AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Ana Hajduka, CEO, Africa GreenCo
Ana Hajduka is the founder of Africa GreenCo, which calls for the set-up of a public-private partnership in the form of an independent, regional, renewable energy offtaker. Funded by The Rockefeller Foundation and Convergence, Africa GreenCo aims to increase private … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Jean-Pierre du Plessis, Portfolio Manager, Prescient Investment Management
Jean-Pierre has a particular focus on fixed interest investing, structuring and renewable energy and infrastructure investments. He is responsible for managing the Prescient Evolution Clean Energy and Infrastructure Debt Fund. He has been in the investment industry since 1997 and … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Robert Ashdown Senior Originator, VP Environmental & Commodity Markets, Swiss Re
Robert’s role at Swiss re covers the energy sector – both upstream and generation – for Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Middle East, India. He specialises in understanding and transferring risk for sovereigns, utilities, Independent Power Producers and financial institutions within … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Hanaan Marwah, Investment Officer, CDC Group
Hanaan is an advisor to CDC’s equity infrastructure team on the African power sector and a Visiting Research Fellow at the London School of Economics. At CDC she is leading the strategy to invest in African electricity transmission and distribution … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Oliver Andrews, Chief Investment Officer, Africa Finance Corporation
As AFC Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Oliver’s oversight functions include end-to-end origination and execution of transactions. An entrepreneurial engineer and transport economist with an extensive background in engineering, transport and project finance, Oliver has over 30 year experience … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Andrew Johnstone, CEO, Climate Fund Managers
Andrew is CEO of Climate Fund Managers, the manager of Climate Investor One, an end-to-end financing solution for renewable energy projects in emerging markets. He is also the founder of Phoenix Infraworks, a business established to mobilise capital into climate … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Marcus Heal, CEO, Pan Africa Solar
Marcus is the founder of Abuja and London-based Pan Africa Solar, which is focused on developing and investing in a 500MW pipeline of utility scale solar projects in Nigeria. Pan Africa Solar has obtained a generation licence, signed a PPA … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Mark Florman, CEO, Time Partners
Mark is CEO of Time Partners, advising venture capital firms and governments on growth, markets and regulation. He is a leading authority on some of the world’s most entrenched socio-economic challenges, speaking widely on reforms that must be made to … Read More
AIX: Power and Renewables panellist – Tas Anvaripour, Global Partner for Energy Infrastructure, Abraaj
Tas joined Abraaj from Themis Infra, where she was serving as the Chair person. She is the former CEO of Africa50, Africa’s newest infrastructure delivery initiative and previously worked as director of business development at the African Development Bank where … Read More