief Executive Director, China Merchants Investment Development Company Limited

Vaughn C. Barber, Global Chair of KPMG’s Global China Practice, Head of Infrastructure, KPMG China

Session Two：

James Wainaina Macharia, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Kenya

Mohammad Younus Dagha, Chairman, Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee Limited, Pakistan

Cheng Huijuan, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Banking Department, Bank of China Head Office

Wang Tongzhou, President, China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group

Wen Gang, Chairman of Board of Directors, China Road and Bridge Corporation

Today, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries enjoy a stable investment climate, raising the demand for developing infrastructure and improving technology in manufacturing of large equipment; meanwhile, Chinese enterprises boast industrial superiority in these sectors. This offers unprecedented opportunities and prospects for China-LAC infrastructure and capacity cooperation. Following the establishment of new financing platforms (e.g. the Special Loans Program for China-LAC Infrastructure Projects, China-LAC Cooperation Fund, and China-LAC Industry Cooperation Fund), China and CELAC countries will innovate bilateral cooperation model, broaden cooperation fields, and expand financing channels, thus shaping a new landscape for better cooperation in infrastructure and capacity.

Official Welcome

Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy China International Trade Representative (vice-minister's level), Ministry of Commerce, China

Moderated Session

Moderator:

Xu Yingzhen, Commercial Counsellor (director general level), Department of American and Oceanian Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, China 

Speakers:

Session One：

Rene Orellana Halkyer, Minister, Ministry of Development Planning, Bolivia

Aviol Fleurant, Minister, Ministry of Planification and External Cooperation,    Haiti

Yu Yue, Deputy Director General, Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China

Tian Yunhai, Director General of Global Cooperation Department-Americas & Africa,China Development Bank

Tang Qiaoliang, Executive General Manager, China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (International), President of China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.

Wang Yu, Deputy Chief Economist, China Three Gorges Corporation

Session Two：

José Luis Cancela, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay

Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno, President, National Infrastructure Agency of Columbia

Bernardo Guillamon, Advisor to the President, Manager of Office of Outreach and Partnerships, Inter-American Development Bank

Han Deping, President, China-LAC Industry Cooperation Fund Co., Ltd.

Hong Bo, Assistant President of CITIC Limited, Chair of CITIC Construction Co., Ltd.

Zeng Guang’an, Board Chairman, Guangxi Liugong Group Co., Ltd.

Over recent years, the Chinese Government has put forward the B&R Initiative and subsequently launched a wide range of innovative platforms including the AIIB, the Silk Road Fund, and the China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Foundation for financing cooperation. These rollouts have been well received and drawn extensive participation. However, economic development varies dramatically among countries covered by the B&R Initiative, which are suffering from such problems as high government debt and a dearth of construction funds. In particular, these countries lack access to financing for infrastructure projects in such sectors as railway, road, airport, and harbor typified by a long construction cycle. This necessitates construction enterprises to transform their business model, readjust the investment strategy, deepen cooperation with financial institutions, and work towards a new direction and model of investment & financing for cooperative infrastructure projects.

Session One：

Moderator: Xin Xiuming, Secretary General, China International Contractors Association

Speakers:

Du Fei, Vice President, China Road and Bridge Corporation

Wei Feng, Vice President, China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co., Ltd

Sergey Kelbakh, Chairman, Russia Highways State Company (Avtodor)

Li Chunmei, Senior Vice President, Singapore CPG Corporation

Yang, I-Tang, President of Taiwan Construction Research Institute

Yu Chuanfen, President, Guangxi Liugong Machinery Co., Ltd.

Session Two：

Moderator: Song Dongsheng, President, PowerChina International Group Limited

Speakers:

Mansour Elimane Kane, Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure and Land Transport, Senegal

Lei Xiancheng, Deputy General Manager, Strategic Planning Department, The Export-Import Bank of China

Fan Xiwen, Chief Risk Officer, China LAC Cooperation Fund

Ahmed Abdul Khalid, Regional Head Asia, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, Islamic Development Bank

Chen Xin, General Manager of Business Development Department, China Export & Credit Insurance Corpoation

Guan Jianzhong, Chairman, Dagong Global Credit Rating Group

Presently, the international infrastructure investment and construction market is witnessing ongoing transformation and upgrading, with PPP (Public-Private-Partnership) pattern rising to prominence as a mainstream trend and garnering increasing attention and support from governments around the world. Over the years, PPP has carried with it varied implications and operating models in different parts of the globe. However, what remains unchanged is that underlying the success of a PPP project is developing a scientifically sound investment & financing system. In the constantly changing market, if we are to effectively control risks and share interest, we must dynamically enrich and simplify the use of relevant instruments under the investment & financing structure of PPP projects, and ensure corresponding matching systems in law, guarantee, finance and taxation, among others to be adaptable and scientifically sound.

Welcome Remarks

Ian Cocking, Partner (Hong Kong), Clyde & Co

Norman Sze, Managing Partner of Northern Region, Deloitte China

Keynote Speech

Lam Man Kit Ashley, Associate Director, Deloitte China

Justin Tan, Partner (Singapore), Clyde & Co

Yang Tianfu, Chief Financial Officer, PowerChina International Group Limited

Panel Discussion：The Key Factors to Achieve Benefit Sharing among PPP Participants and Case Practice

Moderator: Julie Zou, Director, Deloitte China

Speakers:

Brendan Halleman, Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia, International Road Federation (IRF)

Bernardo Guillamon, Advisor to the President, Manager of Office of Outreach and Partnerships, Inter-American Development Bank 

Philipp J. Kruschel, Executive Director, Emerging Market Multinationals (EMM) Network for Sustainability, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

Gilbert Kwok, Partner (Hong Kong), Clyde & Co

Nina Zhou, Tax Director, Deloitte China

Yang Tianfu, Chief Financial Officer, PowerChina International Group Limited 

Following 21 rounds of negotiations over 10 years, the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement was officially signed on June 17, 2015. It enjoys one of the highest degrees of liberalization amongst all the FTAs China has so far signed with another economy. As Australia becomes an emerging strategic market for Chinese overseas investment, the China-Australia FTA will help lower bilateral restrictions on trade and investment, expanding cooperation between Chinese and Australian companies from such sectors as electric power, transportation, energy, telecommunication, resources, and logistics to environment, agriculture, tourism and other industries. This will enable enterprises of both countries to tap their respective advantages and forge highly complementary relationships, thus spurring bilateral cooperative projects in infrastructure investment to be implemented in Australia in a faster, better way.

Moderator:

Adam Joseph Worthington, Managing Director, Infrastructure Asia for Macquarie Capital

Speakers:

Sam Guthrie, Senior Trade Commissioner, Deputy Consul-General of Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong

Wang He, Vice Chairman, China International Contractors Association

Brendan Lyon, Chief Executive Officer, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia

Lu Jianzhong, President of CCCC International Holding Limited, Chairman of John Holland

Wang Hongqian, General Manager, China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

Frederic Pergay, Vice President, Business Development Asia Pacific, Bouygues

Stephen Shang, President & CEO of China, Honeywell

Cedric Chehab, Head of Global Strategy, BMI Research

The seminar builds on the UK-China Infrastructure Alliance announced by President Xi and Prime Minister David Cameron during President Xi's State Visit to the UK last year. Government officials and industry specialists will cover the key areas of the Alliance: promoting host country-UK-China partnerships to help deliver high quality and value for money infrastructure through China’s outbound investment, PPP program and the Belt And Road Initiative (BRI); adapting UK expertise in project finance to PPP projects in China and internationally; and infrastructure and regeneration opportunities for Chinese investors and contractors in the Northern Powerhouse, the region where the UK is committed to delivering new major infrastructure.

Topics & Speakers:

Opening Remarks

Stephen Ellison, Minister-Counsellor, Energy, Environment and Infrastructure, UKTI, British Embassy Beijing

Keynote Speech

Robert Goodwill, Minister of State, Department for Transport, United Kingdom

Fang Qiuchen, Chairman, China International Contractors Association

Moderated Session - Forming Effective Global Partnerships in Infrastructure

Moderator: Tom Luckock, Partner, Norton Rose

Speakers:

Stephen Ellison, Minister-Counsellor, Energy, Environment and Infrastructure, UKTI, British Embassy Beijing 

Nick Baveystock, Director-General of Institution of Civil Engineers

Will Myles, Asia Pacific Managing Director, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

UK-China-Host Country Infrastructure Partnerships

Moderator: Vaughn C. Barber, Global Chair of KPMG’s Global China Practice, Head of Infrastructure, KPMG China

Speaker: 

Gary Bacon, North East Asia Managing Director, Mott MacDonald

Patrick Mitchell, Partner, Head of Infrastructure for UK and EMEA, Herbert Smith Freehills

Peter Burnett, Regional Head, Corporate Finance, Greater China and North Asia, Standard Chartered Bank

Philip Rong, CEO, JLT Lixin Insurance Brokers Co., Ltd

Case Study – PPP

Peter Budd, Director, General Manager of International Business, Arup

Infrastructure and Related Regeneration Opportunities in the UK

Amy Harhoff, Head of Policy and Strategy, Transport for the North

Panel Discussion - Investment in the UK

Moderator: Stephen Ellison, Minister-Counsellor, Energy, Environment and Infrastructure, UKTI, British Embassy Beijing

Speakers:

Amy Harhoff, Head of Policy and Strategy, Transport for the North

Chris Birdsong, CEO Asia Pacific, Atkins

Hong Bo, Assistant President of CITIC Limited, Chair of CITIC Construction Co., Ltd.

Xing Yan, General Manager, Beijing Construction Engineering Group International Investment Co., Ltd.

Since its inception, the B&R Initiative has been well received and widely supported by more and more countries covered by it. The 7th IIICF will invite representatives from relevant government departments and organizations from countries covered by the B&R Initiative. They will set out the latest infrastructure plans and capacity cooperation projects of their own countries to investors and contractors in terms of strategic planning, industry tie-in, investment policies, and other dimensions, thus effectively interfacing project owners with investors and contractors.

Moderator：

Ma Tieshan, Vice President, Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd.

Speakers：

Viraphonh Viravong, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Laos

Januario da Costa Pereira, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications, Timor-Leste

Kaspars Ozolins, State Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Latvia 

Dong Zhifang, Deputy Director General, Hebei Provincial Department of Commerce

Nissanka Naomal Wije, CEO, Chamber of Construction Industry Sri Lanka (CCI)

Ganjalzoda Sherali Rakhmon, Minister, Ministry of Transport, Tajikistan

Sanakoev S. F., President, Russian-Chinese Center

Recent years have witnessed rapid development in economic and trading cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs), deepening bilateral partnership in diverse sectors including infrastructure construction. Meanwhile, the Chinese Government is aligning the B&R Initiative with the respective development strategy of PSCs and making competitive production capacity and equipment of China accessible to these countries, in an effort to expand bilateral common interests in such sectors as infrastructure, agriculture, and equipment manufacturing and foster new bright spots in international capacity production, thereby realizing mutual benefit and shared development.

In recent years, international infrastructure market accelerates its reform. Facing the new market situation, how to break the financing bottleneck and promote the upgrade of infrastructure contracting industry is a crucial topic. It is an innovative measure that China calls for international contractors to increase their investment and promote operation service to their infrastructure construction projects, providing a comprehensive service of the whole industry chain. It not only tailors to a changing infrastructure market, but also will effectively promote the international cooperation between Construction and Finance. How all aspects together upgrade infrastructure practicing mode integrating investment, construction and operation (IICO) to meet the new demand of international infrastructure market? What suggestions and expectations governments have on the IICO mode? How international financial organizations and enterprises strengthen their cooperation on implementing IICO and explore more potential for international industry and finance cooperation? How enterprises implement the new mode to adapt to different markets? Infrastructure ministers, financial institutions, Chinese entrepreneurs and other elites worldwide will discuss this issue by face-to-face.

Moderator:

Ji Weimin, President, CGCOC Group Co., Ltd.

Speakers:

Yamfwa D. Mukanga, Minister, Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications, Zambia

Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, Minister, Ministry of Roads and Highways, Ghana

Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, Minister, Ministry of Industry and Mines, Senegal

Mohamed Ould Daf, President, Authority of Free Trade Zone of Nouadhibou, Mauritania

Mansour Elimane Kane, Minister, Ministry of Infrastructure and Land Transport, Senegal

Hai Helen, Goodwill Ambassador of UNIDO, Chief Executive Officer of Made in Africa Initiative

Lei Xiancheng, Deputy General Manager of Strategic Planning Department, The Export-Import Bank of China

Wang Hongqian, General Manager, China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

Bian Jiajun, Vice President, Shanghai Construction Group Co., Ltd.

Relevant authorities or institutions from CELAC countries will be invited to introduce to investors and contractors their latest infrastructure plans and capacity cooperation projects, so as to effectively connect project owners with investors and contractors.

Moderator:

Bernardo Guillamon, Advisor to the President, Manager of Office of Outreach and Partnerships, Inter-American Development Bank

Speakers:

Carlos Villalta Villegas, Minister, Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, Costa Rica

Rene Orellana Halkyer, Minister, Ministry of Development Planning, Bolivia

José Luis Cancela, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay

Claudia Franchesca De Los Santos, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Public Works and Communications, Dominican Republic

Wu Qijin, CEO, China LAC Cooperation Fund

Eduardo Centola, Managing Partner and Co-CEO, Banco Modal, Brazil

Nehemías José Jaén Celada, Advisor to the Minister of the Panama Maritime Authority

Su Jie, Head of Latam & the Caribbean Rep. Office (in preparation), China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation 

Chen Liqin, Head of Sino (Laoting)-Latin America Industrial Park

In line with the trend in international infrastructure cooperation, the Roundtable shall probe into, among others, the improvement of the Joint Action Plan for International Infrastructure Cooperation, the enhancement of relationship among international industry associations, and the promotion of mutually beneficial cooperation among their member companies.

Moderator: 

Yu Xiaohong, Vice Chairman, China International Contractors Association

Speakers:

Nikolay Koshman, President, Builders Association of Russia (ACP)

Daniel A Agroh, President, Association of Road Contractors, Ghana (ASROC)

Kirk Wilson, Executive Director, China-Britain Business Council (CBBC)

Deshabandu' Dr Surath Wickramasinghe, President, Chamber of Construction Industry, Sri Lanka (CCI)

Fang Qiuchen, Chairman, China International Contractors Association

Mario Rendulić, President of Presidency, China Southeastern Business Association (CSEBA)

Ram Sharan Deuja, General Secretary, Federation of Contractors' Associations of Nepal (FCAN)

Miranda Lui, Chairlady, Hong Kong Region of Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES)

Kenneth Liew, Council Member, Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM)

Tang Hon Cheong, Forest, Council-President, Macau Construction Association (MCA)

Mishref A. Alrowaily, Executive Director, National Committee for Contractors in Council of Saudi Chambers (NCC)

Chen Hwang-Ming, President, Taiwan General Contractors Association (TGCA)

Fuldien Li, Chairman, Chinese Arbitration Association (CAA), Taipei

Daniel Tardy, Past President, Confederation of International Contractors' Associations (CICA)

Brig Madura Wijeyewickrema, CEO, National Construction Association of Sri Lanka (NCASL)

Brendan Halleman, Vice-President for Europe and Central Asia, International Road Federation (IRF)