Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables Karl Fickenscher is the Deputy Coordinator for Power Africa based in Pretoria, South Africa. He leads Power Africa’s energy technical, policy, and transaction teams on behalf of the partnership. Karl has worked with the U.S. Government … Read More

Chair at AIX: Gas Ade has over twenty five years experience in corporate and investment banking. He has successfully managed the origination and execution of financial advisory, capital structure and treasury solutions covering project financings, pre-export finance corporate-hybrids, and bridge … Read More

The Dubai based private equity firm, The Abraaj Group has raised almost $1 billion for Abraaj Africa Fund III, beating its initial target of $800m.

David has worked for over thirty years in the fields of economic development, privatization, and investment in infrastructure, focusing mainly on Africa. He has been with IFC for 25 years, starting as an economist, and then in IFC’s PPP Advisory … Read More

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables and AIX: Energy Orli is the CIO of Impala Energy. Impala Energy is a greenfield power development company looking to develop medium-sized, clean and renewable power projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Impala Energy was incorporated in 2015 … Read More

Panelist at AIX: Energy Fred Beelitz is a Director with Economic Consulting Associates (ECA), a London based infrastructure economics consultancy. He holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford and a BSc in Economics from the University of Warwick. … Read More

Joseph is the Global Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Energy Sector and US Co-Chair of Projects and Infrastructure and a partner in the New York Office. He has represented independent power producers, equity investors, project sponsors, financial institutions and governments in … Read More

AIX: Gas 2016 panellist. Jens Thomassen is a Director, responsible for origination, analysis, structuring, valuation and execution of investments for the Power & Renewables Deal Team. He joined Denham Capital in 2012. Prior to joining Denham, Jens was a Director … Read More

Panelist at AIX: Power and Renewables and AIX: Energy Pradeep joined Shell Foundation in early 2010 to run the organisation’s expanding clean cookstoves programme, following three years in Strategy and Portfolio for Shell Group. In 2012, he became Deputy Director (COO) with responsibility for … Read More