AFS Forum 2024

Speakers

Mr. Eli Habimana

Managing Director Norrsken Africa

Ms. Danielle Nierenberg

Co-founder, The Food Tank

Mr. Chirstian Irakoze

Vertical & Hydroponics, Rwanda

Mr. Christian Merz

(GIZ) leading a BMGF funded project on AI information exchange for Ag advisory services

Mr. Ranveer Chandra

(MSFT research) Building LLM for Ag at MSFT Research

Ms. Aisha Walcott-Bryant

Google Kenya Leading Google effort on AI with a focus on Africa

Mr. Ken Lohento

FAO - Gen AI for agriculture advisory services in Africa

Ms. Debrah Mallowah

Cluster Lead and Head of Bayer Africa

Mr. Daniel Annerose

CEO & Founder, Manobi Africa

Ms. Wambui Chege

Director, Agrifood Systems & Climate at the Mastercard Foundation

H.E. David Lane

(Ret.), President, Annenberg Foundation Trust & AGRA Board Member

Hon. Frank Tumwebaze

Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and fisheries, Uganda

Hon. Balarabe Abbas

Lawal, Minister of Environment

Mr. Ibrahima Coulibaly

President of Network of Farmers' Organizations and Agricultural Producers of West Africa (ROPPA)

Ms. Ruth B. Musoke

Project Coordinator GROW, Private Sector Foundation, Uganda

Mr. Lassine DEMBELE

Minister of Agriculture, Mali

Hon. John Steenhuisen

Minister of Agriculture, South Africa

Hon. Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani

Minister of Agriculture Cote dIvoire

Mr. Divine Ntiokam

Executive Director, Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network Global (GCSAYN)

Ms. Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti

Award-winning Kenyan environment activist