Panel: Navigating growth markets: Macroeconomic realities and investment strategies in EMDEs

25 Mar 2026
Forum 1
  • What’s driving infrastructure growth across EMDEs today?
  • The role of Global Capital: How to balance Global North capital with Global South needs
  • Adapting to a multipolar world: How are investors responding to fragmentation, rising protectionism, and shifts in global capital flows?

 

Speakers
Thomas Walenta
Thomas Walenta, Head of Global Strategies & Climate - Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM)
Saad Ul Islam
Saad Ul Islam, Investment Director, Infrastructure Equity - British International Investment
Kolawole Owodunni
Kolawole Owodunni, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer - Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)
Pushkar Kulkarni
Pushkar Kulkarni, Managing Director Infrastructure & Sustainable Energies - CPP Investments