2nd Edition - Lean Africa Consultants Ltd

2nd East Africa Infrastructure Project Finance Conference

The 2^nd East Africa Infrastructure Project Finance Conference was to be held on 19-20^th March 2020 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya but was put on hold due to a ban on international forums and conferences by the Government of Kenya due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Themed “Efficient project structuring for sustainable infrastructure financing in Africa”, the Conference was intended to build on the highlights of the 1^st edition and had attracted more than 200 delegates before the ban.

The main focus of the conference was energy, transport and the water and sanitation sectors. More than 40 speakers from more than 15 countries had confirmed participation in the Conference. The new date will be announced as soon as the Covid-19 pandemic is controlled.

Speakers

Crispine Odhiambo
Crispine Odhiambo- Managing Partner, KOAssociates
Mr. Duncan Onyango
Mr. Duncan Onyango- Team Leader, Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED)
Dr. Dan Kagagi
Dr. Dan Kagagi- Head of Financial Services, TripleOKLaw LLP
Ibrahim Kitoo
Ibrahim Kitoo- Chief Legal Officer, Projects and Dispute Resolution Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN)
Andrew Mugambi
Andrew Mugambi- Partner, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews
Binti ShahPartner
Binti ShahPartner-Banking and Finance, ENSafrica
Begna Gebreyes
Begna Gebreyes- Senior Vice President, Investment Group Africa Finance Corporation
Mounia Tagma
Mounia Tagma- Regional Manager, Middle East and Africa Affordable Housing Institute
Nani Mungai
Nani Mungai- Senior Partner MMC Asafo Advocates
Elizabeth Wangeci Chege
Elizabeth Wangeci Chege- Chairperson, Kenya Green Building Society
John Rogers
John Rogers- Regional Director, East Africa MML Turner & Townsend
Tessa Dignam
Tessa Dignam- Legal Consultant, Projects, Energy & Restructuring DLA Piper Africa
Rui Filipe Fernandes
Rui Filipe Fernandes- Export Area Manager, Africa & Latin America, OLI Sistemas Sanitarios S.A
Daniel Fernandez
Daniel Fernandez- Business Development Manager, Eastern and Southern Africa Acciona Infrastructures
Johnson Kilangi
Johnson Kilang-i Chief Executive Officer, Lean Africa Consultants Limited
Janet Mulu
Janet Mulu- Trade and Investment Consultant Lean Africa Consultants Limited
Isaac Otolo
Isaac Otolo- Associate Director, transaction advisory, PriceWaterHouse Coopers (PwC)
George Bodo
George Bodo- Director, Callstreet Research and Analytics
Nashon Okowa
Nashon Okowa- Chairperson, Association of Construction Managers of Kenya
Jamie Edwards- Director, Everstrong Capital
Jamie Edwards- Director, Everstrong Capital
Philip Dyke
Philip Dyke- Managing Partner, Everstrong Capital
Erik Granskog
Erik Granskog- Chief Executive Officer, Milele Energy
Leann Tchaikovsky
Leann Tchaikovsky- Senior Investment Officer, Facility for Energy Inclusion
Felix Okwani
Felix Okwani- Sector Head, Infrastructure, KCB Bank Limited
Tim Kipchumba
Tim Kipchumba – Founder & Chief Finance Officer, Questworks
William Nyaoke
William Nyaoke – Regional Director, East Africa, Norfund
Josepho Nganga
Josepho Nganga – Regional Director, Africa responsAbility Investments AG & Managing Director responsAbility Renewable Energy Holdings
Akshay Purkayastha
Akshay Purkayastha -Director, Transport & Logistics, CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory, India
Prof. Dr. Kola Akinsomi
Prof. Dr. Kola Akinsomi- Associate Professor in Real Estate Finance and Investments University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Dr. Muhammad Gambo
Dr. Muhammad Gambo- Manager, Policy and Research, Shelter Afrique
Allen Kagina
Allen Kagina- Executive Director, Uganda National Roads Authority
Eng. Silibasizo Chizwina
Eng. Silibasizo Chizwina- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Social Amenities of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Ms. Nkemjika Onwuamaegbu
Ms. Nkemjika Onwuamaegbu- Senior Underwriter Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of the World Bank Group
Dr. Margaret Mwakima
Dr. Margaret Mwakima- Principal Secretary State Department for Regional and Northern Corridor Development, Kenya
Mr. Andrew Chimphondah
Mr. Andrew Chimphondah- Managing Director, Shelter Afrique
Hon. Nelson Gaichuhie
Hon. Nelson Gaichuhie- Chief Administrative Secretary, The National Treasury of Kenya
Dr. Andrew Njiini
Panel Moderator