Annual Review 2024: Bold about Impact

Being bold about impact is ingrained in what we do. From venturing into regions often overlooked by others and supporting entrepreneurs with bold ideas and solutions, to innovating to unlock private capital, and building new markets.

Our distinctive approach is not just about capital. It’s about fresh thinking, tenacity and partnership. In 2024, in a world grappling with interconnected challenges, these were required more than ever.

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Bold about Impact: Reflecting on 2024 and Audience Q&A

At the launch of British International Investment’s Annual Review 2024: Bold about Impact, BII’s CEO, Leslie Maasdorp, and Chair, Diana Layfield, reflected on the successes and challenges of the past year and answer your questions.

• Huma Yusuf, Director, Business Integrity and Corporate Governance, BII (Host and moderator)
• Diana Layfield, Chair, BII
• Leslie Maasdorp, Chief Executive Officer, BII

Panel session: Bold about the planet: Mobilising capital for climate investment

This session explored the role of development finance in accelerating green growth and building resilience through investments in renewable energy, clean transport, climate-smart agriculture, and more. Three partners at the forefront of this transition shared details of how their businesses are scaling climate solutions, the challenges they face, and thoughts of how capital can be mobilised more effectively to support a just and inclusive energy transition.

• Moderator: Amal-Lee Amin, Managing Director and Head of Climate, Diversity and Advisory, BII
• Wymen Chan, Head of Asia, SUSI Partners
• Jay Govender, Chief Commercial and Legal Officer, Etana Energy
• Satish Talmale, CEO, EnerGrid

Panel session: Bold about people: Investing in frontier markets

In this session, three of our partner businesses – from Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ethiopia – shared the challenges they’ve encountered and reflections on how their collaboration with BII is helping to deliver vital services, generate employment, and enhance everyday lives.

• Moderator: Huma Yusuf, Director, Business Integrity and Corporate Governance, BII
• Yonas Alemu, Founder and Managing Director, Lovegrass Ethiopia
• Sebastian Ashong-Katai, Managing Director, Ecobank Sierra Leone
• Luke Burras, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, MOPO

Read the Annual Review: Bold about Impact