IBR Group International MD to attend 7th Congress of African Economists 2025 in Libreville, Gabon
LONDON, England -- IBR Group International, a multi-award winning HR, recruitment and executive search consultancy specialising in people appointments at the senior level within the clean energy and infrastructure industries, is pleased to announce that it's Managing Director and Head of EMEA Energy & Infrastructure Finance, Alfred A. B. Mayaki, will be submitting a paper on the conference theme of "Investing in Infrastructure for Productive Transformation in Africa" as part of the 7th Congress of African Economists 2025 to be held in Libreville, Gabon.
Mr. Mayaki, who is both a labor economist and human resource management student research practitioner will be submitting to present a research pre-print entitled: "What policy-relevant evidence exists to support the use of alternative financing models (PPPs) in reducing Sub-Saharan Africa's rural education infrastructure gap relative to inaction or stagnant investment"? A working paper article that is currently undergoing extensive revision.
The deadline for submissions to the conference is September 2025. The annual conference, which will take place in Gabon this November 10-12, 2025, is highly anticipated to attract some of the leading continental thought leaders and learned academic professionals and will focus on the infrastructure economy growing across Africa.
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About IBR Group International
IBR Group International are a multi-award-winning sustainable infrastructure, and renewable energy executive search consultancy. At IBR Group, we are very passionate about the role of candidate experience in the processes we manage on behalf of our global client base.
Since being founded, IBR Group International has grown to become a leading player in the energy and infrastructure markets and the ESG industry sectors that are our core focus. Not only are we a versatile recruitment practice, who believe strongly in the professional development of our candidate pool, but we are also learned and knowledgeable about the sectors and sub-sectors we are tasked with covering.
At IBR Group International, our approach is to engage with retained searches within the following areas: core and core+ infrastructure private equity, real assets, derivatives, development & structured finance, capital markets, and mergers & acquisitions. Our capability in renewables extends specifically to retained searches for senior project finance (equity and debt) personnel in the field of wind, solar, hydrogen and waste-to-energy.
Our clients range from mid-sized financial advisory boutiques to NGOs and government agencies. We believe in the idea that our client's successes relating to the recruitment of new personnel are dependent on our successes at every stage of the search process.
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