Ludivine Wouters
Managing Partner, Latitude Five
Ludivine is a governance and policy consultant with expertise in strategy, transaction management, regulatory, government relations and permitting. Since 2007, Ludivine has assisted countless natural resources companies and investors in emerging markets, and worked on technical assistance programmes for African States. She is co-founder and managing partner of Latitude Five, an investment and advisory firm focusing on real estate, infrastructure, mining and/or private equity in Africa. Ludivine has previous experience in political risk insurance within a Lloyd's insurance syndicate, and significant legal experience in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and capital markets with leading international firms in Paris; she also worked for an emerging markets investment bank in London, focusing on metals and mining clients, particularly African juniors. Ludivine is committed to change and market leadership in natural resources, participating in policy initiatives and regulatory reform across a variety of African market, and as a Director of Women in Mining (UK) from 2009 to 2012 and of International Women in Mining since March 2020. In 2013, she was nominated by her peers to be one of 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining.