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2025 SPEAKERS
Hon. Thoko Didiza
Speaker of the National Assembly, Parliament of the Republic of South Africa.
H.E. OLUSEGUN OBASANJO
Former Nigerian Head of State and African Union Special Envoy
Hon. Roberto Albino
Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, and Fisheries
H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn,
Chairman of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
Yosuke Kotsuji
Agribusiness Manager, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Shandini Naidoo
Chief Executive Officer, AVOPORT
Terry Wyer
Managing Director, ESI Capital LLC
Shipra Chisha
Director of Programmes,The Graça Machel Trust. President and Co-Founder of the African Women in Business (AWIB)
Dr. Vasu Gounden
Founder & Executive Director,
ACCORD
Susan Payne
Chief Executive Officer, Holistic Agri Investments Group (HAIG)
Uka Eje
CEO & Co-Founder, ThriveAgric
Tatiana Mata
Chief Excutive Officer, Elim Servicos
Richard Kwaku Ofori-Mante
Director: Agricultural Finance and Rural Development Department, AfDB
Nakasamba Banda
Partner, AMW & Co. Legal Practitioners
Norman Celliers
Chief Executive Officer, AFGRI Group Holding
Hon. Vuyiswa Ramokgopa
Member of the Executive Council (MEC), Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Nhlanhla Nene
Chairman, Thebe Investment Corporation
Dr Nicholus Mainza
Chief Agriculture Economist: Trade & Agribusiness, Zambian Ministry of Agriculture
Leon Nortier
Chief Executive Officer, Ariston Holdings
Marco Sutter
Managing Director Southern Africa, Buhler
Kenneth Lindaharth Madsen
Head of Department, Danish Agriculture and Food Council
Jeppe Søndergaard
Pedersen
International Chief Advisor, Danish Agriculture and Food Council
Prof. Gabby Gostina Malope
CEO & Founder,
Toutele Academy
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Ari Mathiesen
General Manager,
Willing Hands
Heindre Rademan
Chief Executive Officer,
Soldevco
Eleni Gabre-Madhin
Founder; Former CEO, BlueMoon Ethiopia; Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX)
Jurgens Reynders
Managing Director,
DanBred Africa
Changwe Kumalinga
Chief Financial Officer,
Good Nature Agro
Remi Burdairon
Managing Partner,
ATRIA Trade Investments
Kazuhiro Namasawa
Manager: Agriculture Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development, AfDB
Pierre Conradie
Managing Partner, Moore Cape Town, Moore Global
Leona Archary
Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Development Agency (AGDA)
Josep Vives
Managing consultant, Apexagri
Marla Naidoo
Regional Director: Southern Africa,
Rainforest Alliance
Steen Andersen
Chief Sales Officer
SKOV
Dirk Hanekom
Chief Executive Officer, Agri All Africa
David Mthombeni
Founder, Gegana Farming
Alderman James Vos
Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, City of Cape Town
Kafui Adjogatse
Senior Innovation Manager, IDH Trade
Althea Discala
Chief Executive Officer , Discala Holdings
Sabrina Basson
Carbon Lead Africa,
EmitIQ
Themba Rikhotso
Chief Executive Officer,
Land Bank of South Africa
Japheth Munywoki
Group Chief Executive
Officer, Goodson Capital
Partners
Rajash Behal
Chief Investment Officer
International Finance
Corporation
Remi Burdairon
Managing Partner,
ATRIA Trade Investments
Kazuhiro Namasawa
Manager: Agriculture Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development, AfDB
Pierre Conradie
Managing Partner, Moore Cape Town, Moore Global
Leona Archary
Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Development Agency (AGDA)
Josep Vives
Managing consultant, Apexagri
Marla Naidoo
Regional Director: Southern Africa,
Rainforest Alliance
Steen Andersen
Chief Sales Officer
SKOV
Dirk Hanekom
Chief Executive Officer, Agri All Africa
David Mthombeni
Founder, Gegana Farming
Alderman James Vos
Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, City of Cape Town
Kafui Adjogatse
Senior Innovation Manager, IDH Trade
Althea Discala
Chief Executive Officer , Discala Holdings
Sabrina Basson
Carbon Lead Africa,
EmitIQ
Themba Rikhotso
Chief Executive Officer,
Land Bank of South Africa
Japheth Munywoki
Group Chief Executive
Officer, Goodson Capital
Partners
Rajash Behal
Chief Investment Officer
International Finance
Corporation
Stan Whiting
Business Development
Specialist
Moore
Dr MJ Khan
President, International
Agriculture Consulting
Group (IACG)
Pedram Jahanshiri
EU Representative
- Ethiopian Cotton
Association
Heike Harmgart
Managing Director:
Sub Saharan Africa
European Bank for
Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD)
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Hercu Bloem
Managing Director
AFGRI Financial Holdings
Gilly Dlamini
General Manager
Banking Assosiation of
South Arica
Nancy Omonhiboloria
Founder & Chief Executive
Officer, FarmXic
Danie Dörfling
Sustainability Reporting
Specialist
Moore
Sibusiso Manana
Head: Agriculture
Business Unit,
Technology Innovation
Agency (TIA)
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Hugo CAPDEVIELLE
Head of Agribusiness
Vertical,
Africa Global Logistics
Modise Motloba
Chief Executive Officer
Tysys Capital Group
Tsegaye Abebe
Executive Director
Ethiopian Cotton
Association
Sibusiso Manana
Head: Agriculture
Business Unit,
Technology Innovation
Agency (TIA)
Hugo CAPDEVIELLE
Head of Agribusiness
Vertical,
Africa Global Logistics
Modise Motloba
Chief Executive Officer
Tysys Capital Group
Tsegaye Abebe
Executive Director
Ethiopian Cotton
Association