Ben Agyeman brings over 25 years of extensive experience in the energy, infrastructure, and technology sectors, having worked in key global locations such as London, New York, Manama, Dubai, Essen, and Hamburg. He has held senior roles with notable sector specialists, serving as Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance for MPC Capital, a global asset and investment manager. In this capacity, he focused on investments and the buildout of renewable and industrials businesses. Additionally, he served as Group Head of Project Finance & Investments for Ferrostaal Industrial Projects, a prominent German industrial services group, and as Group COO & CIO of Kampac Oil Group, the core energy business of a leading African conglomerate. Ben was a former TMT Investment Banker at UBS and analyst at Lehman Brothers International.

With a wealth of experience spanning both developed and emerging markets globally, Ben possesses substantial expertise in investments, structuring, project financing, mergers and acquisitions, and advisory services. Throughout his career, he has worked on transactions valued close to USD 15 billion, including over 2 gigawatts of renewable energy projects, and has played a pivotal role in driving investments in private assets exceeding USD 1 billion.

Mr. Agyeman holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BEng (Hons) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from London South Bank University.

Kreen
Kreen operates as a specialised partner in renewable energy investments, providing tailored advisory services to manufacturers, project developers, and sponsors engaged in the financing and development of renewable energy projects. Our distinct expertise lies in navigating the complexities of emerging and frontier markets. Since 2019, we have played a pivotal role in supporting over 1 gigawatt of solar and wind projects across diverse regions, including Romania, France, overseas French territories, Latin America, Southern, and Central Europe.Kreen’s commitment extends over the long term, encompassing a comprehensive range of services such as power purchase agreement (PPA) negotiations, debt sourcing & arrangement, equity structuring, and full leadership in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). In addition to our transaction-centric focus, Kreen is strategically positioned to assume principal investment positions in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the emerging green and climate tech high-growth sector.

Jeetu Balchandani, Managing Director, is the Global Head of Infrastructure Debt at BlackRock. Mr. Balchandani is responsible for leading the infrastructure debt platform, fostering key bank and sponsor relationships and origination, structuring and execution of our infrastructure debt products. Prior to joining BlackRock in 2014, Mr. Balchandani was the Head of Infrastructure Equity and Lease/Tax Equity Investments at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife). Mr. Balchandani led the growth of investments in the group from $1.2 billion in 2006 to $5.5 billion in 2014. Previously, he was a Vice President in power, energy, project and infrastructure finance at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) in New York, Hong Kong and Singapore where he advised on and raised debt and equity capital for transactions in developed and emerging markets.

Cleyton Barros is a civil servant Specialist in Public Policy and Government Management. In his previous experiences, he was General Coordinator for Transport and Logistics at the Ministry of Finance. He worked as a senior specialist at the Global Infrastructure Hub and at the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels. Since 2023, he has been the Head of the Special Advisory Office of the Special Secretariat for the Investment Partnerships Programme of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil. Mr. Barros has degrees in Business Administration and Law, special studies in government management and a Master's degree in Sustainable Infrastructure.

The Investment Partnership Program (PPI)

The Investment Partnership Program (PPI) was created within the scope of the Presidency of the Republic by Law No. 13,334 of 2016, with the aim of expanding and strengthening interaction between the state and the private sector through the signing of partnership contracts and other investment measures.
The Program (SPPI) is permanently active, and its responsibilities include the following:
-Receiving proposals on infrastructure projects and public policies from the Ministries and structuring the agenda for meetings;
- Advising the President of the Republic on matters relating to priority projects, drawing up opinions and studies and proposing standards, measures and guidelines;
- Coordinate, monitor, evaluate and supervise actions, including supporting activities necessary for the execution of projects by the Ministries and regulatory agencies;
- Publicizing the projects and liaising with investors and others interested in the Program, including state and municipal bodies.

Jean-Christophe Barth is the founding Executive Director of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals, an international non-government organization acting as a catalyst for the PPP profession and harnessing the power of a global network of PPP Units and PPP practitioners for the furtherance of the UN 2030 agenda.

As a commercial mediator (accredited by FSM and the French-German Chamber of Commerce), he also facilitates commercial deals internationally. He focusses on efficient project negotiation and the delivery of #NextLevelPPP infrastructure that encompass climate resilience and include the Sustainable Development Goals framework to de risk projects and ensure value delivery for the beneficiaries. He’s also passionate about good governance and has co-authored a guide on Early-Stage Governance. He teaches Governance, Sales & Contract Negotiation and Protecting your Brand and your Business at various academic institutions.

Past experiences: Bombardier, Citibank, LBBW, German-Brazilian Chambers of Commerce in São Paulo, Robert Bosch Stiftung, SGL Carbon, the European Champions Alliance and the Global Program against Money Laundering located at the United Nations Office at Vienna.

WAPPP | World Association of PPP Units & Professionals

WAPPP is the global home of public-private partnership professionals. Established in international Geneva in 2018 is has grown to become the largest network for PPP practitioners, advocating for climate resilient and SDG-aligned social and physical infrastructure PPPs. Currently WAPPP has 450 members of which half are civil servants from 61 Government PPP Units. WAPPP’s Governance encompasses Regional Chapters, Sectoral Chapters and Thematic Chapters, each chaired by a Chair that form a global Steering Committee.
WAPPP actively promotes PPPs that deliver value for society and for future generations and that go beyond the value for money concept. WAPPP has formed partnerships with some of the most prestigious international development organizations and helps PPP Units to connect with strategic investors, while retaining its neutrality by not getting directly involved in the transactions. For 2024 the annual topic is a series of discussions on Small Scale PPPs that will culminate in a joint report with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. To learn more about WAPPP’s work, publications, PPP deal updates and newsletters, please visit www.wappp.org .

Aditi is the Unit Head, Private Sector and Climate Finance, at the European Representative Office of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where she leads origination of sustainable infrastructure investments in emerging Asia. She has over 14 years of experience, closing over USD 800 million in direct investments in renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and utilities. Previously, she worked with the International Finance Corporation in PPP structuring and advisory, successfully closing some of India’s first PPPs in energy-efficient street lighting and universal healthcare.

Asian Development Bank

The ADB is a multilateral development financing institution focused on sustainable infrastructure and poverty eradication in developing Asia and the Pacific. As the region’s climate bank, the ADB has announced its ambition to provide $100 billion of its own capital resources, from 2019 to 2030, for climate action and for supporting a just transition in its developing member countries.

Alexandre Chavarot is a UK-based independent finance professional delivering solutions to the challenges posed by climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity preservation and sustainable development. He has 30 years of experience advising clients on project & corporate acquisitions, risk assessments, investments and financings in the energy, infrastructure and maritime sectors with leading investment banks, foundations and advisory firms.

His current portfolio of activities comprises part-time asset finance and M&A executive roles, strategic advisory and NED positions with energy transition project developers, infrastructure and climate tech companies, and finance NGOs.

Alexandre is the founder of Climate Finance 2050 Limited, through which he consults on climate and sustainability-related financial issues. He is also a Senior Adviser at ACCESS Corporate Finance, a London-based financial advisory firm providing M&A services.

He started his career working on privatisations in Central and Eastern Europe, before joining Lazard’s corporate finance department in London in 1996. In 2009 he was appointed head of project finance and solar programme coordinator at the Clinton Climate Initiative – an endeavour of the William J. Clinton Foundation.

Alexandre is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment in the UK. He has co-authored several articles and papers on project and climate finance, as well as on climate risks and resilience. He was the coordinating lead author of the finance chapter of the Global Infrastructure Resilience report published by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in October 2023
(https://www.cdri.world/upload/biennial/CDRI_Global_Infrastructure_Resilience_Report.pdf).

He is a regular speaker at international conferences. He is also a visiting lecturer at Sciences Po in Paris where he teaches a seminar on climate change and finance.

Alexandre holds degrees from Sciences Po in Paris, the Harvard Kennedy School and INSEAD.

Climate Finance 2050

Climate Finance 2050 is a UK-based consultancy providing climate and sustainable finance advisory services in the fields of energy transition, infrastructure resilience, biodiversity preservation & restoration, waste management & the circular economy, and agri-tech. Our clients comprise project developers, assets owners & managers, governments, foundations and finance NGOs. We are currently involved in mobilising finance for CCS, green hydrogen and waste-to-energy businesses. We also work with the insurance sector and institutional investor groups on the development of innovative financial solutions and assessment methodologies to address physical climate risks. We support the Climate Bonds Initiative in the preparation of its resilience taxonomy. You can contact us at a.chavarot@climatefinance2050.com.

Dr Danso is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Africa investor (Ai) Group – a pan African Infrastructure Investment Holding Company for institutional investors. He also serves as the Chairman of the CFA New York Society Global Asset Owners’ Advisory Council, the Chairman of the African Sovereign Wealth & Pension Fund Leaders Forum and is the Chair of The African Union’s Continental Business Network (CBN) and the Chair of the African Green Infrastructure Investment Bank Advisory Board (AfGIIB).
Dr Danso serves on the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Advisory Council and Co-Chair’s the SMI Africa Council established by King Charles III. He also serves on the World Benchmarking Alliance Just Transition Advisory Group, and is an Advisory Board Member for UNDP’s Africa Green Business and Financing Initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Investor Map.

Mr Danso leads Ai’s Pension and Sovereign Wealth Infrastructure Co-Investment Platform and advises corporates, institutional investors, governments and development finance institutions on ESG trends, infrastructure allocations and private equity investments in Africa. Mr Danso was instrumental in establishing the NEPAD-AU 5% Agenda Infrastructure Investment Initiative, for Pension and Sovereign Wealth Fund infrastructure investors.
Hubert holds an LLB in Business Law, an LLM Masters in International Commercial Law from the University of Sussex in England and an Honorary PHD in Global Leadership from the European International University in France.

Africa investor (Ai)
Africa investor (Ai) is an institutional investment holding platform, that aligns its pools of capital from sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, family offices and long-term investors with vetted infrastructure, private equity and technology investment opportunities in Africa.
www.africainvestor.com

Bertrand De la Borde is the Global Head of Infrastructure at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank.
Mr. De la Borde brings 30 years of experience in infrastructure finance and has played a leading role in the development of innovative and landmark public-private partnerships in all five continents. He joined IFC in 2007, following four years with Proparco, the French development agency, and 11 years with Société Générale in Paris, where he served as Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Project Finance for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. From 2010 to 2018, he headed IFC’s Africa infrastructure team, which tripled its activity under his leadership.

A graduate of École Centrale de Paris, Mr. De la Borde holds a master’s degree in engineering, with a specialty in finance.

IFC

IFC—a member of the World Bank Group — is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2023, IFC committed a record $43.7 billion to private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity as economies grapple with the impacts of global compounding crises.

For more information, visit: www.ifc.org and www.ifc.org/infrastructure LinkedIn: Bertrand De La Borde and IFC Infrastructure LinkedIn Page

Catherine has more than 20 years of experience in the field of environment, social and sustainable development. She started her career as a consultant (based first in France and then in Madagascar). Then she worked for the private sector, as Head of Environment for Glencore in Congo and HSE Lead for Total for an LNG project in Papua New Guinea. She then joined the sustainable finance sector, as Environmental and Social Advisor for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London and Societe Generale in Paris. Catherine has a Master in Environmental Engineering (Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine).

Hans-Peter Egler is currently Director Sustainable Infrastructure / Public Sector with South Pole. He has 30 years of experience in international cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, investment, trade, and production including environmental and social issues. Cooperation with businesses and financial entities of all kinds, the World Bank, regional development banks, various UN organisations, non-governmental organisations, industries, and retailers in Switzerland and in developing countries as well as government agencies in developing and industrialised countries. 20 years of experience in innovative project management at the interface between the economy, environment, and development cooperation. Prior of working with South Pole, Hans-Peter was heading the Global Infrastructure Basel foundation and before that the Division of Trade Promotion at the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, where he used to work for 25 years.

South Pole

South Pole is a leading climate project developer and solutions provider.

Since its founding in 2006, South Pole has supported and provided climate finance to over 850 projects in more than 50 countries. Together, these projects have helped reduce over 200 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions and provided measurable benefits to communities vulnerable to climate change. South Pole's projects accelerate the transformation across all sectors, including across sustainable land-use, ecosystem conservation, circular economy, and renewable energy.

South Pole also advises governments and thousands of leading companies on their climate journeys to achieve net zero emissions. With its global Climate Solutions platform, it implements comprehensive strategies that help organisations across the world build resilience and turn climate action into long-term business opportunities. Our global team of over 1,000 experts spread out over 42 locations across 6 continents. is trusted by many FT500 businesses and world-class investors around the world.

Nicolas is a Partner with Actis, a sustainable infrastructure private investor with US$10+ billion under management. He is responsible for sourcing, executing and managing Actis' energy transition investments in the Latin America region, and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Nicolas joined Actis in 2012 and has participated in Actis’ investments in Saavi Energia, Atlas Renewable Energy, Zuma Energia, Energuate and Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy.

Prior to this, he was an investment banker with Citigroup’s Latin America Investment Banking team. He started his career with B.O.T. Consulting, a boutique strategy consulting firm in Colombia.

Nicolas holds a BSc. in Economics from Universidad de Los Andes and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Luis Fernando Lopes- Mr. Lopes is Partner & Chief Economist for Patria Investments, one of the largest managers of alternative assets in Emerging Markets. He supports the firm’s diversified investment activities, especially in Latin America. Mr. Lopes joined the group in 1996 and, prior to that, he was the Head Economist and Strategist for Brazil at JP Morgan Chase, Chase Securities and Salomon Brothers.. He is a member of the Steering Committee and Executive Consultation Group of the Blue Dot Network, an OECD initiative to promote quality infrastructure investment that is open and inclusive, transparent, economically viable, Paris Agreement aligned, financially, environmentally and socially sustainable, and compliant with international standards, laws and regulations. Also, Mr. Lopes is an authorized investment adviser by the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Patria Investments

Patria Investments is one of the leaders in alternative asset management in Emerging Markets, with a focus on Latin America. It has over 30 years of experience in Infrastructure, Private Equity, Real Estate and Credit. In the infrastructure space, it has developed .global expertise in power transmission and generation (notably renewables), energy trading, big data & telecommunications, logistics & transportation and environmental services. The limited partners in tis funds are the world’s largest institutional investors, notably pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions (DFIs) and insurance companies.

Ayaka Fujiwara is Climate Investment Specialist at the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s Private Sector Facility, where she is responsible for the origination and appraisal of private sector climate projects and programmes since 2018. Ayaka has 12 years of experience in corporate, fixed income and equity investments. Prior to joining the GCF, she has spent previously served as Associate Director in Daiwa Capital Markets’ Tokyo headquarter and London office, where she provided fixed income investment strategy and managed transactions with institutional investors. Ayaka holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Keio University in Japan and M.Sc. in Finance from London Business School, U.K. She is a Ph.D candidate in Green Finance at Inha University, Republic of Korea.

Ayaka Fujiwara는 Green Climate Fund(GCF) Private Sector Facility의 기후 투자 전문가로서 2018년부터 민간 부문 기후 프로젝트 및 프로그램의 조직과 감정을 담당하고 있습니다. 기업, 픽스드 인컴, 주식투자 분야에서 12년의 경력을 보유하고 있습니다. GCF 입사 전에는 Daiwa Capital Markets 도쿄본사와 런던지사 차장으로 근무하며 기관투자자를 대상으로 픽스드 인컴 투자 전략과 거래 관리를 제공했습니다. 일본 게이오대학교에서 학사 학위를, 영국 런던비즈니스스쿨에서 금융학 석사 학위를 취득한 Ayaka는 현재 한국 인하대학교 녹색금융특성화대학원에서 박사과정을 이수하고 있습니다.

Burcu Geriş graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration in 1999. She received her MBA degree from London Business School and Columbia Business School. She worked at Garanti Bank in the Treasury and Project Finance departments between 1999 and 2005. She joined TAV Airports in 2005 as Project and Structured Finance Manager. She was appointed CFO in 2012, VP in 2014 and Executive Vice President/CFO in 2022. She was named as a WEF Young Global Leader and Women's Forum Rising Talent. Named one of Turkey's 50 Most Influential CFOs by Fortune. In addition to her Board memberships in TAV group companies, she is a member of Women Corporate Directors (WCD), Professional Women's Network (PWN), Global Board Ready Women (GBRW), Global Relations Forum Young Professionals Program.

About TAV Airports
A global brand in financing, developing and operating airports, TAV welcomed 78.5 million passengers in 2022. A member of Groupe ADP, TAV Airports is part of the leading airport management platform globally. The company operates 15 airports in eight countries –Turkey, N. Macedonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Latvia, Saudi Arabia and Croatia. Through its subsidiaries, TAV provides integrated services in all areas of airport operations, including duty-free, food and beverage, ground handling, IT, private security and hospitality services. The company is quoted on Istanbul Stock Exchange and featured on the BIST Sustainability Index. TAV Airports is committed to achieving net zero emissions in 2050.

Vinod has more than two decades of investment experience across infrastructure sub-sectors. He has made 20+ investments across early stage, growth stage and control transactions. He is amongst the few investment professionals in the Indian infrastructure investments landscape with full investment cycle experience.

He joined NIIF in early 2017 and is currently the Managing Partner for NIIF Master Fund. In his current role, Vinod heads the infrastructure fund and is responsible for the overall investment strategy, origination, setting up platforms through partnerships or incubating professional teams, portfolio management, and stakeholder management. NIIF Master Fund is India’s largest infrastructure focused fund, that aims to participate in the robust Indian infrastructure story. The fund has set up six platforms with market leadership positions across ports and logistics, roads, airports, renewables, smart meters, and digital infrastructure space.

Prior to NIIF, Vinod spent 13 years with IDFC Alternatives. During his tenure, he evaluated and invested in companies across sectors including infrastructure, consumption, and agri value chain. Some of the marquee deals he handled include Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL), L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&TIDPL), Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (GPPL) and a few city gas distribution companies. Vinod was also instrumental in consummating exits of investee companies through various routes - IPO, sale to strategic investors, sale to financial investors and promoter buybacks. Prior to joining IDFC Alternatives, Vinod worked with the infrastructure advisory vertical of Credit Analysis & Research Limited (CARE), a credit rating agency. At CARE, Vinod was involved with various advisory assignments for various Ministries and central/state PSUs.

Vinod holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE), Mumbai and has done his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai.

Sharat has 25 years of experience in Indian infrastructure. He setup Impact Infracap in April 2022 to advise investors and sponsors in the infrastructure sector in India. Impact Infracap has already carved out a niche for itself in innovative infrastructure deals. Impact Infracap advised Genus Power on a landmark transaction with GIC, Singapore for creating a USD 2 billion smart metering platform – one of the largest transactions in infrastructure in India. Impact Infracap also works extensively for investors - (i) manages a USD 150 million investment in a transmission portfolio for Infrabridge; (ii) completed a comprehensive investment review for a large global fund on its airport investment and (iii) advising a global fund on a logistics transaction.
Before founding Impact Infracap Sharat was Head - India for AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Equity business where he led origination, investment execution and asset management. Sharat has also worked for Macquarie Capital and Ashmore in his previous roles.
Sharat has experience across the entire spectrum of financial products used in the infrastructure sector. He also maintains CXO level relationships with market participants and senior government functionaries. He is also a thought leader in infrastructure sector in India and has appeared on CNBC, ET Now and contributed his ideas to print publications like Infrastructure Investor and Inframation.

Impact Infracap

Impact Infracap (“Impact”) was founded in April 2022 by Sharat Goyal, an industry veteran and ex-Head of AMP Capital India. Impact is an investment management advisory firm with a focus on infrastructure. Impact has a simple vision to work towards creating investible opportunities and managing investments in India for global infrastructure asset managers and in this regard offers its full suite of investment management services, buy side advisory and comprehensive investment reviews to such managers. Impact also makes principal investments to incubate infrastructure platforms to mitigate blind pool risk for infrastructure investors and also selectively advises Indian infrastructure companies on creation and structuring of infrastructure platforms and fund raising.

In nearly two years of its operations, Impact has scaled up to a nine-member team with cumulative industry experience of over 150 years. Impact Infracap team members have held leadership positions in large and reputed organizations like AMP Capital, IFC, J.P. Morgan, IDFC, PWC, KPMG, Crisil, etc. in various areas like investment management, consultancy, investment banking and financing. Impact has created a niche for itself and has had remarkable success having completed 5 advisory engagements and being currently engaged in 4 ongoing advisory mandates – Impact manages a USD 150 million investment for Infrabridge Capital in a power transmission portfolio, has advised on creation and funding for a USD 2 billion pipeline of a smart metering platform for Genus Power from GIC Singapore, has completed a comprehensive investment review for a large global fund on its airport investment, has made principal investment in Yantraksh Logistics, an asset pooling company which provides critical assets to its clients to improve the environment impact of their operations, etc.

Kitija Gruškevica is an experienced board member and project manager with extensive expertise in the real estate development industry. She has previously held leadership positions, including Deputy Chairperson of the Riga City Council and Advisor to the Minister of the Interior in Latvia (2022-2021). Additionally, she served as a board member of the State Joint-Stock Company “State Real Estate.” Kitija has experience in planning and managing infrastructure and construction projects, as well as in crisis and change management, strategic planning, and financial management.

Rail Baltica I RB Rail AS
Rail Baltica is a multibillion-dollar high-speed railway project spanning 870 km across the three Baltic States, connecting to Poland and indirectly to Finland. Yielding €6.6 billion in direct net benefits, the broader economic impact is substantial and falls within a range of €16.5 to €22.5 billion.
Considering the cross-border nature of this fully electrified greenfield megaproject, Rail Baltica plays a practical role across various sectors, including military mobility, environmental sustainability, social equality, corridor synergies, and an impact on the supply chain.
Rail Baltica emerges as a key player in regional defense and security. Going beyond its rail infrastructure function, the project establishes new transportation routes and corridors, in the future extending its connection as well to Ukraine. It also marks a strategic move toward independence from the 1520mm network. This greenfield project will serve as modern infrastructure for passengers, freight, and military mobility, promoting accessibility and facilitating business, tourism, and cultural exchange. More: www.railbaltica.org

Rajesh has over 13 years of investment experience in emerging markets across renewable energy, transport, urban infra & telecom sectors. He has a track record of making investments to the tune of $500m across the infrastructure sector in Asia and Africa.

Rajesh is currently an Investment Manager with British International Investment (BII), which is the UK’s development financial institution. At BII, Rajesh is focused on making investments in renewable energy and transport sectors.

Prior to joining BII, he was with GIP Singapore (then IDFC Capital). As an investment professional with IDFC, he has had the experience of being part of 2 fund life cycles spanning fund raising, capital deployment, asset management and exits.

Rajesh is a CFA charter holder and holds an MBA from University of Delhi.

British International Investment
BII is the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor with a mission to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation.
BII invests between £1.5 and £2 billion every year in green infrastructure, technology and other sectors that needs its capital the most. It currently partners with over 1,000 businesses in emerging economies.
BII is at the heart of the UK Government’s international financing offer to emerging economies. Over the next five years, at least 30 per cent of its total new commitments will be in climate finance.

Akshay Hiranandani serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Serentica Renewables, a decarbonization platform with a focus on providing renewable energy to energy-intensive industries. His commitment lies in making renewable energy a viable solution for these sectors, aligning with Serentica's mission to reverse climate change.

With over two decades of experience in corporate finance and development, Akshay has successfully raised over $1.5 billion across debt and equity, contributing to the supervision and execution of more than 1 gigawatt of renewable energy projects. Notably, he spearheaded Serentica’s strategic partnership with marquee investor KKR who has committed $650 million till date. Before joining Serentica, Akshay held the position of Head of Structured Investments and Project Finance at Piramal Capital, where he effectively deployed and exited over $1 billion in infrastructure exposure.

Serentica Renewables
We, at Serentica, believe that energy transition is the defining opportunity of our time. Globally, utilities, investors, corporations, and governments at every level are realizing the sense of urgency required to aid decarbonization and address climate change in the most efficient and effective way possible.
In 2022, Serentica was founded with a singular vision to decarbonize India’s industrial sector that’s one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. It aims to build a leading sustainable energy platform to accelerate clean energy transition for ‘hard-to-abate’ industries by providing round-the-clock renewable energy, through a blend of solar, wind, and energy storage solutions. The company is focused on industrial decarbonization, by making renewables the primary source of energy for the commercial & industrial segment which consumes more than 50% of the electricity generated in India.
In the long term, Serentica's vision is to supply over 50 billion units of clean energy annually in the medium term and displace 47 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually by 2028 and growing generation to 100 billion units by 2035. With 1800 MW of Power Delivery Agreements (PDAs) signed till date, Serentica is the decarbonization partner of choice for the commercial & industrial (C&I) segment in India. To cater to the round-the-clock renewable energy requirement, the company is building 4000MW renewable energy projects across Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
In October 2022, in one of the largest decarbonisation investments in India to date, the company secured $650 million investment from global investment firm, KKR. It also entered into an agreement with Greenko Group, to source 1500MWhr energy storage capacity through Greenko’s pumped storage projects located in India. As part of this partnership, Serentica will leverage Greenko’s energy storage capacity from its upcoming Pumped Storage Projects at Pinnapuram in Andhra Pradesh and Gandhisagar in Madhya Pradesh, enabling delivery of round-the-clock, firm, and dispatchable renewable energy to its various industrial clients.
For more details on Serentica, please visit www.serenticaglobal.com

Gergely Horvath joined the European Investment Bank in 2017 and is responsible for investments in infrastructure and climate funds outside the European Union within EIB Global. Gergely’s primary focus is on private equity funds targeting infrastructure, renewable energy, energy efficiency and cold chain solutions. He is Advisory Committee member of several funds.

Prior to joining EIB, Gergely held various roles with John Laing, Amey Investments (Ferrovial Group), NIBC and Commerzbank across Europe. He holds a Master of Economic Science degree from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences.

European Investment Bank

EIB is the lending arm of the European Union, the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance. EIB Global supports people and companies in all corners of the world. Set up at the beginning of 2022, EIB Global is dedicated to development finance, climate action, innovative investments and sustainable living. EIB Global increases the impact of development finance and will mobilise billions each year

Tomas Janeba has been the President of the Czech Infrastructure Association, a private sector think-tank for the Czech public infrastructure over the past ten years, uniting interests and views of over 50 major infrastructure players – leading engineering firms, contractors, banks and consultants – addressing market challenges and promoting infrastructure finance in an efficient delivery of public infrastructure in the Czech Republic.

He has 16-year experience in infrastructure project finance and investment valuation from countries in the CEE region. He was responsible for infrastructure investment assessment, bid management and proposal submission.

Previously worked for John Laing, one of the leading British infrastructure investors and seven years for PwC in the Project Finance team. He was also involved in establishing the Czech PPP Unit as a deputy director in 2004.

Czech Infrastructure Association

The Czech Infrastructure Association (ARI, Asociace pro rozvoj infrastruktury) is a private sector think-tank for the Czech public infrastructure that unites interests and opinions of over 50 major infrastructure contractors and institutions, such as design and engineering advisors, construction companies, consultants, banks and investors.

Andreas Jensen has more than a decade of infrastructure experience, both from investment and operational roles. Prior to joining ETORE Advisory, he held roles as Senior Portfolio Manager at AP4 managing the build-out of the fund’s infrastructure program, Business Development Director at MTR Nordic, and managed the infrastructure portfolio at Skandia. He has also worked for the Swedish Environment Ministry as a Political Adviser and as a consultant at McKinsey. He holds a MSс in Environmental Engineering and a B.A. in Russian language from Lund University.

ETORE Advisory
ETORE Advisory works with institutions, fund managers and asset companies to unlock new opportunities in infrastructure investing. With tailored solutions such as collaborative investing, we help our clients excel where markets are less efficient and success is linked to innovation.
UNQUOTE

Matthew is the Director of Sustainable Infrastructure Policy and Project Preparation at EBRD, covering the energy, transport and municipal sectors. His work covers upstream policy support, PPP transaction advisory, and project preparation/technical due diligence and implementation issues for both sovereign sub-sovereign investments. Matthew leads the Bank’s Sustainable Infrastructure advisory activities, dedicated to improving the quality of advice and efficiency of project preparation for both PPPs and public sector-based projects, and also supervises the EBRD’s Green Cities programme. He is active in various MDB, G20 and OECD fora on global infrastructure support initiatives. Previously, he was Head of the Infrastructure Policy Unit at EBRD from 2014-2018, and Senior Urban Transport Specialist at EBRD from 2008-2013. Prior to joining EBRD, he worked as a Transport Specialist for Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC and San Jose, Costa Rica from 1999-2007. He holds a Masters in Planning from the University of Maryland, USA.

EBRD

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is a multilateral development bank that invests in changing people’s lives across three continents. Since 1991 the Bank has invested over €191 billion in more than 6,900 projects. With an emphasis on working with the private sector, the Bank invests in projects, engages in policy dialogue and provides technical advice which fosters innovation and builds modern economies that are competitive, well governed, green, inclusive, resilient and integrated. The Bank is owned by 72 countries as well as the European Union and the European Investment Bank.

EBRD’s work in sustainable infrastructure encompasses the municipal infrastructure, transport and energy sectors. The Bank supports local governments and private companies in providing essential urban services; promotes safe, secure and sustainable transport systems; and works throughout the energy value chain to help economies meet their essential energy needs in a sustainable, reliable and efficient way.

Viktor Kats is a Managing Partner of Augment Infrastructure, which he co-founded together with Darius Lilaoonwala, following a successful career of investing in infrastructure in emerging markets globally. Prior to founding Augment, Viktor was co-head of IFC Global Infrastructure Fund, a US$1.2 billion fund managed by IFC Asset Management Company (AMC). Viktor was a founding member of AMC and a Founding Director of the Global Infrastructure Investor Association. He was also a Principal with IFC Infrastructure (1998–2008). His early career was in Russia and involved roles as a sell-side equity analyst with Sector Capital and Creditanstalt Investment Bank. Viktor has an MBA from INSEAD and MSc from Moscow Institute of Electronics

Kuutti is leading the investment team at Finnfund covering the digital value chain in emerging markets. Kuutti is responsible of the Digital Infrastructure and Solutions investment portfolio, deal origination and investment strategy. Digital Infrastructure & Solutions team invest in commercially attractive high impact businesses within the emerging markets digital value chain (Telecom ＆ Tech). The key focus areas include rural connectivity; improving existing infrastructure to enable high speed and affordable internet; and technologies that promote digital and financial inclusion. The core markets are Sub-Saharan Africa and South- and South-East Asia.
Prior joining Finnfund, Kuutti worked in various corporate and investment banking roles at Citibank in Finland and Hong Kong. Kuutti holds a master’s degree from Lappeenranta University of Technology majoring in Finance.

Finnfund

Finnfund is a Finnish development financier and impact investor. Finnfund builds a sustainable future and generate lasting impact by investing in businesses that solve global development challenges. Finnfund invests 200–250 million euros in 20–30 companies in developing countries each year. Finnfund’s focus sectors include renewable energy, sustainable forestry, sustainable agriculture, financial institutions, and digital infrastructure and solutions. Today Finnfund’s investments and commitments total about 1.070 billion euros, half of them in Africa. The company has 90 employees.

Pushkar Kulkarni is an electronics engineer with an MBA with over 25 years of experience in the infrastructure sector. His leadership experience has been across the value chain of infrastructure; technology, operations, M&A and finally as an investor. Prior to joining CPP Investments where he currently leads infrastructure investments for India, he held leadership positions at SERCO and within the Strabag group in India. He has represented India at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) on several technical committees responsible for communication standards in road & transport infrastructure.

CPP Investments

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments™) is a professional investment management organization that manages the Fund in the best interest of the more than 21 million contributors and beneficiaries of the Canada Pension Plan. In order to build diversified portfolios of assets, investments are made around the world in public equities, private equities, real estate, infrastructure and fixed income. Headquartered in Toronto, with offices in Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo and Sydney, CPP Investments is governed and managed independently of the Canada Pension Plan and at arm’s length from governments. At September 30,2023, the Fund totaled C$576 billion.

Sundeep Malik is Head Portfolio Development at Zurich Airport International. He has over 20-year experience in international business development, consulting, investments, M&A, financial management, regulatory framework, project financing and asset management in airport sector.

Sundeep was previously based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in Zurich Airport International Asia Office and involved in business development and investments in Asia Pacific airports. Since March 2020, he was Chief Financial Officer at Noida International Airport (NIA), India and relocated to Zurich in 2021 to take up the current role in Zurich Airport International.

Prior to that, he was based in Singapore for over 11 years with Changi Airports International and 9 years based in India with Indian civil aviation sector, Tata Group and Siemens.

Zurich Airport International

Zurich Airport International AG is a 100% subsidiary of Flughafen Zürich AG – a listed company that operates Zurich Airport as a diversified business and licensee of the Swiss Confederation.

Zurich Airport is Switzerland’s gateway to the world. Over 31 million people arrived at, transferred via or departed from the airport in 2019, making it not only the region’s most important transport hub, but also the leading meeting place. Flughafen Zürich AG is involved in 10 airports in five countries in addition to Zurich Airport. It concentrates on investments in the emerging markets with Latin America and Asia as the focus.

Mina Melİk Şentürk brings more than a decade of experience in direct infrastructure investments, portfolio level management and finance oversight across emerging markets. She is currently a Board Member at CCN Holding and oversees a portfolio of € 2 billion comprising of two signatory social infrastructure projects, one of them being Europe’s biggest hospital. During her tenure at CCN Holding, she held various responsibilities in corporate and project finance positions focusing mostly on BOTs and PPPs and led key social infrastructure transactions.
Mina started her infrastructure career in the consulting industry as a tax advisor at PWC where she worked on a number of complex transactions.
She graduated from Bilkent University and was enrolled at the University of Westminster Master of Laws (LLM) program focusing on International Law and Legal Studies. She has been representing CCN Holding at NGOs, business associations and global events for the last 2 years.

CCN Group

CCN Group is a forefront developer, institutional real asset investor, and long-term manager of sustainable assets across G-20 countries and emerging markets. The firm developed and financed some landmark projects such as Baku Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, primary building for cultural programs designed by Zaha Hadid, and Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Europe’s biggest hospital. CCN employs over 6000 people serving the needs of clients globally.

Mark Moseley is the Principal of Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services, a global individual consulting firm advising on infrastructure projects and enabling environments, for international organisations, governments and private sector entities.

Mark has over 40 years of international infrastructure experience, having been the Chief Operating Officer of the G20’s Global Infrastructure Hub, an initiative of the G20; the Lead Lawyer in the World Bank’s Infrastructure Practice Group; and the Global Practice Group Manager for the Energy, Projects and Construction Group at the international law firm of CMS Cameron McKenna.

He is a frequent lecturer on the policy and legal aspects of private sector investment in public infrastructure at a number of universities, and is a Recognised Peer of the World Association of Public-Private Partnership Units and Professionals (WAPPP).

Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services

Moseley Infrastructure Advisory Services (MMM Infra) offers specialised consulting services in the infrastructure sector, on a global basis, to:
• multilateral development banks and other international organisations;
• national and sub-sovereign governments;
• national infrastructure banks;
• infrastructure transaction advisors; and
• academic institutions.
The services provided by MMM Infra are delivered by Mark M. Moseley, the Owner and Principal of the company, who has over 40 years of international infrastructure experience, having held the following positions:

• Chief Operating Officer of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub), an initiative of the G20 Group of Countries;
• Lead Lawyer, Infrastructure Practice Group, The World Bank;
• Partner and Practice Group Manager for the Global Energy, Projects and Construction Group at CMS Cameron McKenna, a major international law firm; and
• Lecturer on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) infrastructure transactions, at the Harvard Kennedy School and other universities.

Rebecca Neff currently serves as the Director of the Office of Development Finance in the Economic Bureau of the State Department. Prior to this assignment, she was the Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon. She is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. Over the course of her career, she has focused primarily on U.S. policy toward Europe but also on issues of energy security, economic growth and women’s entrepreneurship.
From February to August 2021, Rebecca served as Director for Western Europe at the National Security Council where she was responsible for U.S. policy for nine countries, including Portugal. Prior to that, she led the State Department’s efforts on peace and security issues as the Senior Advisor to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (The Helsinki Commission) in Congress. From 2018-2020, Rebecca served as Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Office of Western Europe in the European Bureau, with responsibility for U.S. relations with 15 countries. Her overseas assignments include Paris, Moscow, Ankara, London, and Kyiv.
Rebecca hails from Michigan and prior to joining the Foreign Service, she worked as a Legislative Assistant for Congresswoman Lynn Rivers who represented her home district. Rebecca holds a Master of Science in National Security Studies from the National War College, Master of Arts in International Relations from the George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French from the University of Michigan. She speaks Portuguese, French, Russian, and some Turkish. She is married to Andrew Neff and they have two children.

U.S. State Department, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB) works daily to create good-paying jobs for American workers, boost economic opportunities for all Americans, and keep America secure. EB leads the State Department’s efforts to expand trade, investment, transportation, and telecommunications links, including in international financial, technical, and development institutions. It also lead the State Department’s efforts to combat terrorism finance and sanction malign actors. EB leverages the relationships and resources from international financial institutions and other economic agencies to help build more prosperous and resilient partner-nations that are able to fund their own development and security and to become better markets for American exports.

Martijn has over 15 years of infrastructure finance experience gained in various advisory, project, corporate and structured finance roles in both emerging and developed markets. He has been working with EAIF since 2008. Prior to Ninety One, he worked at FMO’s Africa Infrastructure department, T-Mobile and Tebodin Consultants & Engineers. Martijn holds an MSc in Business Administration from Nyenrode Business University, The Netherlands.

Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund

The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), supported by governments like the UK, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden, along with private investors such as Allianz and Standard Bank, plays a pivotal role in promoting sustainable development across Africa, parts of the Levant, and South- and South East Asia. By offering diverse debt products, EAIF facilitates the development of essential infrastructure projects primarily driven by the private sector. With a track record of backing 96 infrastructure projects spanning 10 sectors in over 20 African nations, EAIF's impact is significant. As of December 31, 2023, it has committed loans totalling $1.18 billion, disbursing $935 million while retaining $247 million undisbursed. Managed by Ninety One, EAIF stands as a cornerstone within the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), embodying a collaborative effort to drive sustainable development in regions where it operates.

Chandra is a Sydney based former lawyer and now an advisor in business and capital strategy to multi-national companies involved in infrastructure development, clean energy, industrial real estate and technology. Chandra is also the CEO of Beyond Advisory, a strategic advisory and investment company, which delivers growth through cross-border, strategic and capital initiatives to bring the best of breed operators and investors together to develop the economic potential of an asset. Chandra has a strong network of Sovereign Wealth Funds, Government Pension Funds and private equity funds around the world. In addition to Chandra’s appointment as an advisor to the Corporate Chairman, Strategy & Finance, GMR Group, his firm is also mandated on initiatives involving strategic partnerships within their discrete portfolio of assets with world class companies. GMR Group is a Delhi headquartered infrastructure major with interests in Airports, Energy, Highways and Urban Infrastructure sectors in India and with significant projects outside of India as well. With a balance sheet of assets of around USD 10 billion, GMR Group has a strong track record for developing and operating major assets.

GMR Infrastructure

GMR Group is a leading global infrastructure conglomerate with expertise in designing, building, and operating airports. It also has a significant presence in energy, transportation, and urban infrastructure sectors.
GMR Airports is the largest private airport operator in Asia and 2nd largest in the world with an annual passenger handling capacity of over 189 million. GMR Airports operates the iconic Delhi Airport, which is the largest and fastest-growing airport in India. It also runs Hyderabad Airport, a pioneering greenfield airport known for several technological innovations. The company is currently developing and operating several regional and international airports across India, Indonesia, Philippines and Crete. In addition, GMR Airports has significant business in businesses within the airport ecosystem, namely development of an Aerotropolis, MRO, Duty Free, F&B, etc.

GMR’s energy businesses have an installed capacity of over 3,000 MW capacity. With a significant focus on green energy, the company is working towards creating a more sustainable environment by harnessing the power of wind, water, and sun for energy generation. It has a balanced mix in its energy generation portfolio. Around 1,000 MW of clean energy projects of GMR are under various stages of development in India and Nepal.

The Transportation and Urban Infrastructure division focuses on surface transport projects including Roads, Railways, and Airstrips/ Runways in both DBFOT (under GMR Highways) and EPC (under GIL – EPC) segments. The Group has four operating highway assets spanning over 1,824 lane kilometres.

Marieta Stefanova is leading sustainable finance projects at Systemiq, working with commercial and development finance actors and seeking to mobilise large scale capital for the transition to a low-carbon and nature positive economy. Prior to joining Systemiq in 2022, she spent 7 years across various roles at Allianz Investment Management. She defined and executed direct and fund investment strategies in real estate, timberland, impact and blended finance in developed and emerging markets on behalf of the Allianz Group insurance companies.

SYSTEMIQ

SYSTEMIQ is both an impact advisory and investment firm, created to tackle system failures by mobilising talent and capital to cultivate, incubate and scale solutions that accelerate system change and deliver improved economic, environmental and social value across the energy, land use and circular economy space. SYSTEMIQ’s purpose is to demonstrate that a low-carbon, regenerative and socially just economy can out-compete today’s highly polluting, unequal systems - and this system change is possible at speed and scale over the next decade.

Alex Sundakov is the Executive Director and one of two founding partners of Castalia, a boutique international advisory firm specialising in infrastructure policy, public-private partnerships and infrastructure finance, competition and regulation. Castalia staff have backgrounds in economics, law and finance, working from offices in Washington DC, Sydney, Wellington, Manila and Bogota. Since 2003, Castalia has worked in over 60 countries and advised on more than USD100 billion in infrastructure projects.

Mr Sundakov is based in Sydney and leads Castalia work in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Sundakov has worked with numerous public and private infrastructure investment vehicles to develop investment pipelines and mobilise capital for emerging markets. In the past 15 years, Mr Sundakov led Castalia teams on multiple transaction advisory and due diligence assignment for PPP transactions as well as secondary market transactions for infrastructure assets.

Mr Sundakov has deep experience in designing instruments for blending public and private finance and has worked to set up blended infrastructure finance facilities and guarantee schemes in different jurisdictions. He is currently advising on the setting up of a green housing development finance facility in Mongolia, an Australian equity fund for Indonesia’s energy transition and an infrastructure finance facility in Uzbekistan.

In Indonesia, Mr Sundakov led the design and operational implementation of the Indonesian Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF, known in Indonesian as PT PII). He advised on the initial business plan and developed the operating guidelines for IIGF. Since 2009, he has been providing on-going advice to IIGF on its pricing and product decisions, as well as assisting IIGF in negotiations with the Ministry of Finance to expand its mandate.

From 1997 to 2003 Mr. Sundakov was Director (Chief Executive) of the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research, the country’s main economics think tank. Prior to that, he spent 5 years on the staff of the International Monetary Fund. Between 1984 and 1992, Mr. Sundakov worked at New Zealand Treasury, and was heavily involved in various aspects of New Zealand’s economic reforms and the privatization program.
From 2008 to 2013, Mr Sundakov served as a member of the New Zealand National Infrastructure Advisory Board.

Mr Sundakov holds an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Castalia

Castalia is a boutique global infrastructure strategic advisory firm. On the public sector side, we apply economic, financial, and regulatory expertise to help identify infrastructure projects, execute privatization and PPP transactions, implement regulatory regimes and develop blended finance solutions in the energy, water, transportation, telecommunications, natural resources, and social services sectors. On the private sector side, we assist investors in these sectors in due diligence, regulatory solutions and commercial and financial negotiations.
Castalia has undertaken over 1700 assignments in more than 60 countries, working from our offices in Washington, DC (United States), Sydney (Australia), Auckland and Wellington (New Zealand), Bogotá (Colombia) and Paris (France). We also have staff permanently based in Indonesia and the Philippines. Our staff include experts in finance, economics, law and institutional design, with multiple language capabilities.
Castalia’s clients span a range of Governments, multilateral lending agencies, investment funds, banks and private companies.

Helga Van Peer is a senior lawyer and mediator specialising in public – private transactions. She has worked on a range of award-winning projects across the globe for almost 30 years. As a mediator she has a track record of helping parties resolve complex disputes quickly and sustainably. Previously, Helga was a partner at Allen&Overy and head of its global public law practice from 2013 until 2020. Helga speaks Dutch, English, French, German and Italian.

She is a non-executive supervisory board member at TINC (a listed investment company focussing on infrastructure) and Child Focus (a charity) and a non-executive president of SFPIM Relaunch (subsidiary of SFPIM, a sovereign wealth fund). She is a member of Euro Stability Mechanism’s External Procurement Oversight Panel.

Jochen von Frowein, Director Infrastructure & Energy, Global Equity, at German development bank DEG heads the team responsible for direct equity investments and commitments to infrastructure equity funds in emerging markets worldwide. The team is based in Germany, South Africa and India.

Previously, he held various roles in DEG, including VP in Project Finance Latin America, VP in Private Equity Africa and Director/ Head of Private Equity Latin America. Prior to joining DEG, Jochen worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Germany and Nigeria and held various positions in Corporate Banking for BHF-Bank, Dresdner Bank and Commerzbank.

Jochen holds a degree in business administration from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, a Master’s Degree in African Studies from SOAS (London) and is a CFA Charterholder.

DEG

For almost 60 years DEG has been a reliable partner to private-sector enterprises operating in developing and emerging-market countries. We provide our customers with tailor-made solutions, including financing, promotional programmes and advice tailored to individual needs. They can thus develop successfully and sustainably, while generating local added value and creating qualified jobs. With our portfolio of around EUR 8.5 billion in approximately 80 countries we’re one of the world’s largest private-sector development financiers.

Thomas is Fund of Funds Co-Head for Asia-Pacific and Europe at responsAbility Investments AG, a leading impact asset manager specializing in private market investments.
At responsAbility, Thomas is co-heading a team that originates, structures, negotiates, executes and manages innovative, developmental and profitable private equity fund investments across Asia-Pacific and Europe. This includes the portfolio management of the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM), which is specialized in providing long-term financing to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and other fast-growing companies in developing and emerging countries, helping create and secure more and better jobs and reduce poverty while also contributing towards the integration of these countries into the global economic system.
Before joining responsAbility, Thomas worked as Senior Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where he helped establish the Bank’s private equity practice. Prior to AllB, Thomas was an advisor to the German Federal Ministry of Finance to support the establishment of AllB and advise the German Chief Negotiator on AllB's financial, institutional, operational and organizational policy framework. Earlier in his career, Thomas worked at KfW Development Bank, where he was responsible for managing equity investments and executing debt financings in emerging market and developing economies across Asia, including managing an annual EUR 450 million infrastructure investment program.
Thomas earned a BBA and M.Sc. in International Business Administration from European University Viadrina, Germany and an MBA from Catholic University of Cordoba, Argentina. He is also a CFA and CAIA charterholder, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

responsAbility Investments AG

responsAbility Investments AG is a leading impact asset manager specializing in private market investments across three investment themes to directly contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Financial Inclusion, to finance the growth of Micro & SMEs; Climate Finance, to contribute to a net zero pathway; and Sustainable Food, to sustainably feed an ever-growing population. All responsAbility investment solutions target specific measurable impact alongside market returns.
Since its inception in 2003, responsAbility has deployed over USD 13 billion in impact investments. With over 200 employees collaborating across seven offices, the company currently manages USD 3.6 billion in assets across 280 portfolio companies in 75 countries. Since 2022 responsAbility is part of M&G plc, the international savings, and investments business, and contributes to enhancing M&G’s capabilities in impact investing.

Ashwin is responsible for BlueOrchard’s sustainable infrastructure investment team, overseeing the origination and execution of infrastructure transactions across emerging and frontier markets. Prior to joining BlueOrchard in 2021, he was an Investment Director at African Infrastructure Investment Managers, formerly a Macquarie-Old Mutual joint venture. He has over 20 years of experience across the full infrastructure project lifecycle (project development, equity and debt investments, asset management).

Ashwin holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

BlueOrchard Finance

BlueOrchard is a leading global impact investment manager and member of the Schroders Group. As a pioneering impact investor, the firm is dedicated to generating lasting positive impact for communities and the environment, while aiming at providing attractive returns to investors. BlueOrchard was founded in 2001, by initiative of the UN, as the first commercial manager of microfinance debt investments worldwide. Today, the firm offers impact investment solutions across asset classes. Being a professional investment manager and expert in innovative blended finance mandates, BlueOrchard has a sophisticated international investor base and is a trusted partner of leading global development finance institutions. To date, BlueOrchard has invested over USD 10 billion across more than 100 countries. BlueOrchard has facilitated access to financial and related services for over 280 million underserved people in emerging and frontier markets as of December 2022. For more information, please visit: www.blueorchard.com.

Ph.D. in economics, Doctorate in economics (finance), Professor (finance), Senior PPP and PIM Consultant of the World Bank, EBRD, UNECE, UNDP, USAID, the Laureate of the State Prize in the Field of Science & Technics of Ukraine, the former Deputy-Minister of Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine (2007-2010), Deputy-director of Scientific Financial Institute under the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine (2005-2007). Additionally, Iryna Zapatrina is the founder of Edu4Bis B.V. (the Netherlands) and Chairwoman of Ukrainian PPP Development Center (Ukraine).

Author of more than 150 scientific & analytical publications on Finance, Infrastructure Development and PPPs including the monograph “Public-Private Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals” (2017). The correspondent from Ukraine and an author in European Procurement & Public Private Partnerships Law Review (EPPPL).

PPP Academy

LLC “Academy of Public-Private Partnership” (https://appp.com.ua/en/) established in 2014.

Main activities of the Academy include structuring PPP projects, developing PPP legal regulation, preparation of analytical reports, organising trainings, conferences and round tables. It has its own platform for online trainings (https://tutor.appp-edu.com.ua/#/roadmap/eng).

The PPP Academy, together with Hogan Lovells, within the framework of the EBRD project, has developed the current version of the law on concessions in Ukraine and amendments to other acts of legislation in this area, including the law on PPP. Academy experts, at the request of businesses, prepared ten PPP proposals as for state and for municipal assets and provided support for their consideration. It has partnership relations with many well-known Ukrainian and foreign companies and educational institutions. Among our counterparts are the UNECE, EBRD, Global Infrastructure Hub, UN Global Compact Ukraine, Kazakhstan PPP Center, Istanbul PPP Center of Excellence, the Ukrainian Association of Cities, the Association of Small and Medium Cities of Ukraine.

Müjde Zeynel is an international infrastructure professional with experience in the private and public markets spanning climate smart capital investment planning and management, upstream pipeline development, PPP transaction advisory and capital raising. She is currently the Origination and Business Development Principal at CCN Group. Her work covers deals in Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and the Central Asian region.

Prior to joining CCN Group, Müjde has had a multifaceted career with institutional infrastructure investors and governments across developed and developing markets. Mujde was a Senior Advisor at the Istanbul PPP Centre of Excellence and an Infrastructure Advisor as part of the World Bank/EU funded 'Sustainable Cities' Program. Prior to that, Mujde has held various roles at the G-20 initiative Global Infrastructure Hub, AMP Capital and more broadly AMP Limited.

Mujde holds a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Columbia University, which she earned as a Fulbright scholar, and a Bachelor's Degree of International Relations from TU-Dresden in Germany.

CCN Group

CCN Group is a forefront developer, institutional real asset investor, and long-term manager of sustainable assets across G-20 countries and emerging markets. The firm developed and financed some landmark projects such as Baku Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center, primary building for cultural programs designed by Zaha Hadid, and Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Europe’s biggest hospital. CCN employs over 6000 people serving the needs of clients globally.

As Senior Investment Officer at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Jingyi is passionate about connecting people, services and markets by financing and investing in sustainable infrastructure. AIIB is a multilateral financial institution with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia. At AIIB, Jingyi works on originating, structuring and executing innovative, developmental and profitable debt and equity transactions, including fund investments, across all infrastructure sectors in Asia. Prior to AIIB, she worked at IDB Invest and World Bank in Washington D.C..

Jingyi holds a doctorate degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design, a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s degree from Peking University.

AIIB

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the Infrastructure for Tomorrow—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in January 2016 and have since grown to 106 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and Triple-A-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Working with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.