“Great framework, excellent tool.”

Karamo N. M. Sonko has decades of years of experience in strategic management, teaching, research, community and government relations, and natural resource management ( ranging from petroleum, phosphates and, in particular, gold). He specializes in new ideas and fields and growing projects from scratch to development. He is a multidisciplinary social scientist and world citizen, who has taught at five universities in Canada, France and the USA and worked for the African Union, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations (UN).

Mariama Sonko is Executive Assistant and Sustainability Adviser at Jula Consultancy, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management Science from the Paris Sorbonne University (Abu Dhabi Campus) and an M.Sc. (with distinction) in Finance from Heriot-Watt University (Dubai Campus). She has postgraduate certificates in: the Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies from the Judge Business School (University of Cambridge); Sustainable Finance from the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership; and Financial Leadership from the Harvard Business School. She is professionally certified as a Sustainability Adviser by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Academy. She is fully bilingual in English and French in addition to other African languages.