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TXF Africa 2017
Project, Export & Commodities Finance
Mar 29 - Mar 30, 2017
Nairobi, Kenya
The right people in the right place to boost export finance opportunities in Africa!
Pietro Amico
General Counsel
Risk Analytics Ltd
Event Report
TESTIMONIALS
TXF Africa 2017
Project, Export & Commodities Finance
Mar 29 - Mar 30, 2017
Nairobi, Kenya
Unique formats, influential professionals, confidential discussion, fun networking activities, and even a separately bookable safari trip - TXF Africa 2017 had it all!
Speakers
Hon. Dan Kazungu
Cabinet Secretary
Ministry of Mining - Kenya
Albert Mugo
Managing Director & CEO
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
Denys Denya
Executive Vice President, Finance, Administration and Banking Services
Afreximbank
Ijeoma Onwuegbule
Head Risk Management Governance, Risk and Compliance Dept.
Nigeria LNG Limited
Andrew Patterson
Regional President for Africa
Bechtel
Wensheng Liu
Deputy CFO
SEPCO3
Eric Kironde
CFO
Bamburi Cement Group
Kazuyoshi Kawakami
Managing Director & CEO
Mitsubishi Corporation
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Hon. Dan Kazungu
Cabinet Secretary
Ministry of Mining - Kenya
Albert Mugo
Managing Director & CEO
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
Denys Denya
Executive Vice President, Finance, Administration and Banking Services
Afreximbank
Ijeoma Onwuegbule
Head Risk Management Governance, Risk and Compliance Dept.
Nigeria LNG Limited
Andrew Patterson
Regional President for Africa
Bechtel
Wensheng Liu
Deputy CFO
SEPCO3
Eric Kironde
CFO
Bamburi Cement Group
Kazuyoshi Kawakami
Managing Director & CEO
Mitsubishi Corporation
Dr. Jing Fengchun
Researcher, Research Center of Country Risk
Sinosure - China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation
John Mativo
Ag. General Manager, Project Development Services Directorate
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited
Yang Da
International Project Manager
China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Railway Engineering Corporation
Eduardo Oliveira
CEO
HOMT España S.A.
Vishal Agarwal
Development & Investments Leader
GE Africa
DC Moore
Chief Investment Officer
Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
Andrew Jameson
Executive Officer, Head of Investment Banking Division for EMEA
MUFG
Phylip Leferink
General Manager
Lake Turkana Wind Power
Samuel H. Mugoya
Executive Syndications & Agency Operations
Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank ( TDB )
John Lentaigne
Chief Underwriting Officer
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
Matthew Shires
Managing Director
Eurofinsa
Johan Van Kerrebroeck
Regional Manager Eastern Africa
Engie Africa
Malte Meyer
Business Development Director
Vestas
Hezy Ram
Senior Advisor, GreenMax Captial Advisers, Technical Director
Akiira Geothermal
Mark Carrato
Kenya & East Africa Chief, Office of Economic Growth
USAID Power Africa
Jean-Bernard Ruggieri
Chief Representative, Head of Middle East & Africa | Global Business Development
EDC - Export Development Canada
Federica Dal Bono
Senior Underwriter, Energy and Extractive Industries
MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Gabriel Chinembiri
Group Agricultural Manager
Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
Stephen Wilhelm
Regional Vice-President, Europe
EDC - Export Development Canada
Gathuru Mburu
Managing Director
Kipya- Africa Drilling Solutions
Paul Sullivan
President – International Business
Acrow Bridge
Edward Mudibo
Managing Director
East African Tea Trade Association
Nicholas Oliver
Head of Business Development and Project Support
NMS Infrastructure Group
George Onyango
Finance Director – Kenya & East Africa
GlaxoSmithKline
Portia Gumbo-Dube
Head: Deal Origination
ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
Tina Nduta
Founder
East Africa Extractives Network
Daniel Heal
Senior Partner
Control Risks
Suresh Samuel
Managing Director - Africa
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Thea Fourie
Sub-Saharan Africa: Senior Economist
IHS Markit
Thomas Baum
Head of Division Underwriting & Risk Management
Euler Hermes
Henrique de Azevedo Avila
Industry, Services and Export Credit Division Advisor to the Managing Director
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
Atsuhiko Naoe
Executive Director
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - Nairobi Office
Sugimoto Satoshi
Senior Representative, Kenya Office
Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA
Hirofumi Oishi
Chief Representative
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Masaru Kanke
Chief Representative for Europe, Russia/CIS, Middle East and Africa Region
NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
Bob Chestnutt
Senior Project Director
Aldwych International
Kaniaru Wacieni
Business Development Director
Globeleq
Bruno Schambacher
Chief Executive Officer
Tyllium
Oscar Kang’oro
Non-executive Director
Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF)
Christophe Fleurence
Vice President Business Development, Africa
Total Eren
Conrad Whitaker
Global Distribution Manager
Azuri Technologies
Arnaud Defrance
Investment Manager
Finnfund
Laura Akunga
CEO
Benchmark Solutions
Birgit Edlefsen
Investment Officer- Energy
FMO Development Bank
Giorgio Traietti
Senior Account Manager, Nariobi/East Africa
SACE
Suzie Wokabi
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Suzie Beauty
Edward Nicholson
Senior Partner
Marsh JLT Specialty
James Gearing
Director
Texel
Kade Spears
Head of Specialty
The Channel Syndicate
Sebastian Wagner
Executive Director
DMWA Resources
Antonio Sala
Origination Export Finance Africa & Eastern Europe
Santander
Frances Okosi
Partner
Baker McKenzie
Greg Fyfe
Head - Mining, Energy and Infrastructure
Standard Bank
Philippe Le Roch
Head of Development & Structured Export Finance - Africa
Société Générale
Jonathan Joseph-Horne
MD
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Karin Mulder
Vice President
KfW IPEX-Bank
Matilda Arhin
President
Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
Patrick Obath
Associate Director
Adam Smith International
Dr. Robert Besseling
Executive Director
EXX AFRICA
Duncan Bartlett
Founder, and former BBC Tokyo Correspondent.
Japan Story
Victor Eromosele
CEO
M.E. Consulting Limited
Hacina Py
Global Head of Export Finance and of Impact Finance Solutions
Société Générale
Shikuku Obosi
Chair of African Advisory Council
AbleChildAfrica
Olwyn Buldhoo
Head of ECA Finance
MUFG
Ismail Carr
Head: Marketing and Communications
ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
Charlene Chen
COO
BitPesa
Mary Joseph
Independent Consultant
Matthew McLean
President Endsight Consulting
Endsight Consulting
Mark Norris
Partner
Sullivan & Worcester
Obi Ejimofo
Operations Director
Asoko Insight
Ed Harkins
Head of Export Credit Financing
Fieldstone
Henri D'Ambrieres
Manager
HDA Conseil
Terry Makhubele
Principal: Export Credit Finance
Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
2016 Attendees
- Doosan Skoda Power
- Bechtel
- Eltel Networks
- ND Western
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Danieli Group
- GE Africa
- Rizzani de Echer
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Volvo Group Trucks
- President of Association of Ghanaian Industry (AGI)
- Cambridge Industries
- IHS Markit
- Sojitz Corporation
- Embraer
- QGMI
- Queiroz Galváo
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- VAMED
- TechnipFMC
- Alstom
- Gateway Innovations
- Black Rhino Development Group
- Marubeni Corporation
- Navitas Management Services
- Moret Industries Group
- Voith Hydro
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Mullege
- ZTA Technology Solution
- East African Holdings
- Jupiter Trading
- Volvo
- S.Sara Cofee Export Enterprise
- Muya
- Precise Consult International
- Renew Strategies
- Trans Ethiopia
- Northstar Trade Finance
- Vestas
- ILF Consulting Engineers
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- Coskal (Ethiopia)
- Meridiam Infrastructure
- Al-Impex Group
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
- GE Capital
- Risk Analytics Ltd
- Credit Suisse
- Mizuho
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Wärtsilä Financial Services
- BNP Paribas
- Citi
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Société Générale
- British Arab Commercial Bank
- HDA Conseil
- TD Bank
- DZ Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- ING Bank
- Commerzbank
- Standard Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Ecobank
- MUFG
- Belarusbank
- Old Mutual
- Rabobank
- Standard Chartered
- Dashen Bank
- Investec Bank
- Enat bank
- United Bank
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- SACE
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- EKN - The Swedish Export Credit Agency
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- PTA Bank
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- UK Export Finance
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- World Bank Group
- SEP - Saudi Export Program
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Development Bank of Ethiopia
- Afreximbank
- Mehrteab Leul & Associates Law Office
- Bracewell
- Clifford Chance
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Allen & Overy
- U.S. Embassy Ethiopia
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Power Africa
- Ethiopian Electric Utility
- Federal Democratic Government of Ethiopia
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- UK Trade & Investment
- Government of Canada
- Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
- USAID Power Africa
- Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
- EXX AFRICA
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- Agence Francaise de Developpement
- Euler Hermes
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
- Fincon Group
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- Independent
- Reykjavik Geothermal
- Nigerian Export Promotion Council
- Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus
- EKF
- Pan African Chamber of Commerce
- Bioenergy Connect
- Ethiopian Electric Power
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Endsight Consulting
- ArcSoft Consulting
- BMI Research
- Axiom ventures
- Investment Times
- JaRco Consulting PLC
- Continental Illinois
- Doosan Skoda Power
- Bechtel
- Eltel Networks
- ND Western
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Danieli Group
- GE Africa
- Rizzani de Echer
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Volvo Group Trucks
- President of Association of Ghanaian Industry (AGI)
- Cambridge Industries
- IHS Markit
- Sojitz Corporation
- Embraer
- QGMI
- Queiroz Galváo
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- VAMED
- TechnipFMC
- Alstom
- Gateway Innovations
- Black Rhino Development Group
- Marubeni Corporation
- Navitas Management Services
- Moret Industries Group
- Voith Hydro
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Mullege
- ZTA Technology Solution
- East African Holdings
- Jupiter Trading
- Volvo
- S.Sara Cofee Export Enterprise
- Muya
- Precise Consult International
- Renew Strategies
- Trans Ethiopia
- Northstar Trade Finance
- Vestas
- ILF Consulting Engineers
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- Coskal (Ethiopia)
- Meridiam Infrastructure
- Al-Impex Group
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
- GE Capital
- Risk Analytics Ltd
- Credit Suisse
- Mizuho
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Wärtsilä Financial Services
- BNP Paribas
- Citi
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Société Générale
- British Arab Commercial Bank
- HDA Conseil
- TD Bank
- DZ Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- ING Bank
- Commerzbank
- Standard Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Ecobank
- MUFG
- Belarusbank
- Old Mutual
- Rabobank
- Standard Chartered
- Dashen Bank
- Investec Bank
- Enat bank
- United Bank
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- SACE
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- EKN - The Swedish Export Credit Agency
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- PTA Bank
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- UK Export Finance
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- World Bank Group
- SEP - Saudi Export Program
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Development Bank of Ethiopia
- Afreximbank
- Mehrteab Leul & Associates Law Office
- Bracewell
- Clifford Chance
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Allen & Overy
- U.S. Embassy Ethiopia
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Power Africa
- Ethiopian Electric Utility
- Federal Democratic Government of Ethiopia
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- UK Trade & Investment
- Government of Canada
- Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
- USAID Power Africa
- Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
- EXX AFRICA
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- Agence Francaise de Developpement
- Euler Hermes
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
- Fincon Group
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- Independent
- Reykjavik Geothermal
- Nigerian Export Promotion Council
- Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus
- EKF
- Pan African Chamber of Commerce
- Bioenergy Connect
- Ethiopian Electric Power
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Endsight Consulting
- ArcSoft Consulting
- BMI Research
- Axiom ventures
- Investment Times
- JaRco Consulting PLC
- Continental Illinois
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Developers
- Doosan Skoda Power
- Bechtel
- Eltel Networks
- ND Western
- Mitsui & Co., Ltd
- Danieli Group
- GE Africa
- Rizzani de Echer
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Volvo Group Trucks
- President of Association of Ghanaian Industry (AGI)
- Cambridge Industries
- IHS Markit
- Sojitz Corporation
- Embraer
- QGMI
- Queiroz Galváo
- Construtora Queiroz Galvao
- VAMED
- TechnipFMC
- Alstom
- Gateway Innovations
- Black Rhino Development Group
- Marubeni Corporation
- Navitas Management Services
- Moret Industries Group
- Voith Hydro
- Andrade Gutierrez S.A.
- Mullege
- ZTA Technology Solution
- East African Holdings
- Jupiter Trading
- Volvo
- S.Sara Cofee Export Enterprise
- Muya
- Precise Consult International
- Renew Strategies
- Trans Ethiopia
- Northstar Trade Finance
- Vestas
- ILF Consulting Engineers
- Ellipse Projects SAS
- Coskal (Ethiopia)
- Meridiam Infrastructure
- Al-Impex Group
Funds
- Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)
- GE Capital
- Risk Analytics Ltd
- Credit Suisse
- Mizuho
- Intesa Sanpaolo
- Wärtsilä Financial Services
- BNP Paribas
- Citi
- KfW IPEX-Bank
- Deutsche Bank
- Société Générale
- British Arab Commercial Bank
- HDA Conseil
- TD Bank
- DZ Bank
- Nedbank Corporate & Investment Bank
- ING Bank
- Commerzbank
- Standard Bank
- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
- Ecobank
- MUFG
- Belarusbank
- Old Mutual
- Rabobank
- Standard Chartered
- Dashen Bank
- Investec Bank
- Enat bank
- United Bank
Banks
- NEXI - Nippon Export Investment Insurance
- SACE
- Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
- ECIC (Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa)
- EKN - The Swedish Export Credit Agency
- EDC - Export Development Canada
- PTA Bank
- Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimiento Economico e Social
- UK Export Finance
- MIGA - Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- World Bank Group
- SEP - Saudi Export Program
- Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
- US EXIM BANK - Export-Import Bank of the United States
- Development Bank of Ethiopia
- Afreximbank
Law firms
- Mehrteab Leul & Associates Law Office
- Bracewell
- Clifford Chance
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Allen & Overy
Governments
- U.S. Embassy Ethiopia
- Ghana International Chamber Of Commerce
- Power Africa
- Ethiopian Electric Utility
- Federal Democratic Government of Ethiopia
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- UK Trade & Investment
- Government of Canada
- Embassy of Sweden in Addis Ababa
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia
- USAID Power Africa
- Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
Other
- EXX AFRICA
- Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited
- Agence Francaise de Developpement
- Euler Hermes
- M.E. Consulting Limited
- African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
- Fincon Group
- Nile Delta Petroleum Company Limited
- Independent
- Reykjavik Geothermal
- Nigerian Export Promotion Council
- Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus
- EKF
- Pan African Chamber of Commerce
- Bioenergy Connect
- Ethiopian Electric Power
- Marsh JLT Specialty
- Endsight Consulting
- ArcSoft Consulting
- BMI Research
- Axiom ventures
- Investment Times
- JaRco Consulting PLC
- Continental Illinois
Venue
TXF Africa 2017 took place at the Radisson Blu, Nairobi Elgon Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, 00100 Kenya.
Testimonials
The right people in the right place to boost export finance opportunities in Africa!
Pietro Amico
General Counsel
Risk Analytics Ltd
Cannot be bettered as a forum to exchange ideas and obtain access to the key players in the industry.
Oliver Irwin
Partner
Bracewell
The quality of the group of people you managed to bring together was excellent. You must have worked very hard to ensure you got the right calibre of people that were able to articulate on key issues. That does not happen very often in “ECA Land".
Simon Jones
Head of Export & Agency Finance, EMEA
TD Bank
Very creative style in terms of design of conference, construction of plenary sessions and workshops
Mike Creighton
Head of Africa
SACE
Met many quality project finance people with capabilities in Africa.
Mark Gantar
Honorary Consul for Ethiopia in Seattle
ArcSoft Consulting
This was great! I enjoyed the conference - the discussions, the place, the possibility to meet people based in Addis. Congratulations to the whole team for this successful event.
Hacina Py
Global Head of Export Finance and of Impact Finance Solutions
Société Générale
The high TXF standard continues into Africa.
Olwyn Buldhoo
Head of ECA Finance
MUFG
This has been an incredibly educating two days for me. Very practical lessons on Africa.
Dr. Layi Fatona
Managing Director
ND Western
Excellent organisation, good audience in a refreshing environment!
Gert Van Melkebeke
Senior Export Finance Manager
Marsh JLT Specialty
Well organised, good presentations and topics.
Steven Morton
Director
Credit Suisse
A well-organised conference with a very good turnout.
Eyob Easwaran
Black Rhino Development Group
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