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Anass Afilal

The Mastercard Foundation 2013 - 2014
Alumni
Legatum Fellow
From:
Morocco
Sector:
Energy/Utilities
Location:
Morocco
Degree:
Mfin, Sloan School of Management

Anass Afilal was born and raised in Oujda, Morocco. His interest in reading about the history of science and in early scientist-entrepreneurs played a major role in his co-founding of SAPMOR, along with researchers from the university in Oujda.

The mission of SAPMOR is to develop innovative ways to provide Morocco’s rural population with the means to tap into its tremendous reserve of unexploited biogas energy, producing it in a decentralized manner using only domestic and agricultural waste. Anass envisions SAPMOR not just as a simple technology supplier but also as a socioeconomic actor involved in these villagers’ investments through providing tailored financial innovations combining micro-loans and risk sharing mechanisms.

For several years, Anass has been very active within several Moroccan NGOs. His experience with ASPE (Association de Solidarité et de Protection de l’Environnement), a non-profit organization based in the Rif of Morocco marked his first encounter with rural Morocco and triggered his entrepreneurial ambitions. It was through this experience that he came to realize that the government can only do so much. There is an urgent need for young Moroccans to take action through entrepreneurship.

Anass’ professional experience includes internships within the financial structuring team at HSBC Dubai, and at the World Bank headquarters. After passing the Baccalaureate, Anass moved to France to prepare for the entrance exams for the Ecole Polytechnique to which he was admitted in 2010. Throughout his years at Polytechnique, he deepened his scientific background, specializing in quantitative economics and acquiring basic knowledge in other fields such as biology and quantum physics. Anass is now a Master of Finance candidate at the Sloan School of Management.

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