As a company director, entrepreneur, and strategy consultant for over 30 years, David has established agricultural and technology start-ups then acted as interim CFO or board member and in some cases enabling successful exits. David has been trusted by the executive management of many major corporations on the strategic opportunities and risks created by sustainability challenges and clean technology developments.

Through his professional accountancy qualification (FCCA), training at IMD Lausanne (MBA) and a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, David is strongly quantitative with deep experience in developing, and financing propositions, both for large scale investments by major companies and plans for early stage start-ups.

Dan has more than 30 years of experience in industrial biotechnology: Over the past decade, he has been VP R&D and Founder of GlycosBio using Enzyme Activated Oil technologies and developing bacteria for production of chemicals. Previously, he was Co-Founder at Molecular LogiX, Inc., a protein engineering biotechnology company. Dan also co-founded and served as VP, R&D for Energy Biosystems Corporation, producing engineered organisms for the bio-desulfurization of fossil fuels and production of industrial surfactants ; it generated over 25 patents and raised over $50m through VC financing and a successful IPO. In addition to his entrepreneurial experience, Dan has held management positions for Miles, Inc.

Dan has contributed to more than 20 issued US patents, and has published dozens of scientific papers. He received his Ph.D in Microbiology from Michigan State University and was Post-doctoral Research Associate for the University of Georgia.

Jonathan is an experienced International Investment Banker and Lawyer, with over 20 years of experience as an advisor, CEO and Board Member of growth companies and investment funds.

He is the former CEO and Chairman of a quoted hedge fund with assets of $3.2bn, and has been instrumental as an advisor or Board Member in taking over ten companies to listing, in addition to advising on over 300 transactions in his career to date. Jonathan was admitted to the Bar in Illinois, Florida and Washington DC and currently divides his time between London and Uganda. He is Executive Chairman of Africa Power, Advisor to Smarti, and to Ardour Capital, amongst his other activities.