Climate Smart Agriculture Summit Speakers 2018

Charles Sunkuli

Charles Sunkuli

Principal Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Dr. Ademola Braimoh

Dr. Ademola Braimoh

Climate-Smart Agriculture Coordinator for Africa Region
World Bank
Dr. Richard Munang

Dr. Richard Munang

Regional Climate Change Coordinator
United Nations Environment Programme Africa (UNEP)
Dr Rugalema

Dr Rugalema

Resident Representative Kenya
Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations
Margarita Astralaga

Margarita Astralaga

Director of Environment and Climate Change Division
IFAD
Noelle O’Brien

Noelle O’Brien

Team Leader
Innovation for Climate Change Fund (FICCF)
Debisi O. Araba

Debisi O. Araba

Africa Director
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Chadwin Reno

Chadwin Reno

Deputy Director
Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Baringo County
Stephen Muchuri

Stephen Muchuri

CEO East Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF)
Adrian van der Knaap

Adrian van der Knaap

Deputy Regional Director East Africa
World Food Programme (WFP)
Fatmata Lovetta Sesay

Fatmata Lovetta Sesay

Regional Policy Adviser, Climate Smart Agriculture
UN Women East and Southern Africa Regional Office
Christopher Hoffman

Christopher Hoffman

Regional Disaster Management Director in East Africa
World Vision (WVI)
Noble Banadda

Noble Banadda

Chairman
Makerere University - Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Dyborn Charlie Chibonga

Dyborn Charlie Chibonga

Regional Head – Malawi & Mozambique
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Musa Zakariyyah

Musa Zakariyyah

Director
Youth for Sustainable Development Organization
Iddo Dror

Iddo Dror

Program Leader, Impact at Scale at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),
International Livestock Research Institute
Jon Hellin

Jon Hellin

Senior Scientist
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Mike Chikakuda

Mike Chikakuda

Country Director, Malawi
The Face-to-Face AIDS Project Malawi
Abdelbagi Ismail

Abdelbagi Ismail

IRRI Representative for Eastern and Southern Africa
IRRI
Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg

Director
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
Maureen Sigauke

Maureen Sigauke

Co- Founder & Executive Director
Green Active Citizens Trust
John Kinaga

John Kinaga

Director - Programmes & Partnerships-Africa
Kickstart
Tom Kitt

Tom Kitt

Chairman
Self Help Africa
Ntiokam Divine

Ntiokam Divine

Founder and Managing Director
CSAYN
Pauline Wambeti

Pauline Wambeti

Country Director
Nuru Kenya
Kiringai Kamau

Kiringai Kamau

Executive Director
The Center for Agricultural Networking and Information Sharing (CANIS) of the University of Nairobi
Christine Lamanna

Christine Lamanna

Associate Scientist
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Lawrence Kiguro

Lawrence Kiguro

Associate Director
Livelihoods and Resiliency, World Vision Kenya (WVI)
Ida Ng’ang’a,

Ida Ng’ang’a,

Director
Regional Consortium for Development (RCD)
Anne Macharia, Current Affairs and Environmental Reporter, KU.TV

Anne Macharia, Current Affairs and Environmental Reporter, KU.TV
James Mutonyi

James Mutonyi

AGMARK
Managing Director
Janina Schnick

Janina Schnick

Senior Government Relations Manager
One Acre Fund
Raphael Obonyo

Raphael Obonyo

Africa's Representative to the Global Coordination Board
World Bank
Caroline Maua

Caroline Maua

Country Program Manager
Lutheran World Relief
Edith Ofwona

Edith Ofwona

Senior Program Specialist- Environment and Agriculture
International Development Research Centre
James Mbata

James Mbata

Technical Adviser
UNDP-UN, Malawi
Ambrose Mugisha

Ambrose Mugisha

UNDP-UN, Environment Poverty Environment Initiative
International Technical Adviser
Dr Theresa Moyo

Dr Theresa Moyo

Independent Expert
Haroon Akram-Lodhi

Haroon Akram-Lodhi

Gender and Poverty Adviser
United Nations Development Programmes Gender Team
Frashiah Wangeci Mwebia

Frashiah Wangeci Mwebia

Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation
Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation
Michael Orangi

Michael Orangi

Senior Associate, East and Southern Africa, Landscapes and Livelihoods
Rainforest Alliance
Caroline Toroitich Programme Manager Livelihoods and Landscapes

Caroline Toroitich Programme Manager Livelihoods and Landscapes

Programme Manager Livelihoods and Landscapes
Rainforest Alliance
Sanne Willems

Sanne Willems

First Secretary Food Security
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nairobi
Ms. Wanjira Mathai

Ms. Wanjira Mathai

Co-Chair
Global Restoration Council
Nancy Githaiga, Policy Research and Innovation Manager

Nancy Githaiga, Policy Research and Innovation Manager

Policy, Research and Innovation Manager
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Evan Girvetz

Evan Girvetz

Senior Scientist
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
Federica Matteoli

Federica Matteoli

Natural Resources Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Florence Kriuki

Florence Kriuki

Access to Finance Advisor
Smart Water fr Agriculture Program, SNV
Yvette Ondachi

Yvette Ondachi

Founder & Managing Director
Ojay Greene
Placidius Castus Rwechungura

Placidius Castus Rwechungura

Graphics Designer and IT Support
Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network (CSAYN)
Philip Kajwang

Philip Kajwang

CEO
Community Action for Rural Development (CARD)
Zeynab Wandati

Zeynab Wandati

Business Editor
NTV
Dennis Garrity

Dennis Garrity

Chair
EverGreen Agriculture Partnership
Dr. Pacifica F A Ogola

Dr. Pacifica F A Ogola

Director Climate Change Programmes and Coordination
Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Paul Ndungu

Paul Ndungu

Senior Manager
Technoserve
Worknesh Mekonnen Gonet

Worknesh Mekonnen Gonet

Director of UNOPS Ethiopia Operational Hub (ETOH)
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)