Dr. Dorothy Kelso

HERMESA is a UK based angel syndicate investing in extraordinary female (co)founded start-ups. We are a community of operators who know what it takes to build successful start-ups and we invest smart money – capital and expertise – to help change the funding landscape for women founders.

HERMESA is a UK based angel syndicate investing in extraordinary female (co)founded start-ups. We are a community of operators who know what it takes to build successful start-ups and we invest smart money – capital and expertise – to help change the funding landscape for women founders.

Informa champions specialists working in academic and business-to-business markets, connecting people with knowledge to help them learn more, know more and do more. We’re a leading international events, digital services and academic knowledge business, headquartered in the UK and a member of the UK’s FTSE 100 group of public companies. We’re also home to a fantastic, inclusive community of over 14,000 colleagues across 30 countries, and a place where our colleagues have the freedom and flexibility to bring ideas to life, do work that makes a real impact and discover opportunities to grow. Our businesses include Informa Markets, Informa TechTarget, Informa Connect, Informa Festivals and Taylor & Francis, but if you work in one of the specialist markets we serve, you might also know us through our brands. In Pharma, Medical and Biotech, that includes WHX Dubai, CPHI and EBD; in Tech, Enterprise Connect, AI Summit, Black Hat and GDC; in Natural Products, New Hope Network, Vitafoods and Natural Products Expo; in Beauty & Aesthetics, China Beauty Expo and Premier Beauty; in Finance, SuperReturn International, Money20/20, Finovate and IGM; in Research and Advanced Learning, Routledge and F1000; and many more brands in more markets too.

AVCA: Promoting private investment in Africa AVCA – The African Private Capital Association is the nexus of private capital in Africa, championing and enabling private capital investment in Africa. As the pan-African industry body, AVCA plays a significant role as an effective change agent for the industry and acts as the trusted independent source of information, insight, and intelligence inspiring investor confidence; making the case for both commercial returns and impact of private capital in Africa. AVCA represents a community of capital allocators, investors, fund managers, advisors, entrepreneurs and professional services committed to our shared vision of a prosperous Africa that is sustainable, inclusive, and innovative.

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, the planet, while building trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams in more than 150 countries work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions, strengthened by sector experience and diverse ecosystem partners. Find out more about the EY global network: http://ey.com/en_gl/legal-statement

Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the worlds leading investors in the secondary market for private assets – and widely acknowledged as an innovator in secondaries. The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne and Montreal, Coller’s multinational investment team has a truly global reach. In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world’s leading institutional investors. In February 2022, the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of c.$1.45 billion and backing from over 40 institutional investors. In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (“PWSS”) business to provide further access to private capital markets for high-net-worth individuals. The Coller Secondaries Private Equity OpportunitiesFund ("C-SPEF") is a closed-end tender offer fund. For more information about this fund, including risks and a prospectus, please visit cspef.com. Potential investors should be aware that an investment in the Fund is speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and is suitable only for those investors who have the financial sophistication and expertise to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Fund and for which it does not represent a complete investment program. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The fund is distributed by Paralel Distributors LLC.