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Wilfried De Wever

Head of Innovating Justice Accelerator - Investment ProgramHiiL

Biography

Wilfried is the Head of the HiiL Innovating Justice Accelerator at HiiL (www.hiil.org). He coordinates the Justice Investment Programme, bringing investors in touch with top justice innovators. The network ranges from private individuals such as lawyers or judges who want to invest in justice initiatives, to professional venture capitalists and institutional investors.

His main responsibilities: building the justice entrepreneur investment portfolio, supervising www.innovatingjustice.com, scouting for world class justice innovations, setting up local or specialized Innovating Justice Hubs (in 2016: Lagos, Nairobi and Papua New Guinea) and partnership programs (e.g. with Ford Foundation, MFA Netherlands), developing Innovating Justice events and guiding innovation scale up processes.

More than 10 years of experience in the field, a strong educational background combining law, economics, entrepreneurship and business makes for a broad foundation. His analytical, open mindset and strong language skills are indispensable assets for building long term strategic partnerships on a daily basis.