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Design Forum 2026 · Breakout Team List
All Participants
169 people- 24
Alan Kloter
Apprentice, WEIF department | CH SECO
- 7
Alessandra Magazzino
Policy Officer | EDFI Secretariat
- 8
Alexander Lindstrom
Investment Manager | SE Ministry of Finance
- 10
Alexandra Knezovich
Head of Global Public Affairs and Advocacy | WFSGI
- 24
Alina Orrico
Team Europe & Global Gateway Adviser | EDFI Secretariat
- 12
Alison Winzenried
Board Secretary | SIFEM
- 16
Amar Mistry
Global Affairs Advisor | BII
- 10
Amna Mahmood
Policy Economist | International Growth Centre
- 24
Andreas Klasen
Director | University of Oxford
- 3
Andrew Johnstone
Chief Executive Officer | Climate Fund Managers
- 20
Andrew MacDowell
Director General | EIB Global
- 9
Angela de Wolff
Member of the Board | SIFEM
- 19
Angela Perez
Chairman and CEO | Cofides
- 21
Anita Bhatia
Former UN Assistant Secretary-General | United Nations
- 14
Anja Langenbucher
Director of the European Office | Gates Foundation
- 4
Ann Rutledge
Founding Principal and CEO | Creditspectrum Corp
- 3
Anna Lipchitz
Senior Advisor | European Commission
- 6
Anna Grabowska
Senior Adviser | EDFI Secretariat
- 19
Annemieke Mokveld
Manager Loan Syndcations | FMO
- 7
Arvid Tuerkner
Managing Director, Ukraine and Moldova | EBRD
- 23
Barbara Oliveira
Partnership Officer | Proparco
- 4
Bernardino Regazzoni
President of the Board | DiploFoundation
- 3
Bruno Bosle
Director, Mobilisation & Resource Mobilisation | AFD
- 6
Carla Grijó
Global Gateway Ambassador | PT Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 18
Carlo Rossotto
Director of Development Cooperation | CDP
- 11
Carlotta Rohrbach
Programme Manager | EDFI Secretariat
- 18
Carole Maman
Chief Investment Officer | BIO
- 22
Carole Maman
Chief Investment Officer | EDFI MC Board
- 10
Caroline Schlaepfer Schlumpf
Assistant/e WEIF department | CH SECO
- 22
Carsten Staur
Chair | OECD Development Assistance Committee
- 2
Chris Mitman
Managing Partner, Head of Origination | Acre Impact Capital
- 20
Christian Braendli
Head Private Sector Development | CH SECO
- 7
Christopher Egerton-Warburton
Partner | Lions Head Global Partners
- 9
Colin Buckley
Managing Director & General Counsel | BII
- 17
Corianne Van Veen
Impact-ESG | SIFEM
- 9
Daniel Schriber
Chief Executive Officer | Symbiotics Asset Management
- 12
David Lecoque
Chief Executive Officer | ARE (GG BAG list)
- 14
David Kuijper
Chief Executive Officer | EDFI Association
- 2
Dietske Simons
Chief Partnerships Officer | EDFI MC
- 16
Domenico Santagata
Business Partnerships Associate | CDP
- 2
Eelco Benink
Director Business Development and Innovation | Invest International
- 17
Elena Castro
Senior EU Mandate Officer | EDFI MC
- 5
Elisabeth Gruber
Director, Dept of International Financial Institutions | AT Ministry of Finance
- 5
Eloise Todd
Executive Director and Founder | RANI
- 17
Fabio Rossi
Associate Strategy Officer | Gates Foundation
- 11
Felix Knidlberger
Principal | SIFEM
- 2
Filippo La Verghetta
Deputy Head of Unit | European Commission
- 12
Filippo Segato
EDFI Academy Programme Officer | EDFI Secretariat
- 13
Fleur Henderson
Investor Relations Director | Cardano Development
- 22
Florian Borgmann
Senior Manager | DEG
- 4
Françoise Lombard
Chief Executive Officer | Proparco
- 9
Frederique Dahan
Programme Director | ODI
- 12
Gabriele Balbi
Rector ad Interim & Prorector for Education & Students' Experience | USI
- 23
Guido Van Heugten
Stakeholder Engagement Advisor | FMO
- 20
Haje Schutte
Deputy Director | OECD
- 2
Hazel Taylor-Tangen
Investment Director & Head of Investor Desk | BII
- 19
Helene Budliger Artieda
State Secretary | CH SECO
- 11
Henry Fletcher
Associate Director, Head of Ukraine Hub | EBRD
- 1
Idsert Boersma
Co-Founder | 2nd Aries Capital
- 11
Ingrid Hagen
Director Strategy & Capital Mobilisation | TCX
- 16
Isabelle Maag
Business Services Management | SIFEM
- 16
Jaakko Kangasniemi
Chief Executive Officer | Finnfund
- 5
Jake Cusack
Managing Partner | CrossBoundary Group
- 15
Jakob Tvede Tvede
Chief advisor, International Finance Team | DK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 9
James Pieper
Senior Communications Specialist | EDFI Secretariat
- 24
Jasmin Khalaf
Principal Counsellor, Corporate Strategy | EBRD
- 8
Jasper Siegfried
Managing Director | Lion's Head Global Partners
- 24
Jean Van Wetter
Chief Executive Officer | Enabel
- 24
Jean-Denis Collin
Chief Investment Officer | EDFI MC
- 14
Jenny Sjoberg
Senior Specialist | FI Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 23
Jérémy Hajdenberg
Co-Chief Executive Officer | I&P
- 1
Jesper Hilsted Andersen
Chief Advisor, Blended Finance | DK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 17
Jim Brands
Head of Public Institutions | Climate Fund Managers
- 17
Joaquin Fernandez de Solis
Head of Area | ES Secretaría de Estado de Comercio
- 20
Jonathan Glennie
Executive Director | Global Cooperation Institute
- 4
Joost Zuidberg
Co-Founder & CEO | Cardano Development
- 8
Joren Vandeweyer
Head of Department for BIO Invest | BE FPS Foreign Affairs
- 1
Jörg Frieden
Chair of the Board | SIFEM
- 6
Jorim Schraven
Director Impact Department | FMO
- 23
Jorim Schraven
Director Impact | EDFI MC Board
- 14
Joris Totté
Chief Executive Officer | BIO
- 21
Joris van Oppenraajj
VP Strategic Projects | Frontclear
- 9
Josefine Ekros Roth
Investment Director | SE Ministry of Finance
- 7
Julien Kinic
Member of the Board | SIFEM
- 18
Kaatje Bulte
Independent Board Director | EDFI MC Board
- 20
Karin Kronhöffer
Director Strategy & Communication | Swedfund
- 22
Karoline Blystad
Chief Strategy & Communications Officer | Norfund
- 12
Koen Van Troos
Manager International Partnerships | BIO
- 21
Kristiina Karjanlahti
Chief Strategy Officer | Finnfund
- 19
Lada Busevac
Head of Brussels Office | IFC
- 24
Lars Bo Bertram
Chief Executive Officer | Impact Fund Denmark
- 8
Laura Orleane
Policy Officer | EDFI Secretariat
- 16
Laura Van Outryve
Paralegal | EDFI MC
- 3
Laurie J. Spengler
Vice Chair of the Board | SIFEM
- 15
Leslie Maasdorp
Chief Executive Officer | BII
- 22
Liam Foran
Chief Executive Officer | Peace Dividend Initiative
- 13
Likki-Lee Pitzen
Policy Officer for Stabilisation, Humanitarian Assistance & Peace Building | DE Federal Foreign Office (AA)
- 7
Line Aune
Director | NO Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 10
Lisa Renier
Europe Associate | EDFI Secretariat
- 5
Livia Hackemann
Senior Consultant | KFW
- 12
Lori Kerr
Chief Executive Officer | FinDev Canada
- 11
Lucy Wallace
BII Shareholder Team | UK FCDO
- 6
Luis Guimarães
Acting CEO, Chief Commercial Officer | Banco Português de Fomento
- 13
Luuk Zonneveld
Board Chairman | EDFI Association
- 10
Margarita Aleksieva
Member of the Board | SIFEM
- 15
Maria Hammarskjöld Håkansson
Chief Executive Officer | Swedfund
- 7
Maria Luz Martinez Sola
Head of Sustainability | ILX
- 13
Mark Napier
Chief Executive Officer | FSD Africa
- 21
Markus Gabbert
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | EDFI MC Board
- 21
Marta Lucia Ramirez
Former Vice President | Government of Colombia
- 2
Martin Gauss
Head of Unit, Strategy and Impact | OeEB
- 14
Martina Colombo
Head of European Affairs | CDP
- 21
Matthias Howald
Deputy Head | CH Ministry of Finance (EFV)
- 16
Mayank Anand
Senior Officer for Financing Partnerships | Gates Foundation
- 10
Melody Sang
Head of Technical Assistance and Blending | Proparco
- 5
Michael Jongeneel
Chief Executive Officer | FMO
- 21
Miguel Tiana
General Manager | Cofides
- 12
Mimsy Van Bokkelen
General Counsel and Compliance Office | EDFI MC
- 2
Mirjam Staub-Bisang
Chair-elect of the Board | SIFEM
- 7
Monica Mochado Moreira
Head of Development Finance | Banco Português de Fomento
- 13
Morten Buur Østerby
Strategy and Business Development Director | Impact Fund Denmark
- 6
Nadia Nikolova
Chief Executive Officer | responsAbility
- 23
Nan Li Collins
Director of Investment and Enterprise | UNCTAD
- 1
Natasa Lakovic
Communications Specialist | EDFI MC
- 15
Nuria Molina
Head of EU & Benelux | Gates Foundation
- 20
Olga Verdugo
Chief of Staff | Cofides
- 13
Oskar Kass
Team Leader, Private Sector Instruments | FI Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 8
Paddy Carter
Head of Development Economics | BII
- 3
Particia Gores
EABF Events and Public-Private Dialogue Expert | EU-Africa Business Forum
- 6
Pascal Pierra
Member of the Board | SIFEM
- 4
Paulus Geraedts
Team Leader | European Commission
- 9
Peter Kalotai
Director, EU Affairs and Strategic Relationships | EBRD
- 17
Philip Buyskes
Chief Executive Officer | Frontclear
- 5
Philippe Berger
Chief Operating Officer | EDFI Secretariat
- 11
Pierre Van Hoeylandt
Chief Executive Officer | Natural Heritage Capital
- 18
Pieternel Boogaard
Managing Director | IFAD
- 22
Pietro Lazzeri
Ambassador | CH SECO
- 19
Raffaella De Felice
Director of Regional Coordination | GSG Impact
- 4
Ralph Keitel
Chief Investment Officer | SIFEM
- 18
Richard Amor
Director | EIB Group
- 3
Roberto Vigotti
Secretary General | RES4Africa Foundation
- 4
Rodrigo Madrazo
Chief Executive Officer | EDFI MC
- 15
Rogier Verstraeten
MFA Coordinator FMO | NL Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 19
Roland Siller
Chief Executive Officer | DEG
- 1
Sabine Gaber
CEO | OeEB
- 14
Safeya Zeitoun
Impact-ESG | SIFEM
- 13
Samane Azar-Pey
Impact and ESG | SIFEM
- 17
Samantha Attridge
Senior Fellow | Center for Global Development
- 15
Samuel Davies
Business Services Management | SIFEM
- 1
Sarah Bloom
Head, Development Finance Institutions | UK FCDO
- 22
Simon O'Connell
Chief Executive Officer | SNV
- 11
Sonja Hildebrand
Pro-Rettrice per la Transformazione Sostenibile e le Pari Opportunitá | USI
- 3
Sophie Lainé
EU Mandate Manager | EDFI MC
- 19
Soren Andreasen
EDFI MC Board Chair | EDFI MC Board
- 8
Stefan Beiner
Member of the Board | SIFEM
- 10
Stefano Lo Savio
Head of Unit for Finance for Development | IT Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 15
Stephan Van Lerberghe
Chief Financial Officer | EDFI MC
- 1
Taneli Lahti
Director | European Commission
- 14
Tellef Thorleifsson
Chief Executive Officer | Norfund
- 5
Thomas Walenta
Co-head Asia-Pacific and Europe | SIFEM
- 18
Thomas Venon
Executive Director | CDFS
- 20
Thomas Eloy
Head of Sustainability Department, Proparco | EDFI MC Board
- 23
Tobias Prellwitz
Head of Department | DEG
- 18
Uliana Dovhun
Principal, Ukraine Hub | EBRD
- 7
Valentina Ramirez
Head of Climate Strategy Implementation | IIGCC
- 23
Valérie Donzel
SIFEM Program Manager | CH SECO
- 6
Vincent Dufresne
Head Business Services Management | SIFEM
- 24
Wiebke Bartz-Zuccala
Policy Analyst | OECD
- 16
William Roos
Managing Director, Corporate Strategy | EBRD