Lisa Sundberg 2026 speakers

“Senior Policy Specialist for Private Capital Mobilisation at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), targeting Sub-Saharan Africa and humanitarian contexts globally. Specific focus on identifying and structuring opportunities where development finance can help unlock private investment and contribute to sustainable development, particularly through the use of the Sida unfunded guarantee instrument.

Sida uses a range of financial instruments to mobilise private capital, with guarantees being a key instrument. Sida’s guarantees allow the agency to share selected risks with financial institutions and investors, helping make investments possible in markets and sectors where perceived risk may otherwise limit private investment. By leveraging public resources to reduce risk, Sida seeks to mobilise significantly larger volumes of private capital towards development priorities.

Lisa’s work includes assessing and structuring potential guarantee transactions, supporting financial and market analysis, and working with banks, funds and other private-sector actors. She has been involved in guarantees aimed at mobilising capital for areas including food security, trade, gender equality and climate. Prior to joining Sida, she worked with private sector partnerships and sustainable finance at UN Women, including on gender bonds and gender lens investing.”