Africa Accelerating 2021 - Day 3 Breakout Room: EDC Special Session

Dave D’Oyen is the National Lead for Black Exporters at Export Development Canada (EDC). He is leading the development of a strategy to remove barriers to exporting for Black-owned and Black-led businesses. As a diversity and inclusion consultant, he provides subject matter expertise to organisations on the implementation of initiatives to address systemic barriers, diversify workforces and create inclusive cultures.

Dave was a member of the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's Diversity and Inclusion Committee to identify barriers to and opportunities for greater diversity and inclusion in the investment community, and the Black Innovation Fellowship Screening Committee at the DMZ at Ryerson University to review pitches and provide advice about supports for Black entrepreneurs.

Dave graduated from the Leading Social Justice Fellowship, a partnership between the School of Cities at the University of Toronto and United Way Greater Toronto. His fellowship team explored initiatives to increase access to capital for Black entrepreneurs.

Dr. Jean-Paul Muka joined EDC as an Account Manager in January 2021, bringing 20 years of digital transformation and international business expertise.
He currently manages a national portfolio of Commercial Markets and Small Businesses, which gives him the daily privilege to advise Canadian exporters and investors across industries, on their export and digital transformation strategies.
JP is an accomplished business developer with vast experience, having travelled to and conducted business in over 35 countries on 5 continents. He is a regular speaker with a long experience of delivering lectures to both academic and business audiences on digital transformation and international business subjects.
He holds a doctorate (PhD) in Information Technology Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and an International Trade Diploma from the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) in Ottawa. He is a Certified International Trade Professional (CITP®);
Fully bilingual, he can be contacted in English or French at [email protected] or via LinkedIn.

Mr. Ruggieri joined Export Development Canada in April 2014 and has more than 15 years of experience in international trade finance, banking, business development and team management. In September 2015, he was appointed Chief Representative, Africa, with the goal of leading EDC’s efforts at trade promotion, facilitation and creation in support of Canadian exporters and investors for the Africa market and opened the first EDC’s representation in this continent. In June 2019, he accepted an extended role as the lead of the newly merged Middle East & Africa region.

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Garreth is President of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business. Garreth is a co-founder and former MD of Glenheim Venture Capital and has previously served in executive government as an elected official in Cape Town; heading economic development and securing a seat in Parliament. He has been a member of the board of the University of Cape Town and its University Research Committee.

His firm, Glenheim Venture Capital, was named one of the top 25 Most Innovative Companies of 2017 by FastCompany SA and was profiled in an inaugural report of 15 success stories, by the Southern Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SAVCA).