Welcome to MENA 2024 - Agency, Energy and Infrastructure Finance!

MENA represents an incredibly exciting opportunities for trade and export finance markets to continue to thrive and grow. Join us as we set the scene for the region with an opening keynote presentation discussing:
- The positive impact the growing demand for financing is set to have on the region.
- How the diversification of exports and deal flow out of the region will support the growth of MENA’s Export & Project Finance Markets.
- How will borrowers’ growing desires for untied transactions shape ECA business in the region?

It is clear that meeting sustainability and net 0 targets is of paramount importance to MENA, and the world at large, region but how do we get there? Join our panelists as we discuss:
- Reflect on COP28 and more generally, what does a roadmap to a net 0 MENA look like?
- Discuss how in a region which still has a large oil and gas footprint, financial institutions can collaborate to work towards the MENA Energy Transition.
- How far are we from Hydrogen and other emerging technologies playing a larger role in the MENA energy transition story?

Deals in MENA are becoming both richer and more diverse with the rise of more renewable deals and a boom in markets such as Saudi Arabia; it is most certainly a period for both growth and opportunity in the Export Finance market, but how can we capitalize on this movement? Join our panelists as they discuss:
- What does the pipeline look like for Borrowers in the MENA Export Finance Market?
- Have changes to the OECD consensus and the availability of longer tenors made the ECA market a more attractive proposition for borrowers?
- What impact has the rise in untied transactions in the region had on the appetite of borrowers in the region?
- What impact have the increasing levels of ESG scrutiny had on access to export finance?

We have seen a phenomenal rise in activity from local ECAs in the region who are supporting the market as it grows from strength to strength. We will unite the leading regional ECAs to discuss:
- How have the pipelines of regional ECAs changed and increased as they look to promote more non-oil and gas exports?
- How have regional ECAs products supported their growth?
- Discuss the importance of collaboration with international ECAs and other financial institutions.

TXF Intelligence shows that 2023 has been a great year for the MENA Export finance market with $14.5 Bn closed already this year compared to $9.5BN in the whole of 2022 * This illustrates the fantastic job done by ECAs and the export finance community to grow the region. Join us as we unite some of the international ECAs active in MENA to discuss:
- What can ECAs do to support borrowers with untied products and how can this promote the growth of the Export Finance Market?
- How can emerging and green technology deals be structured to include ECA facilities? Can ECAs help more with taking on risk to ensure these deals can reach financial close?
- How can ECAs product offerings help to both support business across the GCC nations and Frontier markets in the region?

* accurate as of October 2023.

You’ve heard from the ECA’s now its time to hear from the exporters. We will unite some of the region’s most active exporters to discuss:
- What support do exporters feel like they need from their ECA’s and financiers to increase activity in the region?
- How significant have growing ESG concerns been to business in the region?
- Where do exporters see the biggest opportunity for growth in the MENA region.

Join us for a closing keynote panel uniting stakeholders from some of our Proximo Deal of the Year award winners! We discuss how they brought their groundbreaking deals from conception to completion, considering the challenges they had to overcome to reach financial close.

Welcome back to MENA - Agency, Energy and Infrastructure Finance 2024.

Join us for a geopolitical keynote presentation looking holistically at some of the key macroeconomic and geopolitical issues affecting the region.

With mega deals in Saudi being a major contributor to the YoY growth in volume for the MENA region, it is clear that Saudi Arabia is clearly a hub for energy and infrastructure. With a tangible set of closed deals n KSA has been a trailblazer of activity for the region and there is no sign of slowing down. Join our panellists as they discuss:
- What does the project pipeline look like in Saudi Arabia?
- What role does Saudi EXIM and the other key stakeholders in the region have to play in ensuring the Saudi market growth continues?
- With the unavoidable oil and gas transactions in the region, how can institutions stay on top of ESGs whilst still conducting business in Saudi. ~
- How can ECA’s support the growth of projects in new technologies in the region.

Climate change is an unavoidable contemporary problem and data shows that the MENA region will be one of the hardest hit by climate change globally. As such it is vital that we decide what can be done to mitigate the impacts of climate change: This panel considers:
- What impact will rising temperatures have on exports of certain products, which sectors will thrive vs struggle?
- How can green products support combatting of climate change?
- The OECD changes have brought about a growing interest in climate change – how can these changes impact financing of infrastructure critical to combatting climate change?
- Discuss the growing importance of social infrastructure projects in the wake climate change.

Whilst GCC countries play a particularly significant role in the increasing prominence of the MENA region, we cannot forget to look to the frontier markets such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and more, all of which present some unique and exciting opportunities to help foster growth. With projects in the pipeline and some reaching financial close, its time to take a closer look at some of these frontier markets and see where the opportunities are:
- What opportunities are there for Financiers to become active in frontier markets?
- How significant are the roles of ECA’s and DFIs in ensuring transactions can proceed in these countries?
- Do institutions need to rethink ESG policies to ensure frontier markets can effectively transition away from fossil fuels?

With an increase in pipelines and overall deal volume there is no better time to highlight some of the institutions financing the regions growth. Join us as we unite the regions leading project financiers to discuss:
- The increasing importance of hedging tools particularly in a high interest rate environment.
- What do pipelines in the MENA region look like – what asset classes are we seeing as most common.
- How can different project finance structures provide the security necessary to get projects to financial close.
- Assess the impact of the liquidity rich environment financiers are operating in currently.

It is apparent that there is a healthy pipeline of PPPs in the region, with over 200 PPP projects being advertised in Saudi alone. Governments are taking the initiative and trying to increase critical infrastructure in the region. Join us as we unite some key stakeholders from public and private sectors to discuss:
- How will the regions mega projects impact PPP pipelines particularly with the need for supporting infrastructure.
- How have PPP Laws and legislation changes across the GCC in particular helped to boost PPP pipelines?
- Which sectors will benefit most from the PPP increase?

This exclusive workshop will unite the regions leading financiers to discuss the key topics, trends and opportunities across the MENA project finance space.

This session is invite only, if you are interested in joining and would like to apply to attend please email Max.kallmeier@exilegroup.com

Egypt is a hub of activity for the MENA region, with lots of CAPEX available across a variety of sectors. Join us as we unite some of the most active players to discuss:
- What asset classes and projects are most commonly reaching financial close in Egypt?
- How have challenges such as inflation impacted project pipelines and timelines?
- What role do DFIs have to play in supporting transactions in Egypt?

With existing fuel demands growing and Hydrogen continuing its rise in prominence, renewables portfolios will have to continue to grow. But how do we get there? Join our panelists as we discuss:
- The increasing importance of battery storage as the MENA region scales renewables portfolios.
- Could power plant conversions be a feasible and repeatable option for increasing scalability.
- With the increase in portfolio size, how would the energy be distributed? Could we see a rise in PPAs in the region?
- What role can Wind play in the scalability of MENA renewables portfolios?

And thats a wrap! Thank you for attending MENA 2024!

Join us for an evening of networking at our official icebreaker, shake hands, exchange business cards and prepare for a fantastic 2 days ahead!