




Day 2 Segment 1: Reducing Investment Risks to Increase Private Climate Finance in Africa
A Session by Paul H. Stevers , Albert Boateng , Shahdab Qadri , Serge LeVert-Chiasson and Christopher Clubb
About this Session
a) Moderator: Paul Stevers, co-founder, Climate Solutions Advancement Network (ClimateSAN).
b) “Introduction to Selected Climate Project Finance and Facilitation Initiatives” by Shahdab Qadri, Communications and Sustainable Finance Advisor, ClimateSAN.
c) "Blended Finance 201, with a focus on finance solutions for climate” by Chris Clubb, Managing Director, Convergence
d) “Strategies to de-risk proposed investments” and “How Impact Funds can reduce the risk of investing for individual investors and large investment funds” by: Serge LeVert-Chiasson, Partner, MD Impact & CCO, Sarona Asset Management, Kitchener, ON, Canada.
e) “How PFAN’s advisory and investment facilitation services reduce investment risks” by Albert Boateng, West Africa Regional Coordinator, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), Accra, Ghana.