Sustainable Forest Investment:

Challenges and Opportunities for Paraguay and the Region

November 12 and 13, 2024

Event Center – Paseo La Galería

Asunción – Paraguay

Connecting finance and sustainability with the forestry sector

The Sustainable Forest Investment: Challenges and Opportunities for Paraguay and the Region event is a one-and-a-half-day program aimed at promoting sustainable investment in the forestry sector in Paraguay and Latin America.

PROGRAM

Sustainable Forest Investment:

Challenges and Opportunities for Paraguay and the Region

Day 1

November 12, 2024

FOREST FINANCE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN LATIN AMERICA.

On the first day, we will welcome representatives from financial institutions, development banks, and international investors from across the Latin American region. The program will focus on showcasing forestry projects with investment potential and innovative business models, as well as reviewing commodity value chains and the regulatory aspects related to forestry and sustainable agriculture in Latin America.

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Day 2

November 13, 2024

DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMERCIAL FOREST PLANTATION SECTOR IN PARAGUAY

On the second day, we will bring together Paraguay’s forestry ecosystem, inviting representatives, forestry project developers, financial institutions, government officials, NGOs, and academics to share their experiences. The program includes discussions on Paraguay’s forestry potential, the integration of forest plantations with conservation, the integrity of carbon credits, as well as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) aspects.

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SPEAKERS

Experts Joining Us

Guilherme Ferreira de Oliveira

Managing Partner

Lacan Real Assets

Dominica Zavala Zubizarreta

Board Member

Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo (AFD)

Gabriela Penner

Investment Officer Forestry

FMO

Diogo Ribeiro

Senior Investment Officer Forestry Latam

IFC

Juan Pablo Lankenau Haas

Director, International Investments and Operations

Forest Investment Associates (FIA)

Vanessa García

Business Developer

Terrasos

Teresa Farmaki

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Member of the Investment Committee

Astarte Capital Partners

Diego Lozano

Managing Partner – Director

Campo Capital

Peter Maila

Co-Chief Investment Officer

FMO

Mariana Martins

Sustainability Manager

Sucafina Brasil

Luis Augusto de Oliveira Candiota

Founding Partner and Chairman

Lacan Real Assets

Daniel Alfredo Angulo Rojas

General Manager

Form International Peru

Carlos Alberto Guerreiro

Head of Forest Operations

TTG Brasil

Luiz Almeida

Program Manager

IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative

Andrea Braun

Managing Director

Unique forest investment GmbH

Martin Forsén

Chairman

SilviPar

Rodrigo Maluff

Vice Minister

REDIEX Paraguay

Víctor Andrés González Bedoya

Legal Director

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MADES)

Angelo Sartori

Senior Director of Regional Engagement

VERRA

Flavio Deganutti

CEO

Paracel

Marcel Van Heesewijk

Founder and CEO

Investancia Group B.V. and Quadriz B.V.

Juan José Dada

Director, Financial Institutions

FMO

Ricardo Macari Boaventura

Managing Director

LatAm Investments

Frouke Hoekstra

Regional Representative, Latin America & Caribbean

FMO

Andrea Eisenhut

Sustainability Manager

Unique Wood Paraguay S.A.

Mario Salas Mayeregger

Country Leader

Solidaridad

Inés Aguerre

Forest Management Auditor

FSC

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