Please note the timings for this event have changed to start at 2:00pm.
Despite the obvious strong need for infrastructure finance in Africa there are still many sceptics who claim that the risks are just too high. However, there are players in the market who have proven that these risks are manageable. Meridiam, Hermes and KfW IPEX-Bank have such track record and will provide an insight into the lessons they have learned in Africa.
This event will thus focus on:
- How to minimize risk from the very beginning by selecting the “right” project?
- How to mitigate country risk?
- Which structuring elements / risk mitigation tools are available and accepted in the market to reduce economic risk?
- In Africa, infrastructure often is still very much in the hands of government: how can project finance elements best be utilized in financing infrastructure
- Case studies on lessons learned.
The agenda is outlined below.
2.00pm Registration
2.30pm Welcome and Introduction
Christian Murach, Member of the Management Board, KfW IPEX-Bank
2.40pm Reasons and Challenges of Business Activities in Africa - Investor’s View
Julien Touati, Corporate Development Director and Member of Meridiam Africa Investment Committee, Meridiam
3.05pm Experience in Providing an ECA Cover in Africa – ECA’s View
Thomas Baum, Director Underwriting & Risk Management, Euler Hermes
3.30pm Coffee Break
4.00pm Daily Business in Africa - Local View
Joseph Mbuyi, Director, KfW IPEX-Bank office Johannesburg, South Africa
4.25pm Panel Discussion
Moderated by: Christian Bevc, Managing Director, Transport & Social Infrastructure, KfW IPEX-Bank
Julien Touati, Corporate Development Director and Member of Meridiam Africa Investment Committee, Meridiam
Thomas Baum, Director Underwriting & Risk Management, Euler Hermes
Joseph Mbuyi, Director, KfW IPEX-Bank office Johannesburg, South Africa
Martin Ewald, Director Investment Strategy – Infrastructure Equity, Allianz Global Investors
Gabriel Mpubani, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
5.10pm IPFA Update
Oliver Heiland, Council Member, IPFA Germany
5.15 Closing Remarks
5.20pm Networking Reception kindly hosted by KfW IPEX-Bank
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no parking facility available at the venue. We would like to suggest taking a taxi or using public transportation (U4, U6, U7, busses 36, 32 or tram line 16 to "Bockenheimer Warte"). The closest public parking garage is "Parkhaus Palmengarten" at Siesmayerstrasse 61, 60323 Frankfurt Am Main.