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Making blended finance work better for African and Least Developed Countries: Missing pieces in the development finance ecosystem

ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum /FFD4 Fourth Preparatory Committee Session
- Side Event

Monday April 28, 4.45pm – 6.00pm EST
UN Conference Room D - In person
(UN access badge required, first come first served, limited number of seats)

Lead organizers: Convergence Blended Finance, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

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At the Fourth Preparatory Committee Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the United Nations Capital Development Fund is calling for a shift in global financing priorities—one that places greater emphasis on localized investments and country-led blended finance solutions tailored to the realities of Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States, and other frontier markets.

Agenda and Speakers

Segment 1: Setting the stage (10 minutes)

- Honourable Ms. Kenyeh Barlay, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Government of Sierra Leone

- Mr. Carsten Staur, Chair, OECD Development Assistance Committee

- Mr. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa

Segment 2: Optimal private investment mobilization for Developing Countries – focus on Africa and LDCs (20 minutes)

- Christopher Clubb, Managing Director, Convergence
Models for scaling private investment mobilization in LDCs and other frontier markets

- Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNCDF Executive Secretary
Introduction and the role of UNCDF in catalyzing private finance in early-stage markets

Segment 3: Interactive roundtable dialogue (30 minutes)

- Mr. Pasi Hellman, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Finland

- Ms. Jenny Krisch, Senior Policy Specialist Financing for Development, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

- Mr. Dhani Ram Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal

- Mr. Admassu Tadesse, President, Trade and Development Bank (Africa)

- Ms. Iftin Fatah, Senior Program Officer, Development Policy and Finance, Gates Foundation

- Ms. Srilata Kammila, Chief Investment Officer, UNCDF

Moderator: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya

Segment 3: Q & A with audience (15 minutes)

Moderator: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya

Closing remarks (5 minutes)

- Carsten Staur and Christopher Clubb