Agenda
Our final agenda is out!
Oct 28 - Day: 1
Theme: Technology and Entrepreneurship
12:00 – 12:40pm EST
Keynote: Palaniappan Chidambaram, four-term Minister of Finance-India
12:40 – 01:10pm EST
Digital transformation in manufacturing
Panelist(s):
Dan Ioschpe, Chairman at Iochpe-Maxion
01:10 – 02:00pm EST
Technology and inclusion
Panelist(s):
Philip Nyamwaya, Co-Founder of iPay and eLipa
Jacques-Philippe Piverger, Founder and Managing Partner at OZONEX
Diego Rojas, Founder and CEO of Finantier
02:00 – 02:50pm EST
Superapps
Panelist(s):
Akshay Grover, CEO at Cellulant
Geoffrey Parker, Professor at Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth
Wale Ayeni, Global Head VC at IFC
03:00 – 03:50pm EST
Networking session
Panelist(s):
Daniel Bilbao, Founder at Truora
Mariona Tres, Senior Associate at Instiglio
Irakli Rukhadze, Founding Partner at Hunnewell Partners
Tam Pham, Office Manager, Tan De Garment Group & Founder PDI Vietnam
Pablo Navarro, Founder at Marathon Capital
Keri Arsclarcan, Consultant at BCG
Teo Gonzalez, Co-founder at ConnectUs
Enrique Aguilar, Director Online Payments
Tom Savory, Consultant at BCG
04:00 – 04:50pm EST
Emerging start-up hubs
Panelist(s):
Odunayo Eweniyi, Co-founder/COO at PiggyVest
Jonathan Duarte, Head of LatAm Advisory at Crossboundary Finance
Fabiano Dell'Agnolo, Executive Director at Join.Valle
05:00 – 06:00pm EST
In-person case analysis (in-person at Tuck for those available)
Panelist(s):
Ramon Lecuona, Professor at Tuck School of Business
Oct 29 - Day: 2
Theme: Access to Capital
08:00 - 08:50am EST
FinTech's gamechanging potential
Panelist(s):
Anup Agarwal, Co-Founder & CEO at Mintifi
Ariel Olaiz, CFO at ePesos
Andres Gutierrez, Co-Founder & CEO at Tpaga
Francis Appiah, Operations Manager at Capetano Oil Limited
09:00 - 09:50am EST
Financial inclusion in Emerging Markets
Panelist(s):
Olufemi Awoniyi, Startup Fund PM at Google
Caroline Bressan, MD at Open Roads Alliance
Javier Vivas, Customer Journeys & Digital Growth Division Manager at Interbank
Felizia Bacall, Managing Director at IFC
10:00 – 10:50am EST
The promise of impact investing: equity, debt, and blended finance
Panelist(s):
Philip Moss, Founder at Blended Finance Group
Jesus Zamora, Founder at Enfoca
Amie Patel, Managing Director, Capital Partnerships at Elevar Equity
Lakshmi Viswanathan, Head of Impact Investments at Yunus Social Business
11:00 – 11:50am EST
Closing the gender gap
Panelist(s):
Oksana Pak, Associate Director, Access to Finance & Entrepreneurship
Sairee Chancal, CEO of Sheroes
Nina Tao, MD at Vanguard Infinity
12:00 – 12:50pm EST
Understanding Islamic finance
Panelist(s):
Aamir Rehman, Partner at Princeton Stone House Capital
Dr. Mashhour Mourad, Assistant Professor at Alfaisal University’s College of Business.
01:00 – 02:00pm EST
Results-based financing workshop with Instiglio
Oct 30 - Day: 3
Theme: Infrastructure and Sustainability
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