Fani KALLIANOU DE JONG

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) • Principal Manager

Fani Kallianou de Jong works for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Climate Strategy and Delivery department of the Bank. She focuses on the implementation and management of green economy financing facilities and policy dialogue activities.

Fani spearheads new initiatives at the EBRD to integrate space technology and space-related solutions for climate action and support to SDGs. She is currently the Chairwoman of the Space for Green Future Accelerator Working Group which has been spurred by ESA together with global green transition partners including the European Commission and other stakeholders and IFIs.

With an academic background in Economics and International Business Economics, she completed an Executive Space Course at International Space University (ISU) in Strasbourg, France and more recently attended the Smart Space MBA Elective at the University of Oxford, England as part of the KARMAN Foundation.

Fani was born Greek in Hamburg, Germany and grew up in Brussels, Belgium. She is a keen polyglot and apart from English, she is fluent in French, Greek, Spanish, has a good command of Dutch and is learning Arabic.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

Participation:

International Astronautical Congress 2023

2-6 October 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan

Participation: