NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Our next Blended Finance Innovations and Practices Workshop will be co-hosted with Convergence, the global network for blended finance. We are coordinating a joint webinar for Convergence members and GIIN members to support co-learning and partnerships which are critical to blending for impact.

Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Allianz Global Investors will together present on the $1.11 billion dollar SDG Loan Fund, one of the largest blended finance impact vehicles structured to deploy private sector investment to address environmental and social impact. Together they will unpack how three independent organizations partnered to design and construct a purpose-built investment product with a shared objective to blend capital tranches — guarantees, risk protection and credit enhancement — to cascade the scaled mobilization of foundation, DFI and institutional capital.

Please register to the right with your organization’s email.

Time:  10:00 – 11:00 a.m. EDT

We are thrilled to announce the third and final webinar in our ‘Cool Insights’ series, in collaboration with the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) and in support of the recently released “Walk-In Cold Rooms: A Practitioner’s Technical Guide”.

In this third webinar, we will dive into progressing insights of business models of cold chains. There will be presentations on the inventory of different business models, and local entrepreneurs will tell us how they put these business models to practice. A reflection will be provided on how these business models fit into large scale programmes, such as the ASCENT programme of World Bank. The session will close with a Q&A with the team.

The speakers for the event include Bas Hetterscheid of Wageningen University, Tracy Kimathi of Baridi and Leo Blyth of The World Bank. Moderation comes from Nyamolo Abidi of Efficiency for Access and CLASP.

“Walk-In Cold Rooms: A Practitioner’s Technical Guide” consolidates the current state of the art technologies used in designing and operating walk-in cold rooms that are well suited for hot climates, especially in off and weak-grid areas. The guide presents practical guidance for developers, owners, operators and suppliers to make informed decisions when specifying, installing and operating precoolers and cold rooms. You can download the guide here: https://efficiencyforaccess.org/publications/walk-in-cold-rooms-a-practitioners-technical-guide/

Time: 14:00 – 15:30 BST / 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET