Ana Hajduka Shields

Ana is qualified as a lawyer in both England & Wales and the State of New York, and is an infrastructure and energy professional with more than 15 years’ experience in a variety of transactions including project finance, public-private partnerships and project development, working on energy and infrastructure projects in emerging markets. Ana trained with Allen & Overy LLP and worked for Fulbright & Jaworski LLP and Trinity International LLP advising on a diverse range of projects within the energy sector, predominately in emerging markets and in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ana is a Founder & CEO of Africa GreenCo (Africa Green Regional Energy: Efficient, New and Creditworthy Offtaker) calling for the set-up of a public-private partnership in the form of an independent, regional, renewable energy offtaker. Africa GreenCo would streamline development, mitigate offtake and credit risk and catalyse private sector finance for large-scale renewable energy development. For more information please see: www.africagreenco.com In March 2015, Ana was appointed by the UNECE as the Team Leader responsible for the Project Team (comprising about 30 specialists) in charge of developing international renewable energy PPP standards as part of the Sustainable Development Goals agenda.