Speakers - Global Agriculture Innovation ForumGlobal Agriculture Innovation Forum

Tahirou Abdoulaye

Senior Agricultural Economist

Director of IITA Sahel hub

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Bio

Adegbola Adesogan

Professor of Animal Nutrition

Director of the Food Systems Institute

University of Florida

Oluyemi Adunoye

Project Coordinator

Youth Employment in Agribusiness and Sustainable Agriculture

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Dieudonné Baributsa

Associate Professor

Department of Entomology

Director

PICS Program

Purdue University

Bio

Rose Basiita

Global Scientist

WorldFish - Zambia

Beth Bechdol

Senior Deputy Director-General

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Lauren Falcao Bergquist

Assistant Professor of Economics

University of Michigan

Bio

David Bergvinson

Chief Science Officer

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Robert Bertram

Chief Scientist

USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security

Bio

Jennifer Billings

Global Agriculture Development Leader

Corteva Agriscience

Sisay Sinamo Boltena

Senior Program Manager

Seqota Declaration Federal Program Delivery Unit

Ministry of Health-Ethiopia

Luca Bonini

Chief Executive Officer

HELLO NATURE®

Howarth Bouis

Founding Director

HarvestPlus

Website

Brendan Brown

Agricultural Innovation Scientist

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT Nepal)

Jorge Cardona

Associate Professor

Associate Dean of Student Affairs

Zamorano University

Michael Carter

Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics

University of California - Davis

Bio

Paulo Carvalho

Discipline Leader in Grazing Ecology Research Group

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Adam Chambers

Air Quality Scientist

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

Susan Chomba

Director of Vital Landscapes

World Resources Institute/Africa

Bio

Brooks Coetzee

Global Biology Leader

Corteva Agriscience

Stewart Collis

Senior Program Officer

Digital Agriculture Solutions

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Larry Cooley

President Emeritus and Senior Advisor

Management Systems International

Faith Critzer

Associate Professor & Produce Safety Extension Specialist

Washington State University

Ram Datt

Associate Professor

School of Agribusiness and Rural Management

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar, India

Liz Diebold

Managing Director-Social Investment

Skoll Foundation

John Dixon

Adjunct Professor

University of Queensland

Ismahane Elouafi

Chief Scientist

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Louise Fox

Senior Fellow in the Africa Growth Initiative

Brookings Institute

Dennis Garrity

Systems Agronomist and Drylands Ambassador

UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Lesley Goh

Senior Technology Advisor

World Bank Group

Bobbi Gray

Research Director

Grameen Foundation

Elcio Guimaraes

Director General

Embrapa Rice and Bean Research Center, Brazil

Peter Hirst

Assistant Director

International Programs in Agriculture

Professor

Department of Horticulture

Purdue University

Julie Howard

Senior Adviser

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Bio

Klein Ileleji

Professor and Extension Engineer

Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Purdue University

Tamara Jackson

Visiting Research Fellow

University of Adelaide

ACIAR SDIP Program Manager

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

M.L. Jat

Principal Scientists Sustainable Intensification

International Maize and Wheat Research Center (CIMMYT)

Bio

Agnes Kalibata

President

Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Bio

Jane Kamau

Commercialization and Agribusiness Manager for Aflasafe

International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Emma Karki

Senior Research Officer

, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT Nepal)

Ermias Kebreab

Associate Dean for Global Engagement

Director of World Food Center

Sesnon Endowed Chair in Sustainable Agriculture

University of California-Davis

Steve Kemp

Program Leader for Livestock Genetics

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Bio

Laurie Kitch

Co-Founder and CEO

PICS Global

Naoko Koyama-Blanc

Partner and Regional Director for Africa

Dalberg Advisors

Shashank Kumar

Co-Founder & CEO

DeHaat

Rattan Lal

Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science

The Ohio State University

Susan Lamont

C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and Life Science

Iowa State University

Christopher Magomba

Lecturer

Sokoine University of Agriculture

Basant Maheshwari

Professor

Western Sydney University (Australia)

Chikelu Mba

Team Leader Seeds and Plant Genetic Resources

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Susan McCouch

Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics

Director of the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture

Cornell University

Bio

Charlene McKoin

Principal

McKoin International Development

Rick Melnick

Vice President of Global Business

DunhamTrimmer

Brian Milder

Founder & CEO

Aceli Africa

Alesha Miller

Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships

Digital Green

Bio

Dharmendra Mishra

Assistant Professor & Process Authority

Department of Food Science

Purdue University

Bio

Beth Mitcham

Extension Specialist and Postharvest Pomologist

Department of Plant Sciences

University of California-Davis

Bio

Aline Mugisho

Executive Manager

Innovative Youth in Agriculture

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Bio

Laurence Mukamana

Deputy Chief of Party & Senior Agronomis

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity

Lilian Ndungu

Thematic Lead – Agriculture & Food Security

Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

Ryan Newton

Founder and CEO

Paisa

Etienne Niyigaba

Agriculture Extension Advisor

Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture, Feed the Future Rwanda Hinga Weze Activity

Qureish Noordin

Program Officer

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd.

Bio

Brietta Oaks

Assistant Professor

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

University of Rhode Island

Bio

Haley Oliver

Professor

Department of Food Science

Director

USAID Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab

Purdue University

Victor Olori

Senior Geneticist

Aviagen Group

Bio

Yvonne Otieno

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Miyonga Fresh Greens ENT

Rajendra Paroda

Chairman

Trust for Advancement of Agricultureal Sciences (TAAS)

Website

Jacob Ricker-Gilbert

Professor of Agricultural Economics

Director

USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Process and Post-harvest Handling

Purdue University

Bio

Pamela Ronald

Distinguished Professor

Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center

University of California-Davis

Bio

Moussa Senge

System Change and Partnership Coordinator

One Acre Fund

Jim Simon

Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology

Rutgers University

Bio

Matthew Stasiewicz

Assistant Professor

Applied Food Safety

University of Illinois

Bio

Barbara Stinson

President

World Food Prize Foundation

Terry Stone

Global Regulatory Leader

Corteva Agriscience

Hale Ann Tufan

Professor and Associate Director FtF Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

Cornell University

Mitch Tuinstra

Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research

Department of Agronomy

Purdue University

Stefan Uhlenbrook

Strategic Program Director

CGIAR Program on Water, Food and Ecosystems

Jessie Vipham

Assistant Professor

Kansas State University

Simon Winter

Executive Director

Syngenta Foundation

Christian Witt

Senior Program Officer

Agriculture Development

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Lennart Woltering

Scaling Advisor

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

Bio

Josh Woodard

Senior Digital Advisor

USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security