Agenda

ITA-LAC 2026 moves industrial transformation from ambition to execution, anchored by the launch of the CIF Industry Decarbonization Program for Mexico and Brazil.

Day One | Enabling & Financing Industrial Transformation

Strategy, policy, and capital. Day One explores Mexico’s industrial transformation framework, hard-to-abate sector pathways across cement, steel, and chemicals, financing structures beyond CIF, and the conditions required to move projects toward bankability and scale. The day concludes with facilitated sector roundtables designed to feed directly into Day Two working sessions.

Day Two | From Strategy to Project Pipeline & Financial Close

Execution and implementation. Day Two opens with a CIF Application Clinic led by SHCP, the World Bank, and IDB, followed by facilitated working groups where project sponsors engage directly with CIF representatives, technical advisors, and financial structurers on project readiness, deal structuring, and next steps.

→ Participation in Day Two working sessions is intentionally limited to maintain a highly interactive working format among project sponsors, industrial operators, financial institutions, and implementation stakeholders. Qualified industrial companies and project sponsors receive priority access, while additional participation is subject to availability.

Wednesday

July 8

8:00-9:00

Registration & Networking

9:00-9:05

Opening Remarks

9:05-9:35

Launching the CIF Industry Decarbonization Program for Mexico & Brazil

Joint opening by the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, the World Bank Group, and the Inter-American Development Bank.

9:35-10:15

Mexico’s Industrial Transformation Policy Framework

SENER, Semarnat, CFE, and Pemex set out Mexico’s regulatory roadmap, fiscal incentives, permitting reforms, and how Polos de Bienestar will accelerate project deployment.

10:15-10:45

Two Models, One Program: Mexico and Brazil in the CIF Framework

A moderated conversation between senior government representatives from Mexico and Brazil on how each country is structuring industrial transition under the CIF program. Brazil’s Neo-Industrialization plan and Mexico’s Polos de Bienestar share a destination but differ in policy architecture, fiscal posture, and sequencing. What can each learn from the other?

10:45-11:15

Coffee & Networking

11:15-12:30

Financing Architecture: Mobilizing Capital Beyond CIF

How multilateral banks, commercial lenders, and capital markets stack alongside concessional funds to reach project FID. The session covers risk allocation and de-risking instruments, green bonds, sustainability-linked finance and carbon revenues, and the role of local banks in mobilizing foreign capital.

12:30-2:00

Networking Lunch

2:00-3:00

Hard-to-Abate Sectors: Technology Sequencing and Competitive Strategy

No single technology solves cement, steel, or chemicals. Industry leaders set out how they are sequencing CCUS, electrification, hydrogen, and efficiency to manage capex while staying competitive in export markets where carbon is increasingly priced. For example, powering hard-to-abate operations and site logistics with SAF and green fuel.

3:00-4:00

Structuring Bankable Projects: Term Sheets, Risk Allocation, and Returns

A working session on how industrial transformation projects allocate construction, offtake, technology, and currency risk between sponsors, lenders, and off-takers.

4:00-4:30

Coffee & Networking

4:30-5:30

Sector Roundtables

Participants self-select into focused groups by industrial archetype to surface specific financing, technology, or policy challenges. Outputs feed directly into the Day Two working groups.

5:30-7:00

ITA-LAC Cocktail Reception

Thursday

July 9

Limited Capacity

8:30-2:00

CIF Working Group Session

From Strategy to Project Pipeline & Financial Close

Day Two converts Day One strategy into project-level action. This half-day working session is designed to provide clarity on every aspect of the CIF funding package, including how capital will be deployed and on what terms.

Space is complimentary but limited. Eligible attendees may request an invitation during registration.

9:00-9:15

Welcome and Framing

World Bank Group and IDB Group outline how the working session connects to the CIF program rollout and the broader financing architecture.

9:15-10:00

CIF Application Clinic: Setup

SHCP, the World Bank, the IDB, and CIF walk through what a strong application looks like. Eligibility thresholds, project readiness criteria, common gaps, and how concessional finance integrates with co-financing from multilateral and commercial sources.

10:00-10:30

Coffee and Networking

10:30-12:30

Working Groups: Project Structuring

Participants self-select into facilitated working groups organized by industrial archetype. Each group includes a CIF or DFI representative, a technical advisor, and a financial structurer. Selected project sponsors bring concepts in advance; the group works through eligibility, structuring questions, and financing pathways. Other corporates participate as discussants.

12:30-2:00

Plenary Readout and Networking Lunch

Each working group reports key themes, common obstacles, and next steps. Lunch follows for continued conversation.