Mozambique-Tanzania gas development race enters a crucial lap

Huge Rovuma Basin reserves have convinced IOCs that both Mozambique and Tanzania can emerge as LNG exporters in the next decade, but discussion at the Africa Investment Exchange: Gas meeting on 27 to 28 May 2015 suggested that critical questions … Read More

Dario Traum, Policy analyst – Europe, Middle East & Africa, Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Panelist at AIX: Power & Renewables Dario is a policy analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. His recent work focuses on policy changes in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, as well as the European Commission’s plans for an energy union. … Read More

Gilles Parmentier, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, GreenWish Partners

Panelist at AIX: Power & Renewables Gilles brings 10 years of experience in infrastructure and energy sectors with principal investing, project finance and M&A advisory, deal structuring and asset management track record. He started his career at the IFC on environmental project … Read More

Andrew Barton, Head of Financial Markets, UK Export Finance

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables Andrew Barton has been leading on medium/ long-term product development at UKEF since 2013. This includes the £3bn Direct Lending Facility and the £5bn Export Refinancing Facility. He is currently expanding UKEF’s FX product … Read More

Anthonia Okoh, Associate Director, Standard Chartered Bank

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables Anthonia Okoh is an Associate Director at Standard Chartered Bank within the Project and Export Finance Group with a specific focus on project finance in Africa. She has been involved in significant multibillion dollar transactions … Read More

Georges Beukering, Senior Investment Officer, FMO

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables Georges Beukering is currently responsible for the development, fund raising and fund structuring of the Climate Investor One and represents FMO in the formation of the Fund Manager, Climate Fund Managers. This involves leading … Read More

Radhika Dil, Senior Adviser in the Private Sector Department, DFID

Panelist at AIX: Power & Renewables Radhika Dil is a Senior Adviser in the Private Sector Department of DFID, working on structuring development capital investments for DFID in the renewable energy and climate resilience space. She has previously worked closely with … Read More

Johannes Gunnell, Partner, Maris Capital Advisors

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables Johannes Gunnell joined Maris Capital Advisors as a partner in 2011. Following Maris Africa Fund’s conversion into a holding company in 2014, he spent six months as interim CFO for Maris Ltd, before becoming Director of … Read More

Bertrand Belben, Senior Business Developer, InfraCo Africa

Bertrand Belben leads InfraCo Africa’s co-development practice, bringing a deep knowledge of renewables development to the team as well as overseeing InfraCo Africa’s increased involvement in water initiatives. Bertrand joined InfraCo Africa from Solar Century, where he was an International … Read More