| April 2019: The Center for Global Health and Development, Sarona, Gilead and AfricInvest co-hosted a high-level roundtable on the margins of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, dedicated to creating an action plan to catalyze private sector investment into African markets. This discussion features representatives from governments, development agencies, multi-lateral organizations, heads of investment firms and investment banks and select NGOs who came together to discuss a new way forward to create strategic partnerships with the private sector to catalyze sustainable financing of global development initiatives. | |
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Gerhard Pries QUESTION 1: Sarona was one of the first impact investors. Opening remarks including why Sarona decided to invest into emerging and frontier markets. QUESTION 2: From the private investor side, what is needed to begin to move the discussion from theory into action? |
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Ziad Oueslati Co-Founder and Managing Director, AfricInvest QUESTION: As one of the oldest impact investment firms in Africa, what is the investment landscape in Africa, and what needs to happen to increase investment? QUESTION 2: What is your view on how to guide the attendees towards a practical and action agenda moving forward? |
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Clifford Samuel Senior Vice-President, Access Operations and Emerging Markets, Gilead Science QUESTION: Gilead has catalyzed capital into healthcare in emerging markets. How do we unlock the necessary human capital to create access to healthcare? QUESTION 2: What do you see as concrete next steps to catalyze private investment into emerging markets? |
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Colin Buckley Chief Operating Officer, CDC Group QUESTION: Historically, how have development agencies catalyzed investment with private sector capital and moving forward, where do we go from here? |
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Dana Barsky Deputy Assistant Chief Operating Officer and Head of External Partnerships, Credit Suisse International QUESTION: Moving to the private sector, Credit Suisse has invested in education and other sectors. How do we get practical, that is, how can we engage the private sector in endeavors such as the education offering at USAID? |
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Julie Cram Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Economic Growth, Education and Environment, USAID QUESTION 1: Practicality requires solutions. As USAID has prioritized engagement of the private sector, what steps need be taken to increase private sector engagement and investments to develop partnerships from a financial and social impact perspective? QUESTION 2: There is quite a bit of private equity interest in what USAID is doing in education especially providing educational opportunities to the lower STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS |
