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FIRAT İLERI Turkey Hummingbird Ventures Firat joined Hummingbird Ventures as an Associate in 2012. He is based in Istanbul. Previously, he worked at J.P. Morgan at the Emerging Markets Structuring and Solutions group where he developed and marketed investment products as well as liability management and financing solutions for financial institutions and corporates in Emerging markets, particularly Middle East, Turkey, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and CIS region. Prior to that, he worked at Manufacturing and Productivity Laboratory at MIT and Lycos. He received B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Management Science and a Master of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. TOMOHIRO KAKISAKAI United Kingdom Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Tomohiro Kakisakai is a Manager at Mitsui & Co., Ltd., focusing on venture and growth investments in US and Turkey. He joined Mitsui in 2003 and started his career in accounting and finance. He moved to Principal Investment Division after engaging in global business development for cloud service, mobile and ebook businesses at Information Business Unit for 7 years. He received a B.S. in Engineering from Univ. of Tokyo. YAVUZ KAYNAR United Kingdom EBRD Venture Investments Yavuz has extensive experience working with start-ups competing in the Internet space as well as Fortune 500 companies developing new products to reach wider audiences via the internet. Before joining EBRD, Yavuz was the CTO of iLab Ventures, one of Turkey's largest Internet investment and portfolio management houses. Previously, he was Director of Technology and Technology Architect at One to One Interactive (Boston, MA) helping Fortune 500 clients reach their online goals through use of advanced technology. Yavuz started his career as a Software Engineer at CSC in Virginia and he has an MBA from MIT and a BS in Systems Engineering from University of Virginia. BRYAN KIM United Kingdom Invus Financial Advisors Bryan is a partner at Invus Financial Advisors focusing on minority investments in private companies. IFA is a New York-based investment firm investing family capital with a global, opportunistic mandate and considerable flexibility to pursue off-the-beaten-path opportunities. Prior to joining IFA Bryan worked at the Invus Group, a sister firm, where he focused on buyout investments in the US. He graduated with an AB in Computer Science from Harvard University. 10