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18 FELIPE ZARATE Colombia FCP Innovación PHIL WICKHAM United States Kauffman Fellows Program Felipe Zarate is the General Manager of FCP Innovación, the private equity platform of Empresas Publicas de Medellin (EPM). FCP Innovacion manages US$52 milllion focused on venture capital for innovative companies in energy, water, waste and ICTs. Felipe's career spans 18 years of experience in private equity, venture capital, top management, and business development in the Americas, Europe, and SouthEast Asia. Mr. Zarate is a Civil Engineer from Universidad EAFIT Medellin and holds an MBA from HEC School of Management Paris. Phil serves as the President and CEO of the Kauffman Fellows in Palo Alto, CA. The mission of the Kauffman Fellows is to develop the next generation of leaders in venture capital. Success for Phil means that entrepreneurs are building more enduring companies and investors are achieving superior returns. Overseeing all aspects of KF, Phil continues to push the program's international expansion. He also has a special passion for venture capital's opportunities globally in helping to meet societal needs. JONATHAN WHITTLE United States Accion Frontier Investments Group Jonathan Whittle serves as Managing Director of Accion's Frontier Investments Group. Jonathan is an experienced entrepreneur, having co-founded and scaled three technology start-ups, and venture capital investor with over nine years of experience managing a venture technology portfolio. Jonathan is based in Washington D.C. and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Jonathan received an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University and a B.A. in Political Science from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.