Arise Voices

This month, we speak with Letondji Beheton, country head of ARISE IIP in the Republic of Benin and CEO of SIPI Bénin S.A.  🇧🇯 He shares his expert and local insight on #Benin's industrialisation model with the development of the GDIZ - Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone and its impact on the country's economy.  👂🏾 Check out this new edition of #ARISEVoices:  

This month, we speak with Carlos Lopes, a member of the ARISE IIP advisory board, professor and #economics expert. He shares with us his vision for the development of the continent and the key role that #youth will have to play. 👂🏾 Check out this new edition of #ARISEVoices:

This month, we speak to Jesper H. Boll, Managing Director of Logistics Value Chain at ARISE IIP. He tells us about the logistics solutions ARISE IIP provides and the important role of logistics in the industrialisation of the continent, which " is an important part of the solution to the fast-growing population and availability of jobs in Africa. " 👂🏾 Check out this new edition of #ARISEVoices with Jesper H. Boll

In this month’s podcast, George Olaka, CFO of ARISE IIP, shared his perspectives on the business growth trajectory, the future of infrastructure finance in Africa and the opportunities brought about by ARISE IIP for investors and local partners. 👂🏾 Discover this new edition of #ARISEVoices with George Olaka.

Third episode of the ARISE Voices podcast, a regular short interview with a senior ARISE IIP team or advisory board member. Each month we discuss industrialisation in Africa, Public-Private Partnerships, and building local value chains, among other topics. This month, we speak with Colin Coleman, member of ARISE IIP's advisory board, banker, academic and public figure. Mr. Coleman shares his expert insight on the challenges of industrialising the continent.

Second episode of the ARISE Voices podcast, a regular short interview with a senior manager of ARISE IIP team or a member of the advisory board. Each month we discuss industrialisation in Africa, public-private partnerships and building local value chains, among others. This month, we speak to Laureen Kouassi-Olsson, member of the ARISE IIP Advisory Board. She shares with us Gagan Gupta's, CEO of ARISE IIP, vision for unlocking the continent's potential through sustainable industrialisation, as well as her vision and ARISE IIP's initiatives on gender equality.

Our first guests are Zoe Woodland, environmental consultant and Rohan Gupta, ESG manager. Both took part in our ESG management training back in 2020, led by Bhavin Vyas, Chief ESG Officer. They share their experience at Arise and tell us more about some of the projects they supported, such as our #gender and #diversity initiative, Com’ELLEs, or coordinating ESG projects on the ground in Lomé, among many others.