Innovation: a key enabler for sustainable food system transformation in Africa

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Recording forthcoming

Keynote speech by Dr. Vincent Martin - Director of the FAO Office of Innovation (OIN) - Online

Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director, CGIAR System Organization
Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, AU Special Envoy for Food Systems
Mr Bagore Xavier Bathily, Private Sector
Representative – Laiterie du Berger
Ms Heidy Rombouts, Director Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD) – Belgian governement
Mr Jean Van Wetter, Director of the Belgian Development Agency Enabel
Dr. Leonard Mizzi, Head of Unit - DG International Partnerships INTPA

Pr. Inge Brouwer (Ms) Professor at the Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University
Mr Dhanush Dinesh Chief Climate Catalyst at Clim Eat
Ms Siny Samba Women agro-entrepreneur (Women agro-entrepreneur supported by Enabel EU intervention and mentor for Awa Prize of the Belgian cooperation)
Mr Damien Ndizeye - Executive Director ADECOR, Rwanda (online)
Mrs. Fanta Touré - Health/Nutrition Technical Advisor at Action Contre la Faim (ACF) Regional Office for West Africa; (online)

Dr. Enoch Achigan (Mr) Professor, Genetics and Plant Breeding Director University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin), lead DESIRA (online)
Dr Million Belay (Mr) Coordinator of the
Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, member of IPES Food
Dr Hildegard Lingnau (Ms) - GFAIR - Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation - Executive Secretary
Dr Rachel Glennerster (Ms) - Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago & Faculty Director of the Market Shaping Accelerator

Dr Ann Ansoms (Ms) - Professor in development studies UCL, PRS climate, agroecology and environment
Mr Abdoulaye Ouedraogo - Coordinateur Général association APIL - French (online)
Mr Tom Devriendt – Advocacy coordinator at Caritas International, member of coalition against Hunger
Mr Abderrahmane Benderdouche - Expert agroalimentaire Enabel