Launch of the 2021 IDEAL report
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](/media/3042137/renny-lopez-caf.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705976470000000)
Renny Alberto López
Presidente Ejecutivo Interino, CAF
![Gloria Hutt Hesse Gloria Hutt Hesse](/media/3042579/gloria-hutt-hesse.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705969480000000)
Gloria Hutt Hesse
Ministra de Transporte y Telecomunicaciones de Chile
![Pablo Sanguinetti Pablo Sanguinetti](/media/1064/pablo-sanguinetti.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=131959354460000000)
Pablo Sanguinetti
Ex vicepresidente de Conocimiento, CAF
![Ernesto Schargrodsky Ernesto Schargrodsky](/media/3042575/ernesto-schargrodsky.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705963190000000)
Ernesto Schargrodsky
Director de Investigaciones Socioeconómicas, CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe-
![Nicolás Estupiñan Nicolás Estupiñan](/media/3042580/nicolas-estupinan.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705971440000000)
Nicolás Estupiñan
Director de projectos de infraestructura, CAF -banco de desenvolvimento da América Latina-
![Walter Cont Walter Cont](/media/3042581/walter-cont.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705962250000000)
Walter Cont
Ejecutivo Principal, CAF -banco de desarrollo de América Latina-
![Félix Sosa Félix Sosa](/media/3042576/felix-sosa.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705973240000000)
Félix Sosa
Presidente de la Administracion Nacional de Electricidad (ANDE), Paraguay
![Fernando Navajas Fernando Navajas](/media/3042577/fernando-navajas.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705965730000000)
Fernando Navajas
Economista Jefe de la Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas (FIEL)
![Germán Llerás Germán Llerás](/media/3042578/german-lleras.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=1200&height=1200&rnd=132705967340000000)
Germán Llerás
Director Regional de Steer para Latinoamérica