Prof. Olalekan Abiodun Akinbo
Prof. Akinbo is currently Ag. Head, Genome Editing Programme at the African Union Development Agency – NEPAD and the Head, Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Innovation, a trained Plant breeder from the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, with post-doctoral training with The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (USA) working in Africa with its cassava transgenic line in Nigeria, and Biotechnology and Biosafety from the Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. He is an environmental Biosafety Policy Expert by experience. He has gotten post-doctoral working experience of over 14 years with different countries in Africa. He has authored over 53 publications, invited keynote speaker, on the scival ranked 17 for the 2023 in 58 selected countries.