Alan Boyce is co-founder and director of Adecoagro, a food and renewable energy-producing company that owns and operates highly productive land throughout Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. He is also CEO of Absalon, where he works to implement the beneficial aspects of the Danish mortgage system in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Peru, Mexico and other countries. Boyce is co-founder and director of Agrica Ltd., the largest rice grower and miller in Tanzania. Agria continues to develop sustainable agribusiness in Africa, currently focusing on South Sudan. Boyce recently started Westlands Solar Farms, a California renewable energy company, and Materra LLC, a California agricultural production company. Previously Boyce served as director of special situations at Soros Fund Management and as managing director of fixed-income arbitrage at Bankers Trust. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. in economics from Pomona College.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.