Eugenio Fernandes
Eugenio Fernandes
Speaker
National Director for Concessions Economics

Ministry of Transport Angola

Angola

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Exile Stage - Dealmaking Forum A

Sub-Saharan Africa Dealmaking Roundtables

Aya Aissata Diawara
conseiller Chargée de Mission,
Ministere du Plan et de la Cooperation Internationale
Danilo Trinchao Rios
Director | Structured Finance,
Odebrecht
Mahlatse Ndabane
Regional Sales Manager,
UD Trucks Southern Africa
Bruno Schambacher
CEO,
Tyllium
Frederik Hsu
Chairman,
Diaward International Group
Eugenio Fernandes
National Director for Concessions Economics,
Ministry of Transport Angola
Robert Doyle
Chief Financial Officer,
Sun Africa LLC
Michael Rasch
Director, ECA relations and Business Development,
Alliad
Leandro Fernandez
Managing Director | CEO,
INZAG Germany GmbH
Håkan Svensson
Head of Export & Trade Finance Support,
Linxon
Chris Bonnett
General Manager - Strategic Projects & Government,
General Electric
Matthew Martin
Deputy Director, International Development,
ECC
Gregg Wheelwright
Senior VP, Project & Export Finance,
Standard Bank
Moderator
Ed Harkins
Director, Trade and Export Finance Ambassador/Vice Chair,
GKB Ventures
Moderator
Robert Besseling
CEO,
Pangea Risk

The Regional Forum format brings governments, borrowers, corporates, DFIs, ECAs, commercial banks, EPCs, SOEs, and institutional investors into direct collaboration to accelerate project pipelines and structure bankable financing solutions across Sub-Saharan Africa.

This year’s session will split into two curated dealmaking roundtables, bringing together ministers and senior market participants to discuss live projects, financing opportunities, sovereign and commercial risk, infrastructure development, energy transition, and cross-border investment across the region.

Designed as interactive forums rather than traditional panel sessions, the roundtables encourage open discussion, networking, and practical collaboration between active market participants.

Register your interest to join today.

Stage 2 - B

Global Borrowers Roundtable

Yana Kalmykova
Corporate Finance Director,
Metinvest
Leyla Ogulmus
Group Finance Manager,
Kipas
Mark Gyeney
Head of funding,
MVM Group
Eugenio Fernandes
National Director for Concessions Economics,
Ministry of Transport Angola
Burak Kutluğ
CEO,
Agaoglu Group of Companies
Teguh Widhi Harsono
CFO PLN Nusantara Power,
Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) (Persero)
Balazs Szikla
Senior Finance Manager,
Crescent Petroleum
Sachin Sharma
General Manager Finance,
Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Sacit Akbas
CEO,
CALL ENERGY
Moderator
Michiel De Vries
Co-Founder,
TXF

This invite-only roundtable is held under Chatham House Rule, offering a candid and collaborative space for senior borrowers and project sponsors. Together, we’ll exchange perspectives on best practices for working with ECAs, navigating regulatory environments, and balancing risk and return in today’s project finance landscape. Discussion will also cover innovative financing approaches - from blended and green solutions to new partnership models - alongside reflections on evolving market dynamics and the global economic outlook.