ECA collaboration with DFIs is a crucial development across developing markets, notably Egypt and Turkey. This panel will discuss how partnerships between ECAs and DFIs can help mobilise capital into crucial projects:

• What role will blended finance play in the future of developing markets?

• Uncovering the challenges around local content requirements and technological transfer

• The prospect of ECA and DFI cooperation for large scale development projects

Wale Shonibare

Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulation, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Anita Yadav

Senior Advisor, New Development Bank

Christopher Cantelmi

Principal, Natural Resources & Infrastructure, IFC - World Bank Group

Moderator

Alarik D'Ornhjelm

Director - Head of STEF MEA, Deutsche Bank

Following its soft launch in 2022, TXF is delighted to host the first MENA Heads of Export & Project Finance roundtable of 2023 during its flagship Dubai conference. This is a behind-closed-doors session, where leaders in MENA's export & project finance space can debate everything from market performance and the growth of regional ECAs, to new projects and talent acquisition. 

Hesham Zakai

Managing Director, TXF

Hesham Zakai

Managing Director, TXF

Alarik D'Ornhjelm

Director - Head of STEF MEA, Deutsche Bank

Mathilde Cottard

Executive Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)

Moderator

Maninder Bhandari

Director, Derby Group