The Industrial Transformation Accelerator for Latin America and the Caribbean (ITA-LAC), co-hosted by the IDB Group and the World Bank Group, is the region’s premier, deal-driven marketplace for industrial evolution and competitiveness.
ITA-LAC brings the entire architecture of transformation into a single room: the industrial operators driving action, the capital providers funding the future, the technology pioneers delivering proven solutions, and the policymakers shaping the landscape.
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has selected Mexico and Brazil as the first recipients of up to USD 250 million each through the CIF Industry Decarbonization Program—marking the largest block of concessional finance ever earmarked for the region’s industrial base. Beyond CIF, a growing stack of public, private, and blended finance is actively looking for deals.
As a recurring regional platform, ITA-LAC leverages the global leadership and mobilizing power of the IDB Group and the World Bank Group to accelerate capital deployment, share replicable business models, and strengthen the ecosystem required to move industrial transformation from high-level strategy to real-world execution.
Mexico sits at the convergence of forces making industrial transformation urgent and commercially viable. Nearshoring is accelerating investment into manufacturing. USMCA deepens integration with buyers setting their own emissions standards. And Mexico’s core industrial corridors are among the most exposed to carbon border mechanisms in the hemisphere.
As an initial recipient of CIF concessional funding and home to some of the region’s most dynamic industrial operators, Mexico City is the natural starting point for a platform that will expand region-wide.
Across Latin America, grid constraints, energy pricing volatility, and development finance priorities are reshaping industrial investment decisions. The region’s next competitive advantage will be built on energy infrastructure, structured capital, and disciplined execution.
ITA-LAC is where those elements align.
New Energy produces conferences that serve the energy transition across the Americas. With a team spanning the US, the Caribbean, Brazil, Chile and Mexico, our events operate as market platforms — connecting capital, policy, and industry to catalyze investment and accelerate project delivery.
ITA-LAC builds on the foundation of H2LAC, the region’s premier hydrogen platform co-launched with the IDB and World Bank in 2021.