Creating opportunities for action-oriented solutions providers (entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, utilities, public authorities, associations) to network and accelerate the spread of their solutions.
Introduction and framing (10 minutes)
Presentations from Government, Commercial investors, Philanthropic organizations, and a project developer on the issues, opportunities and problems encountered to accelerate and scale finance in the water sector (8 minutes each, 1 minute transition, 35 minutes total)
Series of 6 pitches (5mn each, 1 minute transfer time, 35 minutes total; at least 3 are from West Africa)
Debrief questions and audience engagement (10 minutes).
“Innovate 4 Water” marketplaces / To be checked with Alex Money
Waterpreneurs , US Department of Agriculture
Possibly World Bank, OECD, CAF, The Nature Conservancy, InTent, Solar Impulse Foundation, IDFC, USAID, AfDB, University of Nebraska – Water for food... and others
Expected outcomes: Increased mutual visibility between solution providers and investors, Creation of an environment of trust that allows cross-sector collaboration, strengthening of the impact investment market and de-risk of market-based projects, creation of integrated approaches (i.e. coalitions, consortia) accelerating the financing of the sector
Follow-up linkages: “Innovate 4 Water” marketplaces series all over the world, connections to SMEs and funding agencies
