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"Coaltrans was an informative event and offered an excellent opportunity to expand a networkof contracts not otherwise accessible." Mark Bishop, Brookfield Asset Management (Previous Coaltrans delegate)CONFERENCE AGENDADAY ONE: TUESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 201308:00 Registration and coffee. Exhibition opens08:50 Welcome and opening remarks:Henry Hely Hutchinson, Managing Director,Coaltrans Conferences Ltd.SESSION 1: GOVERNMENT KEYNOTES09:00 Chair’s opening remarks09:10 Going forward – State of the ANM and plans forthe future• Creating a favourable investment climate• Outlook for 2013-2014 of the review and allocation process• Working with the Interior Ministry to strengthen consultation andrelationship with communities• Outlining strategy for small and medium scale miners in order toformalize the exploration and exploitation processMaria Constanza Garcia Botero, President,National Mining Agency (ANM)09:30 Tackling infrastructure challenges in Colombia• What are the guidelines the ANI is establishing for financing?• How is the government working with the private sector to financenew projects• What will the next generation of projects change for coal exports?Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno, President,National Infrastructure Agency (ANI)SESSION 3: LOGISTICS: HOW TO MAKE MASSTRANSPORTATION VIABLE?11:35 Chair’s opening remarks11:40 Bringing Colombian coal in the export market• Is Colombia going to import less grain? Impact on the availability ofvessels from the Pacific coast and repercussions for coal exports• Eliminating bottlenecks when logistics represent 40% of the cost• What are the parameters to take into account?• Challenges to brave – what will the new infrastructure projects change?• Freight comparisons – Colombian into Asian Markets and the competition• Role of freight rates in making Colombia a competitive marketEmmanuel Dur, Managing Director, LDA - Logistics12:00 Changing the landscape of transportation – Looking atthe whole supply chain• Planning and operating a multi-modal transportation system to reducetotal logistic cost• The economics of operating a fleet of barges on the Magdalena River –back haul opportunities and partnerships• Advantages of barges in negotiating the changing seasons and theassociated impact on the river level and the draft problem• Updates on the project – operational since mid-MayAlejandro Costa, General Manager, Impala12:20 Connecting Colombia to new markets through the Portof Barranquilla• Outlook for expanding port capacity• Working hand in hand with rail and barges projects to achieve amultimodal transportation system• Meeting new loading regulationsEnrique Carvajales, President, SPRB09:50 Questions and discussion10:00 Networking breakSESSION 2: METALLURGICAL COAL PRODUCERS10:10 Chair’s opening remarks10:20 The essential differences between the coking coal andsteam coal markets in Colombia• Cost, margins and outlook comparisons across met and thermal coal10:35 Panel discussion:• Underground mining improving coal quality through amelioratedextraction techniques• The pricing issue / supply and demand : implications for project viability• Exploring the benefits of coal-washing plants from aproducer’s perspective• Transitioning from exploration to production and vice versa(licence issues)• When will prices return to reflect the value of underlying assets?• Facilitating junior miners in establishing new projects opportunities andchallenges for smaller coal producersMauricio Cardenas, Carbones AndinosJuan Manuel Sanchez, Executive Director, CarbocoqueSenior Representative, Minas Paz del Rio11:15 Networking refreshment break12:40 Perspective from an infrastructure fund• What does an infrastructure fund look for when wanting to finance aninfrastructure project?• What deal structure?• Opportunities in Colombia - Filling the funding gap left by European banksDr. Camilo Villaveces, President, Ashmore Colombia13:00 Questions and discussion13:05 Networking lunchSESSION 4: FINANCING AND INVESTINGIN COLOMBIA14:35 Chair’s opening remarksPanel Session14:45 Panel discussion –Financing and Investing in coal’s future• Evaluating opportunities for local and regional banks in project finance –Filling the funding gap left by European and North American banks• Managing exchange rate risks• Finding financing on the Colombian/Latin American capital markets• Assessing the risks and rewards of investing in an uncertainregulatory environment• What are the opportunities for investing in infrastructure projects relatedto the coal industry, and what is the government doing to attract theprivate sector?• Listing on a foreign stock exchange: advantages and risks• What role can ECAs play in the Latin American project finance market?4www.coaltrans.com/colombia