Final Presentations

Today 8/21/2015 was the long awaited culmination of our trip when we presented our findings to our client Club Sporting Cristal. At the Dazzler hotel conference room each team was able to see the others presentations while they waited for their turn.

We presented to our client Carlos Benavides Escardo, the General Manager of Club Sporting Cristal and Andres Vitale a representative from the Austral Group who helped us coordinate throughout the trip.

We then had a delicious dinner with all the clients at Restaurant Cala in the Barranco district of Lima to celebrate.
Club Sporting Cristal
Austral Travel Group

Client Carlos Benavides Escardo, Team Bravo's Sebastian, Andres Vitale

View from restaurant

Final Dinner Toast

Christian a.k.a. (Gallito) a.k.a. The Yoga Teacher, was styling with his sophisticated wine expert partner in crime, Mr. Fantastic. 

Final Update: Sporting Cristal are the Champions!

The Sporting Cristal soccer club tied rival Universitario de Deportes on Sunday to win the Opening Tournament of Peru’s professional soccer league. Having won the second tournament of the year, Sporting Cristal secured a place in the national semifinals for the 2015 Decentralized Championship (which they won in 2014).

Congratulations to La Raza Celeste!

Trip to Backus & Johnston (Sab Miller) Plant

Today 8/20/2015 we visited the Backus beer plant on the outskirts of the Lima. We were able to see the manufacturing facilities firsthand and were then treated to beer tasting. The beer tasting room was filled with memorabilia from the companies long history. For our team it was an especially relevant trip as Backus makes Cristal Beer which is our client's, Club Sporting Cristal, major sponsor.

Backus Company Site
Cristal Beer

Meetings and Final Consultation with Client

In the morning, 8/19/2015 we had back to back meetings with representatives from different industries and then a panel discussion then headed to our final consultation with client Club Sporting Cristal.

We met with Gabriela Jauregui who gave us an overview of the mining industry in Peru. She specifically referenced the political and social context in completing projects. Then key investment executive, Gonzalo Ferreyro, from FOREX Peru talked about the stock exchange that serves Peru, Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL). Then we had a candid panel discussion with Desuit Correa, Country Manager for San Francisco based Taller Industries; Erik Iriarte, owner of Iriate y Asociados Law firm; and Paoloa Pioltelli owner of Peruvian secondhand garment platform Las Traperas.
Peru Stock Exchange
FOREX Peru
Las Traperas-Clothing Store

Mining in Peru

Lima Stock Exchange

Second Hand clothing in Peru

In the afternoon we gathered with Sporting Cristal managers  at the Rimac Campus to finalize our consulting project. We were also able to meet with Telmo de Andres Noval, head coach of Sporting Cristal Futbol Formativo, the highly competitive Youth Division. He gave us unique insights into the players needs and concerns.
Sporting Cristal Facebook

Fun In the Press Room at Sporting Cristal

Working late-Club at night

COBRA in Lima, Peru

Today, 8/18/2015 we continued to explore Lima while meeting with important company representatives. We had a presentation from Ricardo Cornejo, corporate director of COBRA Group of Peru. 

COBRA is a Spanish based, multinational corporation with a diverse business portfolio. They are involved in Industrial engineering plants (EPC Projects); Network and Grid Infrastructure, installation, assembly and services; Technology and systems; Solar and Wind power; Hydropower and Water treatment plants, and renewable energy sources.

We learned specifically about the mining and water treatment plant projects undertaken in different regions of Peru. We went in depth about the political and legal framework in which foreign companies must navigate. We also discussed in depth the advantages, disadvantages and opportunities of an Alianza Privada-Publica (APP), which is a joint venture between a private company and the public sector, in this case various Peruvian regulatory bodies, Private Public Partnerships (PPP). We examined the Taboada project, an award winning water treatment plant between COBRA and Proinversion, Private Investment Promotion Agency.

According to Proinversion, as of December 2014, there is a project portfolio for an investment amount of US$ 4,000 millions in all sectors, including:
• 3 projects in air, road and river transportation. Investment: US$ 409.4 million
• 7 projects in electricity and hydrocarbons. Investment: US$ 3,788.5 million
• 2 projects in sanitation. Investment: US$ 470 million
• 2 projects in real estate. Investment:
• 1 projects in telecommunications.
• 1 projects in other sectors.

PPP's In Peru-ProInversion

Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Taboada (Lima, Peru) 
Taboada Project  Lima (Peru)
Detailed description: 25-year Concession.

Treatment flow rate:
- Medium = 14.0m3/sec
- Max = 20.3m3/sec
Population supplied: 4,334,000 eq. pop.  (72% of the wastewater from Lima and Callao.)
3,900m long x 3,000mm diameter HDPE outfall.

 

Club Sporting Cristal-working on project

In the afternoon we had time to work on our project on the Sporting Cristal Rimac campus. We were able to collaborate with Cristal staff and learn more about the programs offered. We also had some down time in which we got creative.

Yoga Cristal

Best Meal Ever

Then our generous client Carlos treated us to unanimously one of the most delicious meal we have ever had! We went to the swank Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian Fusion) restaurant Costanera 700 in the Miraflores district. We had an elaborate multi course dinner with the main entree-a fish that has been cooking for hours, set in ice and then set on fire. It was a spectacular meal with excellent company!

Peruvian Ceviche "tiradito"

Parmesan Scallops

                                                                                 "Sudadito" aka Fire fish

Peru Business: 3M and Binswanger & Meeting Our Client

Today, 8/17/2015, we were able to meet with representatives of two important businesses here in Lima Peru.

3M- over 60,000 products and counting...
First we traveled on site to the 3M headquarters of Lima. We were treated to a presentation by Marketing, Jose Alvarez. We learned about the unique business solutions 3M offers globally and specifically for Andean region. We also discussed how they differentiate themselves through their business model and innovation processes.

3M Peru

Binswanger- Commercial Real estate management for a growing market
Director, Gian Carlo Malatesta explained the Peruvian real estate market, on the commercial side. He also detailed how his company  is able to assist in the management development and maintenance of commercial spaces through out Peru, Latin America and the world.

Binswanger

3M Lima Headquarters

First Meeting with Club Sporting Cristal

After skyping and email this was he first time we had the pleasure of meeting our client Club Sporting Cristal. We went to the Club Sporting Cristal Campus in the Rimac district of Lima. The large complex houses the training facilities for the Professional soccer team, youth divisions, youth camps, administrative offices as well as the Innova School, part of the Un Gol, Una Beca initiative of Peru Champs. We met with manager Carlos Benavides Escardo and his associate Vincenzo. We were able to get a more clear vision of what the clients needs and wants from the consultancy.

SC Training campus

Youth Soccer Practice (Innova School in back)