Founder & Managing Partner, Synergos Venture Partners
Business Transformation Advisor on Stanford Seed Transformation Program
Angel Investor in various African start-ups & early stage venture capital investor
Lecturer at various prominent business schools
Certified Leadership Coach, Mentor & Mediator
Johan Richards has 35+ years of Africa-focused entrepreneurial and consulting experience and has assisted 80+ entrepreneurial start-ups across 15+ different industries in 18+ Sub-Saharan African countries. One of his most notable successes has been his involvement with the start-up and scaling of AfriSki. AfriSki is the largest snow ski and adventure mountain resort on the African continent and the mountain kingdom of Lesotho's biggest tourism project.
Johan is also a Business Transformation Advisor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business Seed Transformation Program - A Program for developing entrepreneurs in emerging economies. He also consulted with and assisted many other significant national and international companies operating on the African continent or wanting to expand onto the African continent.
General Partner of Synergos Venture Partners
Business Transformation Advisor on Stanford Seed Transformation Program
Director of the Botswana Central Bank
Ex Chairman of Barclays Bank of Botswana Pension Fund
Ex CEO EOH Botswana
Ken Molosi has 35+ years of Africa-focused management consulting experience and has assisted numerous corporate and entrepreneurial clients throughout Africa. One of his most notable successes has been as Chairman of the Barclays/ABSA Pension Fund which during his tenure has grown to $1 billion and while being part of the Board of Directors of Barclays/ABSA turning Barclays Bank into the 2nd largest and the most profitable bank in Botswana with Revenue over a $1 billion per annum.
Ken is also a Business Transformation Advisor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business Seed Transformation Program - A Program for developing entrepreneurs in emerging economies. He also consulted with and assisted many other significant national and international companies operating on the African continent or wanting to expand onto the African continent.
Leading African Tech Angel Investor;
Managing Partner @Launch Africa Ventures;
Chief Investment Officer @Startupbootcamp Africa;
Former Wall St Investment Banker;
Stanford and I.I.T. alum; MENSA; Harambean; Musician; Dad
GP, RRE Ventures (17 years)
Top Social Influencer
Ranked Among Most Loved VCs
Elias Chikoto has over seven years of strategy and management consulting experience gained at Gemini Consulting, IBM, and Zariro Consulting. He started Zariro Consulting in 2011, and is currently working with clients in private equity whose focus is Africa.
Before starting Zariro Consulting, he worked for Syngenta Agro AG, spending five of the six years he worked there at the company's headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. He had various roles there, including Head of Strategy and Planning CP for Africa Middle East.
Specialties include Strategy, operations, business development
Agribusiness, Private Equity, Energy, Mining, FMCG.
Terence has 25+ years experience in consulting finance and general management with a focus on financial services, having spent 12 years in banking and 5 years consulting in financial services. He worked in the banking strategy function as well as in the operational and client facing areas.
Lané completed her BAcc degree Cum Laude at the University of Stellenbosch (2019) and completed her BAccHons (2020). After joining the CA(SA) Entrepreneurship Programme at the VAT IT group, she was one of the founders of Zee - Importer of Record (2021), where she fulfilled various leadership roles. Currently, as Commercial Transactions Manager, she structures cross-border trade transactions to facilitate global deployment of networking equipment.
Throughout her journey, she is continually involved in philanthropic causes and committed to having a sustainable and significant impact on her environment.
She is ambitious, has an inquisitive mind, and seeks to continually broaden her knowledge and current skills, making her a unique high performer. She is known to be conscientious but values interpersonal relationships. Affinity for business development in e-commerce through global expansion, investing by way of venture capital & private equity. Entrepreneurial spirit and proud business owner.
www.linkedin.com/in/lané-richards-593647129/
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