ACAT 2025
Speakers

Rt. Hon Ngirente Edouard
The Prime Minister, Republic of Rwanda

H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan
Former President Federal Republic of Nigeria & AATF Goodwill Ambassador

Yuichiro Asai
President and CEO Asai Nursery, Inc

Margaret Delinyah Awinja
Coordinator Western Region Farmers Network (WEREFANET)

Prof. Firew Mekbib
Chairman National Variety Release Committee, Ethiopia

Césarie Kantarama
Farmer & Chairperson INGABO Syndicate Farmers

Bellancile Uzayisenga
Plant & Microbial Biotechnology Programme Coordinator, Senior Principal Research Fellow (RAB)

Obai Khalifa
Deputy Director, Agricultural Development Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Momar Dieng
Dean, School of Business (ALUSB)

Prof. Johnnie Van Den Berg
Program Manager: IPM North-West University

Hlamalani Judith Ngwenya
Professionalization Coordinator (GFRAS)

Prof. Bernard Slippers
Director (FABI)

Paul Lameck Kwengwere
Board Member International Trade Council

Olusegun Adedayo Yerokun
Interim Vice Chancellor (RICA)

Prof. Olalekan Abiodun Akinbo
Ag. Head, Genome Editing Programme African Union Development Agency-NEPAD

Olabisi John Agboola
Manager AGCO Foundation

Kayode Sanni
Project Manager and Director of (AHyRA) AATF

Ishmael Sunga
CEO (SACAU)

Gregory Jaffe
President Jaffe Policy Consulting LLC

Emmanuel Ikani
Former Executive Director (NAERLS)

Damaris Achieng Odeny
Principal Scientist ICRISAT

Prof. Appolinaire Djikeng
Director General ILRI

Zoë Karl-Waithaka
Managing Director & Partner Boston Consulting Group