The 6th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum ( www.cg-la.com/
lalf6.php) will be held in Miami, April 1 through April 3, and will feature the top 50 infrastructure projects in Latin America. The projects have a total enterprise value of nearly $40 billion.

Nearly 500 of the world's top infrastructure executives are expected to attend the leadership forum.

"Latin America has grown at an average rate of nearly 5 percent for five years in a row, and we believe that the region is ready to - and must - triple its investment in infrastructure over the next few years," Norman F. Anderson, President and chief executive officer of CG/LA Infrastructure, the leadership forum organizer.

"As the world globalizes, these are the projects that are going to make Latin America ever-more successful in the global economy," he added.

Major infrastructure initiatives are underway in Mexico and Brazil.

Fifty project developers from 17 countries will be in Miami to present the best projects in the region, and to meet with finance, engineering/construction and technology/equipment executives to talk about executing the projects.

Along with project presenters, keynote speakers include, leaders from public and private development and financial organizations throughout South and North America.

The Leadership Forum brings projects to life for equipment sellers, technology firms, service providers, EPC firms and investors through more than 40 discrete sessions; 2,500+ pre-scheduled private meetings; 4 workshops; 1 CEO/Minister breakfast (hosted by MIGA), and two receptions. Project presentations include ten individual infrastructure sectors: energy; oil & gas; ports & logistics; water/wastewater; urban mass transit, mining & logistics; tourism; highways; digital infrastructure; and strategic projects - those that transform regional or state competitiveness.

Forum Sponsors: The 6th Annual Latin American Leadership Forum is sponsored by leading infrastructure, finance, and equipment/technology firms worldwide, including: Platinum sponsors Corporacin Andina de Fomento (CAF), Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE), the Dominican Republic and Autopistas de Nordeste; Gold sponsors include: Banco do Brasil; CitiBank; Control Risks; Conduit Capital Partners; Export Development Canada (EDC); ESRI; MIGA/World Bank Group; NewLink Communications; Odebrecht; PanProjects & ProMxico.

The full agenda and participant roster is available at the forum's Internet site.