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Overview
TXF Africa 2018
Project, Export and Commodities Finance
May 3 - May 4, 2018
Nairobi, Kenya
TXF Africa 2018 was full of senior decision-makers, seeking out financing and getting ready to facilitate it. Our delegates were able to discuss new projects with experts in the export, project and commodity finance communities over the course of the two-day event, making the most of the opportunities in this fast-growing continent. Outside of meetings, we had keynote sessions covering new areas for investment and the challenges facing Pan-African business.
What the event was about -
Keynote sessions covering the outlines of investment opportunities in East and West Africa from government ministers
Discussion of the project pipelines of sponsors, SOES and borrowers planning their regional activities for the next 5 years
Dedicated commodity finance sessions directed by commodity finance leaders in the region
The opportunity to make local connections and meet new business partners during our 6 networking breaks
All delegates received a delegate list with contact details before the event to help them plan their meetings
Sessions including the investment criteria of DFIs and the regions they are working in
A wide range of session types that covered different countries, sectors and individual projects where asking questions was actively encouraged
All delegates will have earnt 16 CPD points at this event to put towards their professional development
Get in touch at marketing@txfmedia.com to find out more about next year's event.
Speakers
H.E. Sufian Ahmed
Senior Government Minister, Special Advisor on Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Bruce Gau
Director: Sales Financing
Huawei Technologies Company
Charles Mwaura
Secretary for State Department of Housing and Urban Development
Government of Kenya
Abebe Tadesse
Deputy Director General, PPP Directorate General
Federal Democratic Government of Ethiopia
Shikuku Obosi
Chair of African Advisory Council
AbleChildAfrica
Martin Mungai
Upstream Commercial Advisor
Government of Kenya
Gathuru Mburu
Managing Director
Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
David Mwangi
Energy Consultant
Power Africa
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H.E. Sufian Ahmed
Senior Government Minister, Special Advisor on Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Bruce Gau
Director: Sales Financing
Huawei Technologies Company
Charles Mwaura
Secretary for State Department of Housing and Urban Development
Government of Kenya
Abebe Tadesse
Deputy Director General, PPP Directorate General
Federal Democratic Government of Ethiopia
Shikuku Obosi
Chair of African Advisory Council
AbleChildAfrica
Martin Mungai
Upstream Commercial Advisor
Government of Kenya
Gathuru Mburu
Managing Director
Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
David Mwangi
Energy Consultant
Power Africa
Mekuria Lemma
Head of Strategy and Investment
Ethiopian Electric Power
Birgitta Lindström Kruk
Senior Manager Export & Project Finance
Scania
Brunno Maradei
Senior Investment Officer, Project Finance and Guarantee
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Ahmed Mansur
Director, Corporate Communications
Dangote Industries
Johan Van Kerrebroeck
Regional Manager Eastern Africa
Engie Africa
Ben Fugah
Head - Political and Economic Research
ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
Yoshinori Utaka
CEO, Middle East & Africa Projects
Mitsui & Co., Ltd
Gerard Kisbey-Green
CEO
Goldplat
Dr. Layi Fatona
Managing Director
ND Western
Angelica Adamski
CEO and Board Director
Grow The Future AB
Henrique de Azevedo Avila
Industry, Services and Export Credit Division Advisor to the Managing Director
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
Niall Kramer
CEO
South African Oil & Gas Alliance (SAOGA)
Erik Granskog
Managing Director – EFS Global Markets
GE Capital
Deo Onyango
Renewable Energy Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa
GE Capital
William Mboya
Water Services Management Specialist
Africa Water Watch Ltd
Anne Crepin
Head of Export Credit
SFIL
Romain Bauret
Bpifrance
Ed Harkins
Trade & Export Finance Ambassador
South African Chamber of Commerce
Rob Withagen
Co-Founder & CEO
Asoko Insight
John Lentaigne
Chief Underwriting Officer
African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
Sunesh Bhoola
CEO
uLima Limited
Atsuko Toda
Director for Agriculture Finance & Rural Development
African Development Bank (AfDB)
Sebastian Wagner
Executive Director
DMWA Resources
Dinesh Sharma
VP & Regional CFO, South & East Africa
Olam International Limited
Andre Kruger
Head CP3P Trainer
NEPAD Business Foundation
Cynthia Omondi
Head of Advisory
KCB Group Limited
Emilie Fontanel
Legal Counsel
Bpifrance
Eduardo Oliveira de Miguel
CEO
HOil Group
Tassadit Hanaizi
Head of International Trade & Transaction Banking CEE-CIS-AFRICA, Crédit Agricole CIB
Credit Agricole CIB
Hoda Moustafa
Africa Regional Head
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Leah Kasera
Country Management East and Southern Africa
GrowAfrica
Antonio Sala
Executive Director Origination Africa
Banco Santander
Angela Perez
Head of Structured Finance
Elecnor
Jens Heitmann
Head of Division International & Analytics
Euler Hermes
Thomas Rybicki
Senior Vice President, Export & Agency Finance
Commerzbank
Michael Creighton
Head: Export Credit Finance
Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
Koen Ceyssens
Senior Vice President, Export Finance - MEA
BNP Paribas
Greg Fyfe
Head ECA and Agency Finance
Standard Bank
Agnès Tauty-Giraldi
Deputy Global Head Development and Structured Export Finance
Societe Generale
Mark Norris
Partner
Sullivan & Worcester
Karl-Oskar Olming
Africa Representative
EKN - The Swedish Export Credit Agency
Hacina Py
Global Head of Export Finance and of Impact Finance Solutions
Societe Generale
Michael Foundethakis
Global Head of Trade & Export Finance
Baker McKenzie
John Kimotho
Investment Manager
African Infrastructure Investment Managers ( AIIM )
Oscar Kang’oro
Non-executive Director
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
Jean-Bernard Ruggieri
Chief Representative, Head of Middle East & Africa | Global Business Development
EDC - Export Development Canada
Hanting Li
Representative
Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
Snehar Shah
General Manager, East Africa
Azuri Technologies
Kyriakos Armenakis
Principal
Coskal (Ethiopia)
Mpho Nkgodi
Senior Vice President – Origination and Special Projects
Minopex
Mary Joseph
Independent Consultant
Jasandra Nyker
Chief Executive Officer
BioTherm
Emeka Chinwuba
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Joseph Mbuyi
Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Office
KfW IPEX-Bank
Tina Nduta
ECC Environmental Chemical Corporation
East Africa Extractives Network
2017 Attendees
- Bechtel
- Acrow Bridge
- DMWA Resources
- Total Eren
- China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Suzie Beauty
- Toshiba Corporation
- VAMED
- Daimler AG
- Danieli Group
- Tyllium
- Philips Capital
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- Oserian Development Company Ltd
- Nshama Development
- SMS INNSE S.p.A
- Cambridge Industries
- Bollore
- Helios Group
- Havana Enterprises
- Simba Corporation Ltd
- GM East Africa
- Freight Forwarders & Logistics - Kenya
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
- STRABAG International GmbH
- Cargill
- GE Africa
- Rolls Royce
- Adam Smith International
- Marubeni Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Vestas
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Engie Africa
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Siemens
- Bouygues
- East Africa Extractives Network
- Altius
- Byck Systems Ltd
- BitPesa
- IHS Markit
- Azuri Technologies
- Elecnor
- Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
- Apex
- JE Consortium Limited
- HOMT España S.A.
- Nokia
- Eurofinsa
- Caterpillar
- Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- BAM International
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- BioTherm
- eMomentum
- VPOWER Group
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Orascom Construction (OCI)
- SEPCO3
- Abengoa
- GE Connections - Grid Solutions
- Samsung C&T
- ECC
- Project Capital Solutions Kenya
- Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Olam International Limited
- CMC di Ravenna
- Murray & Roberts Holdings
- Philips
- Kenergy Renewables
- Mota-Engil Group
- Globeleq
- Mitsubishi Corporation Johannesburg Branch
- Colas
- Health Solutions International
- HDA Conseil
- GE Energy Financial Services
- Standard Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- GE Capital
- Societe Generale
- Barclays Bank
- Credit Agricole CIB
- HSBC
- Investec Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- Mizuho
- ING Bank
- MUFG
- Rabobank
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
- Rand Merchant Bank
- Commerzbank
- Deutsche Bank
- Citi
- ECIC
- Euler Hermes
- SACE
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- Afreximbank
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- Credendo
- African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
- The Channel Syndicate
- Texel
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Marsh
- Willis Towers Watson
- SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- Baker McKenzie
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Bowmans
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
- USAID Power Africa
- Ministry of Mining - Kenya
- British Embassy
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Government of Kenya
- National Treasury of Kenya
- FMO Development Bank
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
- Finnfund
- Power Africa
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- PTA Bank
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
- Independent
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- Aldwych International
- Endsight Consulting
- Nigeria LNG Limited
- NEPAD Business Foundation
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd.
- Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC
- IMF
- NULL
- Fieldstone
- NMS Infrastructure
- HOil Group
- Camusat
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited
- STRABAG
- Asoko Insight
- Control Risks
- African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
- Toyota Tsusho East Africa Ltd
- ITOCHU Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- JLT
- Arviem
- Rift Valley Railways
- Federal Development Establishment
- Exile Group
- IBRD - World Bank Group
- Camco Clean Energy
- Transnet Engineering
- Meridiam U.S.
- NamPort
- Panafric Logistics and Trade LLC
- East African Tea Trade Association
- Efacec
- Centunion
- Centunion, S.A.
- SERV
- Banco Santander
- TXF
- Japan Story
- Undisclosed Asia
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Climate Fund Managers
- Trapos Africa
- Melki
- AYR Logistics
- Akiira Geothermal
- CC Solutions
- Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Advocates
- CMI Corporate
- EMFC Loan Syndications LLP
- AbleChildAfrica
- Blend Finance
- Bamburi Cement Group
- Embassy of Spain in Nairobi
- Samburu Solar Power Project
- Benchmark Solutions
- Bechtel
- Acrow Bridge
- DMWA Resources
- Total Eren
- China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Suzie Beauty
- Toshiba Corporation
- VAMED
- Daimler AG
- Danieli Group
- Tyllium
- Philips Capital
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- Oserian Development Company Ltd
- Nshama Development
- SMS INNSE S.p.A
- Cambridge Industries
- Bollore
- Helios Group
- Havana Enterprises
- Simba Corporation Ltd
- GM East Africa
- Freight Forwarders & Logistics - Kenya
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
- STRABAG International GmbH
- Cargill
- GE Africa
- Rolls Royce
- Adam Smith International
- Marubeni Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Vestas
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Engie Africa
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Siemens
- Bouygues
- East Africa Extractives Network
- Altius
- Byck Systems Ltd
- BitPesa
- IHS Markit
- Azuri Technologies
- Elecnor
- Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
- Apex
- JE Consortium Limited
- HOMT España S.A.
- Nokia
- Eurofinsa
- Caterpillar
- Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- BAM International
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- BioTherm
- eMomentum
- VPOWER Group
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Orascom Construction (OCI)
- SEPCO3
- Abengoa
- GE Connections - Grid Solutions
- Samsung C&T
- ECC
- Project Capital Solutions Kenya
- Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Olam International Limited
- CMC di Ravenna
- Murray & Roberts Holdings
- Philips
- Kenergy Renewables
- Mota-Engil Group
- Globeleq
- Mitsubishi Corporation Johannesburg Branch
- Colas
- Health Solutions International
- HDA Conseil
- GE Energy Financial Services
- Standard Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- GE Capital
- Societe Generale
- Barclays Bank
- Credit Agricole CIB
- HSBC
- Investec Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- Mizuho
- ING Bank
- MUFG
- Rabobank
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
- Rand Merchant Bank
- Commerzbank
- Deutsche Bank
- Citi
- ECIC
- Euler Hermes
- SACE
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- Afreximbank
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- Credendo
- African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
- The Channel Syndicate
- Texel
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Marsh
- Willis Towers Watson
- SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- Baker McKenzie
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Bowmans
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
- USAID Power Africa
- Ministry of Mining - Kenya
- British Embassy
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Government of Kenya
- National Treasury of Kenya
- FMO Development Bank
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
- Finnfund
- Power Africa
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- PTA Bank
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
- Independent
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- Aldwych International
- Endsight Consulting
- Nigeria LNG Limited
- NEPAD Business Foundation
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd.
- Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC
- IMF
- NULL
- Fieldstone
- NMS Infrastructure
- HOil Group
- Camusat
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited
- STRABAG
- Asoko Insight
- Control Risks
- African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
- Toyota Tsusho East Africa Ltd
- ITOCHU Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- JLT
- Arviem
- Rift Valley Railways
- Federal Development Establishment
- Exile Group
- IBRD - World Bank Group
- Camco Clean Energy
- Transnet Engineering
- Meridiam U.S.
- NamPort
- Panafric Logistics and Trade LLC
- East African Tea Trade Association
- Efacec
- Centunion
- Centunion, S.A.
- SERV
- Banco Santander
- TXF
- Japan Story
- Undisclosed Asia
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Climate Fund Managers
- Trapos Africa
- Melki
- AYR Logistics
- Akiira Geothermal
- CC Solutions
- Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Advocates
- CMI Corporate
- EMFC Loan Syndications LLP
- AbleChildAfrica
- Blend Finance
- Bamburi Cement Group
- Embassy of Spain in Nairobi
- Samburu Solar Power Project
- Benchmark Solutions
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Corporates
- Bechtel
- Acrow Bridge
- DMWA Resources
- Total Eren
- China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Suzie Beauty
- Toshiba Corporation
- VAMED
- Daimler AG
- Danieli Group
- Tyllium
- Philips Capital
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- Oserian Development Company Ltd
- Nshama Development
- SMS INNSE S.p.A
- Cambridge Industries
- Bollore
- Helios Group
- Havana Enterprises
- Simba Corporation Ltd
- GM East Africa
- Freight Forwarders & Logistics - Kenya
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
- STRABAG International GmbH
- Cargill
- GE Africa
- Rolls Royce
- Adam Smith International
- Marubeni Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Vestas
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Engie Africa
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Siemens
- Bouygues
- East Africa Extractives Network
- Altius
- Byck Systems Ltd
- BitPesa
- IHS Markit
- Azuri Technologies
- Elecnor
- Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
- Apex
- JE Consortium Limited
- HOMT España S.A.
- Nokia
- Eurofinsa
- Caterpillar
- Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- BAM International
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- BioTherm
- eMomentum
- VPOWER Group
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Orascom Construction (OCI)
- SEPCO3
- Abengoa
- GE Connections - Grid Solutions
- Samsung C&T
- ECC
- Project Capital Solutions Kenya
- Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Olam International Limited
- CMC di Ravenna
- Murray & Roberts Holdings
- Philips
- Kenergy Renewables
- Mota-Engil Group
- Globeleq
- Mitsubishi Corporation Johannesburg Branch
- Colas
- Health Solutions International
Financial Institutions
- HDA Conseil
- GE Energy Financial Services
- Standard Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- GE Capital
- Societe Generale
- Barclays Bank
- Credit Agricole CIB
- HSBC
- Investec Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- Mizuho
- ING Bank
- MUFG
- Rabobank
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
- Rand Merchant Bank
- Commerzbank
- Deutsche Bank
- Citi
ECAs
- ECIC
- Euler Hermes
- SACE
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- Afreximbank
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- Credendo
Insurance companies
- African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
- The Channel Syndicate
- Texel
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Marsh
- Willis Towers Watson
Law firms
- SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- Baker McKenzie
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Bowmans
Government
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
- USAID Power Africa
- Ministry of Mining - Kenya
- British Embassy
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Government of Kenya
- National Treasury of Kenya
DFI/MFI
- FMO Development Bank
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
- Finnfund
- Power Africa
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- PTA Bank
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
Other
- Independent
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- Aldwych International
- Endsight Consulting
- Nigeria LNG Limited
- NEPAD Business Foundation
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd.
- Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC
- IMF
- NULL
- Fieldstone
- NMS Infrastructure
- HOil Group
- Camusat
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited
- STRABAG
- Asoko Insight
- Control Risks
- African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
- Toyota Tsusho East Africa Ltd
- ITOCHU Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- JLT
- Arviem
- Rift Valley Railways
- Federal Development Establishment
- Exile Group
- IBRD - World Bank Group
- Camco Clean Energy
- Transnet Engineering
- Meridiam U.S.
- NamPort
- Panafric Logistics and Trade LLC
- East African Tea Trade Association
- Efacec
- Centunion
- Centunion, S.A.
- SERV
- Banco Santander
- TXF
- Japan Story
- Undisclosed Asia
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Climate Fund Managers
- Trapos Africa
- Melki
- AYR Logistics
- Akiira Geothermal
- CC Solutions
- Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Advocates
- CMI Corporate
- EMFC Loan Syndications LLP
- AbleChildAfrica
- Blend Finance
- Bamburi Cement Group
- Embassy of Spain in Nairobi
- Samburu Solar Power Project
- Benchmark Solutions
Venue
This year TXF Africa will be bringing the magic back to the Radisson Blu, Elgon Road 00100, Nairobi.
Take a look at our photos tab to see what we got up to at this beautiful hotel in 2017.
Of course, there is discounted accommodation for our guests of this year's event and you can book by using this link.
We look forward to seeing you back at the Radisson for another wonderful event.
Testimonials
The quality of the group of people you managed to bring together was excellent. You must have worked very hard to ensure you got the right calibre of people that were able to articulate on key issues. That does not happen very often in “ECA Land".
Simon Jones
Head of Export & Agency Finance, EMEA
TD Securities
Cannot be bettered as a forum to exchange ideas and obtain access to the key players in the industry
Oliver Irwin
Partner
Bracewell
Met many quality project finance people with capabilities in Africa.
Mark Gantar
Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Seattle
ArcSoft Consulting
Very creative style in terms of design of conference, construction of plenary sessions and workshops
Mike Creighton
Head of Africa
SACE
This has been an incredibly educating two days for me. Very practical lessons on Africa.
Dr. Layi Fatona
Managing Director
ND Western
A well-organised conference with a very good turnout.
Eyob Easwaran
Black Rhino Development Group
This was great! I enjoyed the conference - the discussions, the place, the possibility to meet people based in Addis. Congratulations to the whole team for this successful event.
Hacina Py
Global Head of Export Finance and of Impact Finance Solutions
Societe Generale
The high TXF standard continues into Africa.
Olwyn Buldhoo
Head of ECA Finance
MUFG
Excellent organisation, good audience in a refreshing environment!
Gert Van Melkebeke
Head of Export Finance BeNeLux - France
BMI Research
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