Our services

Footlight International is a Dutch based social enterprise, trying to tie capital to SDG projects and programs. With ample experience in the renewable energy space, the company has recently found its focus in financial inclusion and the unbanked in Asia and MENA region. What started off as the Asia Financial Institutions Forum has spun off into a MENA edition and more to come.

Matchmaking

Matchmaking and networking are the centerpiece of our projects AFIFORUM and MENAFIF. With a dedicated app and the support of our staff, you are able to meet and interact with potential clients and business partners.

Knowledge

Our programs provide an opportunity to hear the latest from experts and market leaders. Through our conferences, workshops and trainings you should be enlightened, since knowledge = power

Business

At Footlight we are keen to support business development, be it meeting new clients at a forum or connecting partners in our network. If you grow, we grow!

AFIFORUM 2020

76
Speakers
212
Investors
352
Investees
637
Total # of attendees

AFIFORUM 2019

46
Countries represented
194
Investors
317
Investees
95
Engagement (%)

The Team

founders of footlight international
Borja Gutierrez
Co-Founder

Borja, the rock star of the first ediiton of AFIFORUM.

Passionate about innovations in justice and social development, specifically aims at changing the system to enable financing of SDGs.

Rik Teeuwen
Co-Founder

To pull or to push? That’s the question.

Driven to be a force for good, Rik strives to get people on board of sustainable development and practice. He has predisposition for cross-cultural collaboration and connecting. Slightly skewed towards energy and water programs, for the role private sector can play in the SDGs.

What our clients say

Kashf Foundation
CFO
Congratulations for organizing such a wonderful and successful conference!
Leapfrog Investments
Associate Director
AFIF was an excellent event that exceeded expectations. Congratulations! For me the most impactful thing was the participation of large number of inclusive Finance investors and investees. In any conference, networking is presumably even more important than the sessions – and on that count – AFIF was 10/10.
Capitron Bank
Head - International Investment Banking Unit
Haven’t seen such an attendee friendly conference
INTL FCStone
Senior VP
The layout of the sponsors in the main hall was well done and provided great networking opportunities and exposure. There is a shortage of well managed events that effectively bring Asian FIs together regionally in this way and I believe that the AFI Forum has great potential to fill this gap.

Our clients

Sponsors of AFIFORUM