Godefroy Harito Founder – Treeapp WBS Alum Godefroy co-founded Treeapp, a global tree-planting organisation based in London. Listed in Forbes 30 Under 30, Godefroy has dedicated his ventures and personal time to leveraging new technologies for good. He is an alumnus of Warwick Business School and London Business School and launched his first business, valued at over £40 million, with the founders of Starling Bank.
Jessica Rasmussen Founder – Two Magnolias WBS Alum and Alumni Network Ambassador Jessica founded Two Magnolias® in 2019 with her business partner Marie Korde, and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founding Partner. Jessica has led Two Magnolias® from its early inception as an Angel investment vehicle in December 2019, through to its launch as an Early-Stage Venture Capital fund, achieving its a final close of Fund 1 in April 2024, with the sole purpose of filling the clear opportunity gaps that are present in the UK Venture Capital ecosystem. This Fund was built on the founding principles of investing in entrepreneurs focused on Sustainability and Human Health solutions, based solely in the UK. As CEO, Jessica is passionate about bringing a clear vision and lens to investment opportunities that exist within the Nations and Regions of the UK, that provide a clear and impactful outcome to local communities. Jessica’s involvement in strategically positioning the Fund to ensure that both female and ethnically diverse founders receive an equal voice has been identified as critically important. She is a known advocate for diversity and inclusion within the UK’s Venture and Private Equity Industry, recognising the value of diverse perspectives in driving innovation and success.
Mark Collins Head of Future Transport – Transport for West Midlands and Director at Intelligent Transport Systems UK Mark Collins is Head of Future Transport at Transport for West Midlands and also represents TfWM on the board at ITS (UK). As part of his portfolio at TfWM, he is responsible for numerous technology and service delivery programmes. He recently led the Future Transport Zone programme in the West Midlands, which included elements such as Mobility Credits, Mobility Hubs, Mobility-as-a-Service, new modes including eScooters and WM On-demand. Separately, he oversees the CAV and related infrastructure activities as well as a developing transport behaviour change programme (the Influencing Transport Lab). He is also involved in establishing the future mobility strategy within TfWM, deploying the learnings from these innovation programmes. Before joining TfWM he spent 11 years at Jaguar Land Rover in a series of engineering and management roles including vehicle prototyping, vehicle packaging, technology research and advanced engineering. With a degree in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering he has extensive experience of delivering new technologies and mobility systems.
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