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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
- CMC di Ravenna
- Murray & Roberts Holdings
- Mota-Engil Group
- Globeleq
- East Africa Extractives Network
- Mitsubishi Corporation Johannesburg Branch
- Azuri Technologies
- Colas
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Health Solutions International
- Kenergy Renewables
- Bechtel
- Philips
- BitPesa
- Olam International Limited
- Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Samsung C&T
- Project Capital Solutions Kenya
- BioTherm
- ECC
- GE Connections - Grid Solutions
- Toshiba Corporation
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Abengoa
- SEPCO3
- Orascom Construction (OCI)
- VPOWER Group
- eMomentum
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- BAM International
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Caterpillar
- Eurofinsa
- Nokia
- Marubeni Corporation
- HOMT España S.A.
- Elecnor
- JE Consortium Limited
- Apex
- IHS Markit
- Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Byck Systems Ltd
- Altius
- Bouygues
- Siemens
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Engie Africa
- Vestas
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Adam Smith International
- Rolls Royce
- GE Africa
- Cargill
- STRABAG International GmbH
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Freight Forwarders & Logistics - Kenya
- GM East Africa
- Simba Corporation Ltd
- Havana Enterprises
- Helios Group
- Bollore
- Cambridge Industries
- SMS INNSE S.p.A
- Nshama Development
- Oserian Development Company Ltd
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- Philips Capital
- Tyllium
- Danieli Group
- Daimler AG
- VAMED
- Suzie Beauty
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
- Total Eren
- DMWA Resources
- Acrow Bridge
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- Mizuho
- Rand Merchant Bank
- MUFG
- HSBC
- Commerzbank
- Citi
- Deutsche Bank
- Credit Suisse
- Societe Generale
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Rabobank
- GE Capital
- ING Bank
- Investec Bank
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Barclays Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Standard Bank
- GE Energy Financial Services
- HDA Conseil
- Credendo
- Afreximbank
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- SACE
- Euler Hermes
- ECIC
- Willis Towers Watson
- Marsh
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
- Texel
- The Channel Syndicate
- Baker McKenzie
- Bowmans
- Sullivan & Worcester
- SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Government of Kenya
- National Treasury of Kenya
- British Embassy
- Ministry of Mining - Kenya
- USAID Power Africa
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- PTA Bank
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
- Power Africa
- Finnfund
- Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- FMO Development Bank
- Exile Group
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Climate Fund Managers
- Trapos Africa
- CMI Corporate
- EMFC Loan Syndications LLP
- IMF
- AbleChildAfrica
- Asoko Insight
- Blend Finance
- Bamburi Cement Group
- Embassy of Spain in Nairobi
- Samburu Solar Power Project
- Benchmark Solutions
- TXF
- Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Advocates
- Independent
- CC Solutions
- Akiira Geothermal
- AYR Logistics
- Melki
- Undisclosed Asia
- Japan Story
- Banco Santander
- SERV
- Centunion, S.A.
- Centunion
- Efacec
- East African Tea Trade Association
- Panafric Logistics and Trade LLC
- NamPort
- Meridiam U.S.
- Transnet Engineering
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited
- Camco Clean Energy
- IBRD - World Bank Group
- HOil Group
- Federal Development Establishment
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd.
- Rift Valley Railways
- Arviem
- JLT
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- ITOCHU Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office
- Toyota Tsusho East Africa Ltd
- African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
- Control Risks
- STRABAG
- Camusat
- NMS Infrastructure
- Fieldstone
- NULL
- Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC
- NEPAD Business Foundation
- Nigeria LNG Limited
- Endsight Consulting
- Aldwych International
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- CMC di Ravenna
- Murray & Roberts Holdings
- Mota-Engil Group
- Globeleq
- East Africa Extractives Network
- Mitsubishi Corporation Johannesburg Branch
- Azuri Technologies
- Colas
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Health Solutions International
- Kenergy Renewables
- Bechtel
- Philips
- BitPesa
- Olam International Limited
- Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Samsung C&T
- Project Capital Solutions Kenya
- BioTherm
- ECC
- GE Connections - Grid Solutions
- Toshiba Corporation
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Abengoa
- SEPCO3
- Orascom Construction (OCI)
- VPOWER Group
- eMomentum
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- BAM International
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Caterpillar
- Eurofinsa
- Nokia
- Marubeni Corporation
- HOMT España S.A.
- Elecnor
- JE Consortium Limited
- Apex
- IHS Markit
- Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Byck Systems Ltd
- Altius
- Bouygues
- Siemens
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Engie Africa
- Vestas
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Adam Smith International
- Rolls Royce
- GE Africa
- Cargill
- STRABAG International GmbH
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Freight Forwarders & Logistics - Kenya
- GM East Africa
- Simba Corporation Ltd
- Havana Enterprises
- Helios Group
- Bollore
- Cambridge Industries
- SMS INNSE S.p.A
- Nshama Development
- Oserian Development Company Ltd
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- Philips Capital
- Tyllium
- Danieli Group
- Daimler AG
- VAMED
- Suzie Beauty
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
- Total Eren
- DMWA Resources
- Acrow Bridge
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- Mizuho
- Rand Merchant Bank
- MUFG
- HSBC
- Commerzbank
- Citi
- Deutsche Bank
- Credit Suisse
- Societe Generale
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Rabobank
- GE Capital
- ING Bank
- Investec Bank
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Barclays Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Standard Bank
- GE Energy Financial Services
- HDA Conseil
- Credendo
- Afreximbank
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- SACE
- Euler Hermes
- ECIC
- Willis Towers Watson
- Marsh
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
- Texel
- The Channel Syndicate
- Baker McKenzie
- Bowmans
- Sullivan & Worcester
- SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Government of Kenya
- National Treasury of Kenya
- British Embassy
- Ministry of Mining - Kenya
- USAID Power Africa
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- PTA Bank
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
- Power Africa
- Finnfund
- Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- FMO Development Bank
- Exile Group
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Climate Fund Managers
- Trapos Africa
- CMI Corporate
- EMFC Loan Syndications LLP
- IMF
- AbleChildAfrica
- Asoko Insight
- Blend Finance
- Bamburi Cement Group
- Embassy of Spain in Nairobi
- Samburu Solar Power Project
- Benchmark Solutions
- TXF
- Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Advocates
- Independent
- CC Solutions
- Akiira Geothermal
- AYR Logistics
- Melki
- Undisclosed Asia
- Japan Story
- Banco Santander
- SERV
- Centunion, S.A.
- Centunion
- Efacec
- East African Tea Trade Association
- Panafric Logistics and Trade LLC
- NamPort
- Meridiam U.S.
- Transnet Engineering
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited
- Camco Clean Energy
- IBRD - World Bank Group
- HOil Group
- Federal Development Establishment
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd.
- Rift Valley Railways
- Arviem
- JLT
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- ITOCHU Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office
- Toyota Tsusho East Africa Ltd
- African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
- Control Risks
- STRABAG
- Camusat
- NMS Infrastructure
- Fieldstone
- NULL
- Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC
- NEPAD Business Foundation
- Nigeria LNG Limited
- Endsight Consulting
- Aldwych International
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- M.E. Consulting Limited
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Corporates
- CMC di Ravenna
- Murray & Roberts Holdings
- Mota-Engil Group
- Globeleq
- East Africa Extractives Network
- Mitsubishi Corporation Johannesburg Branch
- Azuri Technologies
- Colas
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Health Solutions International
- Kenergy Renewables
- Bechtel
- Philips
- BitPesa
- Olam International Limited
- Lake Turkana Wind Power
- Samsung C&T
- Project Capital Solutions Kenya
- BioTherm
- ECC
- GE Connections - Grid Solutions
- Toshiba Corporation
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Abengoa
- SEPCO3
- Orascom Construction (OCI)
- VPOWER Group
- eMomentum
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- BAM International
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
- Huawei Technologies Company
- Caterpillar
- Eurofinsa
- Nokia
- Marubeni Corporation
- HOMT España S.A.
- Elecnor
- JE Consortium Limited
- Apex
- IHS Markit
- Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Byck Systems Ltd
- Altius
- Bouygues
- Siemens
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Engie Africa
- Vestas
- Sumitomo Corporation
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Adam Smith International
- Rolls Royce
- GE Africa
- Cargill
- STRABAG International GmbH
- Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Freight Forwarders & Logistics - Kenya
- GM East Africa
- Simba Corporation Ltd
- Havana Enterprises
- Helios Group
- Bollore
- Cambridge Industries
- SMS INNSE S.p.A
- Nshama Development
- Oserian Development Company Ltd
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- Philips Capital
- Tyllium
- Danieli Group
- Daimler AG
- VAMED
- Suzie Beauty
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
- Total Eren
- DMWA Resources
- Acrow Bridge
Financial Institutions
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- Mizuho
- Rand Merchant Bank
- MUFG
- HSBC
- Commerzbank
- Citi
- Deutsche Bank
- Credit Suisse
- Societe Generale
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- Rabobank
- GE Capital
- ING Bank
- Investec Bank
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Barclays Bank
- BNP Paribas
- Standard Bank
- GE Energy Financial Services
- HDA Conseil
ECAs
- Credendo
- Afreximbank
- Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- Euler Hermes Aktiengesellschaft
- Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- SACE
- Euler Hermes
- ECIC
Insurance companies
- Willis Towers Watson
- Marsh
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI)
- Texel
- The Channel Syndicate
Law firms
- Baker McKenzie
- Bowmans
- Sullivan & Worcester
- SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Government
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Government of Kenya
- National Treasury of Kenya
- British Embassy
- Ministry of Mining - Kenya
- USAID Power Africa
- Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
DFI/MFI
- Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- PTA Bank
- U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
- Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
- Power Africa
- Finnfund
- Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- FMO Development Bank
Other
- Exile Group
- Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
- Climate Fund Managers
- Trapos Africa
- CMI Corporate
- EMFC Loan Syndications LLP
- IMF
- AbleChildAfrica
- Asoko Insight
- Blend Finance
- Bamburi Cement Group
- Embassy of Spain in Nairobi
- Samburu Solar Power Project
- Benchmark Solutions
- TXF
- Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Advocates
- Independent
- CC Solutions
- Akiira Geothermal
- AYR Logistics
- Melki
- Undisclosed Asia
- Japan Story
- Banco Santander
- SERV
- Centunion, S.A.
- Centunion
- Efacec
- East African Tea Trade Association
- Panafric Logistics and Trade LLC
- NamPort
- Meridiam U.S.
- Transnet Engineering
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited
- Camco Clean Energy
- IBRD - World Bank Group
- HOil Group
- Federal Development Establishment
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Ltd.
- Rift Valley Railways
- Arviem
- JLT
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- ITOCHU Corporation, Nairobi Liaison Office
- Toyota Tsusho East Africa Ltd
- African Financial & Economic Data (AFED)
- Control Risks
- STRABAG
- Camusat
- NMS Infrastructure
- Fieldstone
- NULL
- Taleveras Petroleum Trading DMCC
- NEPAD Business Foundation
- Nigeria LNG Limited
- Endsight Consulting
- Aldwych International
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- M.E. Consulting Limited
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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