Simon Johnson is board member of the NCCR. A former executive with Hewlett-Packard with responsibility for Africa, he is a successful serial entrepreneur and an advisor to Swiss technology startups. He presents tomorrow’s world technologies on prime-time Swiss television.
Director
Jonathan Ledgard heads the Afrotech project at EPFL. Afrotech's seeks to help pioneer advanced technologies in Africa at massive scale. He is a thinker on near future risk, nature and technology in Africa and a longtime Africa correspondent of The Economist.
Director
Pascal Briod is a co-founder of TawiPay, a comparison website for money transfer services targeted at migrants populations. He works for several NGOs and foundations active in Africa and holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies from The Graduate Institute in Geneva.
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Advisory Board Members
Dr. Kamau Gachigi heads the University of Nairobi Science & Technology Park and Fab Lab, at which a number of technology businesses are currently incubated. He has been a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering since 1999, where he teaches materials Science. He has over 14 years of experience in building materials, having worked early in hiscareer at Redlands Technology, Surrey (UK).
Yves Rossy knew he was destined to become a pilot the day he found himself stuck on the branch of a tree unable to get down.Today, he is known as Jetman, the first person in the world to attach jet engines to a single wing and fly like Icarus.
Antoine Fatio is a serial entrepreneur in high-tech innovative companies. He has also served as a principal officer for the International Standard Organization (ISO) for 6 years and structured large-scale corporate projects as a manager with KPMG Corporate Finance. Fascinated by aviation in all it’s forms, as the president of the Geneva Flying Club, he is a keen airplane pilot and has been flying model airplanes and helicopters for over 35 years.