James is a social entrepreneur with a focus on the youth of today who will become the future leaders of Africa. Working closely with Professor Mandivamba Rukuni (Zimbabwe) and Chantell Ilbury (South Africa), he has developed a programme to bring young Westerners and Africans together to help neutralise the issues of racial perceptions. James also has his own facilitation, negotiation and mentoring business, Crucial Conversations in the UK. Born in Kenya and brought up in Zimbabwe, James has experience in management, transport, marketing, the financial sector and the arts in both Southern Africa and in the UK. He has a BA (Hons) Fine Art, has served in the British Army and is a skilled facilitator and negotiator. He has spent the last 10 years working closely with business, the agricultural and also the charitable sectors in Zimbabwe.