Speakers
Dr. Layih Butake, Director, Communications and Outreach, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Evelyn Gitau (invited), Chief Scientific Officer, Science for Africa Foundation (SFA)
Dr. Abdou Tenkouano, Executive Director, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
Dr. Valeria Piñeiro, Regional Representative of the Latin America and Caribbean region and Senior Research Coordinator, Markets, Trade and Institutions Unit, IFPRI
Dr. Frits K. van Evert, Agrosystems Research, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Dr. John Ulimwengu, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Dr. Getaw Tadesse, Director of Policy Intelligence, AKADEMIYA2063
Prof. Christian Henning, Chief Scientist, AKADEMIYA2063; Co-Editor, 2025 ATO
Dr. Enock Chikava, Director, Economic Opportunity, Gates Foundation
Prof. Shenggen Fan, Chair Professor and Dean, Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University
Dr. Éliane Ubalijoro, CEO, Center for International Forestry Research–World Agroforestry (CIFOR–ICRAF)
Dr. Canisius Kanangire, Executive Director, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
Amb. Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah, Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations Office in Geneva; Member, Malabo Montpellier Panel
Ms. Martha Haile, Food Systems and Agricultural Technology Leader; Co-Founder of ABZE and Hello Tractor
Mr. Watipaso Mkandawire, Regional Food Markets Adviser, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Mr. Tim Robertson, Senior Agricultural Specialist, World Bank, and Chair, CAADP Development Partners Coordination Group
Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063
H.E. Moses Vilakati, Commissioner, African Union Commission, Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (AUC-DARBE)
Prof. Christian Henning, Chief Scientist, AKADEMIYA2063; Co-Editor, 2025 ATO
Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Addom, Adviser, Agriculture & Fisheries Trade Policy, Commonwealth Secretariat
Dr. Jean Paul L. Faye, Head of AI Innovation and Modeling Unit, Department of Data Intelligence and Governance, AKADEMIYA2063 & Physics Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Cheikh Anta Diop University
Dr. Emmanuel Okogbenin, Director, Program Development & Commercialization, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
Mr. Benjamin Graeub, Co-Founder, farmbetter
Ms. Priscilla Wakarera, Rhea Soil Health, Co-Founder and CEO
Dr. Julius Ecuru, Principal Scientist and Manager, Research Innovation Coordination Units, icipe
Mr. Ken Lohento, Digital Agriculture Expert
Dr. Andrew Agyei-Holmes, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER)
Dr. Oliver Kirui, Research Fellow & Nigeria Country Program Leader, IFPRI
Dr. Ramadhani Omari Majubwa, Senior Lecturer, Sokoine University of Agriculture
Dr. Greenwell Matchaya, Senior Researcher, Economics, ReSAKSS Coordinator, and Deputy Country Representative, South Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Dr. Aisha Musaazi Nakitto, Head, Policy Innovation Unit, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Abdrahmane Wane, Principal Scientist, Regional Director, West and Central Africa, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Dr. Zewdu Ayalew Abro, Impact Assessment Economist, icipe
Dr. Adebayo Abass, Cassava Value Chain Leader, Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Mrs. Francesca Brenda Opoku, Founder, Beauty Secrets, Ghana
Dr. Racine Ly, Director, Data Intelligence and Governance, AKADEMIYA2063; 2025 ATOR Co-Editor
Ms. Yemisi Iranloye, CEO, Psaltry Farms, Nigeria
Dr. Augustin Wambo Yamdjeu, Former Director, Knowledge Systems, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Paul Guthiga, Head of ReSAKSS Unit, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Gert-Jan Stads, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT
Dr. Fidele Eric Sessou, Scientist, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Issoufou Kapran, President, Seed Systems Group
Dr. Katrin Glatzel, Director, Global Strategy and Programs, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Hamady Diop, CAADP Post-Malabo Process Coordinator
Ms. Hannah Scheuermann, Advisor, Global Project Sustainable Agricultural Systems and Policies (AgSys), German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Mr. Odd Eirik Arnesen, Minister Counsellor, Regional Food Security Envoy, Norwegian Embassy in Dar es Salaam
Dr. Debisi Araba, Managing Director, AKADEMIYA2063
Mr. Wondwosen Tefera, Senior Associate Scientist, AKADEMIYA2063
Dr. Koen Dekeyser, Policy Analyst, ECDPM
Eng. Dr. Dorothy Okello, Dean, School of Engineering, Makerere University, Member, Malabo Montpellier Panel
Ms. Sylvie Kyeyune, CEO, Sterling Seeds Ltd
Prof. Ed Mbaya, Senior Research Associate, Cornell University & The African Seed Access Initiative (TASAI)
Dr. Menale Kassie, Principal Scientist & Head, Social Sciences and Impact Assessment Unit, icipe, ATOR 2025 Co-Editor
Mr. Ahiaku Andrews, Head of Inclusive Financing, AGRA
