Connecting ecosystems. Building bridges between African and Nordic institutions, businesses, investors and innovators to accelerate sustainable mobility and green industrial development. Mikkel Becker-Aakervik is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thought Leader and a driving force behind the Nordic Africa EV Summit and Road to Africa. These initiatives foster collaboration between Africa and the Nordic region to accelerate sustainable mobility, innovation and green industrial development. With a background in entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships and international business development, Mikkel has spent more than a decade building bridges between public institutions, industry leaders, investors and innovators. His work focuses on creating practical platforms that enable investment, knowledge exchange and long-term partnerships supporting Africa's transition towards cleaner, more resilient transport systems. Through Thought Leader, Mikkel has led the development of high-level conferences, executive roundtables and cross-border expeditions bringing together governments, utilities, automotive manufacturers, technology companies, development organisations and financial institutions.As the visionary behind the Road to Africa expeditions, he has helped demonstrate the growing viability of electric mobility across the continent while highlighting the infrastructure, innovation and partnerships required to accelerate adoption. Mikkel advocates for connecting ecosystems across sectors and borders. As a moderator, speaker and facilitator, he continues to champion practical action and stronger long-term collaboration between Africa and the Nordic countries.

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