Agenda
Our final agenda is out!
Apr 6 - Day: 1
12:00 – 12:50pm EST
Keynote Speaker:
Caroline Bressan (CEO, Open Road)
04:00 – 04:50pm EST
Central and South America Session 1 : VC/PE Investing
05:00 – 05:50pm EST
Central and South America Session 2 : FinTech
Apr 7 - Day: 2
09:00 - 09:50am EST
Asia Session 1:
Venture investing in the age of tech
10:00 – 10:50am EST
Keynote Speaker:
Amitabh Kant (India's G20 Sherpa,
and former CEO, NITI Aayog)
11:00 – 11:50am EST
Asia session 2:
Emerging Markets disruptive business models expanding to the West
12:00 – 12:50pm EST
Asia session 3:
Climate Change
01:00 – 01:50pm EST
Africa Session 1:
PE/VC Investing and Trends in Africa
02:00 – 02:50pm EST
Africa Session 2:
Climate Change
03:00 – 03:50pm EST
Africa Session 3:
Income Inequality in Africa
04:00 – 04:45pm EST
Closing Remarks by George Yaw Gyan-Baffour, Ghanaian Development Economist and politician, incumbent Member of Parliament and represented the Wenchi Constituency since 2005
09:00 – 09:50am EST
Infrastructure investment in transportation, energy and telecom
Panelist(s):
Camilo Gonzalez, Infrastructure Lead Partner (LatAm) at EY
Francisco Monaldi, Director LatAm at Rice University
Nicole Maske, Co-founder of Eos Capital
Melissa Cook, Founder & MD at African Sunrise Partners
10:00 – 10:50pm EST
Infrastructure investment in renewable energy
Panelist(s):
Margaret Oghumu, AVP at Africa Finance Corporation
Pariphan Uawithya, Director at Rockefeller Foundation
Zanele Hlatshwayo, Investment Officer at IFC
Miguel Mondonedo, VP Infrastructure at Keppel Capital
11:00 – 11:50pm EST
Impact of family business in Latin America
Panelist(s):
Carlos Leon, President- Grupo Financiero Leon
Daniel Echavarria, Managing Partner of Ganolian Investments
Jorge Belden, Partner at Galera
12:00 – 12:50pm EST
Doing business in high-risk markets
Panelist(s):
Wilmot Allen, Founder at VentureLift Africa and VLA Capital Advisors
Don Lothrop, Founder of Romanian Businesses.
Daniel Sanchez, Director at desa Agi
01:00 - 01:40pm EST
Closing remarks by David Marchick, COO of Development Finance Corporation