{"id":201,"date":"2021-07-30T06:35:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T06:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happy-clarke.34-72-182-26.plesk.page\/index.php\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T15:17:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T15:17:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empact.studio\/es\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"201\" class=\"elementor elementor-201\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310ef4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"310ef4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,97C126.7,96.3,0.8,19.8,0,0v100l1000,0V1C1000,19.4,873.3,97.8,500,97z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9488d elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"6c9488d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a0472afdf49d\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Quienes somos<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ff53d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21ff53d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e66219 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37e66219\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e16d98b elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"4e16d98b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a0472afdffc9\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Acerca de EMpact<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453914a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"453914a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a0472afe07e0\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left p\"  > EMpact es una organizaci\u00f3n que crea empresas emergentes (venture studio) que atiende cadenas de valor fundamentales en mercados emergentes al abordar problemas cr\u00edticos que oprimen a estos mercados y afectan a nuestro planeta. EMpact impulsa el cambio mediante la incubaci\u00f3n de talentos, adem\u00e1s de la creaci\u00f3n e incubaci\u00f3n de empresas que abordan las necesidades de los actores clave en estas cadenas de valor con un enfoque en la agricultura. El \u00faltimo paso en este modelo de organizaci\u00f3n que crea empresas emergentes es ampliar el capital presemilla a las empresas emergentes crecientes, acompa\u00f1arlas durante la fase inicial de su proceso de crecimiento y, con el tiempo, entregarlas a inversionistas en etapas posteriores. \n <br><br>\nEMpact es un esfuerzo de colaboraci\u00f3n entre socios corporativos, capitalistas, de desarrollo de capacidades y tecnolog\u00eda y est\u00e1 bajo la direcci\u00f3n de sus socios fundadores Sami Lahoud y Prateek Shrivastava. Sami y Prateek aportan una gran experiencia corporativa, filantr\u00f3pica y empresarial que abarca asociaciones p\u00fablico privadas, desarrollo, inversi\u00f3n de impacto, inclusi\u00f3n financiera, transformaci\u00f3n digital, innovaci\u00f3n tecnol\u00f3gica, asuntos y gobierno corporativos. \n<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f66bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"76f66bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"team\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5bd116 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5bd116\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42886fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"42886fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a0472afe0ffa\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Nuestros l\u00edderes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db64520 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db64520\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a98d35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a98d35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01a44e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b01a44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-784\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1-760x760.jpg 760w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sami-tractor-1-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5bfc0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5bfc0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sami Lahoud<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8660fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8660fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-founder &amp; CEO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d16ea36 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d16ea36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">L\u00edder empresarial global en mercados emergentes, con amplia experiencia en comunicaciones.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Se jubil\u00f3 de Mastercard en noviembre de 2022 despu\u00e9s de 10 a\u00f1os en puestos de alto nivel en comunicaciones, aprobaci\u00f3n de comerciantes y asociaciones p\u00fablico privadas. Cuenta con un profundo enfoque en la inclusi\u00f3n financiera y el desarrollo de ecosistemas de pagos equitativos<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Senior Communications roles with Barclays Bank and Boeing in Emerging Markets, preceded by consultancy roles with Hill &amp; Knowlton and Weber Shandwick<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A native of Lebanon, Master of Banking &amp; Finance, lived and worked in Beirut, Bahrain, Jeddah, Dubai, New York. Relocating with family to C\u00f4te d'Ivoire in July 2023 to get closer to frontier markets and agriculture supply chains<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b60a78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b60a78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289c11b elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"289c11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 297 300&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1659 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lina-Kacyem-297x300.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lina-Kacyem-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lina-Kacyem-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Lina-Kacyem.jpg 819w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" data-aspect=\"0.99\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220dd17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"220dd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lina Kacyem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ee4ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ee4ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portfolio Manager<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472f2f4 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"472f2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Seasoned investor and startup mentor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Deep portfolio management experience in West Africa<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Over 15 years of experience in innovative financial services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Fund Management, Investment Portfolios, Due Diligence, Business Strategy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f62607 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f62607\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab882a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aab882a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Board<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9ba0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c9ba0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456095f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"456095f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1c936 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c1c936\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee9ee3 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3ee9ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-982 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brigit-Helms-small-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brigit-Helms-small-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Brigit-Helms-small-13x12.png 13w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbdc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddbdc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bhelms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brigit Helms<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e3b87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e3b87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d81002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d81002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Executive Director at Miller Center at Santa Clara University<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6531855 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6531855\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c75622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c75622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Brigit brings 30 years of experience creating and delivering innovative solutions to social and environmental challenges in 45 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, in both the private and public sectors.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Miller Center is the premier university-based social enterprise accelerator dedicated to eliminating poverty for the next generation.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">She was previously vice president for the global development company Development Alternatives, CEO of the Multilateral Investment Fund (IDB Lab), senior specialist at the IFC, senior expert at McKinsey &amp; Company, as well as a founding member of\u00a0 CGAP and sits on boards of AlphaMundi and BRAC USA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-078cb6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"078cb6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf62a7d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf62a7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de3915 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2de3915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1077 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nouss-Bih-small-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nouss-Bih-small-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nouss-Bih-small-13x12.png 13w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5254163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5254163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/noussbih\/https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/edgardo-perez-99487792\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nouss Bih <\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cce91b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cce91b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ea777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94ea777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Investment Director, Investisseurs &amp; Partenaires (I&amp;P)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5d6e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd5d6e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b54e75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b54e75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nouss&#8217; 15 year career reflects a deep commitment to finance and investment, with a special focus on emerging markets and sustainable development in Africa.<\/p><p>At I&amp;P, Nouss is focused on impact investing in the African Food and Agriculture sector, building on her portfolio management experience at Sahel Capital in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire and Ghana. She also lived in Chile and worked as an investment banker with Banco Santander and Societe Generale, after having started her career with Credit Agricole and EY in Paris.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b );\">She holds an MBA from Sa\u00efd Business School, University of Oxford and a Masters in Finance from ESCP Business School, Paris.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c83ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c83ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1435633 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1435633\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dff7f71 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dff7f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1034 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cris-Paslar-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cris-Paslar-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cris-Paslar-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cris-Paslar-320x320.png 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e3595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30e3595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-paslar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cristina Paslar<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82d6ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c82d6ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d3426 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8d3426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>CMO, IBM Latin America<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4652688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4652688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4fb427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4fb427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cris has over 25 years of leading teams focused on purpose-driven solutions increasing\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b );\">brand reputation, revenue, market share<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b );\">\u00a0and scaling sustainable initiatives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b );\">Overall strategy and execution of marketing and communications for IBM in Latin America, supporting both Technology and Consulting, with the goal of providing a holistic and unique perspective of IBM to the regional markets.<\/span><\/p><p>At Mastercard, she oversaw the mission to bring one billion people into the digital economy by 2025 and drove environmentally sustainable solutions like the Carbon Calculator and Priceless Planet Coalition.<\/p><p>She holds an MBA in Marketing &amp; Services from Sao Paulo University and executive education from the Yale School of Management.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558530b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"558530b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c67e75b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c67e75b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f156c2c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f156c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1667 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Evelyne-Nkontchou-150x150.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Evelyne-Nkontchou-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Evelyne-Nkontchou-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Evelyne-Nkontchou-320x320.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639386a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"639386a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-paslar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Evelyne Nkontchou<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8296dc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8296dc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53140a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53140a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37cd8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e37cd8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Evelyne brings a wealth of experience in educational governance and community engagement, with leadership roles in French schools in South Africa and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. She recently served as President of the Amicale of Parents of Students at Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais Blaise Pascal in Abidjan and as a Director on the Board of Lyc\u00e9e Jules Verne in Johannesburg, where she led the School\u2019s Business Club.<\/p><p>Her career spans PwC, Booz Allen Hamilton, the World Bank, and IFC in Washington, DC. In 2004, Evelyne moved to Johannesburg to work with Citigroup\u2019s Global Transactions Services, focusing on Central and West African financial institutions.<\/p><p>Fluent in French, Portuguese, and English, Evelyne holds a BA in Geography and Regional Sciences from George Washington University, an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird and Regional Board Certification from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s National Institute of Administrators (INAD-CI).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a93783 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a93783\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c00e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42c00e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9534711 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9534711\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5a66e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb5a66e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-984 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Eduardo-Browne-small-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Eduardo-Browne-small-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Eduardo-Browne-small-13x12.png 13w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c471f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86c471f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eduardo-browne-47a60b6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Eduardo Browne<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ee6d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5ee6d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebffa57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebffa57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Co-Founder and Board member of Asili Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59a739 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f59a739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f54d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f54d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eduardo has had a dynamic 35+ year entrepreneurial career reflecting results oriented leadership with creative independent thinking and strong people management skills.<\/p><p>He built best of breed software focused on real time visualization of data and video in Homeland security applications, and internet of things. Since 2013, he has focused on agriculture value chain efficency and impact investment.<\/p><p>Asili is an integrated platform for food security and agricultural transformation, and is a leading engine in climate smart agriculture, in East Africa.<\/p><p>Eduardo is an active participant, coach and volunteer in various charities in the US and Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d77acd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d77acd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56c07e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b56c07e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fef9c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fef9c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a109707 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a109707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 150 150&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-981 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arne-Cartridge-small-150x150.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arne-Cartridge-small-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/empact.studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Arne-Cartridge-small-13x12.png 13w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-aspect=\"1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dc192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19dc192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arne-cartridge-45a8b95\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Arne Cartridge<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af7efa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6af7efa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe9dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abe9dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><strong>Special Adviser to CEO\u00a0 and Head of Global Initiatives at Yara<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32abcde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32abcde\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a658107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a658107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Arne is an innovator and driver of new models for sustainable development and public private partnerships within the food and agriculture sector.<\/p><p>Formerly Executive Director for Grow Africa and Senior Director at the World Economic Forum, EVP and Chief Marketing and Communication Officer with Yara International. He has also held senior management positions with Telenor, Gazette, and Digital Equipment Corp\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b );\">and has served as the Chairman of the Board for the humanitarian organization CARE Norway, been on the board of CARE International and on the board of the Global Fairness Initiative, as well as\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b ); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">the Chair of the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA) and the Chair of Generation Africa which he co-designed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e32670 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e32670\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3b8fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c3b8fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12febcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12febcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bb65f elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6bb65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; 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text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var( --e-global-color-9208a5b );\">Empresarial<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ba8fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84ba8fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7883218 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7883218\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With over 30 years of experience, Edgardo is a seasoned banker development professional and innovator.<\/p><p>He is member of The Social Performance Task Force (SPTF), President of the Board of Directors of the RED ACCION, Member of the Board of Directors of the Network of Microfinance Institutions of Guatemala \u2013REDMIF- Guatemala Member of the Board of Directors of the Network of Microfinance Institutions of Guatemala \u2013REDMIF- Guatemala.<\/p><p>He is the former Vice President of the Chamber of Microfinance and was\u00a0General Manager of two Banking Institutions in Guatemala and three Financial Institutions specialized in Consumer Credit, Credit Cards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are About EMpact EMpact is a venture studio serving critical value chains in frontier markets by addressing chronic issues afflicting these markets and affecting our planet. 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