meet our hosts

Lucas Robinson is a principal at Renew Capital. He has been investing in and running businesses and projects in frontier markets for over 20 years, including as co-founder of Limalimo Lodge (Ethiopia), Power Ventures Africa, and The Treehouse Project (Zimbabwe). Lucas has extensive experience in managing the interface with development finance institutions and aid agencies, having previously worked for the UK’s Department for International Development and Canada’s International Development Agency. Lucas holds an MA (honors) from George Washington University in Washington D.C. in the U.S. and a BA (honors) from the University of Toronto in Canada.