Meaghan McGrath
Meaghan McGrath
Speaker
Global Head of Syndication

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

United States

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Plenary Room

Catalysing project development: DFI leaders’ panel

Lori Kerr
CEO,
Development Finance Institute Canada (FinDev)
Kome Ajegbo
Structured Product Solutions + Sustainability,
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Elena Palei
Sector Manager Infrastructure,
MIGA, World Bank Group
Meaghan McGrath
Global Head of Syndication,
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Elizabeth Boggs Davidsen
Vice President, Office of Development Policy,
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Moderator
Inal Henry
Independent Advisor,
Independent

Simply put, most projects would not get done without DFI or MDB involvement. This session gathers leading DFI and multilateral voices active across Africa to ask:

  • What schemes and initiatives do our DFIs run to encourage investment into Africa?
  • How do DFIs collaborate with ECAs and the private sector to get more deals done?
  • What role does private capital investment play in DFI transactions?
  • What does the project pipeline look like, and how will DFIs mobilise capital into Africa’s considerable infrastructure gap?

Plenary Room

Breakfast briefing: Celebrating women in finance

Paule Gosset-Koné
Managing Partner,
Maryel & Partners
Kome Ajegbo
Structured Product Solutions + Sustainability,
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Meaghan McGrath
Global Head of Syndication,
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Angelica Adamski
Financing Consultant,
Independent

At Exile, we proudly amplify women's voices that drive the industry worldwide, with a special commitment to uplifting African women and recognizing their crucial role. Sign up to our interactive breakfast briefing to discuss with your peers:

  • How can women leverage connections with each other to advance their careers?
  • How do we ensure that African women have pivotal roles in financing projects on the continent, and why is this important?
  • What areas of export, project, and development finance are more gender diverse and why might this be the case?
  • How do we ensure that women don't get stuck in middle management, or doing 'invisible' work that doesn't give them a platform?
  • What role do men have to play in uplifting female colleagues?