Joanna James
Joanna James has overall responsibility for Advent's investment activities in Central and Eastern Europe. She has over 25 years of private equity experience, with a strong focus on buyouts and growth equity investments. Prior to joining Advent, Joanna worked for Kleinwort Benson Development Capital, where she was responsible for investments in the U.K. and also developed the firm's private equity activity in Spain. She began her career with 3i, the U.K.'s largest venture capital firm. Joanna has led Advent's investments in The Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), Terapia, Synergon, Elender, Mobifon and Cesky Mobil. She has BA from Durham University. Joanna has represented Advent on the boards of Central European companies in the food and information technology services sectors.
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25 years of Portfolio Conferences
The Portfolio Group's event division has been shaping the professional events market for over two decades, continuously in a market-leading position. We organize 60 business conferences and nearly 10 awards ceremonies nationwide each year, setting the direction in 9 industries: economy, agriculture, real estate, healthcare, finance, automotive, energy, IT, sustainability. We reach 40,000 participants annually. The name Portfolio Events is a guarantee of high-quality professional content and outstanding B2B and B2C networking – in premium hotels, exclusive environments, with business networking and lead generation opportunities. So far, more than 7,000 speakers and nearly 50,000 companies have participated in our events: experts, top executives, decision-makers, opinion leaders, owners. Join us and level up - we provide the top community of the domestic business sphere!