POWER ON YOUR PLATE
Speakers
SPEAKERS
Inspirational keynotes and informative panels with the women and men advancing knowledge and expanding the use of traditional vegetables to ensure a healthier Africa now and into the future:
DR. LAWRENCE HADDAD
Executive Director
GAIN
2018 World Food Prize Laureate
PROF. ENOCH ACHIGAN-DAKO
University of Abomey-Calavi
Benin
HON. MATHIAS KASAMBA
Chair
East African Legislative Assembly
MS. JACQUELINE MKINDI
CEO
Tanzania Horticulture Association (TAHA)
MR. BABATUNDE OGUNYEMI
CEO/MD
Thelma Farms Ltd., Nigeria
DR. JIM SIMON
Rutgers University, Department of Plant Biology, New Use Agriculture and
Natural Plant Products Program
DR. MARY ABUKUTSA-ONYANGO
Professor of Horticulture
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
DR. MARCO WOPEREIS
Director General
World Vegetable Center
DR. JOHN BOWMAN
Senior Agriculture Advisor
USAID
Bureau of Resilience and Food Security
DR. DANNY HUNTER
Senior Scientist, Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems Initiative / Global Project Coordinator, Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Project
Bioversity International