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Clare Akamanzi

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  1. Milken Institute1h 0m

    Building Bridges to Developing Economies: Reports From Field Practice

    Glenn Yago, Clare Akamanzi, Eli Groner, Peretz Lavie, Janet McKinley, Julie Monaco

    Israel is expanding its Global Fellows Program and enacting strategic cabinet resolutions to formalize economic expansion into Africa, India, and China while addressing a global infrastructure funding gap of $90 trillion. Simultaneously, institutions like Citi and the SDIP are leveraging blended finance and innovative instruments, such as Rwanda's regulatory reforms and the Technion's high-impact health and AgTech programs, to mobilize private capital and transform stalled projects into bankable deals. These coordinated efforts aim to attract institutional investment with projected 5% to 8% returns, ultimately driving sustainable economic growth in emerging markets where traditional financing models have faltered.

  2. Milken Institute53 min

    African Century: Engaging the Continent's Great Opportunities

    Staci Warden, Clare Akamanzi, Joaquim Alberto Chissano, His Excellency Salaheddine Mezouar, Josh Sandler, Salaheddine Mezouar, Veronica Nyamwaya, Miguel, Mark Desario, E, Iyad Malask

    African leaders are transitioning from isolated national development to continental integration through the Addis Ababa Summit, which established critical protocols for a free trade area, free movement of people, and unified aviation. This strategy leverages strong regional economic communities and private sector initiatives like the Africa 50 fund to address a $40 billion annual infrastructure deficit and reduce logistics costs that currently inflate product prices by up to 75%. With the continent identified as a top global reformer and possessing a unique demographic advantage, these coordinated efforts aim to mobilize capital markets and skilled labor to unlock massive intra-regional trade potential.

  3. Milken Institute1h 2m

    Building Tomorrow's Agents of Change Across Africa

    Carole Biau, Clare Akamanzi, Frank Aswani, Jingdong Hua, Daphne Kis, Jennifer Pryce, Chen Goldberg, Jenna Taylor, Anne-Marie Slainier, Caroline Hunter, Wilmilton Kwong Wong Iwasaki

    Leading African institutions and policymakers are driving a strategic shift from resource competition to human capital development by launching targeted educational initiatives and regulatory reforms. Organizations such as the African Leadership Academy and WorldQuant University are rapidly scaling access to higher education and technical skills, while Rwanda's liberal immigration policies and the African Union's self-funding levy aim to foster regional integration and financial sovereignty. These efforts collectively address the critical bottleneck of youth unemployment by building a unified talent ecosystem that prioritizes dignity, ownership, and the ability to leapfrog legacy infrastructure through advanced technologies.

  4. Milken Institute1h 2m

    Start-up Nations: Creating Laboratories for Developing Economies

    Glenn Yago, Clare Akamanzi, Jeremy Bentley, Richard Blum, Eli Groner, Angela Homsi, Karen Ross

    A structural inversion where emerging markets now surpass the "Old World" in GDP share has created a critical need to deploy trillions in idle global capital toward addressing climate adaptation and Sustainable Development Goals. Panelists identified that despite available financing, the primary barrier is a lack of scalable "applied innovation" and viable business models to serve deep rural areas, prompting a strategic pivot toward government-led frameworks in Rwanda, Israel, and California. These nations are successfully leveraging public-private partnerships, financial innovation centers, and educational initiatives to transform niche technologies into bankable projects that bridge the gap between capital availability and last-mile implementation.