Speakers

Alain EBOBISSE

President and CEO, Africa50

Mr. Ebobissé is the Chief Executive Officer of Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure 
investment platform, with 33 African countries as shareholders, the African Development Bank 
and two African Central Banks.
Prior to joining Africa50, Mr. Ebobissé served as the Global Head for the World Bank Group’s 
Global Infrastructure Project Development Fund (“IFC InfraVentures”), where he oversaw a 
team of experienced infrastructure specialists and led the development of and investment in 
numerous infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Mr. Ebobissé led 
the design, structuring, and implementation of IFC InfraVentures from its inception. 
He also served as Chief Investment Officer in the Global Infrastructure and Natural Resources 
Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector arm of the World 
Bank Group, based in Washington. 
Prior to joining the IFC in 1998, Mr. Ebobissé held several positions in the financial services 
industry in France, including Deputy Head of Project and Structured Finance at Caisse des 
Depots et Consignations, based in Paris. 
He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the International School for 
Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland.