EDFI MC Corporate Day:
A Decade of Impact, A Future in Focus
From our early mandates to today’s platform: a day to reflect on how EDFI MC has evolved and to align on the priorities that will shape our future.
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TheMerode, Brussels, Belgium
28 September 2026
09:00h - 21:00h (CET)
About the Event
Registrations are now closed, as we have reached maximum venue capacity.
Thank you for your interest and understanding.
In 2026, EDFI Management Company marks ten years of partnering with European DFIs and development partners to channel private capital where it is needed most. This year’s Corporate Day brings our community together to look inwards at how EDFI MC has evolved from its early days into today’s platform, and to look ahead at the strategic choices that will define our next decade. Through honest reflection, open conversation and forward‑looking dialogue, we will move from lessons learned to a shared course for the future.
Confirmed speakers
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9.30 - 10.30 - Registration
10.30 - 10.45 - Official opening
Linda Broekhuizen, Chair of the board, EDFI Management Company
Koen Doens, Director-General, Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), European Commission
10.45 - 11.45 - Our First Decade: A Timeline
Nanno Kleiterp, Honorary Chair, EDFI Association
Søren Peter Andreasen, Deputy CEO, Impact Fund Denmark
Georgios Pantoulis, Resident Policy Analyst, European Comission Services in Greece
Régis Meritan, Head of Sector, Agricultural Growth, DG INTPA F3, European Commission
Karin Kronhöffer, Chief Strategy and Communications Officer, Swedfund
Paul Buysens, Co-CEO, Incofin
Pere Joan Ribas, Investment Facilitation & Business Engagement Expert (Key Expert), DG INTPA, European Commission
Fadila Hamdane, Regional Director Europe, Proparco
Luuk Zonneveld, Chairman of the Board of Directors, EDFI Association
Markus Gabbert, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft
11.45 - 12.30 - Our First Decade: Lessons Learned
Jean-Denis Collin, Chief Investment Officer, EDFI Management Company
Panellists:
Bruno Wenn, former Chairperson of EDFI
Carole Maman, Chief Investment Officer, BIO Invest
Laurent Sillano, Head of Unit A2, Regional and Multi-country Programmes for Africa, DG INTPA, European Commission
Francoise Lombard, Chief Executive Officer, Proparco
12.30 - 14.00 - Lunch
14.00 - 14.30 - EDFI Ukraine Guarantee: A Partnership for Recovery and Resilience
Anna Jarosz-Friis Director, Ukraine Service, Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST), European Commission
Oksana Diakun, Acting Head of the Mission of Ukraine to the EU
Joris Totte, Chief Executive Officer, BIO Invest
Dietske Simons, Chief Partnerships officer, EDFI Management Company
14.30 – 15.30 - Securing critical raw materials: can Europe do it differently?
introductory remarks:
Taneli Lahti, Director for Sustainable Finance, Investment and Jobs, DG INTPA, European Commission
Jaakko Kangasniemi, Chief Executive Officer, Finnfund
Panellists:
Felix Fernandez-Shaw, Director for Decarbonisation, Mobility, Raw Materials, DG GROW - Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Thomas Richter, Vice President, Global Government & Public Affairs, Solvay
Isabelle Magne, Deputy Head of Unit, Trade, Investment Climate, Entrepreneurship and Value Chains, DG INTPA, European Commission
Vasileios Tsianos, Senior Vice President, Neo Performance Materials
Loic Perret, Head of infrastructure, PROPARCO
14.30 – 15.30 - Closing Africa’s hunger gap: what can Team Europe really do?
Coen Van Genderen, Manager, Agribusiness Africa, FMO
Panellists:
Cristina Miranda Gozalvez, Head of Unit, Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries (INTPA.F.3), DG INTPA, EC
Nuno Santos, Deputy Director, FAO Investment Centre
Mike Velings, Founder and CEO of AquaSpark
Niek Streefkerk, Mergers and Acquisitions & Business Development Advisor
16.00 – 17.00 - Future Outlook - The next decade: global shifts, development finance and strategic partnerships
Linda Broekhuizen, EDFI MC Chair of the Board
Introductory remarks:
Francisco Joaquín Gaztelu Mezquiriz, Director for North Africa, Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA), European Commission
Panellists:
Angela Perez, Chief Executive Officer, Cofides
San Bilal, Executive Director of ECDPM
Francisco Joaquín Gaztelu Mezquiriz, Director for North Africa, Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG MENA), European Commission
Rodrigo Madrazo Garcia de Lomana, Chief Executive Officer, EDFI Management Company
17.00 - Official Closing
17.30 - 21.00 - Networking dinner and cocktail
About previous events
The inaugural 2024 EDFI MC Corporate Day, “At the Crossroads,” marked a pivotal moment as we recognised the converging pressures of geopolitical tensions, climate vulnerability, and rising capital needs in frontier markets. Building on this, the 2025 edition, “Beyond the Crossroads,” shifted the focus from recognising the crossroads to charting concrete pathways for greater capital mobilisation, resilience, and impact. This year’s 10-year anniversary edition will look ahead once more, taking stock of a decade of progress while asking how development finance can continue to lead in an even more complex global environment.
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