Karim Badr

Karim is the Chief Executive Officer of the Utilities & Infrastructure Subfund at The Sovereign Fund of Egypt, leading the power, renewables, water, transport & logistics and digital infrastructure portfolio amongst others. Karim has twenty years of experience in investment management, project development & finance and Capital Markets transactions across the Energy and Infrastructure spectrum within the Middle East, Africa & South Asia. Karim’s previous experience include management and execution of a variety of projects development, Debt and Equity Capital Markets transactions, M&A activity, and private financings with local and regional institutions.

Prior to joining TSFE, Karim was leading the project financing and regional capital markets activities for GE Power in the MESA region. Past roles also include Managing Director at Qalaa Holdings, an African leader investing in energy and infrastructure, responsible for corporate finance activities across the group.

Karim holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering from the American University in Cairo and an Executive MBA jointly from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

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SESSIONS

Tuesday 9th May, 16:00 – 17:30: Project Showcase – Egypt