Joost de Kluijver 2026 Speakers

“I’m at AFSIC to raise funds for a 14MM dollar Nigerian project that combines CRM availability, urban mining, African impact and circular business model innovation in the tech industry.
I’m the founder and CEO of Closing the Loop, a Dutch circular-economy company that has spent more than 12 years developing commercially viable electronic-waste value chains across Africa. Closing the Loop has built an extensive African collection network and developed circular services used by international companies and organisations.

I’m now leading the development of Ecosmelt Lagos, an electronic-waste smelter in Nigeria that will add local industrial processing to our established collection ecosystem- and will allow valuable secondary raw materials to be extracted. The project aims to combine African industrial development with the growing global demand for more circular and resilient raw-material supply chains.
My background is in business, consulting and sustainability, including previous work with the Global Reporting Initiative.”