AFS Forum 2024

Speakers

Mr. Jason Brantley

Vice President, Production Systems, Small Ag & Turf, John Deere

Ms. Ndèye Diop Niang

Partnerships Manager, Syngenta Foundation

Dr. Rebbie Harawa

Regional Director-East & Southern Africa, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

H.E. Hans Hoogeveen

FAO Independent Council Chairperson

Mr. Zak Bleicher

Global Engagement, Advisor Food Systems COP 28

H.E. Josepha Sacko

Ambassador

Ms. Lindiwe Sibanda

Chair of the CGIAR

Mr. Andy Jarvis

Director Future of Food, Bezos Earth Fund

Ms. Rose Goslinga

Director Pula Insurance

Mr. Patrick Mwenefumbo

Head of Malawi MEGA farms

Ms. Chido Cleopatra Mpemba

Youth Envoy, African Union Commission

Ms. Jhanira Rodriguez Torrez

United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Bolivia

Mr. Jurriaan Middelhoff

Ambassador at Large, Team Youth, Education and Work, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. John Kamara

Founder and CEO, Adanian Labs & AI Centre of Excellence (AICE)

Mr. Isaac Sesi

Sesi Technologies, Inaugural GoGettaz Winner, Ghana

Mr. Samson Alemu

Co-Founder, Thur Biotech, AYuTE winner, Ethiopia

Ms. Anaporka Adazabra

CEO, Farmio, Ghana

Mr. Wemkele Mene

CEO, The AfCTA

Mr. Aliko Dangote

Chairman and CEO, Dangote Group

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina

President, African Development Bank Group (AfDB)