IPFA UK, London
Sustainable Transport and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure in Africa
Commissioned and funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the University of Oxford and SOAS University of London are undertaking research into private finance for transport infrastructure in Africa and the wider need for climate-resilient infrastructure. As governments, development finance institutions and private investors seek to accelerate investment across the continent and the wider Global South, questions remain around project bankability, risk allocation and financing structures. This roundtable will bring together infrastructure practitioners actively involved in financing and delivering transport and utility projects in Africa to discuss the challenges facing the market and identify practical solutions.
The event is chaired by Caroline Lytton, COO and Executive Director of the Oxford Smith School, and facilitated by:
- Professor Antonio Andreoni, Professor of Development Economics & Co-Director of the Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation, SOAS University of London
- Professor Sam Fankhauser, Interim Director & Professor of Climate Change Economics, Oxford Smith School
- Professor Ulrich Volz, Director & Professor of Economics, Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS University of London
Event Details
Registration: 5.00pm
Discussion begins: 5.30pm
Networking: 7.00pm
End: 8.00pm
Format: Facilitated roundtable discussion followed by networking
Venue: Senate Chamber, 2nd Floor, Paul Webley Wing, Senate House North Block, Torrington Square, London WC1E 7HX
Who Should Attend?
This event is aimed at professionals directly involved in infrastructure transactions in Africa and the wider Global South, including:
- Lenders and investors
- Development finance institutions, multilateral agencies and export credit agencies
- Developers, sponsors and infrastructure operators
- Financial, technical, commercial and sustainability advisers
- Legal advisers
- Government and public sector infrastructure agencies
Registration
This is a practitioner focused roundtable designed to facilitate open and constructive discussion among participants with relevant experience in African infrastructure and project finance.
To ensure a balanced and productive exchange of views, expressions of interest are invited in the first instance. Attendance will be curated to achieve a broad mix of organisations, sectors and perspectives, and registration does not guarantee a place at the event. Final attendance confirmations will be issued closer to the event date.
To support a diverse range of participants, IPFA reserves the right to limit attendance to a maximum of one or two representatives per organisation.