Archives: Speakers

Ana Maria is a Partner and member of the Investor Relations Team. She works closely with clients in the development and monitoring of their private markets programs. Additionally, she is involved in the portfolio construction and monitoring of the various FoFs and separate accounts. Ana Maria is a member of Adams Street’s New Product Committee… Read more »

Wim van der Beek is the founder and managing partner of Goodwell Investments, a pioneering impact investment firm focused on inclusive growth in emerging markets. Goodwell channels capital to scalable business solutions that combine demonstrable social and environmental impact with commercial financial returns. Wim is an investment specialist with over two decades of experience in early-stage equity, financial structuring,… Read more »

Enrique is a seasoned syndicator with a 12 year experience mobilizing private and public debt to IFC projects and clients in SSA, Asia, EMENA, and LAC. During the last 5 years, he has played an active role syndicating debt in SSA across sectors (Infrastructure, Manufacturing, Agribusiness, Services and FIs, including Fintech).

Arnaud is an investment officer at Proparco, specializing in off-grid electrification in Africa. He is in charge of the deployment of the ARESUF facility in partnership with the EU, and more generally of the decentralized energy strategy in the countries where Proparco is active. He has been involved in various projects in geographies such as… Read more »

Frederick Holmes, Principal External Relations Officer, Global Directorate: Freddie currently manages a small team of External Relations Officers in the Government of Jersey’s Department of External Relations and has responsibility for coordinating and developing the Island’s commercial and political relationships in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining Government, Freddie spent 10 years in the Financial Services… Read more »

James Hardy is a partner in the Firm’s Debt Finance Group in London. He is an emerging markets specialist with an established track record of advising both lenders and borrowers on a diverse range of financing arrangements in mature and (especially) developing or frontier markets throughout the financial cycle. Product coverage includes: corporate and sovereign… Read more »

Kioi is the Co-Managing Director for IHS Kenya responsible for Credit and Portfolio Management. He comes with over 28 years’ experience in Construction, Engineering, Development Management and Real Estate Investment. Over the years he has gained experience in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa across different asset classes working for sovereign backed asset owners… Read more »

Milko is the Managing Director of Africa Merchant Capital Advisory and Infrastructure where he leads the advisory teams in London and Cape Town. Prior to joining the AMC Group, he was Fund Manager and Head of Structuring for a pan Africa multi strategy US$ 3 billion private equity fund where he oversaw transactions across infrastructure,… Read more »

Wesley Davis has over 30 years of professional experience devoted to Emerging Markets Finance spanning a wide range of roles, products, and geographies at Global Investment Banks and local operating companies.  While working in Africa for HSBC and Renaissance Capital Wesley developed a passion for promoting development projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and applying his financial… Read more »

Paul is the Managing Director of Forest Capital Limited, a Private Equity Fund Management and Investment Advisory Company providing private equity, private credit, and quasi-equity instruments for projects, infra-development, and expansions. He was a Senior Investment Professional with Africinvest, a Pan African Private Equity Firm with assets under management in excess of $1.5 Billion. He has… Read more »