Vini is Founder, Parter & COO of Global Hemp Solutions. His expertise is in post processing, having designed several extraction systems for companies in the US, Europe and Asia that range from CO2 or ethanol extraction, including molecular distillation or fractional and include the most advanced techniques in chromatography such as HPLC, SMB, SFC

Vini has designed sytems which include processing millions of pounds per month of hemp or the ability to refine into different isolate cannabinoids using LPLC with resins and HPLC up to 150,000 liters per month. He represents the only company in the world that offers SFC/SMB chromatography setups to remediate THC from distillate oils down to 0.2ppm to make it non-detectable.

Vini has the experience, skills and ability to analyze and identify what actions are required in various business situations to get matters back on track and moving forward. He has managed large scale projects for the IMF, BBVA, BID, MENARINI, and IBM. He also served as a consultant to the Guatemalan president in technology and systems information and 're-engineered' the two of the largest Central American financial institutions.

Originally an engineer, Vini holds a BA in Business Administration, MSC in Operations Research and has undertaken various post graduate studies in operations, leadership, management, and customer service. He is a Board member ofr several companies related to hemp and, for something entirely different, cryptocurrency/forex management!

Vini and his family are residents of Houston, Texas.

Investment banker and technology sector expert in energy, infrastructure and technology sectors, previous senior roles at Kleinwort Benson, Banque Paribas, and WestLB with extensive experience of telecom sector IPOs and at UK’s state-owned electricity utility (CEGB), now CEO of Tucker & Partners, a boutique advisory and corporate finance firm focusing on cross-border transactions with China, clients include large corporates state- owned enterprises, government agencies, and high growth technology companies- principal areas of activity include financing energy and infrastructure projects and facilitating Chinese investment in the technology and related sectors.

Real Estate and Fintech expert, founder of Capital Engine and head of Capital Markets for RealConnex, with 15 yrs. C Suite experience in multiple Fintech startups including as CEO of RealtyWealth.com which offers US-based CRE investments to Foreign Investors, and Pledge-a-Portion a disruptive Charitable fundraiser, Non-Profit and Public Benefit Organization in South Africa and the US.

Brandon Smietana was one of the earliest developers behind Bitcoin, he started Skycoin eight years ago with a vision of creating a new, decentralized Internet in line with Satoshis precepts, delivered by the most advanced blockchain application platform in the world - Skywire. Skywire is a mesh network incentivized by Skycoin with transfer speeds above anything currently available in the market. It is poised to become the internet of the future with a revolutionary privacy protocol where peer-to-peer technology and a grassroots ethos, combine with new networking protocols to promote net neutrality and sharing, without blocking, slowdowns or censorship. Brandon sits on the advisory boards of several crypto-currency projects and continues to develop additional applications for the blockchain, having a background in mathematics, distributed systems, and symbolic logic.

Yavuz is the chairman of Istanbul Consulting Group and internationaldealings . ICG(Istanbul Consulting Group) was founded in 2013 and provided guidance to the Turkish ministry of health as part of a World Bank project.Internationaldealings is a new generation government engagement platform. Yavuz is currently the Co-Founder of BioCube İstanbul Bioentrepreneurship & Innovation Center and Corporate Communication Director of Sumitomo Group/ Expel İlaç Archem Diagnostics, Endmed and Diagen. He previously managed the largest distributor of Siemens Healthcare in Turkey managing 250 employees and director of Avcılar Hospital R&D Center, Chief Medical Officer of Lifematrix GmbH. Previously he worked as the Market Access & Health Policy Director for AIFD in Turkey. In USA, Yavuz previously worked as the Vice President of Ipsen pharmaceutical and Director of Teva pharmaceutical managing large clinical trials as well as Investigator Initiated Trials and developing relationships with Key Opinion Leaders. Previously, Yavuz was the Associate Director at KV Pharmaceuticals and Director in Clinical Development department at Forest Laboratories. Yavuz earned his MD from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ankara in Ankara, Turkey. He completed a clinical internship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, followed by continued research training at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He recently completed his Executive MBA at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. Yavuz currently resides with his wife Dr. Kamile Sılay and their two daughters and one son in Ankara,Turkey.

Hans-Joerg has, due to his extended overseas assignments in Asia ( HongKong - Tokyo - Singapore ) with regional responsibilities for Asia Pacific, a strong international network and contacts!

He is well acquainted with the international financial markets and business culture! Hans-Joerg was working for national and international financial institutions mostly in the capital market field and business development.

Mr. Christos Savvidis is an accomplished Chief Investment Officer/ Treasury Director at Thimar Al Arabiya, a multi-billion Family Office whose shareholders’ investments span Real Estate to Financials, with 25 years of experience in the World’s Financial Markets, who constantly strives to protect long term viability of multibillion portfolios. He has proven himself to be a “portfolio coach” who spots underperforming portfolios and turns them into “marathon athletes”.

He has produced robust, enduring results for high ranking clients including Financial Institutions, Professional Associations, Family Offices, C Level Executives and General Counsels. Apart from being a Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Savvidis is a person who advises, influences and supports high ranking officials whose authority is highly sought after and whose Financial influence is respected and trusted.

An enriching track record with 40+ years of experience in USA, Europe and the MENA region as Founder, Chairman and CEO of companies in the fields of Private Equity; Investment Banking; Corporate Finance; Aviation; Tourism; Hospitality; Technology; Logistics; Real Estate; Renewable Energy; and Consultancy Services.

Fadi is a strategy advisor to government Ministers; public-sector organizations; and prominent private companies, as well as an active board member in major business associations and professional NGOs specializing in the development of SMEs; Entrepreneurship; Business Ethics; Anti-Corruption; Corporate Governance; Transparency; Accountability; and Quality Principles.

Currently he is Chairman & CEO of Trans Capital Holding’s group of companies and sits on the Advisory Board of Evrensel Capital Partners as well as the Honorary Board of International Cooperation Platform (The Bosphorus Summit), in addition to being senior advisor to the World SME Forum and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) among others, and is organized/moderator/speaker at major economic conferences.

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Fadi graduated from INSEAD, Fontainebleau (MBA in Finance), then became a banker at SIB - London; JP Morgan Guarantee - NY before leaving Bankers Trust, New York as Vice President - International Investment Management Group to set up his own private business.

Global Healthcare clinician and executive leader with Integrated Delivery Systems/Medical Centers, Provider Groups/MSOs and Technology/Consulting Companies, at EDS, Perot Systems, and Presbyterian Healthcare System among others who co-founded The Healthcare Intellect Group (HIG) to advise Emerging Companies and leverage capital for growth and globalization - which became the Strategic Healthcare Business Unit of Moore - Clayton Company (MCC)

During his thirty year career, Robert has been CEO of five hospitality companies on four continents; including Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hong Kong, Crown Ltd., Melbourne, Australia, ResidenSea Ltd, Miami, Florida, Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, London and Armani Hotels and Resorts, London. Robert began his career as a lawyer with Davis Polk and Wardwell in New York; then gravitated to property development in Texas and California before entering the hospitality industry. During his career, Robert has overseen the development of Transco Tower, a 63 story landmark in Houston Texas, Silicon Valley Financial Center, a five-block mixed use development in San Jose California, 505 Montgomery Street, a 24-story office building in downtown San Francisco California and numerous hotels and resorts throughout the world. Currently active with hotel and property investments, development and advisory services Robert is working with select partners and clients in Asia, Europe and the United States to realize opportunities in the hospitality and real estate industry. Robert resides in and Park City, Utah and London. Robert was awarded his Juris Doctorate Degree from University of Virginia School of Law 1974 and Bachelor of Arts Degree from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia 1970.

Chris has over five decades of Real Estate and Fund Management experience. Since 2010, Chris has served as Chairman of Places for People, one of the UK's largest property management, development, regeneration and leisure companies. In this role, Chris oversees gross assets of £3.7billion and over 11,600 employees. He is currently Chairman of London & Newcastle and Apex Airspace Development both based in Central London. Chris is also Chairman of a £250 million main listed Social Housing REIT. During his career Chris has been at the helm of several successful residential property, retirement care, infrastructure, agriculture and environmental technology companies. Chris has been a director of both listed and private companies in London, Europe and the US and has advised clients on a number of financial transactions in Asia throughout his career. Chris is also a seed investor in a number of small to medium sized businesses.

As a Canadian, Danny has lived approximately one third of his life in Canada, one third in the USA and one third internationally. He has travelled, lived in and worked in more than 110 countries tries. For the past 30 plus years Danny has provided executive level advisory consulting assistance with business owners and their respective international business growth objectives. He has helped business owners achieve additional business growth while opening new markets and strategic distribution relationships. Much of his focus has been on strategic business development efforts across multiple industry lines from an honest and relationship, friendship, philosophical and operational perspective.

Danny works with company owners and senior management to help build business in each target country using networks, experience, exhibitions and other events and resources to initiate and grow business.

Oliver is the CEO of the very visible and highly successful Investors Group Middle East ( IGM) , a major investment and consulting group which over the past 4+ years year has built an extensive portfolio of businesses and partnerships that operate in the Middle East and globally. IGM, based in Dusseldorf, will become an ECP 'Partner' company. Oliver has nearly 30 years' experience in the investment and advisory services industry working in Dubai, Spain , the USA and Germany . He has a marketing background and has been involved in commercial real estate development as well as having investment advisory in industrial and infrastructure projects. Oliver is well versed in generating solutions for complex and large-scale industrial, real estate and infrastructure investments involving complex stakeholder situations including with local and national governments. Oliver and the IGM team will greatly enhance ECP's ability to provide an even broader range of specialized services to our clients, current and prospective, around the globe

Mac is the Founder and Director of Zephia Global Capital and the CEO/Director of Global Operations of SIROAL International LLC. He is an internationally recognized and proven business executive, strategist and multi-talented management expert with experience in over 15 countries driving growth and profits through strategic corporate development and market expansion, while implementing operational business controls for a wide range of companies in various sectors. Mac's extensive business background includes serving globally as senior advisor to corporate executives in the manufacturing, telcoms and agriculture sectors, ranging from startups with $10 million in sales to multi-billion dollar corporations. Mac assisted these companies in overcoming some of their most difficult growth challenges using strategic and cost effective market growth , corporate intelligence and business operations strategies. Assignments have ranged from being the CFO of a $18 billion multi-agency program for the US Government , advising a NYSE listed international biometrics firm on developing and implementing a growth strategy to advising and directing on the Oil for Food Program in Iraq to troubleshooting and restructuring divisional operations for a $38 billion company in the UAE to serving as a Senior Advisor and Program Manager for the United Nations Assistant Secretary General. Mac is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Practitioners (ACFE) and Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and serves on the US Senate Law Enforcement Action Committee. Mac's full bio is available on request..

Maria Mateo has been in the space and satellite communications industry since 2005. She is Msc in Telecommunication Engineering, master in satellite communications and executive MBA. Maria is also a serial entrepreneur and investor, having started ventures since she was 16 and entering in blockchain in 2015 by co-Founding BitValley, that today is setting the building blocks for the next generation of inclusive insurance and risk-sharing with IBISA.network. She is also mentor in founder Institute and advisory board at WEF Global Shapers Community Luxembourg. Maria is an inquisitive, creative and objective oriented person interested in combining new technologies to advance as a society and create sustainable value.

Mike has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare industry specializing in strategic planning, business development and M&A transactions. He has worked as a corporate executive with private and publicly traded medical care organizations, as well as major non- profit healthcare organizations, encompassing integrated healthcare delivery systems, hospital systems, physician practice management companies, managed care organizations and multi- specialty medical groups. He has directed numerous acquisition, business development and strategic planning projects in the US, UK, Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Mike and Anthony Moore were also part of the management team that formed LP-MCC, Inc. in 1998, which launched Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC, on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in November 2003, and reached a market cap of over £120m by 2005. Mr. Low served as Chief Development Officer and board member of Healthcare Enterprise Group PLC.

Internationally experienced and multilingual winegrowing and production expert, founder, owner and CEO of Viva Business private office for sales of international wineries, headquartered in Germany and Italy and focused on sales of selected off-market wineries in Europe, sale and transaction of wineries worldwide and investments and participation in wine industry and beverage projects.

John Kennedy is an experienced investor and entrepreneur with over 30 years professional experience across the UK, Europe and Asia markets pioneering the Purpose Built Student Accommodation sector in the UK. John joins QIP as a Strategic Advisor and Investor to QIP’s Co-living Real Estate investments.

Following a career in the City of London in senior roles with UK Life Offices, John Kennedy was a founder at the Brandeaux Group where he established and developed their global institutional client base from inception in 1996 until 2007. The Brandeaux Group were the first to present Student Accommodation as an asset class to a worldwide investor base. In 2015 their Student Portfolio was sold to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board for £1.1bn

He founded the Coral Portfolio fund platform in 2008. The Fund was designed to offer risk controlled exposure to the growing purpose built student accommodation sector in the UK and globally. Over the last 10 years this regulated EU Fund has delivered consistently strong annual returns for its investors. From 2014 he directed the sale of Coral Portfolio to industry giant The GSA Group who have rebranded the platform as GSA Coral Portfolio. The company now forms an integral part of GSA’s strategic growth as they progress towards 250,000 operational student beds globally within the next ten years. John remains on the board of GSA Coral is and more recently have overseen the Fund’s global expansion while also partnering with GIC, Harrison Street Real Estate, Aviva Asia and Star Asia.

John is a founding Trustee of The Plant a Tree Foundation – a UK registered charity engaged in reforestation projects in SE Asia

Qualified accountant (FCCA) and Superyacht / Leisure and Hospitality sector expert, fellow of the IOD, CEO of Camper and Nicholson International before establishing a trust and corporate management business in Monaco and becoming director and major shareholder in a boutique corporate finance consultancy, 40 year Monaco resident, member of the Yacht Club de Monaco since 1982 and represented Monaco in fleet and team racing events internationally.

Richard’s vision has always been to offer an unrivalled service to automotive collectors and enthusiasts, services he has often needed for his own personal car collection, but was never able to find. He is responsible for the day to day management of the company. Previously Richard was responsible for running the WMG Collectable Car Fund in Mayfair, London. His experience and expertise comes from alternative asset fund management, investment banking and automotive motorsport. Richard spent over 20 years trading Pan European Equities in the City of London for several international investment banks, where he was instrumental in over 400 company IPOs. He spent many years advising senior banking management on their exotic car collections, often called upon to buy or sell a particular marque. Richard races professionally in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, and over his 25-year racing career has claimed 3 championship titles in prestigious European Touring Car and GT championships. In 2015 he raced as a manufacturer driver for Nissan/Infiniti in the British Touring Car Championship. Richard has been collecting classic cars himself since the mid 1990’s. With the launch of EMM London, Richard is able to combine all the process and qualities of investment banking into the luxury automotive world.

Paul is a Principal of GlenQ Private Wealth and Family Office with over 25 years’ experience in private banking and offshore fiduciary administration. He began his career with Standard Chartered Bank, Jersey and has worked for several well-known British banking institutions including time with Coutts, Close Brothers and Kleinwort Benson both on and offshore in a number of senior positions. During this time, he worked closely with a diverse range of high-net worth clients and their families from the Middle East, Asia and Africa. He currently has a particular focus in West Africa, assisting clients with international structures to protect family wealth and ensuring the smooth flow of assets to the next generation. In addition, he is actively championing inward investment into the region, whether through offshore investment funds, or by direct investment, introducing prospective investors to blue-chip projects from his extensive network in the region. Paul holds a Law degree from the University of Buckingham, a MSc in Risk Management from the University of Reading, he is a qualified trust professional (TEP) and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (MCSI).

Investment and finance professional with 30+ years of experience in accounting, corporate finance, security analysis, international institutional fund management and portfolio strategy across markets and investment categories. Now utilising skills and knowledge developed as a professional small- and micro-cap equity investor for Deutsche Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Quilter and RAB Capital to assist entrepreneurs and emerging growth companies in primarily the technology and life science sectors through Bruzell & Co, a corporate financial management consulting business that specializes in supporting emerging growth companies with matters regarding financial strategy, fund raising, financial modelling, budgeting and reporting (external and internal), valuations, negotiations, risk management and corporate control issues.

Board member and advisor to successful enterprising families. Creator of the concept of Business Ownerness. Expert in detonating profitable growth and Value Creation in large family businesses. Helping large organizations through designing and implementing strategies of Innovation and Digital Business Transformation. Helping family business founders and leaders on managing family wealth and legacy. International speaker and writer in Strategic Growth, Value Creation, Corporate & Family Governance, Business Model Innovation and Digital Transformation

Kenneth has worked for 23 years as investment manager and legal advisor in private equity/M&A, most recently as lead counsel for $150M acquisition of U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. in April 2017 and $285M all-cash acquisition of multigenerational automobile auction in April 2016 He previously served as CEO of financial services firms listed on the NYSE and Frankfurt Stock Exchange and served as a director and General Counsel of 2 London Stock Exchange-traded firms. He is also t.he Founder and sole owner of Acadia Law Group, a consumer services law firm with 4,000 clients across the U.S.

Kenneth hasecades of experience with various state and federal securities law matters, including the 33 and 34 Acts, state securities law, the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and NYSE and Nasdaq rules

Jerry, a long term resident of Japan, is the owner of Sandor Management, operating within the 23 wards, based in Tokyo. Jerry has been working with Hansard International since 2008 as their Account Executive for Japan. Jerry is a highly experienced wealth advisor and manager whose knowledge of Japanese interest in, and appetite for, foreign investment products is unsurpassed

Professor of Cardiology and Head of Cardiology Department at Yeditepe University Hospital, Turkey, a Vice President of Turkish Society of Cardiology (2018-20), board member of European Society of Cardiology (2010-12) and a member of the Scientific Programme Committee of EAPCI, current researches focused on coronary stents, intravascular imaging, MSCT coronary imaging and heart valve interventions - medical industry Advisory Board Memberships include many companies such as Medtronic (MEA) and Abbott.

30 years’ investment banking experience embracing Rhine-Westphalia Stock Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange before going on to head bond trading departments of major international banks and institutions, as underwriter in hundreds of bond issues in numerous stock IPOs, subsequently taking up a large number of board seats and is now Managing Director of a consultancy firm.

Patrick Bigger is the CEO of Fox Automotive Switzerland AG and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Green Assets Holdings AG, both two Swiss based companies, which are focusing on electromobility (MIA car brand) and renewable energy. From 2009 until 2015 he has been the CEO of Acazis AG, a German company with focus on agriculture and forestry in Africa and was responsible for the restructuring of the predecessor company. With a professional background in the banking industry, he worked in Trading and Investment Banking in both Switzerland and London for several major international investment banks, including Deutsche Bank Capital Markets and Flemings. From 2003 until 2009 he worked as Sales Director for MWB Wertpapierhandelsbank AG, Munich, and was responsible for the Sales and Designated Sponsoring Department of the bank therefore responsible for sales, order execution for credit institutions and designated sponsoring for corporate and institutional clients. Over his extensive network he was approached for a number of capital market mandates, which he executed successfully in co- operation with MWB. The development of this area contributed so positively that MWB applied to the BaFin (Federal Institute for Financial Services, Germany) in the autumn of 2005, for permission to operate the “Emissionsgeschäft” (New Issue and Corporate Finance Business) and it was granted the license early in 2006.

30 years’ international sales, marketing and business development experience in the fields of GIS (Geographical Information Systems), IT Consulting, Waste Management, Infrastructure, Water Treatment and International Steel sectors of European energy market in Turkey and the bordering countries, Germany and UK, combining multi-cultural communication talent with extensive project management experience - currently an advisory board member for Power-Gen Europe and European Utility Week, Europe’s biggest energy generation fair and congress.

15 years’ private wealth management experience with Citibank Istanbul and London, UBS Wealth Management London responsible for HNW business in Global Emerging Markets, and as Wealth Management Director for Generation Alfa financial advisory before founding and leading One London Property Group, providing Commercial and Residential search for international investors.

Azjargal is currently running an impact investment fund aimed at supporting small medium enterprises with operations positively impacting the environment and wider community. She is also a senior advisor to the Government of Mongolia on economic policies. Azaa is a seasoned banker with 20 years of banking experience in manufacturing, mining, agribusiness, services, consumer, energy, renewables, infrastructure, education, health, real estate and financial sectors in Eastern Europe, CIS, Mongolia and Turkey.

She held leadership positions with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) responsible for deal origination and execution of general industry projects with clients including Air Liquide, Lafarge/Holcim, ArcelorMittal, Ford and Rio Tinto/Oyu Tolgoi naming few. She played a pivotal role in kick starting and developing EBRD operations in Mongolia, where the Bank became the largest institutional investor with cumulative investments of over €1.5 bln during her tenure at the EBRD.

Between (2013-2016) she headed EBRD operations in Mongolia was responsible for increasing EBRD investments in non-mining sector by 75% and diversified the Bank portfolio in Mongolia. She participated in the award winning projects: $120 mln Salhit wind farm – US Treasury award, $1.2 bln Oyu Tolgoi project- Reuters awards, $230 mln Moncement project – EBRD sustainability award and EBRD local management won best project management team award from the Forbes Mongolia in 2014.

Prior to joining the EBRD, Azjargal worked for the Barclays Capital as an investment banker in London responsible for energy sector trades in Asia, Europe and Americas. She also worked at the Supervision department of the Central Bank of Mongolia and developed the 1st Non-bank financial institutions guideline/regulation and participated in the process introducing the new accounts reporting standards for local banks.

Azjargal holds a Masters degree in Securities and Risk Management from ICMA (International Capital Markets
Association) Centre Business School (now known as a Henley Business School), United Kingdom, and degrees in Finance and Business from University of Buckingham and Cambridge University, United Kingdom. Currently she is doing an executive MBA degree at the Said Business School, Oxford University.

She received a leading finance professional in Mongolian banking and finance sector honour from the Central Bank of Mongolia in 2011, the EBRD’s President’s award in 2013 for contribution to implementation of EBRD’s mandate and the Polar star award, one of the highest honours in Mongolia, from the President of Mongolia in 2015 for contribution to the Mongolia’s economic development and charitable causes and Honour by the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry for her efforts supporting women led businesses and entrepreneurs in 2016.

Azjargal is WCD (Women Corporate Directors) Foundation’s founding member of Mongolia Chapter, JCI Senator – NGO empowering young professionals and entrepreneurs and was member of ICMA investors’ club. She has a strong Board experience and has sat on Boards of large industrial companies across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Mongolia.

Humaid has played important roles in connecting and adding value to many business with two decades on experience in Media Communications & Business Development in the U.A.E with global connections. This has carved him into an expert In creating brands, concepts, strategic planning, corporate solutions, business optimisation, new media broadcasting, and management of events and conferences.

He has been seen involved with brands like Abu Dhabi Formula 1, Dubai World Cup Horse Races, Red Bull Air Race, Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Emirates Motor Sports, Federation, Dubai Municipality, musicworldcup.com & many more. His extensive media exposure includes the prominent Radio Stations in UAE. He also acts as a mediator within Emerging Markets between investors, Startups and local SME’s.

With a deep understanding and appreciation of Arabic and Western cultures, he has gained great robustness in the social & entertainment industry with Local & International celebrities. Humaid is associated as a Goodwill Ambassador with many business networks and councils.

Dev has 40 years+ experience in the hotel industry, global with special knowledge in Europe…having started the first corporate hotel booking agency in the 1970s, predating the OTAs (Online Travel Agency), and grew-up with the folks that leaders, movers and shakers in the global hotel business.

In more recent years, Dev set up a boutique hotel brokerage under the banner of The Hotel Property Team, acting as a specialist hotel estate agent – largely dealing with 100+ room hotels, four & five star in London, UK and capital cities in Europe. THPT produce a weekly report on “Recent Deals” – who did what last week and “Hotels Available” hotels and serviced apartments that are on the market, actively and in secret!

Bako Ambianda is an International Development Expect. He is the CEO of ATIGS Group, Inc (Africa Trade & Investment Global Services), a trade promotion, project facilitation, and development company, that provides a fullspectrum of consulting and business development services to companies looking to expand or establish their operations in African markets. He is also the CEO of Labacorp Power Company, an independent power producer and renewableenergy development company that specializes in the facilitation, development, and operating of sustainable powergeneration projects in Africa, with a growing portfolio of projects. He also serves as the Chairman of Labacorp Group of Companies, a holding company with a diversified portfolio of businesses and strategic investments in five key economicsectors namely, manufacturing, power, construction, agribusiness, and exhibition with operations in four countries.

With over 20 years of experience in providing technology services to both the private and public sectors across organisations of all sizes, Harvey will be offering his expertise and input relating to projects involving DLT (Distributed Ledger Technologies/Business Blockchain), AI (Artificial Intelligence), Big Data and Machine Learning. Harvey is currently involved in a number of disruptive and transformational technology projects where he is assisting teams in project direction, marketing strategy and business development as well as providing technical direction and consultancy. His passions are ‘high impact’ projects, especially humanitarian and technology platforms that create value chain offerings in (but not restricted to) digital identity and cybersecurity.

Ajay Sharma, industry veteran executive, former Managing director of IT company and senior leader of companies like Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, and ZTE(Chief Strategy Officer -VEON account), worked in all continents and grown small to big corporates in his 26 years of his carrier and philanthropist. Ajay is currently also serving in several boards of IT companies for dutch business growth and bootstrapping Startups in the telecom and Fintech sectors. Ajay helped several startups and medium-sized companies in the latest digital transformation like Blockchain, IoT, Cybersecurity, and Cloud technologies to disrupt or transform the ecosystem. He also consulted cross border business development in areas of renewable energy, infrastructure, and investment projects.

Ajay is also a philanthropist, served inboard or Rotary the Hague and president in 2017 for Rotary club the Hague metropolitan. He managed several funds raising (For a hospital in India) and received an award from Sir Anton Philips, as Lord Ajay Sharma.

Ajay is an Engineer (DEI university India) by education and continues to learn and collect accolades in form of MBA from TiasNIMBAS business school (Netherlands) and M&A studies from Harvard Business School, Boston (USA) and LLM in international investment and finance law from the University of Liverpool.

Ajay is the founder of ASR Ventures, ASR Ventures focuses on Impact innovation investment, international business growth, and value transformation using technology and business modeling.

As a consultant working with Project Management and as advisor to major water and energy providers in Sweden and around Europe, Jonathan Tallroth has positioned himself as a solutions provider thinking “outside the box”. Jonathan started his career engineering within energy and has worked with wind power, CCHP, solar and waste to energy and other related fields.
Jonathan has been working with primarily the big energy, water and wastewater treatment providers of Sweden, such as Vattenfall, EON, Fortum, Stockholm Exergi, Stockholm Vatten, Käppalaförbundet, Tekniska verken, and more.
Jonathan’s roles focus and expertise have been Project Management within installation, maintenance, optimisation, processes and installation supervision. Also Health Safety Management has part of his responsibility.
In his new role as Director for Global Infrastructure at ECP, he will also take the CEO position at ECP Global Water Resources to lead ECP´s expanding portfolio of interest into Water management to handle todays and tomorrows crisis, critical for our survival on this planet.
Jonathan is also a co-founder and serving member within ECP Project Finance Ltd, focusing on project finance towards Global Infrastructure projects within energy, water, railway, and other sectors.

Mark is the Managing Director of ECP Africa and serves as our principle conduit into numerous projects on the African continent.

Mark is an Investment banker and an SME Finance expert with seventeen (17) years extensive experience in Investment Management, International Trade, Credit Management, Financial Risk Management, Corporate Finance, Logistics and Transport, Freight Management and Real Estate Management.

Mark is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Heritage Capital and is responsible for the overall direction and administration of programs, products and services for the company, including the firm’s financial performance, portfolio quality, business development, HR development, operations and risk manage-ment.

Mark is currently the President of Asian-African Chamber of Commerce & Industry - AACCI (Ghana Chapter). He is also a Senator on the World Business Angels Investment Forum, honorably representing his country, Ghana at the Grand Assembly. An Executive Director of Eureka HQ-Brussels in Charge of African Rating Agency (ARA syndicate), Mark has worked with a number of international financial insti-tutions in the development of finance in Ghana and Africa in general.

Gerry is a highly qualified mechanical engineer with expressive experience in advising and assisting companies with new build projects mainly in the power generation and oil & gas sectors. His project management expertise comes from years of working for companies such as General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, Siemens, Rolls Royce, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the power generation sector. Most of these projects being new build 400Mw CCGT. With oil & gas and chemical plants, Gerry has worked for BP, ICI, Du Pont, NNPC and ENI, being involved with major new build projects and major upgrades to existing plants. Gerry’s speciality is enabling world class companies to construct projects to world class standards and also ensuring intervention of local content. This is critically important to the country in question as it permits the newer generation of young people to gain employment experience and be in a position to support their family by working on the project. In this manner, the overall education system is improved as well as the skill levels of the local people. Through his long involvement with power generation, oil and gas plus aviation, Gerry brings a broad range of knowledge, experience, expertise and contacts to ECP for project management and project execution. With the support and help of the ECP team, he is convinced there is a golden opportunity to deliver a TOTAL SOLUTION to any project undertaken for our global client base, current and prospective. Gerry has worked in the Shetland Islands, UK, Iraq, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Tanzania, South Africa, Libya and Israel bringing added value and experience to projects in challenging environments where not only the terrain was dangerous but security was paramount. Gerry is justifiably proud of projects always being delivered as assigned. Gerry was born in Ireland which will be his base for ECP PM and from where he will travel as required.

Chris is a highly experienced investment professional with over 30 years of experience advising global Institutional and UHNWI clients including being an invited participant in a high-level UK business delegation to the UAE and Qatar. Currently he is working with City of London institutions in the Compliance sector.

His early career was trading South African mining stocks and this kick started a fascination with Africa and he has since lived and worked in South Africa and Nigeria. In addition to his expertise in the financial markets Chris brings expertise in other areas of business having owned a small chain of retail shops in the UK and serving as the Rector of a prestigious polytechnic level college in Nigeria.

Erich is Founder & Owner of Vienna Consulting – EMEA and is holding several Advisor positions with Management Consulting and Engineering Companies. As Director of Evrensel Logistics, Erich’s main objective is helping the industry by adapting to new technologies, staying competitive, expanding into new markets and increasing profitability. His expertise comes with over three decades as a professional global Manager in the Freight- and Logistics sector and profound Advisor & Consultant to various industries. With additional extensive knowledge in the fields of Finance and Business Process Auditing, Restructuring of entire Companies, Strategic Planning, Exploration of new markets and Business opportunities, Erich has worked for multi-billion Dollar Corporations and is successfully serving Clients mainly in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Always hands on the job with a very practical approach in creating best solutions for customers, Erich provided Advisory & Consulting services to Industries, such as Dry Dock Ship Repair, Internet Broadband Provider, Logistics & Freight Forwarding, Shipping, Supply Chain, Port Management, Container terminals, Offshore Oil & Gas support services, Haulage, Heavy Lifts, Aviation ground services (cargo & passengers) and Financial services. Erich is Austrian national and currently based in the Sultanate of Oman from where he is managing the EMEA region.

Anthony ('Tony') Moore has 40+ years experience in the global financial services industry having lived and worked in 6 countries, 9 cities and transacted business in another 20+ countries in his long and distinguished career. Most notably,Tony opened and managed the Goldman Sachs (Asia) Ltd office based in Hong Kong; was Head of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs Japan in Tokyo and subsequently senior executive at Goldman Sachs Ltd in London where he had responsibility for UK privatisations and relationships with a large number of Footsie 100 companies. Following his career at Goldman Sachs he held, among other positions, Member of the Board of Banker's Trust Int'l and Chairman of Corporate Finance at BZW, Barclays Bank's investment banking subsidiary. Tony has also held senior positions in industry including President & CEO of New Energy Ventures Technologies in Los Angeles, one of the early entrants into the deregulating US power industry. Tony has served, and still very much serves, as Chairman and/or Board Director of a large number of public and private companies in the USA,Europe and Asia/Pacific. His experience covers capital markets financing, equity fund raising , cross-border mergers & acquisitions, project finance, real estate, precious metals, asset management (including alternative investments) and wealth advisory. He has particular experience in guiding start up and emerging companies through to an exit, either trade sale or IPO. Currently based in Istanbul, Tony is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Evrensel Capital Partners, a merchant bank and fund management company. He is particularly interested in providing strategic and financial advise to companies that have a significant humanitarian, or benefit for mankind, aspect in their offering. Tony has an extensive global senior executive level network in government, public entities, financial institutions and corporate around the world.

Mr. Velikov, based in Bulgaria and Mongolia, is currently CEO of Zamani Capital, a company which harmonizes and brings together all the projects in Mongolia under one roof, helping these entities obtain financial backing from banks, funds and family offices.

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Mr. Velikov is also Managing Partner at Eradus Dentongate Ltd., providing business development advisory and financing solutions to projects in the Russian Federation and CIS countries, in the fields of infrastructure (ports, terminals, airports, pipelines, roads, etc.); energy (oil & gas, power, coal, uranium, etc.); mining (iron ore, gold, chromite, lithium,copper); industry (industrial projects in all main areas).

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Mr. Velikov is the owner of Faga Design Ltd, involved in construction and real estate investments; and owner and CEO of Siam Air Tours, an international tourist company with headquarters in Varna, Bulgaria. Mr. Velikov specialises in investment environment and investment risk analysis, evaluation, prognosis, and investment strategy development; market research, prognosis and real estate management; purchase of plots, design, construction financing and control.

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Mr. Velikov is currently Director Eurasia for ECP, CEO and co-founder of ECP Mongolia, CEO and co-founder of ECP LatAm.

Well known for her unique experience in international political and business environment as well as promotion of trade and investment ties between countries. Excellent expertise in geopolitical matters and international relations, long-term cooperation with leading international institutions, opinion makers and international media - in the field of preparation and implementation of political strategies as well as mega economic projects in the region of Middle East & North Africa, South America and South - East Asia.

Bozena is originally Polish, studied Journalism and International Relations at the prestigious University of Warsaw. While being a student she already worked in public media and then landed her first full time job at the Chancellery of The Prime Minister. After a few years she entered corporate business in telecom industry in Poland, also run public relations and advisory company as a Managing Director. In 2008 she moved to the Middle East and was responsible for trade and investment matters at the Polish Embassy in Cairo. During last years she gained an outstanding international experience in the areas of economic diplomacy, investors relations, strategy and business development while working with many important international companies, governments, embassies and international organizations.

She actively supports underprivileged children in the Middle East, Africa and South America. She is also an animal rights activist, takes care & adopted many stray animals while living abroad. Passionate traveller, with strong passion for promoting sustainable tourism all over the world. She is also excited to work in the world of technology - currently as a partner in the Canadian company Blockchain Guru which creates & offers various services using blockchain & artificial intelligence platforms.

Bozena also loves photography, art and great cuisine, including sophisticated wine.

A recognized expert in Digital Technology and Cryptocurrency, Chuck has been involved in innovative digital technology for over 20 years. He was the co-founder and CEO of Voiceovers Unlimited and helped to create an entirely new industry in Asia. As the founder and CCO of Creative Fuzion, he focused on the amalgam of entertainment and hi-tech and continues to explore the uses of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence in business. A very early adopter of blockchain and cryptocurrency, Chuck has long believed that cryptocurrency would be the disruptive technology of the 21st century. This fascination with digital technology led to his partnering in the design and creation of several cryptocurrencies and blockchain systems. With expertise in developing digital Carbon Credit systems, STO tokenization of physical assets, the merging of crypto and fintech in DeFi, as well as cutting-edge blockchain solutions such as DAG, Chuck has served as an advisor on many projects inside the digital marketplace. As Managing Director of Global Digital Assets for ECP, Chuck continues to explore the vanguard of digital technology into today’s modern business models with forays into Hydrogen, Thorium, Stem Cell Technology, Battery technology, and many more state of the art solutions.