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Demystifying Risk to SDG Investments in African Markets: Spotlight Ghana & Kenya

Wednesday, October 5, 2022 – Wednesday, October 5, 2022
11:00 – 12:30
Centre International de Conférences Genève - Workshop Room 14
Innovative Finance

This workshop will bring into roundtable discussions live examples of SDG- focused pipelines from Ghana and Kenya. It will provide hands-on engagement with local entrepreneurs, asset managers, and public sector actors to show existing potential; address perceived risks and information asymmetries between capital providers and project developers on the ground.

Speakers:

Yofi Grant

CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

Stephen Jackson

UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya - UNRC Kenya

Mohammad Abbadi

Senior Investment Manager, Local Development Finance Practice, UNCDF

Muthoni Wachira

Chief of Staff, MarketForce, Nairobi

Chuck Olson

Managing Partner, Enabling Qapital

Joanne Manda

Senior SDG Investment Advisor - UNDP AFRICA

Preeti Sinha

Executive Secretary, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Jerry Parkes

CEO and Co-Founder - Injaro Investments Limited
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