The Alta Group's Latin American Leasing Conference Attracts Finance Associations Throughout Region

The Alta Groups Latin American Leasing Conference

Attracts Finance Associations Throughout Region

4th Annual Event Set for Nov. 14-15, 2006

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL,? October 12, 2006 -- The Alta Group?s 4th Annual Latin American Leasing Conference will be held Nov. 14-15 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay in Miami. The conference has become an important educational event and gathering for leasing executives and associations throughout Latin America. FELALEASE, the Federation of Latin-American leasing companies, will conduct its annual assembly during the meeting, says Ricardo Mu?oz-Medina, conference organizer and a principal of The Alta Group.

The Alta Group is a global consultancy specializing in the leasing and finance industry. Its 4th Annual Latin American Leasing Conference, which will be conduced in Spanish, will feature sessions on:

  • Strategic Challenges, led by a representative of? the Inter-American Development Bank;
  • The Current State of Leasing in Latin America, a panel discussion by representatives from leasing and finance associations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico;
  • The UNIDROIT Model Law on Leasing, led by Rafael Castillo-Triana, a principal with The Alta Group who is Latin America?s representative on the Model Law on Leasing Advisory Board, and a representative of the International Finance Corporation (IFC);
  • Cross-Border Syndications as a tool for funding and profitability, presented by Edmur Ribeiro, director of leasing for BLADEX in Panama City;
  • Vehicle Leasing Development: Experiences Originating Leases, led by Andres De La Parra of BMW Financial Services in Mexico City;
  • Lease Origination Challenges: Vendor Programs -- Myths versus Realities, led by Ubaldo Lopez, sales vice president for Latin America with Hewlett Packard Financial Services in Miami;
  • Challenges of Funding with Available Tools of Liquidity in the Capital Markets, presented by Mario Ventura Verme of America Leasing in Lima, Peru;
  • Attainable Resources in the ECAs (Export Credit Agencies) and Multinational Entities: The Export-Import Bank of the United States? Program of Guarantees and Credits, led by Wayne Gardella, vice president of the Ex-Im Bank in Washington, D.C., and Inter-American Investment Corporation?s Experience with Bond Emissions for Credits, presented by an official of IIC in Washington, D.C.;
  • How to Take Advantage of Local Capital Markets: Experiences Using Fiduciary Bonds to Finance New Operations, led by Alberto Beunza, president of CGM Leasing in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and
  • The Challenge of Migrating from Financing Leases to Operating Leases, a panel discussion by Agustin Esguerra of Leasing de Occidente in Bogota, Colombia; Arnaldo Rodriguez of CSI Latina in Miami; and Jesus Dillon of Master Lease, a GMAC subsidiary in Monterrey, Mexico.

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For more information or to register, please contact Bonnie Johnson at The Alta Group: Phone (801)322-4499, Fax (801)322-5454, or E-mail bjohnson@thealtagroup.com. The program is available in Spanish at The Alta Group site.

About The Alta Group
The Alta Group is a global consultancy serving equipment leasing and finance companies, investment professionals, manufacturers, banks and government organizations. Founded in 1992, The Alta Group supports clients in North America; Latin America; Western, Central and Eastern Europe; Australia and China. For more information, visit www.thealtagroup.com.

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Media Contacts:
Ricardo Mu?oz-Medina, The Alta Group
Phone 305.373.1515
Email: rmunoz@thealtagroup.com

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Carla Young Harrington, Susan Carol Associates Public Relations
Phone 540.899.3913
Email: carla@scapr.com

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