Speakers
Patricia Veringa-Gieskes
Founder
The Job Factory and TJF CAPITAL
In 2004, after more than fifteen years of professional experience in the Netherlands, Belgium,
and South Africa, I settled in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I served at the International
Organization for Migration as Deputy Chief of Mission, an experience that led me to establish
The Job Factory in 2006, a recruitment, placement, and training agency that I continue to
lead. I subsequently joined the FMMD (Global Forum on Migration and Development) and the
FEC (Federation of Congolese Businesses) in 2008. From 2009 to 2015, I chaired the
Professional Committee of Private Employment Agencies within the FEC, and since my
election in 2011, I have remained a member of its Board of Directors. In 2015, I was elected
President of the National Social Commission, a mandate I held for eight years.
My commitment also extends to the humanitarian sector, serving as Vice-President of Chaîne
de l’Espoir – Espoir de Vie since 2005 and President of Bilenge Ya Kinshasa since 2016. In
2014, I was appointed by presidential decree as Administrator of the INPP (National Institute
for Professional Preparation), a position I held for eight years. In 2023, I was again appointed
by presidential decree to the Board of Directors of the ONEM (National Employment Office),
where I continue to serve. Since September 2024, I have been Administrator of BGFI Bank,
member of the audit committee, and Chair of the corporate governance and nominations
committee. In February 2025, I was appointed Regional Ambassador for Central Africa at the
Alliance des Patronats Francophones (APF), and since September 2025, I have coordinated
the counterpart funds monitoring committee within the National Coordination Committee for
the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Today, I represent the Congolese private sector before numerous international institutions,
including the ILO, IOE, EACCIA, EU, AU, United Nations, and the World Bank. My work reflects
a constant commitment to serving, training, protecting, and empowering the Congolese
people, driven by the conviction that the country must reveal its full potential and assume its
rightful place.
To realize this vision, I am active in human resources and training (The Job Factory),
healthcare (Roliana), finance (TJF Capital, Futuris Finances), and lobbying (Bantu Executive).
As a woman of faith, I draw strength and perseverance from the support of my husband and
children, with whom I share this vision.
Speaking at the summit
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3:30–5:00pmMon 16 NovRoundtableOpen
Chamkar - The Proving Ground
What Makes Innovation Scale? Regulation, Capital and Trust in Emerging Markets
RoundtableOpen
About this session
Many promising financial companies do not fail because the product is weak. They fail between early proof and meaningful scale. Growth capital becomes harder to secure, institutional partners hesitate to integrate with younger firms, and entering each new market can require rebuilding relationships, compliance processes and distribution from scratch. This roundtable focuses on that scale gap. It asks which forms of capital are missing after the early stages, what would make banks and other large institutions more willing to partner with growth-stage providers, and which shared infrastructure or market-access mechanisms could reduce the cost of expanding across emerging markets.

