CxO Lunch: Breathing New Life into BRI July 15

Dr. Martin Kimmig heads AIIB’s risk management. His main responsibilities are to ensure the stability and financial continuity of the Bank. He oversees risk capital allocation and utilization, manages financial and non-financial risks, including reputational consequences, as well as fosters a strong risk culture throughout the Bank. He further oversees the Bank’s Compliance and Integrity function assuring KYC/AML/Financial Crime and sanction compliance. He joined AIIB from the Rock Creek Group where he served as Managing Director covering emerging market equities. Previously, he spent 24 years at the World Bank, primarily at IFC, where he held leadership positions in both investment operations and risk management. Dr. Kimmig is a national of Germany.

Tom Luckock is a projects lawyer based in Beijing. He focuses on projects in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Tom worked for Norton Rose Australia before moving to Beijing. He has been based in Beijing for almost twenty years. He studied Chinese and undergraduate law for two years at Renmin University and reads and speaks Chinese. Tom is a recommended practitioner in the 2009 to 2020 editions of Legal 500, IFLR 1000 and Chambers and Partners. Tom is also Deputy Chair of the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce.

Tom is also the legal adviser in a consortium of financial, technical and insurance advisers for a 3 year project with a UK government department alongside its counterpart in the Chinese government to support the development of international standards for the BRI projects and to support the involvement of more international investors and lenders for the BRI. The project is currently one year in and the focus is on the development of pilot infrastructure projects in Africa

Other recent project experience includes:
Acting for GCL on their acquisition of an interest in a 33MW solar project in Guinea and the establishment of a joint venture with Africa Development Bank and a Hong Kong investor for the development of the project
Acting for a consortium made up of Huaneng Shandong Ruyi and a third investor on the acquisition of a stake in and construction financing and development of a port in Pakistan
Acting for ERG on the Sinosure backed financing by a consortium of Chinese banks of the development of copper smelter in the Congo to be built by a Chinese EPC contractor China Non Ferrous
Acting for SDIC controlling shareholder in a joint venture with a Malaysian investor for the purchase and restructuring of a partly built 600MW hydro project in Indonesia being constructed by a Chinese EPC Contractor
Acting for SDIC on the establishment of a joint venture together with a Bangladesh pension fund for the joint tender and development and Sinosure backed financing of a power station in Bangladesh
Acting for ADB who represented the Government of Sindh on the development of a standard concession agreement for Karachi for a water project to solve Karachi’s water issues and advising ADB (or the Government of Sindh) through the RFP and bid process for the award of the project as a result of a unilateral submission by a Pakistan and China consortium

Ning LU (Nick) has been the GM of EPC Shipout Business of Schneider Electric in China for more than seven years; and previously held various management roles in both US and China.

In his current position, Nick focuses on supporting Chinese engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms and Chinese outbound investors participating in international infrastructure projects across a wide rage of sectors and geographies (mainly Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia and South America) by providing advanced energy management solutions and equipment.

Alfredo is responsible for overseeing The Economist Corporate Network in Beijing. Based in China since 2013, he has focused on analysing the business implications of policy, economic and political developments for companies investing and operating in China, and in the broader Asian region. This with the aim of distilling complex issues and conveying clear takeaways on how to capture business opportunities and respond to emerging challenges.

Before joining The Economist Corporate Network, Alfredo was Associate Director for KPMG's Global China Practice, where he led and contributed to numerous thought leadership projects, including flagship reports, customised business briefings, and policy proposals for Chinese authorities. He also played a large role in events programming and outreach, including leading the design and coordination of high-profile events aimed at senior executives. Prior to that, Alfredo worked for J Capital Research, Eurasia Group and the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Alfredo has a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) from Georgetown University, and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from Mexico's Center of Research and Teaching in Economics (aka. CIDE).