The Forum will feature parallel sessions designed to delve deeply into specific topics. These spaces will allow experts, leaders, and participants to analyze key issues such as digitalization, sustainable financing, social inclusion, and the energy transition, fostering in-depth discussions and collaborations in strategic areas to drive the region's development.

Purposeful Capital: The New Era of Philanthropy and Impact Investment

Can impact investment turn Latin America and the Caribbean’s social and environmental challenges into opportunities for sustainable development? Despite facing issues like extreme poverty and persistent inequality, the region attracts only 4% of global impact investments, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN). This session will explore how family offices, strategic philanthropy, and private investors can play a pivotal role in closing development gaps by channeling capital into projects that deliver financial returns alongside social and environmental benefits. Panelists will showcase successful cases and discuss how to design scalable strategies that drive meaningful change in the region.

Infrastructure for Competitiveness and Public Services

How can Latin America and the Caribbean transform its infrastructure into a cornerstone for sustainable development and global competitiveness? The region faces a significant shortfall, with investments amounting to just 2.8% of GDP—far below what is needed to meet the growing demands for transportation, water, energy, and telecommunications. This gap directly impacts the quality of public services and limits the productive potential of local economies. What mechanisms can governments adopt to increase infrastructure investment to the 5% of GDP recommended by the World Bank? What lessons can Latin American countries draw from other emerging markets to attract international financing and develop resilient infrastructure? This session will explore strategies to mobilize funding, implement successful public-private partnerships, and develop innovative projects that enhance connectivity, sustainability, and equitable access to essential services.

Driving the Future: Financing for Sustainable Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean

Latin America and the Caribbean must intensify efforts to create conditions that enable the mobilization of resources needed to drive sustainable and inclusive growth. Among the region's key development gaps is the financing of investment across various economic sectors. For instance, in 2022, only USD 21.2 billion in private financing was mobilized for development, a stark contrast to the estimated annual investment gap of USD 160 billion needed to achieve the SDGs in the region. This highlights the urgency of prioritizing innovation in the financial sector. Maximizing tools such as thematic bonds, blended finance, and public-private partnerships is essential.

This conversation will explore strategies to unlock resources, promote impact investments, and ensure that capital flows into key sectors such as infrastructure, renewable energy, just energy transitions, and clean, inclusive production and service models. Most importantly, it will address the critical roles governments, financial institutions, and the private sector must play in leading this financial transformation.