Roots To Foods Podcast

Episode 5 — Building the Ecosystem That Absorbs Capital: The Entrepreneur's Perspective To close Wave 1, host Ovidiu Bujorean sits down with Jeff Hoffman - co-founder of Priceline and Booking.com, Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, and a member of the OviBees Ventures Global Advisory Board. The two go back over a decade, to Jakarta and the GIST Initiative, where a young founder named...

Titre: ÉP 04 Mobiliser Les Capitaux Africains pour L'Afrique - Dre Frannie Léautier - RootsToFoods Capital Series (1er épisode en français) Nouveau partenariat: la RootsToFoods Capital Series s'associe à AllAfrica Global Media, la plus grande plateforme d'information du continent, pour diffuser chaque épisode, Capital Insight et newsletter en anglais et en français. Pour marquer cette étape, voici...

In this episode of the Roots to Food Podcast, host Ovidiu Bujorean, CEO of OviBees Ventures, speaks with Dr. Frannie Léautier, Senior Partner and CEO of SouthBridge Investments, about the opportunities and challenges of mobilizing African capital for investment across the continent. Their discussion focuses on the role of domestic wealth in financing infrastructure, supporting economic growth, and...

Guest: Jenn Kenning, Co-Founder & Former CEO, Align Impact Why does philanthropic capital stay stuck even when the intent is genuine and the money exists? Jenn Kenning has spent 25 years at the intersection of wealth management and impact — partnering with financial advisors, institutions, foundations, and families to turn values into capital strategy. Her answer to the deployment gap is not s...

Wave 1, Episode 2 of RootstoFoods Capital Series interviewed Joan Larrea, CEO of Convergence Finance - the world's leading data platform on blended finance. Joan brings three decades of evidence to one of the most important questions in impact investing: how do you structure capital to actually move? In Episode 2 of the RootsToFoods Capital Series, she maps the anatomy of deals that work, where ca...

A new episode of the RootsToFoods Podcast part of the newly launched Capital Series explores “Capital Deployment in Practice: What Gets Funded and Why,” featuring Nathaniel Heller, Executive Vice President at Geneva Global and Global Impact Ventures, in conversation with host Ovidiu Bujorean, CEO of OviBees Ventures. The discussion examines how capital is actually deployed in practice — including...

Welcome to Roots to Foods, where we explore innovative solutions at the intersection of food, business, and social impact. In this special episode, Building Prosperity through Entrepreneurship and Partnerships, we sit down with two visionary leaders driving change in global food systems: Sarah Farley, Vice President at the Rockefeller Foundation, and CD Glin, President of the PepsiCo Foundation &a...

Welcome to RootsToFoods, the podcast exploring food systems, entrepreneurship, technology, and climate adaptation. I'm your host, Ovidiu Bujorean, Sr. Technical Director at AV Ventures, the impact investing arm of ACDI VOCA. Our oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, yet their full economic potential remains largely untapped. From sustainable aquaculture to innovative financing and tra...

In this special World Food Day episode of the Roots to Food podcast, we explore critical issues surrounding global food security and sustainable agriculture. Featuring expert guests, Ambassador Mark Green , President and CEO, The Wilson Center and Katherine (Katie) Meighan , Chief Legal and Governance Officer; Associate Vice-President External Relations Department Ai, IFAD - United Nations. The ep...

Welcome to another episode of the Root to Foods podcast!. The session, titled “Scaling Agribusiness Ventures: Opportunities and Challenges in Taking African Agriculture to the Next Level,” explored the vast potential and significant hurdles involved in expanding African agribusiness. As Africa looks to transform its agricultural sector, scaling up operations and integrating advanced technologies a...

Welcome to another episode of the Root to Foods podcast!. In this episode, we’ll delve into "From Food Insecurity to Thriving Agribusinesses – The Case for a U.S.-Africa Strategic Agribusiness Partnership." As we confront the pressing challenges of food insecurity and agricultural instability, it becomes increasingly clear that forging strategic partnerships between the U.S. and Africa could be a...

Welcome to another episode of the RootsToFoods podcast.  In this episode, we delve into the technologies, tools, and services designed specifically to empower women farmers and entrepreneurs. Our discussion will highlight how these innovations improve women’s access to crucial resources like information, finance, market opportunities, and enhance their roles in decision-making processes. From mobi...

Welcome to Roots to Foods. In today’s episode, "Scaling Up AgriTech Ventures Across The Africa Continent, we have an extraordinary guest today: ChatGPT from OpenAI. With its vast knowledge and insightful analysis, ChatGPT will help us understand the current landscape of AgriTech ventures in Africa, the opportunities for scaling up, and the challenges that lie ahead. Join us as we uncover the innov...

Join us on our this episode as we dive deep into the heart of agricultural innovation with Ayodeji Arikawe, the visionary CEO of Thrive Agric. Together, we explored the challenges, triumphs, and groundbreaking strategies behind scaling up AgTech ventures across the African continent. Discover how technology and agriculture converge to create sustainable solutions for food security, economic growth...

In this enlightening episode of Rootstofoods, we delve into the dynamic world of scaling ventures within Africa and extend our vision to global markets. Our host Ovidiu Bujorean is joined by a panel of distinguished entrepreneurs and investors who have successfully navigated the complex terrain of expanding businesses from local startups to international powerhouses. Together, they unpack the uniq...

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the Roots to Foods Podcast! In this episode, we're exploring the cutting-edge world of "Precision Agriculture" and for this deep dive, we have a very special guest – not your usual industry expert, but an AI: ChatGPT from OpenAI! As we leap in AI technology, ChatGPT is here to give us an insightful perspective on how AI and machine learning are revolutio...

Dive deep into the future of African agriculture with RootsToFoods podcast's latest episode on Precision Agriculture! Join our host Ovidiu Bujorean and esteemed guests for an insightful conversation featuring: Brian Bosire, CEO of UjuziKilimo: Uncover the cutting-edge technologies transforming agricultural practices in Africa. LinkedIn Paul E. Schickler, Former President of DuPont Pioneer: Gain in...

Our first episode, Breaking Ground on Enhancing Innovative Financing in Agriculture, has been developed on the foundation of a substantive panel conversation that took place during the 2023 US-Africa Business Summit and that was organized by the Corporate Council of Africa. Our expert panel, led by the Moderator Amadou Mahtar Ba , who serves as the Executive Chairman of AllAfrica, brings together...

Welcome to RootsToFoods, the podcast where we dig deep into the world of agriculture, technology, and climate adaptation.  I'm your host, Ovidiu Bujoran, technical director for partnerships and investments with AV Ventures, the impact investing arm of ACDI VOCA, a 60-year-old nonprofit US-based organization, and the global leader in market systems development.  I designed the Roots to Food podcast...