Ian Clarkson

Hitachi Consulting (UAE) Ltd. provides management consulting services. It helps organizations to transform their business and operational performance with a high degree of certainty & sustainability. Its clients include DSM, Firestone, Fleet, and Fujitsu. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Richmond, the United Kingdom.

Management Consulting Group Plc provides professional services across a wide range of industries and sectors through the Proudfoot practice. It specializes in the design and implementation of transformation in the field of manufacturing, natural resources, consumer packaged goods, transportation, automotive, building materials, and heavy industry. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, and Rest of the World. The company was founded by Alexander Proudfoot on February 25, 1946 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is a UK-based think-tank founded in 2007 by Mark Leonard. The British company conducts independent research on European foreign and security policy, with a focus on analyzing the geopolitics of the relationship between the European Union and other countries. ECFR's Africa Programme specifically examines foreign policy tools and strategies related to the continent.