Mediterranean Sustainability Partners – Détails, épisodes et analyse

in this very last bonus episode of 2024, here is Ellen Wasylina’s speech as written for her participation in the Stratcom Summit , which took place on December 13 -14, 2024 , Istanbul .

bio of our guest , Richard Harris :

With over a decade of experience navigating the financial landscapes of Brazil and the United States, Richard Harris founded Bexley VC with a focus on identifying and supporting ventures with high growth potential. Combining deep industry knowledge, strategic insights, and a strong network, Richard has built partnerships with a wide range of entrepreneurs, the business community and government. His work is driven by a belief in the growth potential of biotech startups and their ability to address critical market opportunities.

 

Richard’s professional background includes roles as Portfolio Manager and Financial Advisor at leading financial institutions such as J.P. Morgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and HSBC Bank. In these roles, he managed investor relations, capital raising, startup due diligence, and contributed to capital deployment for Venture Capital and Venture Debt funds, with an emphasis on Biotech and Climate Tech investments.

Segment 1 : investing in teams and how to assess them. 

Segment 2 : Why investing in diverse teams is raising the bar

Segment 3 : how that leads to diverse companies

Biography of Janneke Niessen

Janneke is founding partner at CapitalT, serial entrepreneur, angel investor, board member and diversity advocate. 
She has started and exited two international technology companies. She is on the board of several organisations and is regularly asked for advice by the government, all on the crossroads of technology, talent, investing and diversity. She speaks regularly at international events, appears in podcasts and writes for several publications such as Fortune MPW, TNW, Wonder Women Tech, Inc, Cambridge and Jinek. 
As the co-initiator of InspiringFifty—an initiative to increase diversity in technology by raising the visibility of female role models—Janneke published The New Girl Code to inspire young girls to pursue careers in technology. Janneke is also a strong supporter of more diversity in venture capital and one of the initiators of #Fundright, a self-imposed quota for venture capital investors to improve inclusion in the investment ecosystem. 
She has been named one of Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year, one of the 10 most prominent angel investors, Most Innovative Leader and EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

Bienvenue à tous nos auditeurs marocains! Le Maroc est 4e de notre classement d’auditeurs après les Etats-Unis, France, Grande Bretagne, des 38  pays et aux 4 continents où est écouté notre podcast! Merci de votre fidélité!

Voici les 3 segments de ce podcast : 

Segment 1 : Bilan des 22 ans de règne de Sa Majesté Mohammed VI : un système monétaire et financier plus robuste qu’il n’y parait

Segment 2 : le crowd-funding : une forme privilégiée de mobilisation de l’intelligence collective du public”

Segment 3 : Confiance est clé comme mécanisme de gouvernance entre le VC et les managers des sociétés de VC au Maroc.

La biographie de Professeur Slimane Ed-Dafali : 

Slimane ED-DAFALI est Professeur en sciences de gestion à l’Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion d’El Jadida, Université Chouaib DOUKKALI. Il est affilié au Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches en Sciences Economiques et de Management (LERSEM). Il a préparé sa thèse de doctorat au Laboratoire LaREFA de l’ENCG d’Agadir.

Slimane ED-DAFALI a enseigné à l'université IBN ZOHR puis à l'université Chouaib DOUKKALI. Actuellement, il assure l'enseignement de cours liés à l’ingénierie financière, à l'entrepreneuriat, au management de projet et à la gestion des risques financiers.

Ses travaux sur le capital-investissement et la gouvernance d’entreprise sont publiés dans de nombreuses revues académiques marocaines et internationales au comité de lecture ou internationales indexées.

Ses travaux de recherche actuels portent sur le capital-investissement, l’entrepreneuriat, la gouvernance, la performance et la croissance des Jeunes entreprises innovantes. Il est membre du Comité de lecture de plusieurs revues internationales. Il est également membre de L'Association Académique Internationale de Gouvernance (AAIG).

As we prepare for our seminar, « Vision Méditerranée 2022 » , here is a reading of excerpts of an article written by Professor Jean-Paul PANCRACIO in this 6th issue of the Geostrategic Maritime Review , entitled , « Maritime Migration flows across the Mediterranean: a general approach » , pp 50-58.

Here is the link to the publication : https://www.amazon.com/Migration-over-French-Ellen-Wasylina-ebook/dp/B01MA3NH6O/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1629278198&refinements=p_27%3AEllen+Wasylina&s=digital-text&sr=1-4&text=Ellen+Wasylina

Here is the link to our seminar, "Vision Méditerranée 2022" in Paris, September 27-29 : https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/

This is a reading of an article from my recent book "Sustainability Governance in a post-globalised world", Apple Books, 2019 , https://books.apple.com/us/book/sustainability-governance-in-a-post-globalized-world/id1450842371 . The article is entitled "Brain Drain vs. Brain Gain : Education is key to improving employability and to national competitiveness." This reading ties in nicely with our panel on Geoeconomic Challenges and Investment in a post-COVID economy on September 28, 2021 at our seminar, "Vision Méditerranée 2022" : https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/ .

As we prepare for our Séminaire "Vision Méditerranée 2022", I would like to share an excerpt of my recent book entitled, "Sustainability Governance in a post-globalised world", Apple Books, 2019, Chapter Six, with an article entitled "The Green Economy : source of opportunity and jobs", pp 199-207, from which I read a brief introduction : https://books.apple.com/us/book/sustainability-governance-in-a-post-globalized-world/id1450842371 

On September 29, I will be leading a panel on the Green Economy.  For more information about the program for this timely seminar with renowned experts from the region, sign up and join us, September 27-29 in Paris at Maison Noura : https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/ .

Thank you for tuning into Mediterranean Sustainability Partners from 37 countries and on 4 continents! 

Here is a brief recap of our upcoming seminar, "Vision Méditerranée 2022" at Maison Noura, September 27-29, 2021

Here is the dedicated webpage for the seminar, where you will find information about our program, speakers and sign up information : 

https://trocaderoforum.com/vision-mediterranee-2022/

Please do join us!

This episode was recorded on August 11, 2021.

There will be 3 segments :

Segment 1 : post-NATO summit analysis, NATO 2030

Segment 2 : Geopolitical realities in the East Med

Segment 3 : Outside players, regional powers in the East Med (US, China, Russia, Iran)

GUEST : Prof. Dr. Vişne Korkmaz is professor of International Relations at Nisantasi University. She is vice-director of a research center, CEMES, Center of Mediterranean Security. Prof. Dr. Korkmaz has also given lectures at the National Defense University of the Turkish Republic on current affairs and regional security issues in the Middle East, Russia, Caucasus, and the national security strategies of Turkey. Her research interests cover IR theories, FP theories, regional security and security issues, Russian, American, and Turkish foreign policy. She is author of several books and has published several scholarly papers, chapters and articles on these issues, including newly launched contributions in the edited books of Nursin Guney (New Geopolitical Realities for Russia, From the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, Lexington, September 2019) and Banafsheh Keynoush (Iran’s Interregional Dynamics in the Near East, Peter Lang, April 2021). Her recent analysis which is entitled “Waiting for the Biden Administration: Can we expect a Change in EU-Russia relations?” was published by SETA Brussels, (https://www.setav.org/en/analysis-waiting-for-the-biden-administration-can-we-expect-a-change-in-eu-russia-relations/). She is columnist in Yeni Birlik and gives comments on international and foreign policy developments on regular basis to national tv and radio news channels.

Belles Vacances à tous nos auditeurs francophones!

Merci de votre fidélité en France, au Liban, au Canada, en Belgique, en Algérie, au Maroc, en Cote d'Ivoire et en Suisse.

Ecoutez Episodes 1, 11, 13, 15 et 17.