EXECUTION · PILLAR 07 · 17 PROJECTS

International development cooperation

Donor- and DFI-funded programme design, management and delivery

Design, governance and delivery of donor- and DFI-funded development programmes with the World Bank, IDB, CARICOM Development Fund, UK FCDO, CTA and sovereign foundations.

  • US$10M SIDF Small Enterprise Development Fund designed and US$4M CDF credit line secured in St Kitts and Nevis
  • EPIC / PitchIT Caribbean (World Bank infoDev), WINC Women’s Growth Accelerator, PitchAgriHack and Slush Global Impact
  • UK FCDO CRIP support (Jamaica & Saint Lucia) and IDB-supported CARIRI innovation measurement framework

OUTCOME BREAKDOWN across 17 projects:

8MoneyCapital mobilised or saved
2ReachRevenue, users or markets
1ResilienceRisk reduced or recovery
6PeoplePeople trained or served
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Spanish silver eight-reales coin, cut into pieces, 1793

PILLAR 07 · 8 PROJECTS

Selected projects

PROJECTS (8)CLIENT · DELIVERED THROUGH · YEAR · STATUS
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

CARIRI innovation measurement framework (IDB)

PeopleAdvisoryDeliveredInstitutional & DFI readiness
Problem

National innovation agencies and ministries needed standardised indicators and cross-ministry data governance to measure innovation outcomes.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed the Trinidad and Tobago National Innovation Measurement, Ecosystem Mapping and Reporting Framework for CARIRI with IDB support.

Result

National innovation data framework delivered

IDB-supported national innovation measurement and reporting framework delivered for CARIRI in Trinidad and Tobago.

Facts
Client
CARIRI (IDB-funded)
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Innovation Measurement, Ecosystem Mapping and Data Framework Specialist
Year
2025
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 02 SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

CRIP (UK FCDO, Jamaica and Saint Lucia)

ResilienceAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

Climate-resilient infrastructure programming across Jamaica and Saint Lucia required multistakeholder governance and business-case options support.

Designed / Built / Financed

Led climate-resilient governance and multistakeholder engagement for business-case options support under the UK FCDO Climate Resilient Infrastructure Programme (PwC-led consortium).

Result

2-country governance & business-case options

Climate-resilient governance and business-case options support delivered across Jamaica and Saint Lucia for the UK FCDO consortium.

Facts
Client
UK FCDO
Delivered through
PwC-led consortium
Role
Climate Resilient Governance and Multistakeholder Engagement Lead
Year
2024–2025
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 05 DEEPTECH & DIGITAL FINANCE

ICO4Impact / BeyondX accelerator

PeopleProgrammeDelivered
Problem

Impact ventures exploring tokenised and alternative digital-finance instruments lacked structured governance and accelerator support.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed and led the ICO4Impact and BeyondX accelerator programmes connecting impact enterprises with digital-finance structuring.

Result

Alternative-finance impact accelerator

Structured accelerator programme equipping impact ventures to navigate alternative and digital-asset finance.

Facts
Client
BeyondX / ICO4Impact
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Programme Architect
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 01 CAPITAL & RISK

Slush Global Impact preparatory selection

MoneyProgrammeDeliveredCapital & investment readiness
Problem

High-potential Caribbean impact founders lacked a curated pathway into global venture showcases and international impact investors.

Designed / Built / Financed

Led regional preparatory selection and investor-readiness coaching for the Slush Global Impact Accelerator.

Result

Global impact accelerator pathway

Selected and prepared Caribbean impact entrepreneurs for international investor engagement at Slush Global Impact.

Facts
Client
Slush Global Impact Accelerator
Delivered through
Inova Foundation
Role
Caribbean Hub Lead and Selection Coordinator
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

PitchAgriHack (CTA)

ReachProgrammeDelivered
Problem

Youth-led agritech startups across ACP states needed business-model refinement and market access to scale digital agriculture tools.

Designed / Built / Financed

Partnered with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) to deliver PitchAgriHack bootcamps and agritech mentoring.

Result

ACP youth agritech programme

Supported youth agripreneurs across ACP states to build and pitch digital agriculture platforms with CTA.

Facts
Client
CTA
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Lead Facilitator and Ecosystem Partner
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

WINC Women’s Growth Accelerator

PeopleProgrammeDeliveredMSME readiness
Problem

Women-owned growth enterprises across the Caribbean needed structured advisory and peer networks to scale operations and access finance.

Designed / Built / Financed

Delivered the Women Innovators Network in the Caribbean (WINC) growth accelerator programme supported by infoDev / World Bank.

Result

Caribbean women’s growth accelerator

Equipped women-led Caribbean MSMEs with growth strategy, financial management and market-expansion tools.

Facts
Client
World Bank infoDev / WINC
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Lead Facilitator and Business Growth Adviser
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

EPIC / PitchIT Caribbean (World Bank infoDev)

PeopleProgrammeDelivered
Problem

Tech and mobile entrepreneurs across the Caribbean needed regional incubation, seed-pitch preparation and ecosystem connectivity.

Designed / Built / Financed

Served as regional hub partner for the World Bank infoDev Entrepreneurship Program for Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) and PitchIT Caribbean through Inova Foundation.

Result

2,300+ entrepreneurs across 79 ACP countries

2,300+ entrepreneurs supported across 79 ACP countries and 500+ Caribbean startups incubated across the Inova Foundation and EPIC / PitchIT programmes.

Facts
Client
World Bank infoDev and Government of Canada
Delivered through
Inova Foundation
Role
Regional Hub Partner and Founder, Inova Foundation
Year
2014 onwards
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 01 CAPITAL & RISK

SIDF US$10M Small Enterprise Development Fund

MoneyAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

Small and medium enterprises in St Kitts and Nevis lacked structured growth capital and investment-readiness support.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed the fund architecture, credit and investment criteria, and operational management system for the US$10M SME fund programme.

Result

US$10M fund designed

US$10M SIDF Small Enterprise Development Fund programme designed and managed from inception.

Facts
Client
Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Investment Program Consultant and Fund Manager
Year
2013–2015
Status
Delivered

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Also relevant

RELATED PROJECTS (9)CLIENT · DELIVERED THROUGH · YEAR · STATUS
02 · SUSTAINABLE FINANCE · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

2X Global / IDRC IMM (7 fund managers)

PeopleAdvisoryIn progress
Problem

Regional fund managers needed standardised gender-lens and climate impact measurement systems to meet DFI capital requirements.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed bespoke impact measurement and management (IMM) frameworks and data tools for fund managers across LAC.

Result

7 fund managers equipped

7 fund managers across Latin America and the Caribbean equipped with institutional impact measurement and management frameworks.

Facts
Client
2X Global / IDRC
Delivered through
SAEDI Consulting
Role
LAC Regional Research Lead and Climate Finance Associate, SAEDI Consulting
Year
2024 to now
Status
In progress
04 · MARITIME & PORTS · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, 01 CAPITAL & RISK

Eastern Caribbean Port Authority (ECPA) consolidation case and OECS Ports Network Blueprint

MoneyAdvisoryDeliveredInfrastructure readiness
Problem

Eight OECS ports compete as separate national authorities, which keeps costs high and limits the region’s ability to finance and run port infrastructure as one network.

Designed / Built / Financed

Built the economic case for consolidating eight OECS ports into an Eastern Caribbean Port Authority, with the OECS Port Committee and the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority.

Result

Eight-port consolidation case

An economic model for consolidating eight OECS ports, a Heads of Government strategy deck and a Prime Ministerial brief, and the OECS Ports Network / Trade Logistics Strategic Blueprint for the ECCB Growth and Resilience Dialogue 2026.

Facts
Client
OECS Port Committee, with the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
Lead adviser (economic model and strategy)
Year
2026
Status
Delivered
08 · READINESS & LEARNING · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

ICR Facility DFI needs assessment (EU Global Gateway)

MoneyAdvisoryProposalInstitutional & DFI readiness
Problem

Regional development finance institutions require structured institutional and pipeline readiness to access EU Global Gateway investment facilities.

Designed / Built / Financed

Scoped the institutional and technical-assistance needs assessment for development finance institutions under the ICR Facility (EU Global Gateway).

Result

DFI institutional readiness assessment

Institutional readiness and technical-assistance scoping for development finance institutions (proposal stage).

Facts
Client
ICR Facility (EU Global Gateway)
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Institutional Readiness Lead
Year
Proposal
Status
Proposal
02 · SUSTAINABLE FINANCE · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

GCF Readiness St Kitts and Nevis

MoneyAdvisoryDeliveredClimate finance readiness
Problem

The National Designated Authority required institutional systems, accreditation pipelines and country programming to access Green Climate Fund resources.

Designed / Built / Financed

Coordinated national readiness systems, stakeholder governance and pipeline development with the CCCCC.

Result

National NDA readiness system delivered

National GCF readiness governance and project pipeline delivered for the National Designated Authority of St Kitts and Nevis.

Facts
Client
Government of St Kitts and Nevis (GCF Readiness)
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
National Project Coordinator
Year
2022–2024
Status
Delivered
03 · ENERGY SYSTEMS · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

CREP landscape assessment (UK GCIP)

MoneyAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

Clean-energy transition programming under the UK Green Cities and Infrastructure Programme required a rigorous landscape assessment of Caribbean climate-finance bottlenecks.

Designed / Built / Financed

Delivered the Caribbean Renewable Energy Programme (CREP) regional climate-finance and clean-energy landscape assessment within a PwC-led consortium with MDY Legal.

Result

Regional clean-energy finance assessment

Regional clean-energy and climate-finance landscape assessment delivered for the UK GCIP consortium.

Facts
Client
UK GCIP
Delivered through
PwC-led consortium
Role
Regional Climate Finance Expert
Year
2024
Status
Delivered
02 · SUSTAINABLE FINANCE · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

OECS Climate Finance Access and Mobilization Strategy

MoneyAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

OECS member states needed a coordinated regional climate-finance strategy to unlock multilateral climate funds at scale.

Designed / Built / Financed

Authored the Regional Needs-Based Climate Finance Access and Mobilization Strategy with GIZ, the UNFCCC NDCF and the OECS Commission.

Result

Endorsed by OECS Council of Ministers

Endorsed by the OECS Council of Ministers in 2023 as the regional climate-finance mobilization framework.

Facts
Client
OECS Commission
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
Climate Finance Specialist
Year
2019–2020 (endorsed 2023)
Status
Delivered
06 · DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & AI · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

CNSC Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) System

ReachAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

A regional network of national services coalitions across several countries had no shared data, weak internal communication and no networked governance framework.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed a networked CRM and intranet for the Caribbean Network of Services Coalitions, linking national coalitions into one shared system for members, projects and grants.

Result

Diagnosed the network; designed the CRM strategy, architecture and interoperability framework; specified a cloud intranet with CRM, case, membership, event, project, grant and campaign modules; produced change- and risk-management plans, training and an e-learning roadmap including a 9-module Export Market Development programme. An early documented case of the networked-governance approach behind the Network Thesis.

Facts
Client
CNSC / Caribbean Export
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
CRM strategy and architecture lead
Year
2015–16
Status
Delivered
08 · READINESS & LEARNING · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

ECCB Business Solutions Think Tank and Hackathon (2015)

PeopleProgrammeDelivered
Problem

The Eastern Caribbean needed a regional mechanism to bring technologists, economists and entrepreneurs together to solve central-bank and business challenges.

Designed / Built / Financed

Conceived and delivered the first regional ECCB Business Solutions Think Tank and Hackathon across eight Eastern Caribbean countries.

Result

250 innovators across 8 countries

250 innovators across eight Eastern Caribbean countries convened in the first regional ECCB Business Solutions Think Tank and Hackathon.

Facts
Client
ECCB
Delivered through
Inova Foundation
Role
Founder and Lead Organiser (Inova Foundation)
Year
2015
Status
Delivered
01 · CAPITAL & RISK · ALSO 03 ENERGY SYSTEMS, 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

CARICOM Development Fund Country Assistance Programme (CAP), St Kitts and Nevis

MoneyProgrammeDeliveredInstitutional & DFI readiness
Problem

St Kitts and Nevis needed a joined-up programme for resilient infrastructure financing, manufacturing competitiveness through energy efficiency, agricultural competitiveness and resilient water in Nevis.

Designed / Built / Financed

Team Leader for the CARICOM Development Fund’s Country Assistance Programme in St Kitts and Nevis: designed the programme, secured a US$4M development-bank credit line, rebuilt Nevis’s irrigation water supply, and brought ISO 50001 energy management to 14 manufacturers.

Result

US$4M credit line secured

Three sub-projects: (1) a US$4M credit line for the Development Bank of St Kitts and Nevis, after institutional assessment and loan-portfolio due diligence; (2) irrigation and resilient water for Nevis: a new well near the Hamilton reservoir (230+ imperial gallons a minute), filtration, a 400,000-imperial-gallon glass-fused tank and a roofed 1904 stone tank, opening the way to CDB co-financing; (3) MACEE (US$0.5M): ISO 50001 energy management in 14 manufacturing plants with investment-grade audits.

Facts
Client
CARICOM Development Fund, with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis
Delivered through
Direct engagement by the CARICOM Development Fund (Barbados)
Role
Project Manager / Team Leader
Year
Sept 2010 – Nov 2011
Status
Delivered

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