Launch of the 2021 IDEAL report

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CAF—development bank of Latin America—invites interested parties to the launch of the 2021 Infrastructure in the Development of Latin America (IDEAL) report, entitled "Reducing service gaps: how digitalization can improve the use of infrastructure"

The 2021 IDEAL report focuses on the services provided by infrastructure with digitalization as a cross-cutting theme, prioritizing the electric energy and urban transport sectors. It analyzes recent digital developments, including the advance of smart grids in the electricity sector, and in the case of passenger transport, the development of applications for data use and planning of trips, mobility and new payment methods. It also discusses regulatory interventions, public policies and the need for investment in smart infrastructure to address service gaps, and the effects of technological progress.

Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021

Time: 9:00 a.m. (Colombia)

This event will be broadcast on this website

PROGRAM

9:00 - 9:10 a.m. Opening session

Renny López, Interim Executive President of CAF

9:10 - 9:40 a.m. Report Presentation

Walter Cont, Principal Executive at CAF and editor of Ideal 2021

9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Report Comments

Moderator: Ernesto Schargrodsky, Director of Socioeconomic Research, CAF

  • Digitization in the electricity sector
    • Fernando Navajas, Chief Economist, Latin American Economic Research Foundation (FIEL), Argentina
  • Digitization in urban transport
    • Germán Lleras, Regional Director, Steer Group, Colombia

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Policy Discussion Panel

Moderator: Antonio Silveira, CAF's Vice President of Infrastructure

Gloria Hutt Hesse, Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Chile
Nicolás Estupiñán, District Secretary of Mobility of Bogotá, Colombia
Félix Sosa, President of the National Electricity Administration (ANDE), Paraguay

 

11:00 - 11:10 a.m. Closing session

Pablo Sanguinetti, Vice President of Knowledge at CAF

speakers

Renny Alberto López
Renny Alberto López

Presidente Ejecutivo Interino, CAF

Gloria Hutt Hesse
Gloria Hutt Hesse

Ministra de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones de Chile

Pablo Sanguinetti
Pablo Sanguinetti

Ex vicepresidente de Conocimiento, CAF

 Ernesto Schargrodsky
Ernesto Schargrodsky

Director de Investigaciones Socioeconómicas, CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe-

Nicolás Estupiñan
Nicolás Estupiñan

Director de projectos de infraestructura, CAF -banco de desenvolvimento da América Latina-

Walter Cont
Walter Cont

Ejecutivo Principal, CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina-

Félix Sosa
Félix Sosa

Presidente de la Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), Paraguay

Fernando Navajas
Fernando Navajas

Economista Jefe de la Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas (FIEL)

Germán Llerás
Germán Llerás

Director Regional de Steer para Latinoamérica