Conference Moderation

2019

Nov. 14, Luxembourg — “Donors in Action - Innovative Blending for Big Impact”, the European Investment Bank’s annual donors conference, Master of Ceremonies and Moderator; with ministers from Egypt, Poland, and Luxembourg.

2016

Mar. 8, Berlin -- "Finanzierung von Erneuerbare Energien und Energieeffizienz Projekten in Asien," German Ministry of Economy and Energy.  Click here for program

Nov. 10, Marrakesh -- "Scaling up Private Investment in Energy in Africa" during COP22. https://www.africa50.com/news/article/africa50-hosts-cop22-event-on-renewable-energy-105/

2015

Apr. 21, London -- Business Council for Africa - The Annual Debate: Investing in Infrastructure and Integration, “Africa’s Technology; Boom or Myth? Exploring Opportunities in Tech Infrastructure – Digital, ICT and Telecoms”.  Click here for program  and http://www.theannualdebate.com/2015-annual-debate-1/

May 18, Berlin -- Asia Pacific Week, Germany and the Asia-Pacific in an Urbanized World – Trends, Strategies and Common Options for Action, with Cornelia Yzer, Senator; Stephan Steinlein, State Secretary; Brigitte Zypries, Parliamentary State Secretary; Muppavarapu Naidu, Minister of Urban Development, India.  Click here for program 

May 20, Berlin -- Metropolitan Solutions Congress, International Finance Conference:  “Making Finance Work for Cities”, Panels: 1) Managing Urban Growth – Smart Cities; 2) Private Sector Engagement in Urban Infrastructure”.  Click here for program 

Nov. 17, Frankfurt -- Euro Finance Week, Green Finance Forum, Master of Ceremonies and organizer.  Click here for program 

Nov. 25, Malta -- Commonwealth Business Forum, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.  Panel:  “Investments in the Caribbean”, with the Prime Ministers of Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, and the Bahamas). Click here for program  and http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20151127/press-releases/pm-rowley-speaks-at-investment-session

 

2014

Mar. 21, Brussels -- 8th Crans Montana Forum on Africa, Africa: How to Deal with the New Comers from the South-South? wards a Fair and Profitable Management of Natural Resources”, with the Minister of Mineral Resources, Mozambique; Georges Dallemagne, Member of Parliament, Belgium; Achille Bassilekin III, Secretary General, ACP Secretariat; second panel with Sudanese Minister of Infrastructure

Jun. 4, Fontrevraud -- Planet Workshops Annual Conference, Opening Plenary, “What Economy to Reinvent Society; New Economy and New Solidarities” 

Jun 27, Zurich -- Africa Business Day, Switzerland Global Enterprise.  Click here for program 

Oct. 17, Brussels -- Notre Afrik magazine Rebranding Africa Forum, Panel:  “The Private Sector and Development” (in French)

Nov. 17, Frankfurt -- IFC Euro Finance Week Conference, Master of Ceremonies and organizer.  Click here for program (PDF)

Nov. 20, Frankfurt -- Euro Finance Week, Invest in Africa Conference, Panel:  “Financing Investments in Africa”

2013

Apr. 18, Paris -- G20 Business Summit, Leaders League, “Investissments en Chine et les pays emergents en Asie” (in French)

Oct. 2, Kiel -- Global Economic Symposium, Panel: “The Future of the Arab World”, with Mehmet Simsek, Minister of Finance, Turkey; Wim Kok, former Prime Minister, the Netherlands.  Click here for program

Oct. 9, Berlin -- Annual Raw Materials Conference, Panel:  “Mining and Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Markets” (in German)  http://www.bgr.bund.de/DE/Gemeinsames/Nachrichten/Bilder/2013-09-13_dt_rohstofftag_600.html

Oct. 17, Brussels -- Crans Montana Forum – The Post Crisis World, Panel: “The Euro Crisis and its Impact around the World”, with Herman de Croo, Minister of State, Belgium; Bongnessan Arsène Yé , Minister of State, Burkina Faso; Slavi Binev, Member European Parliament.  Click here for program

2012

Mar. 7, Brussels -- Crans Montana Forum, Africa: Crossroads of South-South Cooperation, Panel:  “Incentives and Frameworks for Foreign Direct Investments and Trade, Particularly in a South-South Context”.  Click here for program 

May 21, Frankfurt -- Invest in Africa Conference, Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce, Maleki Group

Jun. 15, Paris -- G-20 Business Summit, Leaders League, Panel: Finance in Russia and Eastern Europe

Jun. 25, Vienna -- Launch of the Report “IFIs and Development through the Private Sector”, with the Austrian Development Bank (OeEB) and Finance Ministry     

Jun. 28, Berlin -- BIZ conference - Sustainable Raw Materials and Development Policy (in German), Panels:  1) “Between Local Markets and Global Competition”; 2) Investment examples (with Namibian Trade Minister and Central Bank Director).   Click here for program

Oct. 17, Mainz -- Latin America Day, Lateinamerikaverein, “The Challenges of Urbanization in Latin America” (in German and Spanish) 

2011

Jun. 27, Vienna -- Launch of the Doing Business Report for Southeastern Europe, with the Deputy Prime Ministers of Macedonia and Kosovo

Nov. 17, Frankfurt -- Euro Finance Week, World Finance Conference, Asia  

Dec. 12, Brussels -- Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF, Annual Meeting, Panel:  “Making the Private Sector an Engine for Development” 

2010

Dec. 7. Brussels -- European Development Days, Moderator – Panel on Doing Business Report 

2009

Dec. 12, Courchevel-- Ateliers de la Terre, Planet Workshops, Panel: "Changing Consumer Environmental Behavior”

2008

Jun. 8, Paris -- The Kitson Dinners, "How the Trans-Atlantic Strategic Landscape is Changing"

Dec. 8, Paris -- Invest in USA Conference, Moderator and Panelist, with the Council of American States in Europe, Paris Chamber of Commerce, MEDEF

Dec. 12, La Baule -- La Baule World Investment Conference, Moderator of panel with the Governor of Texas, CEO of Euronext

2007

Dec. 7, Courchevel -- Planet Workshops, Ateliers de la Terre, Panel: "Greenwashing"