Eavie Burnett

Speaker

Head of Content

Exile Group

United Kingdom

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Workshops

The bankability factor: Workshopping bankable projects for the African market

Mahlatse Ndabane

Regional Sales Manager, Emerging Markets,

UD Trucks Southern Africa

Matthew McLean

President Endsight Consulting,

Endsight Consulting

Matthew Martin

Deputy Director International Development,

ECC

Eavie Burnett

Head of Content,

Exile Group

The need for projects across Africa is clear, but creating a bankable transaction is one of the biggest challenges that governments and developers face in the continent. This session brings the banking, ECA, and DFI communities together to discuss the key features of a bankable project, giving governments and developers the tools to bring more realistic projects to market.

Africa

Local partnerships, local presence: The relationship business

Emilia Von Mettenheim

Director, Competence Center for German Export Finance Westafrica and Subsahara Africa,

Euler Hermes AG (@AHK) West- and Subsahara Africa

Philip Mulaki

Principal Credit Risk Officer,

ATIDI

Chiedza Jaravani

Head of Cluster (Infrastructure),

Mutapa Investment Fund

Hildabertha Kundu

Senior Deal Originator,

Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

Rita Ricciardi

Business Advisor,

Bergs & More

Moderator

Eavie Burnett

Head of Content,

Exile Group

Local expertise is a vital component to any deal, but in Sub-Saharan Africa, local presence and partnerships are a make or break. This session looks at the importance of building strong local partnerships, considering:

What challenges can be overcome by engaging local partners?
Which African institutions are leading the way when it comes to partnerships with international firms?
How can global institutions keen to work in Africa engage with the right local partners?

Africa

Let’s get digital: Financing digital connectivity in Africa

Yasmin Yahya

Structured Finance - Middle East & Africa,

Nokia

Mariam Cassim

CEO: Financial & Digital Services,

Vodacom

Moderator

Eavie Burnett

Head of Content,

Exile Group

Digital connectivity is no longer a privilege - in today's interconnected world, it's a right. But across Africa, digital infrastructure and services are not as accessible as they should be. This session considers Africa's digital landscape holistically, asking:

How can different organisations, especially those who may have been siloed in the past, collaborate to increase digital connectivity in Africa?
What impact does digital connectivity have for local communities, and especially for women?
How do we ensure that digital infrastructure projects go ahead when some ECAs are reticent to take non-sovereign exposure in emerging markets?
What role can DFIs and multilaterals play in Africa's digital space?

Middle East & Africa

Powered by WEXIF: Women's breakfast briefing

Eavie Burnett

Head of Content,

Exile Group

Madiha Aslam

Director, Structured Finance,

Innovo

Serena Gavardi

Vice President,

HSBC

Louise Wong

Director,

HSBC

Cristina Bergomi

SVP,

GE Vernova

Shaikha Almarri

Head of Banking UAE,

HSBC

We invite all guests to join our relaxed roundtable session dedicated to celebrating women in export, project, and development finance. This session is proudly sponsored by HSBC.