True to the motto “From supporting role to taking the lead”, the Development and Agency 
Finance Conference 2010 in Washington addresses the changing role of agency finance 
experienced over the last 18 months. SGS is a silver sponsor of this day event from June 
17-18, 2010. 
Organized by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the conference is an annual meeting 
place for borrowers, financiers and advisors in development and agency finance. 
Attendees will have the chance to follow presentations and speeches on how the roles of 
export credit agencies (ECAs), multilaterals and development banks are continuing to 
evolve.
Offering risk management solutions to banks, equity funds, sponsors and investors, SGS is 
dedicated to meet all project finance needs throughout the complete project life cycle. 
Services such as Due Diligence, Project Monitoring or Technical Surveys enable clients 
to make well grounded decisions on sponsoring a project and use adequate preventive 
tools to mitigate project risks.
Adrian Shaw, the Head of SGS Project Finance Services, will give a presentation with the 
title Risk management: project risk assessment and strategies for risk mitigation. He will 
discuss topics such as the appropriate level of due diligence at the feasibility stage, how 
the social and environmental risks can be incorporated in to an assessment and how to 
manage risks from the development stage through to the operational phase.
About SGS Project Finance Services
SGS has a worldwide pool of project specialists, technical and environmental experts 
across a variety of industry sectors. SGS understands investors’ concerns over project 
delays and proper project execution, especially in the current economic situation. In order 
to protect project investment, SGS provides technical advice and information at all stages 
of the project finance lifecycle.