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The Role of Institutional Investors in Catalyzing Capital to Fund Managers in Emerging Markets

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Tuesday, October 3, 2023
14:30 – 15:30
Centre International de Conférences Genève - Seedstars Villa, Level -1

Discover how institutional investors are paving the way for transformative investments in untapped regions, igniting innovation, and fueling economic growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the dynamic world of private equity and venture capital in emerging markets and learn how you can be a part of the change-makers shaping tomorrow’s success stories

Speakers:

Xiaomin Mou

Regional Lead, Venture Capital, Türkiye, CEU & Central Asia - International Finance Corporation

Xiaomin is Regional Lead, Venture Capital, Türkiye, CEU & Central Asia at International Finance Corporation. Xiaomin is a senior investment professional with over 15 years of experience in emerging market venture capital. She currently leads IFC's VC investments CEE, Turkey and Central Asia, after spending a decade in China VC. Prior to the IFC, she was with the Boston Consulting Group in Munich, Germany. Xiaomin holds Ph.D., M.Eng, and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from MIT.

Morten Elkjaer

Vice President for Financial Sector and Business Development - IFU Denmark

Investing for SDG impact and commercial return in emerging markets, developing countries. Focus on financial intermediaries with a strategy to promote access for finance for micro and small enterprises, and financial inclusion; fund investments; larger public good infrastructure projects (blending private and public finance). Work on developing new instruments that promote SDG impact through the market including countries/markets in fragile situations, gender equality, micro and small enterprises.

Leticia Ferreras Astorqui

Portfolio Manager - Allianz Global Investors

Leticia Ferreras Astorqui is a portfolio manager in the Allianz Global Investors’ Development Finance team, which manages over USD 3bn of commitments. She joined AllianzGI in July 2020 to help expand AllianzGI’s presence in Emerging Markets through various development finance strategies. Before working for Allianz Global Investors, Ms. Ferreras Astorqui was in a rotational analyst program at Citi where she ended up working with public sector institutions that focus on promoting exports internationally and support large infrastructure projects globally. This is where Ms. Ferreras Astorqui discovered her passion for infrastructure and energy (i.e. real assets) and the significant positive impact promoting these sectors can have especially in developing countries. She then went on to work in project finance and renewable equity projects but overall, her roles have involved investing in developing countries, across real assets and in cooperation with the public sector.

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