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Guillermo Delgado is an architect with a focus on urban development and housing; and lecturer at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM).

He lived in Namibia for thirteen years, where he was part of the team that led the review of the national housing programs and the national housing policy. There, he was part of work teams, panels and committees of national projects on urbanization and housing. He has taught courses on research methods, urbanization in the African continent, and on housing. He has supervised master's and doctoral students.

Previously he was a senior lecturer at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), where he headed the Institute for Land, Livelihoods and Housing (ILLH); and before that a researcher at the Labor Resources and Research Institute (LaRRI), where he worked with the labor movement on issues of living conditions and informal economies.

Guillermo obtained his degree in architecture from the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Mexico City Campus; as well as a master's degree from the Berlage Institute (today The Berlage, at the Delft University of Technology), in the Netherlands; and his PhD in architecture and urban planning from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa.

He has worked on various research, consulting, advisory, and educational projects; focused on urbanization, land tenure, governance, housing, social protection, informal settlements, co-production/self-management, and alternative socio-spatial practices.

He has also been a consultant for international cooperation agencies, non-governmental organizations, for the private sector, as well as for development banks.

He is currently the president of the Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter of RedMX, an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to promote synergies between Mexicans living abroad, as well as with the country.

Conseil stratégique, juridique et financier, spécialisé, ingénierie juridique opérant au carrefour du secteur privé et du secteur public.
Études, analyses et recommandations pour entreprises, fondations, donneurs, investisseurs, établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial, entités territoriales et publiques :
– appui aux dirigeants pour construire, prioriser et exécuter des plans de transformation sur la base d’ateliers conduits avec les équipes (interviews, analyse des process existants, benchmarks concurrentiels, identification d’approches innovantes, gestion, …)
– assurer un sourcing actif, évaluation, des projets d'entreprise, la structuration financière la plus adaptée, la préparation des dossiers, le monitoring financier, le reporting aux acteurs privés comme publics et aux instances de gouvernance, l'anticipation des difficultés…

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Specialized in development cooperation with almost 15 years of experience in private, bilateral and multilateral financial institutions combined with public sector service. Operated successfully in cross functional teams in international settings to forge innovative partnerships to mobilize private sector resources to improve vulnerable peoples' lives and invest in global public goods.

Federico Bilder has worked extensively in the finance sector across more than 25 countries in Africa, Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East in projects related to access to finance, climate finance, and digitalization. He has done so for 20+ years both as an independent consultant and as senior manager for financial institutions' networks.

He has a successful track record in the implementation of numerous technical assistance projects, access to finance and blended finance schemes, financial sector assessments as well as evaluation missions. He has also designed and co-managed a MSME Credit Guarantee Fund.

Furthermore, Federico has also worked in retail banking for a major commercial bank in German

Graduated in African Studies, Political Science and International Relations (Charles University in Prague). Experience in ESIF-funded grants (City of Prague - Managing Authority, Center for Regional Development - Intermediary Body) and financial instruments (Ministry of Finance, National Development Bank) since 2007. Currently member of the business team of the NDB with responsibility for the pillar assessment and for EU programmes in indirect management (InvestEU, EFSD+, The Ukraine Facility).

Marc is financial readiness expert and provides independent business model validation (including financial model audits) for the account of (development banks), crowdfunding and the EU (through being evaluator CINEA CEF and IF, H2020 receiver and GTAF).