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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) gathered on November 30 in Dakar to celebrate the new partnership, announced last October, that consists in launching an innovative impact investing and entrepreneurship acceleration program in Sénégal, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
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The event, hosted by Dalberg and co-organized with the Aspen Network of Entrepreneurs, aimed at convening diverse actors across the impact investing community in the Sahel region to learn more about the partnership and the value of local capital and talent in the impact investment community.
Program
5 pm: Presentation of the new partnership between I&P and USAID
• Souleye WADE, Specialist in Public-Private Partnerships, USAID Senegal
• Olivier FURDELLE, Director of Teranga Capital, one of the three funds supported by the partnership
Olivier Furdelle specializes in impact investing and financing SMEs and entrepreneurs in Africa. Olivier has 20 years of professional experience, among which he led since 2009 several investment transactions in SMEs and start-ups in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, he was Vice-President Business Development & Planning at Belgacom, Belgium's leading telecommunications and ICT player, where he managed mergers & acquisitions and equity investments in start-ups. Previously, he co-founded a start-up and was also a consultant at Accenture and KPMG.
5:15 pm: Roundtable
Jérémy HAJDENBERG, Chief Investment Officer at I&P
Jérémy Hajdenberg, Chief Investment Officer at I&P, is a microfinance specialist. He has been working with African entrepreneurs for several years, accompanying them in their management and development strategies Jérémy Hajdenberg worked in two associations dedicated to microcredit, in France and in the Philippines. He decided to pursue his career on this path, halfway between finance and development, by joining I&P in 2004 where he identifies and brings support to entrepreneurial projects in Africa.
• Mariétou DIOUF, founder and director of ETOUNATURE
• Doudou DÈME, founder and director of ELEMENTERRE
• Moderator: Souleye WADE, USAID Sénégal
18h15: Concluding Words
• Olatunji AJANI, West Africa Regional Chapter Coordinator
Olatunji joined ANDE as its West Africa Regional Chapter Coordinator, based in Lagos, Nigeria, in February 2016. His past work spans across business development, management consulting and social development. Prior to joining ANDE, he was a Lead Consultant with Green Insight Solutions and a Business Development Manager for E-Green Services. He also co-founded an online resource portal that helps micro businesses connect with funding opportunities, resources and tools to grow their businesses. He has a BSc from University of Ibadan and is a StartingBloc Fellow.
• Awa DIA, Women’s Investment Club
• Elizabeth EZE, Associate Partner at Dalberg
Elizabeth joined Dalberg as an Associate Consultant in the Dakar office. She has worked with corporate clients, foundations, and NGOs. Her engagements have focused on strategic planning for new initiatives, program and impact evaluation, policy analysis, and market entry strategy across the business, agriculture, health, ICT, and education sectors. Elizabeth is a member of Dalberg's Agriculture Practice Area.Elizabeth started as an Associate Consultant, and was subsequently promoted to Consultant and Senior Consultant.
Partners
Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) is an impact investment group dedicated to African Small and Medium Enterprises. Since its creation in 2002, I&P has invested in more than 50 companies, located in 15 African countries and operating in various sectors of activity (health, transport, microfinance…). Created by Patrice Hoppenot and headed by Jean-Michel Severino since 2011, the I&P team comprises about thirty collaborators in Paris and in its six African offices in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Madagascar.
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing the security and prosperity of the both U.S. and other countries around the world. Through the U.S. Global Development Lab’s Partnering to Accelerate Entrepreneurship Initiative, USAID aims to catalyze private-sector investment into early-stage enterprises and identify innovative models or approaches that help entrepreneurs bridge the pioneer gap – thus unlocking the potential of thousands of promising enterprises around the world.
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets. ANDE members provide critical financial, educational, and business support services to small and growing businesses (SGBs) based on the conviction that SGBs will create jobs, stimulate long-term economic growth, and produce environmental and social benefits.
Teranga Capital is an equity impact investment fund dedicated to promising SGBs in Senegal, with financing needs comprised between 75,000 and 300,000 euros. Alongside with long-term finance in the form of minority equity participations, Teranga Capital provides very close management coaching to support the growth and consolidation of the SMEs in portfolio (sales and marketing, accounting, ESG dimensions…)