Annual Review 2021

Foundations for the future

Tuesday 5 July 2022

9:30am to 12:30pm BST

Join us for a special event on Tuesday 5 July to mark the publication of our 2021 Annual Review.

Our Chief Executive, Nick O'Donohoe and Chair, Diana Layfield, alongside other colleagues, will look back on the milestones, successes and challenges of 2021. 

We will also be joined by leaders from some of the companies we have invested in, who will share their experiences from the last year.

Programme overview

9:30 Welcome from Event Chair

• Lynsay Taffe, Director of Communications, British International Investment

9:35 Welcome and Chair’s opening remarks

• Diana Layfield, Chair, British International Investment

9.45 Reflecting on 2021 - part one

• Nick O'Donohoe, Chief Executive Officer, British International Investment
• Carolyn Sims, Chief Financial Officer, British International Investment

10.05 Reflecting on 2021 - part two: Panel discussion

Chair: Lynsay Taffe, Director of Communications, British International Investment

• Yasemin Lamy, Managing Director and Head of Asset Allocation and Capital Solutions, British International Investment
• Srini Nagarajan, Managing Director and Head of Asia, British International Investment
• Stephen Priestley, Managing Director and Head of Financial Services, and Interim Head of Africa, British International Investment

10.35 Audience Q&A with Nick O'Donohoe and Diana Layfield, chaired by Lynsay Taffe

11:00 Panel discussion: Impact on people

Chair: Colin Buckley, Managing Director and General Counsel, British International Investment

• Stuart Bradley, Managing Partner, Phatisa Food Fund
• Clarisa De Franco, Managing Director & Head of Private Equity Funds, British International Investment
• Liz Lloyd, Chief Impact Officer, British International Investment
• Saurabh Deep Singla, Chief People Officer, Ecom Express

11:45 Panel discussion: Addressing climate change

Chair: Amal-Lee Amin, Managing Director and Head of Climate Change, British International Investment

• Chris Chijiutomi, Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure Equity, Africa and Pakistan, British International Investment
• Eddy Njoroge, Non-Executive Director, Globeleq
• Geoffrey Manley, Director and Head of Energy Access and Efficiency, British International Investment
• Shivanand Nimbargi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ayana Renewable Power

12.20 Closing remarks with Nick O'Donohoe and Diana Layfield, chaired by Lynsay Taffe.

About British International Investment

British International Investment (BII) is the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor with a mission to help solve the biggest global development challenges by investing patient, flexible capital to support private sector growth and innovation.

For more information visit www.bii.co.uk