1–4 September 2026 Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda
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350+ Confirmed Speakers

Thought Leaders & Changemakers

Heads of state, DFI leaders, ministers, scientists, entrepreneurs and youth changemakers shaping the future of Africa's food systems.

Keynote Speakers

Opening Forum Voices

H.E. Paul Kagame
H.E. Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Opening Ceremony
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah
Dr. Sidi Ould Tah
President
African Development Bank
Investment & Finance
Ms. Alice Ruhweza
Ms. Alice Ruhweza
President
AGRA
Food Security

All Confirmed Speakers

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Abreham Aneseyee
MP in Ethiopia
House of People Representative
Ethiopia
Modou Lamin B Bah
Honourable
National Assembly The Gambia
Gambia
Mohamed Beavogui
Mohamed Beavogui
Former Primer Minister
Retired
Guinea
Prof Mbetid-Bessane Emmanuel
Ministre de l'Agriculture et du développement rural
Ministère de l'Agriculture et du développement rural
Central African Republic
Simon Itaye
Minister
Ministry of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism
Malawi
Jacqueline
Member of Parliament
East Africa Legislative parliament
Uganda
Hon. Dr. Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore
Minister of State for Animal Industry
MAAIF UG
Uganda
Henry Musa Kpaka
Minister of Agriculture & Food Security
Government of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Paul Gulleik Larsen
Ambassador-at-large & Special Envoy
MFA of Norway
Norway
Ibrahim Mayaki
Ibrahim Mayaki
AU Special Envoy
AU
Niger
J. Nuetah
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture
Liberia
Mahaman Elhadji Ousmane
Ministre de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage
Gouvernement
Niger
Gladness Salema
Member of Parliament
East Africa Legislative Assembly
Tanzania, United Republic of
Ts’epang Ts’ita-Mosena
Deputy Speaker
National Assembly in Parliament
Lesotho
Françoise Uwumukiza
A Member of Parliament
East African Legislative Assembly/EALA
Rwanda
Muhammadu Abubakar
CEO
L&Z Integrated Farms Ltd
Nigeria
Vanessa Adams
CEO & Founder
Level4International
United States
Nana Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh
CEO
GrowForMe
Ghana
Terese Akpem
Founder & CEO
Vet Konect Ltd
Nigeria
Kidist Amedie
CEO
Guarofarms
Ethiopia
Mathildah Amollo
CEO
Greatlakes Feeds ltd
Kenya
Ivan Asiimwe
Founder & CEO
EnerBot
Rwanda
Alloysius Attah
CEO
Farmerline Group
Ghana
Ayodeji Balogun
GCEO, AFEX
AFEX
Nigeria
Rod Bassett
Chief Executive Officer
Agrium Capital Ltd
United Kingdom
Nardos Bekele-Thomas
CEO
CEO of AUDA-NEPAD
South Africa
Sellah Bogonko
Co-Founder & CEO
Jacob's Ladder Africa
Kenya
Betty Chinyamunyamu
CEO
NASFAM
Malawi
James Collinson
CEO
iSDA
United Kingdom
Ampaire Daphine
CEO
Mac bee honey harvest company-smc limited
Uganda
Kim Dempsey
President & CEO
Heifer International Foundation
United States
Abdoulaye Diakite
CEO
Diakité Robotics
Mali
Ayoola Dominic
CEO
KOOLBOKS
Nigeria
Daniel Elger
CEO
CAB INTERNATIONAL
United Kingdom
Iddi Mohammed Faried
CEO
Kodu Technology
Ghana
Olaoluwa Farotimi
CEO
Maxipharo Farms
Nigeria
Joseph Fashola
CEO & Co-founder
Agrolinking
Nigeria
Sangwa Sifa Florence
CEO
NzeSA Ltd.
Rwanda
Fredrick Benneh Frimpong
CEO
FARMING IN AFRICA
Ghana
Kévin Stanislas Houessou Gbadoe
CEO of MM AGRI AGRO
MM AGRI AGRO
Togo
Zainab Lawal Gwadabe
CEO
Seed Pro Africa
Nigeria
Mohammed Ibrahim
Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer
National Agricultural Development Fund
Nigeria
Aleem Iqbal
CEO
Red River Farm & Feedlot - Tawir Africa Ltd
Kenya
Oluyemisi Iranloye
MD/CEO
Psaltry Internstional Company Ltd
Nigeria
Ingabire Janviere
Found or CEO
Igisura company LTD
Rwanda
Marlene Kindji
Founder and CEO
BADEME NATURAL FOODS
Benin
Mucai Kunyiha
Group Chief Executive Officer
CKL Africa Ltd
Kenya
Atinuke Lebile
CO-Founder/CEO
CATO FOODS AND AGRO-ALLIED GLOBAL CONCEPTS LTD
Nigeria
Muhammed Lubowa
CEO
AIT
Uganda
Tony Lutere
CEO/Founder
VinjeruSeedlings
Malawi
Tshilidzi Madzivhandila
CEO & Head of Mission
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
South Africa
Imungana Malikana
CEO
Cranitech Limited
Zambia
Wanjiru Mambo
CEO/Founder
WEDGEHUT FOODS LIMITED
Kenya
Meron Mamo
Founder and CEO
Edido coffee
Ethiopia
Uzochukwu Mbamalu
Chief Executive Officer
Manamuz Group
Nigeria
Arristine Mendes
CEO
SHADDAÏ AQUACULTURE
Senegal
Riantsoa Mialinarindra
Co-founder , CEO
SAKAFO Madagascar
Madagascar
Musa Mishamo
CEO and Founder
Rada 360
Kenya
Kingsley Moghalu
CEO
Sogato Strategies LLC
United States
Mochesane Mpali
CEO
Lema Agrivest
Lesotho
Editha Mshiu
CEO
Freshpack Technologies
Tanzania, United Republic of
Hortense Mudenge
CEO
Rwanda Finance Limited
Rwanda
Norman Mugisha
Founder and CEO
Afri-Farmers Market Ltd
Rwanda
Daniel Wa Mukina
CEO
DASEC SARL
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lois Muraguri
Chief Executive Officer
GALVmed
United Kingdom
Lydia Murekatete
CEO
All Greens
Rwanda
Fareeda Bagya Mustapha
CEO
PureLube
Ghana
Constant N'Zi
Group Chief Executive Officer
African Guarantee Fund
Kenya
Paul Newnham
CEO
SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Australia
Nachilala Nkombo
CEO - Women Leaders For Climate Change
Women Leaders For Climate Change
Zambia
Doreen Jean Nsasiirwe
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Westlink Delicacy Api Group Limited
Uganda
Simon O'Connell
CEO
SNV
Netherlands
Innocent Okuku
Director General & CEO
Africa Fertilizer Industry Development Association (AFIDA)
Nigeria
Ada Osakwe
CEO
Agrolay /Nuli Foods
Nigeria
Babafemi Oyewole
CEO
Panafrican Farmers Organisation
Rwanda
Mugisha Paul
CEO
AGAPE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Uganda
Joshua Powell
Chief Executive Officer
Development Gateway: An IREX Venture
United States
Seun Rasheed
CEO
SOUK Farms
Rwanda
Victoria Sabula
Chief Executive Officer
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)
Kenya
Siny Samba
Founder & CEO
Le Lionceau
Senegal
Annat Shittu
Founder/CEO
FARMATAGO
Nigeria
Israel Smart
Founder/CEO
Smartel Agri Tech
Nigeria
Ayodeji Oludare Sotinrin
Managing Director/ CEO Bank of Agriculture Limited
Bank of Agriculture
Nigeria
Ishmael Sunga
CEO
SACAU
South Africa
Helina Teklu
CEO & Chapter Lead
Seed Balls Ethiopia , EWYCA (Ethiopian Women and Youth Climate Assembly) & WFF Ethiopia Youth Chapter
Ethiopia
Anitha Umutoniwase
CEO/Founder
EcoGreen Solutions Ltd
Rwanda
Patricie Uzayisaba
Founder&CEO
SMART CHICKEN FARM ENTERPRISE LTD
Rwanda
Priscilla Wakarera
CEO
Rhea soil health management ltd
Kenya
Imani Wamai
CEO
Sand River Ranch
Kenya
Dr. Florence Wambugu
Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O)
Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International
Kenya
Rosalind Wamwiri
CEO
Retail Trade Association of Kenya
Kenya
William Warshauer
CEO
TechnoServe
United States
Affiong Williams
CEO/Founder
ReelFruit
Nigeria
Augustin Wambo Yamdjeu
Founder and CEO
AFRIKIYA Lab
United States
Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah
Chairman; African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)
Ghana
Victoria Ashabahebwa
Chairperson
UGANDA TEA ASSOCIATION
Uganda
Denise Ayebare
Youth Presidential Advisor on Climate Change
Office of the President Uganda
Uganda
Ousmane Badiane
Excecutive Chairperson
AKADEMIYA2063
United States
Dr. Donal Brown
Associate Vice President, Programmes
IFAD
Italy
Emolot Allan David
Chairperson
Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA (ICOYACA)
Uganda
Emolot Allan David
Chairperson
Indpendent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA (ICOYACA)
Uganda
Julie Delahanty
President
International Development Research Centre
Canada
Melese Gemeso
Chairman for standing committee
Ethiopia Parliament
Ethiopia
Daniel Mwendah M'Mailutha
President
WORLD FARMERS' ORGANISATION
Italy
Mary Malunga
Chairperson
Alliance of Female Cross Border Traders Associations in Southern Africa (AFECTASA)
Malawi
Silvia Massruhá
President
Embrapa
Brazil
Mohamadou Mbaye
President
TAVISET
Senegal
Hari Menon
President - Global Growth & Opportunity
Gates Foundation
United States
Gerardine Mukeshimana
Vice-President
IFAD
Italy
Innocent Namuhoranye
Chairperson
NSAR
Rwanda
Elizabeth Nsimadala
President
Eastern Africa Farmers Federation
Uganda
Mahesh Patel
Chairman
Export Trading Group (ETG)
Tanzania, United Republic of
Jonathan Said
Vice President, Technical Expertise
AGRA
Kenya
Yatta Samah
National President
National Federation of Farmers of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Roy Steiner
Senior Vice President; Food Initiative
The Rockefeller Foundation
United States
Debisi Araba
Managing Director
AKADEMIYA2063
Rwanda
Berik Aryn
Director General
Islamic Organisation for Food Security (IOFS)
Kazakhstan
Yohannes Assefa
Managing Director
Stalwart Management Consulting Services LLC
United States
Muyombano Happy Axel
Managing Director
Ampere Vision Rwanda
Rwanda
Titianne Donde
Managing Director, Policy.
Aceli Africa
Kenya
Simeon Kacou Ehui
Simeon Kacou Ehui
Director General
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Nigeria
Ismahane Elouafi
Executive Managing Director
CGIAR
France
Adam Gerstenmier
Managing Director
African Century Group
United States
Abebe Haile-Gabriel
Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Ghana
Simon Heck
Director General
International Potato Center - CGIAR
Peru
Christoph Jungfleisch
Managing Director
YAPU Solutions GmbH
Germany
Maurizio Martina
Maurizio Martina
Deputy Director-General
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Italy
Seth Charles Mkisi
Founder and Managing Director
SHAMBA BOX
Tanzania, United Republic of
Royford Mutegi
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Vermi-Farm Initiative
Kenya
Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze
UN ASG and ARC Group Director General
African Risk Capacity
Cote D'Ivoire
Leonce Ngaboyakema
Tubura Managing Director
One Acre Fund
Rwanda
Ifeoma Okonkwo
Co-Founder/ Group Managing Director
Ifgreen industries & investment ltd
Nigeria
Josephine Okot
Founder and Managing Director
Victoria Seeds Ltd
Uganda
Manuel Otero
Former Director General
Interamerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Argentina
Himanshu Pathak
Director General
ICRISAT
India
Juan Lucas Restrepo
Director General
Alliance Bioversity International and CIAT
Italy
Gabriel Rugalema
Associate Director General
World Vegetable Center
Kenya
Abdou Tenkouano
Director General
ICIPE
Kenya
Kofi Kisiedu Acquaye
Africa Regional Coordinator
YPARD
Ghana
Saheed Adams
Co-Founder/Business Development Manager
Eweko Integrated Services Limited
Nigeria
Deji Adebusoye
Partner
Sahel Capital
Nigeria
Neoline Adongo
Founder
Twin Value Agribusiness
Kenya
Bernice Yawo Agboada
Founder
Mushroom General
Ghana
Jayadeep Akkireddy
Lead - Business & Financing Innovation
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Germany
Ninon Alaniou
Project Manager, Agrifood Systems Accelerator
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Netherlands
Mohammed Albreiki
Reference Laboratory Section Head
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority
United Arab Emirates
Hanna Opsahl-Ben Ammar
EVP People, External Affairs and Chief of Staff
Yara International
Norway
Nana Amoah
Director
AGRA
Kenya
Siopathis Armelle
Directrice de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition, Rapporteur Général de la coordination nationale du système alimentaire et de la nutrition
Ministère de l'Agriculture et du développement rural
Central African Republic
Vivian Atakos
Global Engagement, Policy and Advocacy Lead
CGIAR GENDER Accelerator
Kenya
Kagonya Awori
Co-Founder, CTO
Elakistos Biosciences
Kenya
Thelma Awori
Co-Leader
Femme African Solidarite/Institute for Social ransformation
Uganda
Alpha Ba
Profesor
ENSA
Senegal
Tolulope Babajide
Programme Coordinator, FinRISE
African Guarantee Fund
Kenya
Moubadaba Bagbohouna
Technical Operation Manager / Young Traderr
WACTAF
Togo
Daniel Balaban
Director & Representative
UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME - WFP
Brazil
Killian Banda
Senior Specialist Market Intelligence
African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP)
South Africa
Joe Battikh
Sr. Partnership Manager
Institute for Agriculture & AI
United Arab Emirates
Amira Affaf Bellil
Co-Founder & Manager
PROPOLINA
Algeria
Øystein Botillen
Director Strategic Partnerships, Global Initiatives
Yara International
Norway
Gilbert Borketey Boyefio
Secretary General
African Parliamentary Press Network
Ghana
Benjamin Bukombe
Lead Scientist
Oathafrica
Rwanda
Martin Bwalya
Food Systems Specialist - Africa Region
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Zambia
Katie Carson
Director Corporate Affairs Food & Climate Policy
Tetra Pak
Belgium
Arne Cartridge
Senior Adviser
Yara International ASA
Switzerland
Inota Cheta
Co Founder
Wattles and Combs & She Entrepreneur Limited
Zambia
Mutini Cheta
Co-owner
Wattles and Combs Poultry Limited
Zambia
Enock Chikava
Director, Economic Opportunity
Gates Foundation
Kenya
Susan Chomba
Director: Food, land & Water
World Resources Institute
Kenya
Monojit Choudhury
Professor
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
United Arab Emirates
Richard Choularton
Director, Climate and Resilience Service
United Nations World Food Programme
Italy
Stewart Collis
Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
United States
Maimouna Sidibe Ep Coulibaly
Promotor and Seed system specialist
FASO KABA SARL
Mali
Maximo Torero Cullen
Chief Economist
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Peru
Eric Danquah
Founding Director, WACCI
University of Ghana
Ghana
Maimouna Dembele
Regional Media Lead - Waro
Sightsavers
Senegal
Dawit Taddele Dessie
Head of Strategic Initiative and Sustainability
East Africa Philanthropy Network
Kenya
Mercy Diebiru-Ojo
Seed Systems Specialist
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Nigeria
Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive Director
FUND FOR RESPONDING TO LOSS AND DAMAGE (FRLD)
United States
Baba Djibo
Promoteur
DJIBO SERVICES
Mali
Kathrin Ebner
Interim COO
Ban Ki-moon Foundation
Austria
Roberta Edu
Founder
Moppet Foods
Nigeria
Jack Elliot
Professor and Regional Director for Africa
Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture Development
United States
Khaled Eltaweel
Senior coordinator
UN food systems coordination Hub
Italy
Naluyima Emma
Farmer
One Acre Unlimited
Uganda
Shenggen Fan
Chair Professor
China Agricultural University
China
Kindie Fantaye
Head, Climate Adaptation, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience
AGRA
Kenya
Paula Maria Leynes Felipe
Regional Manager, Upstream and Advisory Services, FIG Eastern and Southern Africa
International Finance Corporation (IFC) - World Bank Group
Philippines
Benjamin Fiafor
Head of Development Just Communication
Farm Radio International
Ghana
Malle Fofana
Deputy Executive Director
GGGI
Korea, Republic of
Cj Fonzi
Co-Founder and COO
Africa Climate Ventures
Kenya
Frederick Fussi
Delivery Specialist - Crops, Markets and Commercialization
Agriculture Transformation Office
Tanzania, United Republic of
Salamatu Garba
Group Board Chair & Global Advocate
Women Farmers Advancement Network- WOFAN
Nigeria
Greg Garrett
Executive Director
ATNi (Access to Nutrition initiative)
Switzerland
Aimable Gatete
Coordinator of Rwanda-Israel Horticulture Center of Excellence
Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources development Board(RAB)
Rwanda
Claver Gatete
Executive Secretary
UNECA
Ethiopia
Sokhna Rokhaya Gaye
Gender and Institutional Transformation Expert
TANAGER
Burkina Faso
Dr. Bram Govaerts
Director General
CIMMYT
Mexico
Cristina Miranda Gozálvez
Head of Unit - Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries
European Commission
Belgium
Nicoline de Haan
Director - Gender Equality and Inclusion Accelerator
CGIAR
Kenya
Corinna Hawkes
Director
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
United Kingdom
Agboola Seyi Henry Henry
Youth director
Cocoa and coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa [COCEFAAA]/Cocoa farmers Association of Nigeria [CFAN]
Nigeria
Bas Hetterscheid
Manager Partnerships
Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
Leigh Hildyard
Manager -Agri-food systems Africa
Climate Policy Initiative
South Africa
Vivette Iradukunda Igihozo
Entrepreneur
International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS)
Rwanda
Said Hussein Iid
Senior Advisor
Arab Leauge Organisation for Agricultural Development
Turkey
Theophile Iradukunda
Solar Engineer
SOLEKTRA RWANDA LTD
Rwanda
Chris Isaac
Chief Investment Officer
AgDevCo
United Kingdom
Bettina Iseli
Chief Program Officer
Welthungerhilfe
Germany
Jacqueline Jijide
Research Assistant
60 Decibels
Malawi
Susan Kaaria
Director
AWARD
Kenya
Sheila Kaaya
Manager
Mastercard Foundation
Kenya
Olivia Promise Kabatesi
Chief Operations Officer
CS NJEMA Ltd
Rwanda
Pierre Diegane Kadet
Director - Climate Resilient Food Systems
International Development Research Centre - IDRC
Canada
Eric Kaduru
STA, DIgital Partnerships & Inclusive Finance
CARE USA
United States
Marie Claire Kalihangabo
Coordinator AFFM
African Development Bank/ Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
Cote D'Ivoire
Joyce Kamande
Co Founder & COO
Safi Organics Ltd
Kenya
Clara Kamlomo
Founder and director
Amazing B projects
Malawi
Zarah Kandjee
Senior Policy Officer
Paris Peace Forum
France
Nimo Kanina
International Moderator | Facilitator | Speaker
Nimo Kanina
Kenya
Sheila Keino
Executive Director
SUSTAIN AFRICA
Kenya
Boaz Blackie Keizire
Director Policy and State Capability
AGRA
Kenya
Segenet Kelemu
Executive Director. Pan African Programs
Mastercard Foundation
Kenya
Fareed Khimani
Advisor to the Cabinet Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Kenya
Kenya
Angela Kimani
Senior Program Officer- Nutritious Food Systems
Gates Foundation
Kenya
Lucy Kimani
Program Director
Gatsby Africa
Kenya
Stella Kimani
Chief Operations Officer
ACRE Africa
Kenya
Stella Kimani
Policy, Senior Manager
Food for Education (F4E)
Kenya
Oliver Kiptoo Kirui
Country Program Leader - Nigeria and Ghana
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Nigeria
Aggie Konde
CIM Fellow | Chief of Brand, Communications, External Engagement & Advocacy
AGRA
Kenya
Brillant Kouyakoutouli
Administrative and Financial Manager
WACTAF
Togo
Balakrishnan Madhavan Kutty
Strategic Advisor, Rural Economic Growth
Independent
Rwanda
Shine Kyokushaba
Director Operations
Winta Engineering solutions Ltd
Uganda
Emilie Roy de Lachaise
Fundraising Officer
aQysta
Netherlands
Ana Maria Loboguerrero
Director Adaptive and Equitable Food Systems
Gates Foundation
Colombia
Evelyn Lusenaka
Director Center of Excellence for seed systems
AGRA
Kenya
Rufaro Madakadze
Lead, Capacity Building and Technical Support
AGRA
Kenya
Vivian Maduekeh
Program Director
Partners in Food Solutions
Nigeria
Issoufou Mahamadou
Champion of the of the African Continental Free Trade Area
Issoufou Mahamadou Foundation
Niger
John Mahasi
Director
Horrizon Global Solutions Ltd.
Kenya
Aliou Maiga
Regional Industry Director
IFC/WBG
Senegal
Tolulope Makinwa
Managing Partner
Muazu Africa
Nigeria
Sarah Malm
Executive Director
GOGLA
South Africa
Meshack Oguna Malo
Deputy Regional Representative for Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Ghana
Baboucarr Manneh
Directeur general
AfricaRice
Cote D'Ivoire
Hernan Manson
Chief, Green and Inclusive Value Chains Section
INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
Argentina
Cares Manzi
Director of Innovation & Growth
Impact Hub Kigali
Rwanda
Monica Marika
PHD Researcher
Hochschule Fulda
Germany
Sesilia Jeremia Matemu
Country Manager
NORGES VEL TANZANIA
Tanzania, United Republic of
Eyawe Pierre Matitoma
Panneliste
AOCTAH
Togo
Motchosso Justin Matitoma
Permanent Secretary
West African Association for Cross-Border Trade in Agro-forestry-pastoral, Fisheries products and Food (WACTAF)
Togo
Gorgui Alioune Mbow
Senior Regional Coordinator - RIZAO Programme
AfricaRice
Senegal
Lapaque Mbumba
Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO)
Antarctik
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Haileselassie Medhin
Regional Director for Africa & Global Lead for Energy
IKEA Foundatrion
Netherlands
Chola Mfula
Programme Officer Agribusiness, Trade and Investments
African Union Development Agency
South Africa
Sandra Cristina Kothe Milach
Chief Scientist
CGIAR System Organization
United States
Maureen Miruka
Director -Gender Equity, Youth and Social Inclusion
CIMMYT
Kenya
Bertha Lilian Mkandawire
Ms
Nutritionist
Kenya
Andile Mnguni
Executive Director
ProVeg South Africa
South Africa
Katharina Moeller-Herrmann
Global Director Partnerships, Smallholders
Bayer AG, Crop Science
Germany
Sylvie Mucyo
Vice Chancellor
Rwanda Polytechnic
Rwanda
Ernest Mugisha
Managing Partner
INFIM AG-TRANSFORM AFRICA
Rwanda
Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda
Regional Director, East & Southern Africa
AGRA
Kenya
Gaudiose Mujawamariya
Country Representative-Value chain field expert and Gender focal point
Africa Rice center (AfricaRice)
Madagascar
Marie Ange Mukagahima
MD
ZIMA HEALTHY GROUP LTD
Rwanda
Pascal Murasira
Executive Director
African Food Fellowship
Rwanda
Jonas Murwanashyaka
Farmers service center
DUHAMIC ADRI
Rwanda
Innocent Musabyimana
Chief Agric Technology Officer
AfDB
Cote D'Ivoire
Ildephonse Musafiri
Advisor, Agriculture and Food Systems
African Union Development Agency-NEPAD
South Africa
Samuel Muyita
General Manager
Karpolax
Uganda
Jean Mwenda
Global Lead, Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship
SNV in the Hague
Netherlands
Ziadah Nakabiri
Advocacy and Policy engagement lead, Environmental Consultant
YPARD, GIRLS 4 CLIMATE ACTION
Uganda
Catherine Nakalembe
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland, College Park
United States
Mwaka Namukonda
External Partnerships lead
MSITU360
Zambia
Jerry Nboyine
Principal Research Scientist
CSIR - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Ghana
Francis Nderitu
Founder
Keep IT Cool
Kenya
Fadel Ndiame
Executive Director
Partnerdhip for Africa Social and Governance Research
Kenya
Rebecca Ndungu
Director
Receaenterprise@gmail.com
Kenya
Veronica Nduva
Deputy Director, Program Advocacy and Communications, Africa - Economic Opportunity
Gates Foundation
Kenya
Beatrice Naa Dei Neequaye
Assistant Clerk
Parliament of Ghana
Ghana
Owen Nelson
Executive Director
Agricultural Non State Actors Forum (ANSAF)
Tanzania, United Republic of
Emmanuel Ngore
Consultant
CAADP NSA-GROUP
Kenya
Hlamalani Ngwenya
Head of Research Chair in Communication for Innovation
University of Free State
South Africa
Martien van Nieuwkoop
Director Agricultural Development
Gates Foundation
United States
Joseph Niyomukiza
Chapter Lead
World Food Forum Rwanda
Rwanda
Leah Njane
Grants and Partnerships Lead
Synnefa Green Limited
Kenya
Daniel Njiwa
Director Inclusive Markets, Trade and Finance
AGRA
Kenya
Jemimah Njuki
Director
AFDB
Cote D'Ivoire
Michael Kwame Nkonu
Lead - Food Systems
IKEA Foundation
Netherlands
Ivan Ntwali
Country Director, Rwanda
Mastercard Foundation
Rwanda
Chy Nwakanma
Director
East Goshen Farms Ltd
Nigeria
Ndidi Nwuneli
Co-Founder
Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd, LEAP Africa
Nigeria
Deborah Nzarubara
Directrice générale
Green Community mind (GRECOM )
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Violet Ochieng'
Research Officer-Drone Technology
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International
Kenya
Ondiro Oganga
Founder & Executive Producer
Corporate Cocktail Africa
Rwanda
Liz Ogutu
Policy Manger and Lead Eastern & Southern Africa, Climate Action
Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT
Kenya
Constance Okeke
INT'L Project MGR, Scaling UP Public Investment in Agriculture (supia)
ACTIONAID INT'L / CNG
Nigeria
Ajibike Olawale
Chief Operations Officer
JR Farms Nigeria Limited
Nigeria
Carlos Olive
Associate Director Productive Uses of Renewable Energy
GOGLA
Spain
Ms. Dolapo Olusanmokun
Project Coorinator
African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS)
Nigeria
Steven Were Omamo
Director for Africa and Director of Development Strategies and Governance
IFPRI
Kenya
Esther Omosa
Senior Nutrition Specialist
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Kenya
Dr Dennis Onkundi
Deputy Director of Livestock Policy
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
Kenya
Tom Osebe
Senior Officer, Livestock & Economic Opportunity, Africa
Gates Foundation
Kenya
Nuradin Osman
Fouder
Grosso Future Farm
Somalia
Abdul Lateef Otunba
Operations & Project Team Lead
Eweko Integrated Services Limited
Nigeria
Mehdi Ouzine
Vice Président Partnerships & Coalitions
OCP AFRICA
Morocco
Motola Oyebanjo
Global Head of Communications
CIMMYT
Nigeria
Shema Bashyitsi Pacifique
East Africa Expansion Lead
Keloks Technologies Ltd
Rwanda
Deepak Pareek
Founder
HnyB Tech-Incubations Private Limited
India
Selina C. Pasirayi
Country Director
ActionAid Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Pratik Patel
Bureau Chief for East and Southern Africa
AfriCatalyst
Kenya
Nicole de Paula
Technical Officer (Science for Food Systems)
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
Brazil
Gena Perry
Executive Director
World Initiative for Soy in Human Health
United States
Mildred Nadah Pita
VP & Head of Public Affairs & Sustainability, Africa
Bayer
Kenya
Andrea Porro
Secretary General
WORLD FARMERS' ORGANISATION
Italy
Queen Chinyere Quinn
Co-Founder
Oath Africa
United States
Conrad Rein
Secretary General of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security
Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security
Germany
Dr Jeremiah Rogito
Specialist Soil Health and Climate
AGRA
Kenya
Jean Claude Rubyogo
Global Bean Program Leader and PABRA Director
Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT -PABRA
Kenya
Eric Rukebesha
Production Specialist
Souk Farms Ltd
Rwanda
Quentin Rukingama
Managing Partner
JBQ AFRICA LLP
Kenya
Verena Ruzibuka
Country Director
Heifer International Rwanda
Rwanda
Dana Rysankova
Lead Energy Specialist
World Bank
Kenya
Jiyeon Janice Ryu
Principal Country Officer
IFC
Rwanda
Elhadji Malick Sagne
Founder
Cactus Innovation
Senegal
Simone Sala
Executive Director
Varda Foundation
Italy
Huyam Salih
Director
AU-IBAR
Kenya
Salma Salim
CO Founder
FOUZAN DEVELOPMENT GROUP
Tanzania, United Republic of
Ibrahima Sall
Manager
Avivet suarl
Senegal
Valentina Saltane
Manager
The World Bank
Latvia
Mary Sengelela
Country Manager, Tanzania
Justdiggit
Tanzania, United Republic of
Fatmata Lovetta Sesay
Resident Representative
UNDP
Rwanda
Fatmata Sesay
Resident Coordinator, a.i.
United Nations
Rwanda
Komal Shah
Executive Director
SML Limited
India
Dora Shimbwambwa
Research Officer
CAB International(CABI)
Zambia
Anele Simon
Acting Secretary General
Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA (ICOYACA)
South Africa
Joseph Skibbens
Food Security, Agriculture, and Nutrition Lead
Global Citizen
United States
Ridwan Sorunke
Principal Advisor
Dev-Afrique Development Advisors
Nigeria
Olusola Sotunde
Senior Food Systems and Nutrition Advisor
Global Affairs Canada
Canada
Kaleab Tadesse
Country Director, Ethiopia
JDC
Ethiopia
Viviane Tchongo
Jeune Agripreneure championne
D.E TCHONGO ET FILS
Benin
Jeremiah Temu
Assistant Director Animal Breeders Rights and Genetic Improvement (AD-ABRGI)
Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
Tanzania, United Republic of
Tran van The
Vice Director
Institute for AgricultuuralEnvironment
Viet Nam
Samuel Thevasagayam
Director, Livestock and Aquaculture
Gates Foundation
United States
Atsuko Toda
Director
Mastercard Foundation
Rwanda
Patrick Tonui
Head of Policy and Regional Strategy
GOGLA
Kenya
Maximo ToreroCullen
Chief Economist
FAO
Italy
Rokiatou Traore
Exécutive manager
Herou alliance
Mali
Precious Triumphant
Project Officer
Psaltry International Company Ltd
Nigeria
Alice Tusa
Associate Partner
Dalberg Advisors
Kenya
Naona Usoroh
Head, Strategic Partnerships
National Agricultural Development Fund
Nigeria
Jakub Vrba
Senior Manager - Strategy & Partnerships
Energy Saving Trust
United Kingdom
Nekesah T. Wafullah
Partnership and Venture Builder Expert, Agri & Climate Tech
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT of CGIAR and Accelerate for Impact Platform
Kenya
Joseph Wasswa
Principal Engineer-Multipurpose and Bulk Water Development Department
Ministry of Water and Environment
Uganda
Christopher Wayne
Director of Agriculture
Acumen
United States
Edward Wengryn
Secretary of Agriculture
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
United States
Richard Wilcox
Director - Private Partnerships Division
UN World Food Programme
Italy
Leigh Ann Winowiecki
Global Research Leader of Soil and Land Health and Co-founder of the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH)
Landscape Alliance (ICRAF) / Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH)
Kenya
Jeff Witte
Secretary
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
United States
Matthijs Jelle Woudstra
Head of Food Securtiity and Nutrition department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Netherlands
Fiona Wyborn
Program Manager Africa-Australia Partnership for Climate Responsive Agriculture
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Australia
Olusegun Yerokun
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture
Rwanda
Niza Aritha Zulu
Co-Founder/ Executive Director
Bio Green Technology Limited
Zambia
Mohammed Abdiweli Sheikh Yusuf
National Food Systems Convenor
Federal Government of Somalia
Somalia
Loreta Chioma Abel
Agriculture influencer
Agriculture influencer
Rwanda
Charite Abijuru
Co-founder
Indintambwe Feeds
Rwanda
Mary Oyiela Abukutsa Onyango
Professor of Horticulture
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Kenya
Mary Achola
Field Youth Officer
FIPS Africa
Kenya
Olusola Adeyemo
Manager
AGRA
Kenya
Vallary Adhiambo
Lead, Gender and Inclusion Practice
Centafrique Limited
Kenya
Dayo Aduroja
Director
Heifer International
Nigeria
Lawrence Afere
CEO/Co-Founder
Springboard
Nigeria
Essossolam Joachin Agnake
Agent Communication
WACTAF
Togo
Mansoor Ahmad MBE
Deputy Group Head - Africa Economic Development
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Officce
United Kingdom
Audrey Akimana
Managing Director
Prime International Carriers LTD
Rwanda
Martha Akolbila
C.E.O
Nutribrown Enterprise
Ghana
Fatmata Allie
Entrepreneur in Agribusiness
AL for Agribusiness
Sierra Leone
Fatema AlMulla
Senior Specialist, Development
UAE Presidential Court
United Arab Emirates
Elmer Ametefe
Senior Lecturer
University of Ghana
Ghana
Daniel Anaba
Co-founder
EcoImpact Limited
Ghana
Addisu Fekadu Andeta
CEO and Founder
Lucy Enset
Ethiopia
Lucy Aniagolu
Founder
Agrodemy Technologies
Rwanda
Daniel Annerose
CEO
Manobi Africa / agCelerant
Senegal
Kwaku Antwi
Cluster Leader
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
Ghana
Sophie Arcedeckne-Butler
Managing Director
EKiBBO Farming Services
Uganda
Arsénia Benedito Armindo
CEO
Agro Chimbo
Mozambique
Olive Ashimwe
Director of Country Leadership
Inkomoko
Rwanda
Allen Asiimwe
Dceo and Chief of Programmes
TradeMarkAfrica
Kenya
Bountiful Atako
MD
Alana Green
Nigeria
Benjamin Horlali Kofi Atidjah
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ziavitutui Coffee and Beverages Company Limited
Ghana
Mohamed Aw-Dahir
FAO Representative
FAO
Rwanda
Mukulia Ayason
Fsrp Coordinator
ARD
South Sudan
Rayart Azungah
Co-Founder and CEO
Rijona Biochemicals and Bodycare Ltd
Ghana
Mahamadou Badiel
Country Director SNV Niger
SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation
Niger
Mark Bagabe
Country Director
World Agriculture Forum (WAF)
Rwanda
Emmanuel Bahizi
Managing Director
Kivu Choice
Rwanda
Aderemi Banjoko
CEO
Ndego Farm Ventures Ltd
Rwanda
Denis Banuoku
Founder
GreenFresh Aquaponics
Netherlands
Cyiza Beatrice
Senior Advisor
African Wildlife Foundation
Rwanda
Yifru Tafesse Bekele
Head, State Capability
AGRA
Kenya
Sriram Bharatam
Founder
Kuza Biashara Limited
Kenya
Linda Bihire
Country Director
Fika.org
Rwanda
Fidele Bingwa
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Environment
Rwanda
Alfred Runezerwa Bizoza
Chair & Founder
high lands center of leadership for development
Rwanda
Philip Boahen
AfDB
Cote D'Ivoire
Forster Boateng
Managing Director
C4Impact Advisory
Rwanda
Gabriel Boc
Head - North and Central Africa
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Korea, Republic of
Sean Buckley
Co-Founder & Rwanda Deputy Country Director
Oath Africa
Rwanda
Mashoko Chakanyuka
Head of Youth in Agriculture
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Kenya
Delia Chapima
Founder
DEE's Value Chain
Malawi
Mercy Chatyoka
CoFounder & Managing Director
PIK IT Fresh Farms (Private) Limited
Zimbabwe
Wambui Chege
Director, Agrifood Systems
Mastercard Foundation
Kenya
Koech Cheruiyot Denis
Communications Manager
FIPS Africa
Kenya
Kudakwashe Chikovo
CEO
Earthwise Storage
Rwanda
Mwandwe Chileshe
Lead External Engagements and Advocacy
AGRA
Kenya
Max Choombe
Permanent Secretary
Ministry Of Fisheries and Livestock
Zambia
Safoura Ousmane Cissé
Founder and manager
Health secret
Mali
Mikayla Czajkowski
Chief of Staff, Director of Corporate Affairs
SunCulture
Kenya
Kunjbihari Daga
Chief Architect
MSC Consulting
India
Samson Desie
Chief of Health, Nutrition and Early Childhood Development
UNICEF
Rwanda
Cheick Diarra
Country rep, Youth and agribusiness specialist
IITA
Madagascar
Nènè Diarra
Founder & CEO - Goût des Terroirs
Goût des Terroirs
Mali
Michele Diop Niang
Deputy Director, Africa - Regional office Director
Desjardins International Development
Senegal
Getachew Diriba
Senio Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture
Ethiopia
Appolinaire Djikeng
Director General, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Kenya
Dumisani Dube
Director of Programs
AI Skills and Compute Africa
Rwanda
Anita Dywaba
Head of Communications
AfCFTA Youth Advisory Council
South Africa
Aiguobasinmwin Edenamiuki
CEO
Elevate Young Minds
United Kingdom
Hazem Eltawab
CEO&CO-Founder
ReNile
Egypt
Zelalem Endalew
CTO
ZTN Technology
Ethiopia
Lucia Ene-Lesikar
Director
Elevate Young Minds
United Kingdom
Myles Ewen
Commercial Growth and P
One Acre Fund
Rwanda
Amadou Gallo Fall
President of the Basketball Africa League
Basketball Africa League
Senegal
Daniel Farchy
Head of Private Sector Investment, Africa Region
Green Climate Fund
Korea, Republic of
Karina Faßbender
Managing Director
Circle Innovation
Kenya
Daouda Faye
Founder & CEO
B2C Agribusiness
Senegal
Josephine George Francis
CEO
Arjay Frams Inc.
Liberia
Renad Francisco
CEO
Mz-Agro,su.Lda
Mozambique
Samuel Frank
Associate
Startup Discovery Africa/Sahara Impact Ventures
Nigeria
Mark Fynn
Regional Policy Officer
FAO
Ghana
Elvis Gakuba
Director
Sight and Life
Rwanda
Prayer Gakunde
Brand, Partnerships and Communications Manager
Sustainable Growers
Rwanda
Francis Gatare
President
African School of Governance
Rwanda
Ezekiel Kwesi Gbagidi
Co-founder
Eazy Farms
Rwanda
Bruk Getahun
General Manager
ChipChip inc.
Ethiopia
Bless Ghana
Co Founder/ CEO
B Agro Crop Gh
Ghana
Vincent Gitau
Manager
Food for Education Foundation
Kenya
Lilian Githinji
senior Specialist-Institutional Strengthening & Cala
AGRA
Kenya
Nancy Githumbi
Group CEO
Sincy Group Holdings
Kenya
Tiwonge Gondwe
Farmer
African Kilimanjaro women Farmers Forum/CNG
Malawi
Lawrence Haddad
Executive Director
Gain
United Kingdom
Elise Hadman
Head of Cooperation
European Union Delegation to Rwanda
Rwanda
Kristofer Hamel
Project Study and Development Consultant
International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court of UAE
United Arab Emirates
Mohamed Hayir
Minister
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
Somalia
Shyvonne Henry
Africa Lead Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives
Practical Action
Netherlands
Eija Hietavuo
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Tetra Pak
Switzerland
Mr. Kiiza Saddam Hussein
Director
TEDx
Rwanda
Jean Claude Iliboneye
Director Business Development
Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD)
Rwanda
Divine Ineza
ACN Ambassador
Africa Career Networks
Rwanda
Paula Ingabire
Minister
Minict
Rwanda
Providence Irakoze
CEO-Tante Beauty Ltd
Tante Beauty Ltd
Rwanda
Anup Jagwani
WBG Director
The World Bank Group
United States
John Jakobsson
Investment Director
AgDevCo
Kenya
Abdulai Jalloh
Chief Agriculture Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Sierra Leone
Uwimpuhwe Jeanne
Student
University of Rwanda
Rwanda
Hakizimana Joseph
Photographe
WACTAF
Rwanda
Jeff Dekegai Juaquellie
M&E Director
Ministry of Agriculture
Liberia
Joao Juliao
Ceo
Acomao
Mozambique
Benard Juma
Founder
000850
Kenya
Kanamugire Junior
Director of Operations and Strategy
Aisca - AI Skills and Compute Africa
Rwanda
Donald Kaberuka
African Union High Representative for Financing the Union and the Peace Fund
African Union
Rwanda
Joshua Kabugo
Region-Based Investment Specialist
United Nations Capital Development Fund
Tanzania, United Republic of
Mireille Kamariza
Recent Graduate entrepreneurial Leader
ALU
Rwanda
David Kamau
Managing Director
Fortified Whole Grain Alliance (Fwga)
Kenya
Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg
Managing Director for Africa
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Kenya
Juliana Kantengwa
Founder
WoodValley Organics ltd
Rwanda
Maria Nelago Kanyama
Researcher
National Commission of Research, Science, and Technology
Namibia
Annet Kasabiiti
Founder & Director
VS, VeGeTSolutions/FresH-Fix
Rwanda
Jean Claude Kayisinga
Deputy Vice Chancellor Institutional Development
Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture
Rwanda
Ramla Keelson
Program Officer
Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana/ CNG
Ghana
Ahmed Keinan
Senior Adviser
Ministry of Agriculture and irrigation, Federal Republic of Somalia.
Somalia
Michael Keller
Secretary General
International Seed Federation
Switzerland
Siobhan Mary Kelly
Agribusiness Economist
FAO
Ireland
Uche Kenneth
CO-FOUNDER
Smokeless Briqs Energy Solutions
Nigeria
Obai Khalifa
Deputy Directory, Agricultural Development - Africa
Gates Foundation
Kenya
Mohammad Jalis Khan
Executive Director
World Agriculture Forum
India
Betty Kibaara
Director
Business
Kenya
Sowrya Kilaru
Manager
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (Gain)
Netherlands
Patrick Kilemi
Principal Secretary
State Department for Cooperatives
Kenya
Dr. Suleiman Kiula,ndc(T)
Chief Executive Officer
Tanzania Fishing Corporation (Tafico)
Tanzania, United Republic of
Jesse M Kiyingi
Director
103.5 Capital FM
Rwanda
Tchegoun Adebo Koba
Senior Global Techical Advisor Agrifood - Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship
SNV
Benin
Raymond Kojo
Partnerships & Technical Manager
FIPS Africa
Kenya
Attoh Koudjohalo
Young trader
WACTAF
Togo
TVS Ravi Kumar
Regional Lead Africa
MicroSave Consulting
India
Georges Kwizera
Chief Technology Officer
Rwanda Space Agency
Rwanda
Annie Kyanza
Senior Executive Assistant
Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage
United States
Abubakar Kyari
Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Nigeria
Richard Kyuma
CEO
National Livestock Development and Promotion Service
Kenya
Awidi Lakeri
Miss agro tourism
Agro tourism association
Uganda
Celestina Langa
Founder and CEO
Nutrekaya Cl. SU, Lda
Mozambique
Jacob Lekaitogo
president and co founder
Pastoralist Youth Alliance Africa (Pyaa)
Kenya
Matt Leonard
Agri-finance Lead for East & Southern Africa
IFC
Kenya
Elinasi Monga Likoringo
Regional Head of Land Systems, Esaro
Iucn
Kenya
Saleh Lootah
Managing Partner
JS Lootah Group
United Arab Emirates
Kenneth Lusaka
Governor
Council of Governors
Kenya
Assana Magagi-Alio
Founder & CEO
Bridge Konekt
United States
Thamiso Magowe
Chief Executive Officer
Foodforage (Pty) Ltd
Botswana
Munganga Mahemu Joachim
Manager
Sopacdi
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aliyu Maitasamu Isah
M.D
WACTAF (E-HARVEST plus Continental Nigeria Limited
Nigeria
Kumbirai Makanza
Renewable Energy Finance Lead
Reeep
Zimbabwe
Nzamurambaho Malliavin
Managing Director
Glolex LTD
Rwanda
Dieuveil Malonga
CEO
Meza Malonga Restaurant
Rwanda
Manasseh Manirakinga
Head of Agriculture
Equity Bank (Rwanda) Plc
Rwanda
Nyifamu Manzo
CEO
Farmatrix Agro Allied and Technology Company
Nigeria
Silvano Marques
Founder & CEO
SAM food
Mozambique
Paulyene Masanja
Snr Youth & Enterprise Development Coordinator
FIPS Africa
Kenya
Charles Constantine Masassy
CEO and Director
Tavya Agribusiness
Tanzania, United Republic of
Gilbert Mato
Cofounder and Head of Partnerships
Rangelands Reseeding Solutions
Kenya
Sara Mbago-Bhunu
Regional Director, East and Southern Africa
IFAD
Kenya
Marcella McClatchey
Senior Program Officer
Gates Foundation
United States
Stephanie Meltus
Co-founder/ Founder
Green Eden farms/ Stevora AgriSystems
Nigeria
Ernest Menyon Jacobs
Founder/ Chief Executive Officer
Etta Trading Corporation
Liberia
Nomathemba Mhlanga
Agibusiness Officer
FAO
Zimbabwe
Peiman Milani
Director
Rockefeller Foundation
Kenya
Brian Miranda
CEO
TomorrowNow
United States
Naglaa Mohamed
CSO
P-Vita
Egypt
Fahima Mohamed
Farmer
Carromaal Alliance Productive
Djibouti
Shaibu Mohammed Osman
Nutrition Advisor
United Nations World Food Programme
Rwanda
Andrew Mold
Director
Uneca SRO-EA
Rwanda
Mark Montgomery
Food Policy lead
Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ireland
Ellie Moriearty
Program Lead, Economic Prosperity
MIT Solve
United States
Andrew Mpashi
CEO
Twalima agro solution limited
Zambia
Natalija Mucyo Waldhuber
Programme Officer / Economic Attaché
Delegation of the European Union to Rwanda
Slovenia
Victor Mugo Muiur
WFF Youth Programs Lead, Office of Youth and Women(OYW)
FAO
Kenya
Desire Muhooza
Minister of State for Agriculture - Uganda
Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries
Uganda
Josiane Mujawayezu
Founder and Managing Director
Amazing Insect Ltd
Rwanda
Francis F.B Mulbah
Assistant Minister for Planning and Developmenet
Ministry of Agriculture
Liberia
Febian Muleya
Assistant Director- Special Economic Zones
Zambia Development Agency
Zambia
Brian Muli
Student
AL 4 Agribusiness Network
Kenya
Wangui Muna
Director
Heifer International
Kenya
John Mungai
Managing Partner & Head of Financial Advisory Practice
Centafrique Consulting
Kenya
Juvêncio Munguambe
Diretor
Marrumuana B-03
Mozambique
Dominic Muntanga
Deputy Representative
UNICEF
Rwanda
Nzeki Munyao
CEO
SilverbackTea Co. and Sorwathe Ltd
Rwanda
Gilbert Munyemana
Deputy Director General
National Child Development Agency-Rwanda
Rwanda
Bode Murairi
Machine Learning Student
African Leadership University
Rwanda
Mwangi Murigi
Founder & CEO
Nutrimzuri Farmcare Limited
Kenya
Allen Musimenta
Administrative support manager
Alba Farm Limited
Uganda
Linda Mutesi Rusagara
Minister of State for Resource Mobilization and Public Investments
Government of Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Grace Kelly Muvunyi
Artist
Independent
Rwanda
Tim Mwangi
Head of Programmes Delivery
Practical Action
Kenya
Deo Mwanyika
Member of Parliament
Parliament of Tanzania
Tanzania, United Republic of
Walter Mwasaa
Regional Director
Care
Kenya
Barzil Mwawughanga
Regional Director- Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs East Africa.
World Vision International
Kenya
Innocent Mwendo
Founder/Project Manager
Cultivahub
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Loycana Mwidunda
Managing Director
Konga Agribusiness Ltd
Tanzania, United Republic of
Faridah Nalunkuuma
Program Manager Agribusiness
African Leadership Academy
Uganda
Malam Umar Namadi
Executive Governor
Jigawa State
Nigeria
Amanda Namayi
Board Member
World Food Forum - Kenya
Kenya
Olivier Ndagijimana
Operation Manager
The Box Kigali
Rwanda
Dr Magnifique Ndambe Nzaramba
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Extension & Applied Research
Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture
Rwanda
Jean-Jacques Ndayisenga
Managing Director
Rwanda Trading Company
Rwanda
Denys Ndayishimiye
Musician
Freelance
Rwanda
Jolis Nduwimana
CEO and Founder
Wege Company
Burundi
Thierry Ngoga
Founder and CEO
GanzAfrica
Rwanda
Benjamin Njenga
MD
Apollo Agriculture
Kenya
Ega Nkoni
Manager
Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA
Botswana
Godfrey Noel
Team Lead
Kilimora (kilimora.africa)
Kenya
Sandra Nshuti
Student
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Rwanda
Lizz Ntonjira
Kenya
Dorothy Nyambi
CEO
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (Meda)
Canada
Jean Baptiste Nzabonimpa
Managing Director
Ecolife Ltd
Rwanda
Ismael Ochen Ochen
Programme Coordinator
Gvtc
Rwanda
Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng
Director, Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resources Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Ethiopia
Dorine Odongo
Manager
Award
Kenya
Michael Ohatto
Project Manager-Resilient Agriculture that works for the Youth project
Practical Action
Kenya
Olivia Okinyi
CEO
Econasi
Kenya
Clementina Okoro
Director
The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning
Nigeria
Babatunde Olarewaju
CEO
FutuX Agri-consult Limited
Nigeria
Melkizedek Oluoch
Director
Sasakawa Africa Association
Ethiopia
Oludolapo Olusanmokun
Project Coorinator
African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS)
Nigeria
Fabian Oriri
Legal and Policy Analyst
African Population and Health Research Center (Aphrc)
Kenya
Kiswendsida David Armel Ouedraogo
Directeur des Opérations et coordonnateurs des Projets
Société Agroalimentaire NanAlim
Burkina Faso
Nixon Ouku
Manager
Food4Education
Kenya
Bonface Ouma
Field Youth Officer
Fips Africa
Kenya
Robert Ouma
Director
Mezani
Kenya
Apollo Owuor
Ceha Regional Coordinator
COMESA
Zambia
Chris Parker
Director
Acms
South Africa
Martin Parr
Director, Data Policy & Practice
CABI
United Kingdom
Olga Petryniak
Chief Program Officer (CPO)
IDH Sustainable Trade
Netherlands
Sydney Phiri
Media Lead ( Media Constituency)
Caadp Non State Actors Group (CNG)
South Africa
Sunita Pitamber
Chief Operating Officer
Oath Africa Inc.
Rwanda
Eric Bradley Pohlman
Global CEO and Co-founder
One Acre Fund
Rwanda
Muvunyi Richard
Wildlife Veterinary Analyst
Rwanda Development Board
Rwanda
Stafford Rubagumya
Founder and Managing Director
Stafford Coffee Brewers Rwanda
Rwanda
Faustin Rukundo
Youth Leader, Social Entrepreneur & Conservation Advocate
EcoGuard Initiative
Rwanda
Mutesi Linda Rusagara
Minister of State for Resource Mobilization and Public Investment
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Rwanda
Eric Rutayisire
CEO
Charis UAS
Rwanda
Emmanuel Rwagasore
Founder
Empower Women Rwanda
Rwanda
Doris Rwebangira Parsons
Managing Partner & Icca Africa Chapter, Chair
SRC Agency
Tanzania, United Republic of
Usengimana Sakina
Chairperson/MD
RYAF/AFRI-FOODS
Rwanda
Imara Salas
United States
Nabakka Sandra
VEO and CO-FOUNDER
Sandi AI Technologies LTD
Uganda
Kayode Abiola Sanni
Project Manager and Global Lead for the Biotech Maize Seed System (BMSS) and Accelerating Bt Maize Adoption in Nigeria (ABMAN) Projects
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
Kenya
Muyita Sarah
Business Development Manager
Karpolax Company Ltd
Uganda
Camilla Schynoll
Programmes Expert
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Kenya
Monica Senanu
Director
Chocoluv Ltd.
Ghana
Nishdeep Sethi
Group Director of Programmes
African Guarantee Fund
Kenya
Dr. Maru Shete
Technical Assistant
Ministry of Agriculture
Ethiopia
Lavinia N Simon
Founder/CEO
Gloria Pepper Sauce and Catering CC
Namibia
Tania Da Lucia Sinai
CEO
Agro Poli & Pintos SU Lda
Mozambique
Tavonga Siyavora
Product Lead, Google Research Africa
Google
Kenya
Joe Skibbens
Food Security, Agriculture, and Nutrition Partnership Manager
Global Citizen
United States
Chaimae Sqalli Adoui
Cofounder
https://foodeals.net/
Morocco
Silke Stallkamp
Counsellor for Agriculture and Food
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Addis Ababa
Germany
Brian Tahinduka
Executive Head, Energy, Infrastructure and Mining Sector - BCB Africa Regions & Offshore
Standard Bank
Uganda
Malal Almamy Talla
Artiste, activist, political columnist
Guediawaye hip-hop Association
Senegal
Girum K Teklemariam
Director, Digital Agriculture
Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute
Ethiopia
Tito Tibi
Senior Manager
Gatsby Africa
Kenya
Fentahun Mengistu Tiruneh
Country Director
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA)
Ethiopia
Betty Tushabe
Director
Care Rwanda
Rwanda
Thadée Twagirimana
Acting Director General of Environment and Climate Change
Ministry of Environment
Rwanda
Eliane Ubalijoro
CEO
Landscape Alliance
Kenya
Ineza Umuhoza
CEO
The Green Protector
Rwanda
Barnabas Usman
Director of Sector Networks
African Leadership Academy
South Africa
Azela Uwera
Student
African Leadership University
Rwanda
Aline Uwimana
Division Manager Mcch
Rwanda Biomedical Centre
Rwanda
Germaine Uzayisenga
Co founder
Agrinova&Ecohub
Rwanda
Abdul Vaheed
Secretary General
UAE Food Cluster
United Arab Emirates
Paulo Van Der Ven
Head of Sustainability - Africa
Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi)
Uganda
Kesso Gabrielle VAN Zutphen
Director
Sight and life Foundation
Switzerland
Caesar Vulley
Regional Youth Specialist
FAO Regional Office for Africa
Ghana
William Wang
Chief Representative for Middle East & Africa
Sino-International Entrepreneurs Federation
United Arab Emirates
Samuel Wanza
Technical Advisor & AI lead
Rwanda Ministry of Infrastructure
Rwanda
Elizabeth Wathuti
Founder and CEO
Green Generation Initiative (GGI)
Kenya
David Wozemba
Country Director
AGRA
Uganda
Kaori Yasuda
Rwanda Country Rep/ESARO Partnerships Coordinator
Iucn
Rwanda
Sunru Yong
Partner
Dalberg
Kenya
Kokou Emmanuel Yovo
Monitoring Evaluation and Knowledge Management Officer
WACTAF
Togo
Alicia Natalia Zamudio
Global Climate Resilience Advisor
Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Germany
Lassina Zerbo
Chairman of the Board, Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (Raeb) Energy Advisor and member of the Strategic and Policy Council, Office of the President
Rwanda Atomic Energy Board
Rwanda
Yihenew Zewdie
Country Director, AGRA Ethiopia
AGRA
Ethiopia
Lawrence Zikusoka
Co-Founder and Business Development Director
Gorilla Conservation Coffee
Uganda
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