The Americas transition finance summit
2026 may prove to be a pivotal year for transition finance. Changing priorities in the face of geopolitical tension and trade dynamics have caused some jurisdictions to roll back on sustainability. But the impacts of climate change are worsening each year and time is running out to reach net zero.
Long-term investors and asset managers remain focused on the urgent need for transition finance, however. As the US and other jurisdictions turn away from climate change, these investors are looking to other regions for their sustainable investments. Latin America is one of those regions.
The Americas transition finance summit, hosted by OMFIF and BIVA, is a platform for advancing credible, investable pathways to net zero. Taking place in Mexico City, the summit will convene leaders from asset management, private equity, public development banks, ministries of finance, central banks and corporates to share expertise, meet the challenges of the green transition and examine the opportunities for investors in the region.
Speakers
Maria Ariza
Chief Executive Officer
Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA)
Maria Ariza
Chief Executive Officer
Bolsa Institucional de Valores (BIVA)
Alfonso Blanco
Director, Energy Transition and Climate
The Inter-American Dialogue
Alfonso Blanco
Director, Energy Transition and Climate
The Inter-American Dialogue
Marina Brenden
Sustainable Finance Senior Officer
Global Green Growth Institute
Marina Brenden
Sustainable Finance Senior Officer
Global Green Growth Institute
Mariuz Calvet
Chair, ESG Commission
Mexican Banking Association
Mariuz Calvet
Chair, ESG Commission
Mexican Banking Association
Ivan Vicente Cornejo Villalva
Director, International Financial Organisations
NAFIN
Ivan Vicente Cornejo Villalva
Director, International Financial Organisations
NAFIN
Andrea Correa
Head of Research
OMFIF
Andrea Correa
Head of Research
OMFIF
Jonas David
Research Director
the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Jonas David
Research Director
the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Erwin de Nys
Manager of Environment and Social Operations of the Latin America and Caribbean Region
the World Bank
Erwin de Nys
Manager of Environment and Social Operations of the Latin America and Caribbean Region
the World Bank
Gonzalo Garcia-Trujillo
Senior Economist
Banco Central de Chile
Gonzalo Garcia-Trujillo
Senior Economist
Banco Central de Chile
Santiago Lorenzo
Head of Unit, Change Economics
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Santiago Lorenzo
Head of Unit, Change Economics
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Sarah Moloney
Editorial Director
OMFIF
Sarah Moloney
Editorial Director
OMFIF
Eric Parrado
Managing Director for Central America, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti
IDB Invest
Eric Parrado
Managing Director for Central America, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic and Haiti
IDB Invest
Adolfo Sarmiento
Senior Advisor, Financial Services & Local Currencies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
Adolfo Sarmiento
Senior Advisor, Financial Services & Local Currencies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Uruguay
Anne Simpson
Vice Chair
OMFIF
Anne Simpson
Vice Chair
OMFIF
Paula Suarez
Deputy for Ecuador
Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
Paula Suarez
Deputy for Ecuador
Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
Felipe Vallejo
President
Mexican Fintech Association
Felipe Vallejo
President
Mexican Fintech Association
Co-host
