AISSATA LAM (Mauritania)

General Director of the Mauritania Investment Promotion Agency (APIM), the government entity in charge of direct national and foreign investments, as well as the country’s investment climate.

Through APIM, Ms. Lam promotes and implements the vision of Mauritania, led by H.E. President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, for a sustainable and more inclusive development driven by stronger productive sectors.

Ms. Lam is passionate about youth and women’s economic empowerment on the continent, access to finance for start-ups and SMEs, and driving the ecosystem for women entrepreneurs. She is a co-founder of the Young Chamber of Commerce of Mauritania, an organization created with the mission of bridging the gap between young Mauritanian professionals and entrepreneurs, mainly through the i-Lab, an innovation laboratory and venture capital fund, launched in partnership with the National Bank of Mauritania.

Ms. Lam is also a member of the advisory boards of the G7 Gender Equality Council led by French President Emmanuel Macron and the Middle East Institute.