Infrastructure and Investment | Blue Forum Panel at ADSW 2026

Описание: Moderated by Seema Khan, Senior Advisor at OIC COMSTECH and SIEF, this panel brings together leaders from multilateral banks, development finance institutions, sovereign investors, and the private sector to examine how infrastructure capital is mobilized for sustainable, blue, and climate-resilient development. Ajay Pandey, Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, explains that constrained public fiscal space elevates the role of private capital, with policy and regulatory frameworks acting as the decisive enablers of bankable projects, drawing on lessons from renewable energy deployment. Mohammed Usman Abdul-Razaq, Senior Vice President at Africa Finance Corporation, positions execution as the critical gap, highlighting how early-stage project preparation, technical capacity, and risk capital embed resilience from the outset and attract global finance. Kristian Flyvholm, CEO of the Institute of Sovereign Investors, frames sovereign wealth funds as providers of long-term, patient capital, noting that a small share of global sovereign assets can meet ambitious climate and blue economy objectives when investment beliefs, governance, and execution align. Dr Mohamed Bashir Kharrubi, Board Member of Abu Dhabi Investment Group, emphasises the private sector’s need for supportive policy, regulatory clarity, risk mitigation, and institutional capacity, particularly around currency risk, governance, and delivery. Across the discussion, panelists align on the view that successful infrastructure investment depends on credible policy, strong institutions, skilled capability, and coordinated action that moves projects from concept to delivery at scale.

Key takeaways:
• Policy and regulation create the foundation for making sustainable infrastructure projects bankable and attractive to private capital.
• Early-stage development, technical capacity, and execution discipline enable resilient infrastructure at scale.
• Sovereign wealth funds and development finance institutions unlock impact by aligning long-term capital with clear mandates, governance, and risk management.