I'm Mondher Khanfir
Welcome to my website,
I’m an engineer who found out his passion in his profession, which I like to present as Biology of Knowledge. This consists on studying the production, dissemination and reproduction of knowledge as biocenose able to bring to life the best of Human dreams.






Infrastructure, Logistics & Digital Innovation Expert
Current Positions,
- Board Member at AMA@Station F, Paris
- Advisor at FEMOZA, Geneva
- Expert to the African Center for Economic Transformation, Accra
- Governance consultant to the Council of Europe, Brussels
- Faculty member at WBAF Business School, Istanbul
- Head of the Think Tank ‘For a shared prosperity in Africa’, Tunis

Entrepreneurship

Innovation

Project Management

Governance
References
Investment Advisory
Assisting PPP and innovative businesses in their Investment and fundraising strategies.
Policy Advocacy
Conducting research and case studies in different economic fields to promote policies that enable sustainable development.
Governance & Project Management
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Intellectual Property Protection
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Services
My offer covers the evaluation and structuring of complex projects, including financial modelling. More specifically, I bring expertise in the design and implementation of innovation or digital transformation projects or programs.
Experience.
My professional career,
Faculty Member in charge of Startup Assessor Certification program
- Company : WBAF Business School CDD
- Employment date : Sept. 2020 – 2021. 11month
Location : Paris
Faculty Member
- Company : World Business Angels Investment
- Employment date : December. 2019 - 2021 .1year and 8 month
- Location: Suisse
- Description : In charge of Startup Assessor Certification courses with a focus on Innovation, Business Modeling, IP protection & Funding strategy
Visiting Lecturer
- Company : National School of Arts and Trades
- Employment date : November 2019 - 2021 . 1 years and 9 month
Location : Paris
Board Member
- Company : AM Acceleration StationF
- Employment date : Mars. 2018 – 2021. 3 years and 5 month
- Location : Paris
- Description : A leading Hardware accelerator based in Station F in Paris, and highly oriented Industry 4.0 with a special focus on Research Valorization Startup
Partner & Advisor
- Company: Convergence InternationalSAS
- Employment date : January 2018 - September 2020. 2 years and 9 month
- Location : Suisse
Co-Founder & Partner
- Company : Investment Management & Advisory
- Employment date : July 2018 - June 2019 . 1 years
- Location : Luxembourg
- Description : Enabling and supporting the growth of IP based innovative startups showing a high impact on Emerging economies, by valuating and tokenizing their IP in order to accelerate their valorization, through cash flow generation and access to market.
Accompanying investors in their high impact investment strategy, and assisting startups in their financing strategy and capital raising.
Senior Associate Partner
- Company : Colombus Consulting
- Employment date : February 2012 - january 2018. 6 years
- Location : Tunisia
- Description : Prospected and expanded the activities of Business Consulting in North Africa, whose global solutions provide development of major projects covering management and IT system auditing, and/or businesses transformation, in five main sectors: Finance, Health, Environment, Logistics and Energy, all the while focusing on governance, technology integration, innovation, strategic planning, governance and change management
Head of the Cabinet of the Minister of Transportation
- Company : Transitional Government - Republic of Tunisia
- Employment date : Mars 2014- February 2015. 1 years
- Location : Tunisia
- Description : I crafted the the Road Map 2014 and led the cabinet of the Minister for its implementation.
Co-Founder and CEO
- Company : Wiki Start up- Business Incubation & Investment Advisory
- Employment date : Mai 2011- December 2017. 6 years and 8 month
- Location : Tunisia
- Description : Launch of the first private Business Incubator dedicated to Innovation in Tunisia, with a very specific business model based on 3 pillars; 'Technical Assistance, Seed funding and Mentoring". more details on www.wikistartup.tn
Executive Director
- Company : Tunisian American Chamber of Commerce
- Employment date : September 2010 - Mai 2011 . 9 month
- Location : Tunisia
- Description : Restructuring the organisation and setting up a new strategy oriented "Export & Entrepreneurship"
Managing Director of Transition LAND'OR SA
- Company : LAND'OR SA
- Employment date : July 2008 - September 2010. 2 years and 3 month
- Location : Tunisia
- Description : My main responsibility was to process with a restructuring of the whole company and implementing a new governance practices, in order to reach the performance objectives enabling the company to be incorporated
Founder & Executive Director
- Company : MKC Group
- Employment date :June 2001- July 2008. 7 years and 2 month
Location : London, United Kingdom &Tunis
Senior Consultant
- Company : Institute of Management Resources (IMR)
- Employment date :January 1999 - December 1999. 1 years
- Location : Paris
- Description : Part of a mega M&A project for Seb Group including a migration of the IT system to SAP.
In charge of the Supply chain and Purchasing function with a double objective, a technical one that consists on obtaining very quickly significant savings on the procurements, and a tactical one that consists on setting up a new organization and to conduct the change process.
Engagement for the Community
Civil Society Activism
Founding member and currently General Secretary at Carthage Business Angels www.cba.tn
CBA is the first Angels Investors network in North Africa. It supports entrepreneurship and innovation through specific programs while building and promoting a friendly ecosystem in the region
Founding member and Vice President at TABC www.tabc.org.tn
Tunisia Africa Business Council is a leading pan-African organization based in Tunis. It aims to put sustainable development at the heart of political agenda of Governments and to promote South South cooperation.
President at TANIT www.tanitonline.org
President at TANIT www.tanitonline.org
TANIT is promoting social and economic development in Africa. The field of actions covers Education, Entrepreneurship and Environment
Autonomisation économique
A unique plateform where the financial sector could exchange and meet with top decision makers in order to develop alternative vehicles to fund the economic development required in Tunisia. More details are on www.afs.tn
Autonomisation économique
The think tank’s role is to enable investments and trade in Africa, through supportive lobbying and policies, and to develop an active african network around structuring projects showing a positive impact on African economies.
It also promotes the emergence of an African social and economic that brings together local and Diaspora expertise around innovative projects in Africa.
My role is to draft public policies and studies on the follwing topics, Health, Education, Entrepreneurship and Infrastructure, raising and answering the question how to accelerate Tunisia integration in the the African continent.
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President at Association des Tunisiens des Grandes Ecoles www.atuge.org
I gathered and animated an association that counts more than 4000 members, for the installation of an active network. I organized events and forums on various economic topics, such as Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the competitiveness of the financial sector, the internationalization of Tunisian firms,….etc.
My Short Bio
Publications.
Studies and reports
How to finance an Innovative Start Up
Lead author of a guidebook composed by a panel of experts and business angels....
Read MoreThe Digital Startup implementation handbook
All you need to know to better design and implement a digital startup business model ...
Read MoreCapital Market & Financial System development to boost private sector in Tunisia
This study was conducted by Wiki Start Up at the request of the BMFthrough GIZ office in Tunisia...
Read MoreHow to harness National Innovation System to enable Technology Transfer and strengthen Innovation capability in Tunisia
This report is based on a master set of data and observations compiled by the author , as expert in Innovation...
Read MoreState of the art of swarming in Tunisia, 2013
Evaluation of the spin-off program in Tunisia, and proposal of an innovation-oriented approach ...
Read MoreTransport & logistics corridors in Africa. A Tunisian perspective
The study includes a mapping of the main maritime entry points in Africa and the land corridors that connect them...
Read MoreLes défis des banques de développement en Afrique. Etude de cas de la Banque de Financement de la PME en Tunisie (ACET 2021)
Ce rapport retrace l’historique qui a conduit à la création de la BFPME ainsi que l’évolution de son mandat et de sa performance depuis sa création.
Read MorePolicy Brief «Bridging the Mediterranean: For an Enlarged, Comprehensive and Equitable Integration between the EU and its Southern Neighbours (EuroMesco 2021)
Bridging the Mediterranean: For an Enlarged, Comprehensive and Equitable Integration between the EU and its Southern Neighbours
Read MoreDevelopment Finance: Taking advantage from blending finance. Tunisia case study report (ACET 2020)
As Blended Finance continues to spread over the Development Finance practices, it becomes more and more sophisticated..
Read MorePerformance and Potential of Innovation Ecosystems in Africa (TABC 2020)
While Innovation ecosystem is embedded into manufacturing Industry in developped countries, it's rather based on startups ecosystem in Africa..
Read MoreHow public policy could enable Knowledge Based Economy: The Tunisian Healthcare case study
How public policy could enable Knowledge Based Economy: The Tunisian Healthcare case study...
Read MoreImplementing Tech Transfer Offices in the MENA region. The role of the private sector (UN ESCWA, conference 2017)
Tech Transfer Offices is not only a missing link to be created between University and Industry. It's a highly complex ecosystem to be developped ..
Read MorePromoting investments in the Supply Chain. The role of public policies (OCDE study, 2017)
Co-Author of an OCDE study for the Tunisian Government, showing the state of the Art of Governance in the global supply chains...
Read MoreEnhancing the Tunisian service sector competitiveness: The Transport & Logistic sector case (EBRD study, 2016)
Ce rapport met en avant le rôle des politiques publiques dans la promotion de l'investissement dans les services d'infrastructure logistiques..
Read MoreHow to harness the NIS to enable Technology Transfer and strengthening Innovation capability (UN ESCWA study, 2015).
This report is based on a master set of data and observations compiled by the author , as an expert in Innovation, Policy Advisor ....
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