Name
What Does Bankable Actually Look Like?
Date & Time
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Speakers
• Okechukwu Iherjirika, Chief Operating Officer - African Export Import Bank
• L. O'Reilly Lewis, Development Specialist - Caribbean Development Bank
• Sebastian Rodriguez, Principal Executive for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience - CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
• Gregory Samuels, Senior Vice President and Head of Investment Banking - Sygnus Capital Limited
• Cheryl Senhouse, Finance Innovation Director - Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
• Darryl White, Managing Director - Caribbean Region - IDB Invest
• L. O'Reilly Lewis, Development Specialist - Caribbean Development Bank
• Sebastian Rodriguez, Principal Executive for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience - CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
• Gregory Samuels, Senior Vice President and Head of Investment Banking - Sygnus Capital Limited
• Cheryl Senhouse, Finance Innovation Director - Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator
• Darryl White, Managing Director - Caribbean Region - IDB Invest
Description
DFI and commercial bank panelists walk through deals they have actually funded - what made them work, what blended finance instruments are currently available, and what project developers get wrong. The session chair synthesises the criteria live and leads a Q&A with the floor.