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2027 FEATURED SPEAKERS
H.E. Mr. Addisu Arega Kitessa
Minister of Agriculture, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
H.E. Dr. Sophia Kassa
Minister of State of Agriculture, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Tamer El-Raghy
Managing Director, ARAF
Corné de Louw
Program Director at Rabo Partnerships
Aakif Merchant
Director, Engagement & Capacity Building and Head of Africa
Karidas Tshintsholo
Chief Executive Officer, KHULA!
Vuyolwethu Jayiya
Deputy Head: Agribusiness Business Support, Markets, Tourism and Agribusiness, eThekwini Municipality
Mary Mulili
Chief Executive Officer, UBA Kenya
George Maina
Chief Executive Officer & Co. Founder, Shamba Records
Maxine Chehab
Director, Alpen Capital
Susan Payne
Founder & CEO, Holistic Investments
Mathildah Amollo
Founder & CEO, GreatLakes Feeds Ltd
Surita Sandosham
President & CEO, Heifer International
Admassu Tadesse
Group President & CEO,
African Trade and Development Bank (TDB)
Wanji Ng'ang'a
Associate Director for Investing, East Africa Acumen
Kizito Odhiambo
Founder & Group Chief Executive Officer, agriBORA
Welid Abdulhafiz
Partnership Manager, Hello Tractor
Deji Adebusoye
Partner, Sahel Capital
Maren Peters
Sourcing Development Manager
Tradin Organic
Rob Coviello
Founder
Crosswinds Advisory
Ade Adefeko
Director Corporate & Regulatory Affairs
Olam Agri
Ayandev Saha
Lead & Advisory
KM Dastur & Company Limited
Dennis Onkangi
Founder & CEO
Kuza Freezer
Erick Sirali
Director - Digital Trade Systems
TradeMark Africa
Gilles Mettetal
AAC Chairman and Former Managing Director at EBRD
Heather McSorley
CEO
McSouthern Trading, Zimbabwe
Peter Otieno
Chairman & CEO
GS1 Kenya
Robert Pothoven
Investment Director
Organic Development Finance
Richard Bernardo
CEO
Yellow Star trading
Thilo Fiedler
Vice President
Bureau Veritas Africa
Dr. Vasu Gounden
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Green Gold