IPFA Case Study Presenter: Project Finance Advanced.

A.N.M. Rafiqul Islam is an international financial architect and executive advisor specializing in institutional risk management, capital markets execution, and large-scale infrastructure governance. He currently serves as a Senior Industrial Advisor for the EBRD, structuring strategic SME pipelines across MENA and Central Asia, and is a Resident Economic Expert at the ifo Institute, shaping macroeconomic policy dialogue for a global panel of economists.Currently working in Allan and Gill Fray Philanthropies, South Africa. Rafiqul has historically delivered strategic frameworks for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure state-owned enterprises (such as the USD 20Bn TCTA in South Africa) and pioneered advanced AI/Quantum-driven investment analytics platforms in South Asia. An alumnus of the University of Dhaka, IIM Calcutta, and the Swiss Finance Institute, he holds elite credentials including CPA (Assoc.), CISA, and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt designations. In recognition of his extraordinary cross continental presence Rafiqul has been awarded as an FRSA and a special personal invitee of the European Central Bank (ECB) Ex-Supervisory Chair Dr. Andrea Enria at ECB Headquarters,Frankfurt,Germany.