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Akinwumi Adesina

Akinwumi Adesina

Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina is the the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 2017 World Food Prize Laureate.

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Debisi Araba

Debisi Araba

Dr Debisi Araba is Managing Director of the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) and Malabo Montpellier Panel Member.

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Soumya Balasubramanya

Soumya Balasubramanya

Dr. Soumya Balasubramanya is a Senior Researcher in Environment and Development Economics at the International Water Management Institute.

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Arun Baral

Arun Baral

Arun Baral. is CEO of HarvestPlus – CGIAR’s flagship programme on staple crop biofortification.

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Jim Barnhart

Jim Barnhart

Dr. Jim Barnhart is Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Tim Benton

Tim Benton

Professor Tim Benton is Dean of Strategic Research at Leeds University and former UK Global Food Security Champion.

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Catherine Bertini

Catherine Bertini

Catherine Bertini is distinguished fellow of Global Food and Agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and professor of public administration and international affairs, Maxwell School, Syracuse University.

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Jerome Bossuet

Jerome Bossuet

Jerome Bossuet is a communications specialist at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).

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Oliver Camp

Oliver Camp

Oliver Camp is an innovation specialist focused on nutrition, health, wellness, and sustainability.

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Keri Carstens

Keri Carstens

Keri Carstens is the former Global Regulatory Lead – Seed Applied Technologies & Biologicals at Corteva Agriscience.

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Erik Chavez

Erik Chavez

Erik is a research fellow at the Brevan Howard Centre for Financial Analysis at the Finance Department of Imperial College Business School.

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Mona S. Chaya

Mona S. Chaya

Dr. Mona S. Chaya is Deputy Strategic Programme Leader for Sustainable Agriculture at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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Liam Condon

Liam Condon

Liam Condon is member of the Board of Management for Bayer AG and President of the Crop Science Division.

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Gordon Conway

Gordon Conway

Sir Gordon Richard Conway was a British agricultural ecologist, who served as the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the Royal Geographical Society.

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Morgane Danielou

Morgane Danielou

Morgane Danielou is formerly of the Secretariat of the Private Sector Mechanism to the UN Committee on World Food Security.

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Liza Debevec

Liza Debevec

Liza Debevec is Senior Gender and Water Specialist at the Global Water Partnership and former Senior Social Scientist at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

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Joe DeVries

Joe DeVries

Dr. Joe DeVries is Vice President of Programmes at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

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Karim El Aynaoui

Karim El Aynaoui

Dr. Karim El Aynaoui is the Managing Director of  Policy Center for the New South and member of the Malabo Montpellier Panel.

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Jess Fanzo

Jess Fanzo

Dr. Jessica Fanzo is a Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Ethics and Global Food & Agriculture at Johns Hopkins University.

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Farming First

Farming First

Farming First is the leading source for the latest insights, news and case studies on agricultural innovation for development.

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Emile Frison

Emile Frison

Dr. Emile Frison is a nominee for the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Outstanding Career in Agriculture.

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David Galaty

David Galaty

David Galaty is Director of Research and Innovation in East Africa at TechnoServe, a Farming First supporter.

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Jane Gicheha

Jane Gicheha

Jane Gicheha is a former Researcher with The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).

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Katrin Glatzel

Katrin Glatzel

Katrin Glatzel is the Director of Policy Innovation at Akademiya2063 and program head of The Malabo Montpellier Panel.

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Steve Godfrey

Steve Godfrey

Steve Godfrey is Director of Policy and External Relations at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

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Peter Gubbels

Peter Gubbels

Peter Gubbels is the Founder and Director of Action Learning and Advocacy for West Africa at Groundswell International.

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Charlotte Hebebrand

Charlotte Hebebrand

Charlotte Hebebrand is the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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Sheryl Hendriks

Sheryl Hendriks

Sheryl Hendriks is Director of the Institute for Food Nutrition and Well-being at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

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Toby Johnson

Toby Johnson

Toby Johnson is a former communications team leader at the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA).

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Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones

Sarah Jones is an Associate Scientist at The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and part of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).

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Ed Keturakis

Ed Keturakis

Ed Keturakis is Vice President of Program Development at Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) and a New Mexico farmer.

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Zeyaur Khan

Zeyaur Khan

Professor Zeyaur Khan is a nominee for the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Outstanding Career in Agriculture.

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Rattan Lal

Rattan Lal

Rattan Lal is Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University.

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Jean Lam

Jean Lam

Jean Lam is a member of the National Farmers’ Union and works a no-till operation in Oklahoma, US.

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Claire Lanaud

Claire Lanaud

Dr. Claire Lanaud is a nominee for the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Distinguished Scientist.

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Jan W. Low

Jan W. Low

Dr Jan W. Low is a nominee for the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Distinguished Scientist.

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Racine Ly

Racine Ly

Dr. Racine Ly is the Director of the Department of Data Management, Digital Products, and Technolog at AKADEMIYA2063.

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Donald MacKenzie

Donald MacKenzie

Dr. Donald MacKenzie is the executive director of the Institute for International Crop Improvement (IICI) at the Danforth Center.

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Monica Maigari

Monica Maigari

Monica Maigari is a Nigerian farmer who was named a “Female Food Hero” by Oxfam. Monica spoke at the session “Food Security in Crisis” at the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue in Iowa.

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Harinder Makkar

Harinder Makkar

Professor Harinder Makkar formerly worked at the Animal Production and Health Division of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

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Tshepiso Marumo

Tshepiso Marumo

Tshepiso Marumo is a young entrepreneur from Botswana, who has been keeping bees and producing honey based products since 2007.

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Bahkita Mkwingwiri

Bahkita Mkwingwiri

Bahkita Mkwingwiri from Balaka District in Malawi works with Gorta-Self Help Africa as a village-based farm adviser to lead farmers in Bisani village.

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Caroline Mwongera

Caroline Mwongera

Caroline Mwongera is a Food security, Climate change and Environment specialist at The International Centre for Tropical Agriculture.

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Dorine Odongo

Dorine Odongo

Dorine Odongo is the Senior Communications Manager at African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD).

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Yvette Ondachi

Yvette Ondachi

Yvette Ondachi is the founder of Ojay Greene, a Kenyan agribusiness that connects rural farmers to urban markets.

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Rajul Pandya-Lorch

Rajul Pandya-Lorch

Rajul Pandya-Lorch is chief of staff in the Director General’s Office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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Valeria Piñeiro

Valeria Piñeiro

Valeria Piñeiro is Acting Head of IFPRI’s Latin American Region and Senior Research Coordinator with the Markets, Trade, and Institutions (MTI) Unit

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Keith Polo

Keith Polo

Keith Polo is Managing Director of Tukula Farming Company, and Country Director at the Clinton Development Initiative.

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B.M. Prasanna

B.M. Prasanna

B.M. Prasanna is the Director of the Global Maize Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).

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B.M. Prasanna

B.M. Prasanna

B.M. Prasanna is Director of the Global Maize Program at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).

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Michael Quinn

Michael Quinn

Dr. Michael Quinn is Lead of the CGIAR Accelerated Breeding Initiative and Director of the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform.

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Matthew Reynolds

Matthew Reynolds

Matthew Reynolds is a Distinguished Scientist and Head of Wheat Physiology at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.

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Kazuki Saito

Kazuki Saito

Dr. Kazuki Saito is a nominee for the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Young Promising Scientist.

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Pedro Sanchez

Pedro Sanchez

Pedro Sanchez is Research Professor of Tropical Soils at the University of Florida Soil & Water Sciences Department.

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Natasha Santos

Natasha Santos

Natasha Santos is Vice President, Head of Global Stakeholders Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Bayer Crop Science.

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Puvan Selvanathan

Puvan Selvanathan

Puvan Selvanathan is former Head of Food and Agriculture at the UN Global Compact and current Head at the Office of the International Trade Centre.

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Sok Sotha

Sok Sotha

Sok Sotha is Managing Director of Cambodian Farmer Federation Association of Agriculture Producers (CFAP).

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Marc Steen

Marc Steen

Marc Steen is CNFA’s Chief of Party of the Maximizing Opportunities in Cocoa Activity (MOCA).

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David Suttie

David Suttie

David Suttie is former Global Engagement Specialist at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

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Gustavo Teixeira

Gustavo Teixeira

Gustavo Teixeira is Module Lead at the Breeding Operations and Phenotyping module for CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB).

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Fethi Thabet

Fethi Thabet

Fethi Thabet is Telecommunications Engineer, City Councillor for Ariana, Tunisia, and Theme Leader for Engineering and Sustainable Agriculture at the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).

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Sandy Thomas

Sandy Thomas

Professor Sandy Thomas OBE is the Director of the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition.

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Hervé Vanderschuren

Hervé Vanderschuren

Professor Hervé Vanderschuren is affiliated with ETH Zurich, the University of Liège, Gembloux and Agro-Bio Tech and was nominated for the Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Young Promising Scientist.

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Gerda Verburg

Gerda Verburg

Gerda Verburg is Former Coordinator Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement) and the Former Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries of Netherlands.

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Chiara Villani

Chiara Villani

Chiara Villani is Agrobiodiversity Index Project Coordinator at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture.

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Joachim von Braun

Joachim von Braun

Dr Joachim von Braun is Professor for Economic and Technological Change at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn.

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Elizabeth Wathuti

Elizabeth Wathuti

Elizabeth Wathuti is the Lead Coordinator of the African Youth Climate Assembly (AYCA) and Africa Climate Summit (ACS) Youth Engagement.

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Thomas Westhoff

Thomas Westhoff

Thomas Westhoff served as president of International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS) 22/23 and is a NextGen Ag Impact Network (NGIN) Ambassador.

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Sivan Yosef

Sivan Yosef

Sivan Yosef is Sivan Yosef is a Senior Program Manager in the Director General’s Office of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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Laura Zseleczky

Laura Zseleczky

Laura Zseleczky is the marketing and communications manager for the Fish Innovation Lab and formerly of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

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Mashiri Zvarimwa

Mashiri Zvarimwa

Mashiri Zvarimwa is an Ambassador for the NextGen Ag Impact Network (NGIN) and Technical Assistance Facilitator for the Southern and Central Africa Regional Innovation Hub.

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