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Principals and Advisors
Africa Finance Corporation
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principalSameh ShenoudaExecutive Director and Chief Investment Officer
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advisorKome AjegboVice President, Investments
African Development Bank
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advisorGareth PhillipsManager, Climate and Environmental Finance
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advisorMonojeet PalEnergy, Environment, and Climate Change Department
Allianz Global Investors
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principalLeticia Ferreras AstorquiDirector Development Finance & Impact Credit
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advisorWee Kii TehDirector - Development Finance and Impact Credit
Aon
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advisorKatie SaboManaging Director
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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advisorAngus KathageAssistant Director, Blended Finance and Investor Engagement Unit
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advisorRichard BontjerDirector of the Environment, Oceans and Biodiversity
Bank of America
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principalAlexandra LiftmanGlobal Environment Executive
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advisorAbyd KarmaliManaging Director, Climate Finance
BlackRock
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advisorJessica ThyeDirector
Bloomberg Philanthropies
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advisorAilun YangEnvironment Program Manager
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advisorPriya ShankarIndia Director, Environment and Climate Program
BlueOrchard Finance
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advisorMartin Diaz PlataHead of Private Equity Investments
Brazilian Development Bank
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principalNabil KadriDeputy Managing Director
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advisorMarcio Macedo
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advisorRaphael SteinCoordinator, Environmental Department
British International Investment
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principalAmal-Lee AminManaging Director Climate, Gender & Diversity and Advisory Teams
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advisorStefanie FairholmeChief Investment Officer - Capital Solutions
Climate Fund Managers
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principalAndrew JohnstoneChief Executive Officer
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advisorAarish ShariffExecutive, Capital Raising and Business Development
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advisorJim BrandsHead of Development Finance & Public Institutions
Climate Investment Funds
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advisorMatthieu PegonDeputy CEO
Climate Strategy & Partners
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advisorPeter SweatmanFounder and Chief Executive
Deutsche Bank
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principalKamran KhanManaging Director, Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa
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advisorDr. Kalpana SeethepalliDirector of Sustainable Finance, Asia Pacific
Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank
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principalJorim SchravenDirector, Impact and ESG department
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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advisorGersom van der ElstSenior Policy Officer Climate Finance
Finance in Motion
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principalElvira LeftingCo-Founder
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principalMelanie AimerChief Commercial Officer
Findev Canada
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principalLori KerrChief Executive Officer
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advisorSumaiya SajjadDirector, Technical Assistance
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
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principalVera RodenhoffDeputy Director General for International Climate Action
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principalVictoria BittnerSenior Policy Officer
Green Climate Fund
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principalKavita SinhaSpecial Advisor to the Executive Director
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principalMafalda DuarteExecutive Director
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advisorCatherine KoffmanDirector Department of Africa Region
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advisorDarren KarjamaPartnerships and Outreach
IDB Invest
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principalStacy SwannManaging Director/Division Chief - Blended Finance
Independent
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principalPaul CurrieConsultant
Inter-American Development Bank
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advisorTatiana AlvesSector Lead for Green Finance
International Finance Corporation
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principalJamie FergussonGlobal Director, Climate Business
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advisorBasak OdemisPrincipal Operations Officer
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advisorJames SewardLead Climate Finance Specialist, Climate Department
International Fund For Agricultural Development
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principalJahan-Zeb ChowdhuryGlobal Lead for Environment and Climate
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advisorHisham ZehniSenior Technical Specialist, Climate and Environment
MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
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principalChristopher MarksManaging Director, Emerging Markets
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advisorAriane PevideDirector Climate Finance
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advisorMichael KeaneAssociate, Growth Markets
Nordic Development Fund
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advisorAnu HassinenProgram Manager
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advisorIsabel LerouxProgram Manager
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advisorSiv AhlbergProgram Manager
Rockefeller Foundation
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principalAshvin DayalSenior Vice President (Power and Climate)
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advisorAlex BashianDirector, Innovative Finance
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advisorCarli RothAssistant Principal
Rwanda Green Fund
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principalTeddy MugaboChief Executive Officer
SDG Impact Finance Initiative
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advisorCatherine BukhalPartnership Lead
Salesforce
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advisorRahul BaruaDirector of Climate Finance Innovation
Sanlam Investments
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advisorTodd MicklethwaiteExecutive Head: Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
Schroders Capital
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advisorHolly TurnerSustainable Investment Lead and Climate Specialist
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
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advisorNawar Al EbadiProgramme Officer, Department for Partnerships and Innovations
UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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principalZoe NorgateDeputy Director, International Net Zero, Green Finance and Capability
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advisorEllen CoverdaleSenior Programme and Policy Advisor
UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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advisorRachel LambertAgriculture Research Team Leader
Observers
Africa GreenCo
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Cathy OxbyCo-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer
Australian Sustainable Finance Institute
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Kristy GrahamChief Executive Officer
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Mahilini KailaiyangiriselvamSustainable Finance Solutions Project Manager
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Purdie BowdenProgram Lead - Policy and Sustainable Finance Solutions
BNP Paribas
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Bérénice LasfarguesSustainability Integration Lead
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Pieter OyensGlobal Chief Marketing Officer
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
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Josué TanakaPrincipal Finance Advisor
Climate Bonds Initiative
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Ina HoxhaChief Investment Officer and Deputy CEO of Climate Bonds
Convergence
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David SchwartzSenior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, Strategic Partnerships
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Joan LarreaChief Executive Officer
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Leah PedersenSenior Director
CrossBoundary LLC
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Jonathan DuartePartner, Head of LATAM
Encourage Capital
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Adam WolfensohnManaging Partner
European Investment Bank
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Nancy SaichSenior Technical Adviser
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Stephen O’DriscollHead of Environment, Climate and Social Policy
Global Capacity Building Coalition
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Alex MichieCEO
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Clementine Le NagardProgramme Director
Global Environment Facility
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Chizuru AokiManager, Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Funds Division
Global Steering Group Impact (GSG Impact)
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Charlotte BadenochHead of Investment Vehicles
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Krisztina ToraManaging Director
Independent
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Sergio Gusmão SuchodolskiChief Executive Officer
Lion's Head Global Capital
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Jasper SiegfriedManaging Director
Rabobank
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Joke OudelaarHead of Program Management
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
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Gabriela BlatterPrinciple Policy Advisor, International Environment Finance
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Lucretia LandmannSenior Policy Adviser Environmental Finance
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Martin StadelmannPrincipal Policy Advisor, Environmental Finance
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Giulia CarboneDirector, Natural Climate Solutions Alliance
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