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4-8 November 2013 Kigali, Rwanda www.ict4ag.org

International Conference Series: Rethinking smallholder agriculture.

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Participants Markos Abdi .............................................................................................................. 1 Salami Abdullahi ....................................................................................................... 2 Patrice Abessolo Amougou ....................................................................................... 3 Richard Abila ............................................................................................................. 4 Patrick Abiven ........................................................................................................... 5 Philip Abrahams ........................................................................................................ 6 Janet Cox Achora...................................................................................................... 7 Charles Adams.......................................................................................................... 8 Bashir Adan .............................................................................................................. 9 Chris Addison .......................................................................................................... 10 Edward Addo-Dankwa............................................................................................. 11 Benjamin Addom ..................................................................................................... 12 Deogratious Afimani ................................................................................................ 13 Grace Agili .............................................................................................................. 14 Emmanuel Ahumuza ............................................................................................... 15 Temidayo Ajayi........................................................................................................ 16 Florence Ajio ........................................................................................................... 17 Boniface Akuku ....................................................................................................... 18 Abdul Ali Bin Mohd Ali ............................................................................................. 19 Solomon Allavi ........................................................................................................ 20 Luz Marina Alvare ................................................................................................... 21 Kouadio Amavi ........................................................................................................ 22 Patricia Amira-Sanders ........................................................................................... 23 Goretti Amuriat ........................................................................................................ 24 Kwame Andah ......................................................................................................... 25 Dustin Andres.......................................................................................................... 26 Miradontsoa Andrianarison...................................................................................... 27 Charles Angebault ................................................................................................... 28 Alexis Aning ............................................................................................................ 29 Patrice Annequin ..................................................................................................... 30 Joelene Anom ......................................................................................................... 31 Emmanuel Antoh..................................................................................................... 32 Jonathan Antwi........................................................................................................ 33 Gonzalo Aramayo ................................................................................................... 34 Christoph Arndt ....................................................................................................... 35 Oluwatoyin Asaju .................................................................................................... 36 Michael Hailu........................................................................................................... 37 Michel Atangana Tchoungui .................................................................................... 38

Alloysius Attah......................................................................................................... 39 Abel Atukwase ........................................................................................................ 40 John Atyang ............................................................................................................ 41 Aloysius Ayuk .......................................................................................................... 42 Boukary Ba ............................................................................................................. 43 Lee Babcock ........................................................................................................... 44 Ousmane Badiane .................................................................................................. 45 Henry Baffoe ........................................................................................................... 46 Bakhtiyor Bahritidinov.............................................................................................. 47 Peter Balaba ........................................................................................................... 48 Peter Ballantyne ...................................................................................................... 49 Sharbendu Banerjee ............................................................................................... 50 Anthony Barasa....................................................................................................... 51 Cyrus Baraza .......................................................................................................... 52 Paul Barera ............................................................................................................. 53 Sam Barigye ........................................................................................................... 54 Catherinerose Barretto ............................................................................................ 55 Johnpaul Barretto .................................................................................................... 56 Moses Basaza......................................................................................................... 57 Henry Basheija ........................................................................................................ 58 Sabdiyo Bashuna .................................................................................................... 59 Robert Basomingera ............................................................................................... 60 Dereje Bedane ........................................................................................................ 61 Mark Bell ................................................................................................................. 62 Kwame Bentil .......................................................................................................... 63 David Bergvinson .................................................................................................... 64 Eskender Beza ........................................................................................................ 65 Krishan Bheenick .................................................................................................... 66 Mohammad Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan .......................................................................... 67 Sheila Birgen ........................................................................................................... 68 Fanos Birke ............................................................................................................. 69 Komla Bissi ............................................................................................................. 70 Donald Blair ............................................................................................................ 71 Andrea Bohn ........................................................................................................... 72 Gerishom Boiyo....................................................................................................... 73 Jean-Pierre Boris .................................................................................................... 74 Stephane Boyera .................................................................................................... 75 Benedikt Brenke ...................................................................................................... 76 Jennifer Britton ........................................................................................................ 77 Jean-Pierre Busogoro ............................................................................................. 78 Clinton Busolo ......................................................................................................... 79 Louis Butare ............................................................................................................ 80 Chiara Buttiglione .................................................................................................... 81

Donald Byamugisha ................................................................................................ 82 Samaon Candiga .................................................................................................... 83 Mojoko Catherine .................................................................................................... 84 Denis Chabrol ......................................................................................................... 85 Sandra Chao ........................................................................................................... 86 Jeffrey Cherogony ................................................................................................... 87 Nilar Andrea Chit Tun .............................................................................................. 88 Josphat Chitombo ................................................................................................... 89 David Clarke ........................................................................................................... 90 Jonathan Corbett..................................................................................................... 91 Pierre-André Cordey ............................................................................................... 92 Eric Couper ............................................................................................................. 93 Pete Cranston ......................................................................................................... 94 Paul Cunningham.................................................................................................... 95 Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe.......................................................................................... 96 Gabriel Dacko Goudjo ............................................................................................. 97 Mphatso Dakamau .................................................................................................. 98 Henri Danon ............................................................................................................ 99 Yacouba Dao ........................................................................................................ 100 Sabrina Dar ........................................................................................................... 101 Raphaël Dard ........................................................................................................ 102 Mark Davies .......................................................................................................... 103 Dady Demby ......................................................................................................... 104 John DeRiggi......................................................................................................... 105 Jean François Detry .............................................................................................. 106 Bakary Diarra ........................................................................................................ 107 Assétou Diarra ...................................................................................................... 108 Wouter Dijkstra...................................................................................................... 109 Mathu Djamila ....................................................................................................... 110 Romuald Djegbenou.............................................................................................. 111 Iddo Dror ............................................................................................................... 112 Joly Dusabe .......................................................................................................... 113 Wellington Dzvene ................................................................................................ 114 Duncan Edwards ................................................................................................... 115 Khan Jean-Delmas Ehui ........................................................................................ 116 Patrick Ekanga Kalume ......................................................................................... 117 Sonigitu Ekpe ........................................................................................................ 118 Bariki Elilaki ........................................................................................................... 119 Rebecca Enonchong ............................................................................................. 120 Jeanine Eugene .................................................................................................... 121 Kenneth Ewan ....................................................................................................... 122 Vincent Fautrel ...................................................................................................... 123 Mahamadou Fayinkeh ........................................................................................... 124

Dieter Fischer ........................................................................................................ 125 Catherine Flouvat .................................................................................................. 126 Kent Ford .............................................................................................................. 127 Rose Funja............................................................................................................ 128 Joseph Gafaranga ................................................................................................. 129 Daphrose Gahakwa............................................................................................... 130 Stéphane Gambier ................................................................................................ 131 Sagarika Gandhi ................................................................................................... 132 Janvier Gasasira ................................................................................................... 133 Tsehay Gashaw .................................................................................................... 134 Prince Gashongore ............................................................................................... 135 Gahiga Gashumba ................................................................................................ 136 Ben Gasore ........................................................................................................... 137 Sylvie Gata Salama ............................................................................................... 138 Getaw Gebreyohanes ........................................................................................... 139 Amos Gichamba.................................................................................................... 140 Bernice Gitau ........................................................................................................ 141 Christian Gmelin.................................................................................................... 142 Riten Gosai ........................................................................................................... 143 Aparajita Goyal...................................................................................................... 144 Sean Granville-Ross ............................................................................................. 145 Adam Gross .......................................................................................................... 146 Xavier Habineza .................................................................................................... 147 Jean Louis Habineza ............................................................................................. 148 Kimberly Hamilton ................................................................................................. 149 Dinah Hanson ....................................................................................................... 150 Saskia Harmsen .................................................................................................... 151 Sanusi Hashimu .................................................................................................... 152 Theodore Havugimana .......................................................................................... 153 Steven Helvie ........................................................................................................ 154 Travis Heneveld .................................................................................................... 155 Petrus Adrianus Maria Hessels ............................................................................. 156 Muramira Hilary ..................................................................................................... 157 Christine Holzbauer ............................................................................................... 158 Yoshimitsu Homma ............................................................................................... 159 Nawsheen Hosenally............................................................................................. 160 Parvez Iftikhar ....................................................................................................... 161 John Ikandi............................................................................................................ 162 Abraham Ily ........................................................................................................... 163 James Impwi ......................................................................................................... 164 Assiba Inès ........................................................................................................... 165 Adamou Iro ........................................................................................................... 166 Masayoshi Ito ........................................................................................................ 167

Clet Iyamenye ....................................................................................................... 168 Denis Izakare ........................................................................................................ 169 Jean Claude Izamuhaye ........................................................................................ 170 Sherelle Jacobs..................................................................................................... 171 Barbara James ...................................................................................................... 172 Johannes Janse Van Rensburg ............................................................................ 173 Katharina Jenny .................................................................................................... 174 Towela Jere .......................................................................................................... 175 Carol Jilombo ........................................................................................................ 176 Alan Johnson ........................................................................................................ 177 Marcus Jones ........................................................................................................ 178 Enricka Julien ........................................................................................................ 179 Janet Kaaya .......................................................................................................... 180 Béatrice Kaboré .................................................................................................... 181 Robert Kabutey ..................................................................................................... 182 Muhammadou Kah ................................................................................................ 183 Benaja Janvier Benson Kakobanga....................................................................... 184 Agnes Kalibata ...................................................................................................... 185 Samuel Kalu .......................................................................................................... 186 Kiringai Kamau ...................................................................................................... 187 Emma Kambewa ................................................................................................... 188 Zobenat Kamuha................................................................................................... 189 Stella Kamuyu ....................................................................................................... 190 Faustin Kamuzora ................................................................................................. 191 James Kamweti ..................................................................................................... 192 Richard Kangeri .................................................................................................... 193 Prince Kapondamgaga .......................................................................................... 194 Ednah Karamagi ................................................................................................... 195 Lucy Karanja ......................................................................................................... 196 Epiphanie Karekezi ............................................................................................... 197 Sylivanus Karemera .............................................................................................. 198 Caroline Karungi ................................................................................................... 199 Joseph Kasolo....................................................................................................... 200 Edmund Katiti ........................................................................................................ 201 Emmanuel Kavutse Mucyo .................................................................................... 202 George Kayonga ................................................................................................... 203 Serge Kedja .......................................................................................................... 204 Alhi Keita ............................................................................................................... 205 Tawanda Kembo ................................................................................................... 206 Absolomon Kihara ................................................................................................. 207 James Kimani........................................................................................................ 208 Nicholas Kimolo .................................................................................................... 209 David Kimutai ........................................................................................................ 210

Margaret Kingamkono ........................................................................................... 211 Robert Kintu .......................................................................................................... 212 Robert Kisalama.................................................................................................... 213 Daniel Kisauzi ....................................................................................................... 214 Bruce Kisitu ........................................................................................................... 215 Eric Kitetu.............................................................................................................. 216 Jeremy Knops ....................................................................................................... 217 Pieter Koning......................................................................................................... 218 Matieyedou Konlambigue ...................................................................................... 219 Tarik Kubach ......................................................................................................... 220 Paul Kukubo .......................................................................................................... 221 Lucie Lamoureux................................................................................................... 222 Jean-francois Laureys ........................................................................................... 223 Ewen Le Borgne.................................................................................................... 224 Joslyn Lee Quay ................................................................................................... 225 Eric Legoube ......................................................................................................... 226 Thierry Lewyllie ..................................................................................................... 227 Alain Lietbouo ....................................................................................................... 228 Francesco Liucci ................................................................................................... 229 Ken Lohento .......................................................................................................... 230 Narcisse Lokwa Mbunzama .................................................................................. 231 Joseph Macharia ................................................................................................... 232 Moni Madaswamy ................................................................................................. 233 Sharad Mahajan .................................................................................................... 234 Inoussa Maiga ....................................................................................................... 235 Abdul Ghafar Majeed ............................................................................................ 236 Anatole Majyambere ............................................................................................. 237 Grace Makanyaga ................................................................................................. 238 Kim Mallalieu ......................................................................................................... 239 Gilbert Manigabe ................................................................................................... 240 Nadia Manning-Thomas ........................................................................................ 241 Tumaini Marijani .................................................................................................... 242 Martina Mariki........................................................................................................ 243 Tchamba Marimagne ............................................................................................ 244 Christine Martin ..................................................................................................... 245 Michael Marus ....................................................................................................... 246 Martina Mascarenhas ............................................................................................ 247 Joseph Masengesho ............................................................................................. 248 Fhumulani Mashau ................................................................................................ 248 Joshua Masinde .................................................................................................... 249 Daniel Mason-D'croz ............................................................................................. 250 John Matogo ......................................................................................................... 251 Yayi Mawa Upele .................................................................................................. 252

Gorgui Alioune Mbow ............................................................................................ 253 David Mbugua ....................................................................................................... 254 Dennis Mbuvi ........................................................................................................ 255 Paula McConnell ................................................................................................... 256 Chase McGrath ..................................................................................................... 257 Ligia Mejia Diaz ..................................................................................................... 258 Foster Mensah ...................................................................................................... 259 Jahvé Mescco Condori .......................................................................................... 260 Jeffrey Milanette .................................................................................................... 261 David Mills ............................................................................................................. 262 Gabriela Mindru..................................................................................................... 263 Ahmad Zia Mirzada ............................................................................................... 264 Josephine Mitalia .................................................................................................. 265 Catherine Mloza Banda ......................................................................................... 266 Qureish Mohamedin .............................................................................................. 267 Lina Mohammadi................................................................................................... 268 Kristian Møller ....................................................................................................... 269 Dennis Mose ......................................................................................................... 270 Adamu Bukar Mshelia ........................................................................................... 271 Mukumu Muchina .................................................................................................. 272 Stephen Muchiri .................................................................................................... 273 Andrew Mude ........................................................................................................ 274 Belyse Mugwaneza ............................................................................................... 275 Jean Jacques Muhinda ......................................................................................... 276 Christian Muhirwa ................................................................................................. 277 Sander Muilerman ................................................................................................. 278 Belal Ahmad Mujahed ........................................................................................... 279 Esperance Mukamugabo ...................................................................................... 280 Esperance Mukarugwiza ....................................................................................... 281 Charles Mulagwe .................................................................................................. 282 Ellen Mulder .......................................................................................................... 283 Jean Baptiste Munyemana .................................................................................... 284 Regine Muramutse ................................................................................................ 285 Muriuki Mureithi ..................................................................................................... 286 Ann Mureithi-Keen ................................................................................................ 287 Charles Murekezi .................................................................................................. 288 Innocent Musabyimana ......................................................................................... 289 Wilfred Musinguzi .................................................................................................. 290 Bamuturaki Musinguzi ........................................................................................... 291 Wilson Musonera .................................................................................................. 292 Sosthene Musonera .............................................................................................. 293 Simon Mutangana ................................................................................................. 294 Caroline Muteti ...................................................................................................... 295

Sam Mutongole ..................................................................................................... 296 Simunza Muyangana............................................................................................. 297 Didier Muyiramye .................................................................................................. 298 Elly Mwale ............................................................................................................. 299 Ernest Mwalusanya ............................................................................................... 300 Solomon Mwangi................................................................................................... 301 Leroy Mwanzia ...................................................................................................... 302 Martina Mwizerwa ................................................................................................. 303 Celestin Myambi.................................................................................................... 304 Yapi N Cho ............................................................................................................ 305 Brenda Nang'amba ............................................................................................... 306 Jean Baptiste Ndanyuzwe ..................................................................................... 307 Eugene Ndekezi .................................................................................................... 308 Jean Baptiste Nduwayezu ..................................................................................... 309 Mwanja Ng'anjo ..................................................................................................... 310 Vincent Ngendakumana ........................................................................................ 311 Nestor Ngouambe ................................................................................................. 312 Paulin Nguena....................................................................................................... 313 Arshfod Ngugi ....................................................................................................... 314 Sachia Ngutsav ..................................................................................................... 315 Nascimento Nhantumbo ........................................................................................ 316 Leonidas Niyongabo.............................................................................................. 317 Evergiste Niyonsaba ............................................................................................. 318 Eric Niyonshuti ...................................................................................................... 319 Modeste Nkikabahizi ............................................................................................. 320 Michael Nkonu ...................................................................................................... 321 Bakuramutsa Nkubito ............................................................................................ 322 Edouard Nongbe ................................................................................................... 323 Elie Nsabimana ..................................................................................................... 324 Tony Nsanganira Nsanganira ................................................................................ 325 Francois Nsengiyumva .......................................................................................... 326 Lambert Ntagwabira .............................................................................................. 327 Sugwejo Ntomoka ................................................................................................. 328 Pie Ntwari .............................................................................................................. 329 Jeannine Nuwumuren ........................................................................................... 330 Charles Nyachae ................................................................................................... 331 Devotha Nyambo .................................................................................................. 332 Theophile Nyandwi ................................................................................................ 333 Isaac Nzabarinda .................................................................................................. 334 Anselme Nzabonimpa ........................................................................................... 335 Magnifique Nzaramba ........................................................................................... 336 Innocent Nzeyimana.............................................................................................. 337 John Nzungize ...................................................................................................... 338

David Obwangamoi ............................................................................................... 339 Bridget Ochieng Okumu ........................................................................................ 340 Susan Oguya ........................................................................................................ 341 Dorothy Okello ...................................................................................................... 342 Calvince Okello ..................................................................................................... 343 Idowu Oladele ....................................................................................................... 344 Tolulope Olatoye ................................................................................................... 345 Idowu Olatunde-Hythe........................................................................................... 346 Peter Olorunfemi ................................................................................................... 347 Igiraneza Origene.................................................................................................. 348 Yohannes Oriste ................................................................................................... 349 Ernest Osier .......................................................................................................... 350 Albert Otieno ......................................................................................................... 351 Gerald Otim ........................................................................................................... 352 Sylvestre Ouedraogo............................................................................................. 353 Mahamadou Ouédraogo ....................................................................................... 354 Marloes Pals ......................................................................................................... 355 Philip Parker .......................................................................................................... 356 Helen Parker ......................................................................................................... 357 Brian Paul ............................................................................................................. 358 Terrence Phillips ................................................................................................... 359 Pier Andrea Pirani ................................................................................................. 360 Konrad Plechowski ................................................................................................ 361 Maria Protz ............................................................................................................ 362 Charles Pye-Smith ................................................................................................ 363 Joelisata Rabeharisolo .......................................................................................... 364 Saravanan Raj ...................................................................................................... 365 Giacomo Rambaldi ................................................................................................ 366 Karume Rashidi..................................................................................................... 367 Andrianjafy Rasoanindrainy................................................................................... 368 Harinjaka Ratozamanana ...................................................................................... 369 Kaki Reddy............................................................................................................ 370 David Reid ............................................................................................................ 371 Michael Riggs........................................................................................................ 372 Kurt Roberts .......................................................................................................... 373 Stephen Rono ....................................................................................................... 374 Adelle Roopchand ................................................................................................. 375 Mahamadi Rouamba ............................................................................................. 376 Mary Rucibigango ................................................................................................. 377 Ivan Rujuta ............................................................................................................ 378 David Rurangirwa .................................................................................................. 379 Raphael Rurangwa ............................................................................................... 380 Alexis Rutagengwa ............................................................................................... 381

Théogène Rutagwenda ......................................................................................... 382 Lamon Rutten........................................................................................................ 383 Ernest Ruzindaza .................................................................................................. 384 Rwagasana Rwagasana ....................................................................................... 385 Newton Rwakabuba .............................................................................................. 386 Jean Baptiste Rwigema......................................................................................... 387 Mohammad Ismail Sabawoon ............................................................................... 388 Daryl Samlal .......................................................................................................... 389 Abraham Sarfo ...................................................................................................... 390 Andrew Saukani .................................................................................................... 391 Willem Selen ......................................................................................................... 392 Tharcisia Seminari ................................................................................................ 393 Janvier Sendarasi ................................................................................................. 394 Norbert Sendege ................................................................................................... 395 Worlali Senyo ........................................................................................................ 396 Bharat Sharma ...................................................................................................... 397 Omer Sheikh ......................................................................................................... 398 Yazeed Sheqem.................................................................................................... 399 Nancy Sibo ............................................................................................................ 400 Gijs Simons ........................................................................................................... 401 Ravi Sinha ............................................................................................................. 402 Fiona Smith ........................................................................................................... 403 Bruce Smith .......................................................................................................... 404 Anna Sole Amat .................................................................................................... 405 Raf Somers ........................................................................................................... 406 Aboubacar Sidy Sonko .......................................................................................... 407 Mark Speer ........................................................................................................... 408 Paul Ssengooba .................................................................................................... 409 Roderick St. Clair .................................................................................................. 410 Gwendolyn Stansbury ........................................................................................... 411 Susan Stephanou.................................................................................................. 412 Daniel Stern .......................................................................................................... 413 Kyle Stice .............................................................................................................. 414 Guy Stinglhamber ................................................................................................. 415 Sophie Stolle ......................................................................................................... 416 Hamza Suleyman .................................................................................................. 417 Bartholomew Sullivan ............................................................................................ 418 Arison Tamfu ......................................................................................................... 419 Donald Tchaou ...................................................................................................... 420 Stephen Tembo..................................................................................................... 421 Sintayehu Teshome .............................................................................................. 422 Bayella Thiam ....................................................................................................... 423 Christine Ting ........................................................................................................ 424

Eugenio Tisselli ..................................................................................................... 425 Bruno Tran ............................................................................................................ 426 Sophie Treinen ...................................................................................................... 427 Evariste Tugirinshuti .............................................................................................. 428 John Tull ............................................................................................................... 429 Sylvia Umutesi ...................................................................................................... 430 Clement Uwajeneza .............................................................................................. 431 Angelique Uwimana .............................................................................................. 432 Goretti Uwizeyimana ............................................................................................. 433 Leonille Uwizeyimana............................................................................................ 434 Beatrice Uwumukiza.............................................................................................. 435 Helene Uzayisenga ............................................................................................... 436 Alvaro Valverde Lopez .......................................................................................... 437 Bjorn van Campenhout.......................................................................................... 438 Suzanne van der Velden ....................................................................................... 439 Vincent van Dugteren ............................................................................................ 440 Nathan Van Dusen ................................................................................................ 441 Jacob van Etten .................................................................................................... 442 Mario Van Koesveld .............................................................................................. 443 Paul Van Mele ....................................................................................................... 444 Anthonina van Stel ................................................................................................ 445 Michael Victor........................................................................................................ 446 Prince Wabilima .................................................................................................... 447 Brenda Wandera ................................................................................................... 448 Simon Wandila ...................................................................................................... 449 Luka Wanjohi ........................................................................................................ 450 Zulu Wantono ........................................................................................................ 451 Marc Wanume ....................................................................................................... 452 Jim Wasilwa .......................................................................................................... 453 Henderika Weel..................................................................................................... 454 Timothy Wege ....................................................................................................... 455 Nancy White .......................................................................................................... 456 Eric White.............................................................................................................. 457 Christian Witt ......................................................................................................... 458 Joshua Woodard ................................................................................................... 459 Fleur Wouterse...................................................................................................... 460 Simret Yared ......................................................................................................... 461 Nebiyou Yirga........................................................................................................ 462 Françoise Yoda ..................................................................................................... 463 Abeselom Yosef .................................................................................................... 464 Dydimus Zengenene ............................................................................................. 465 Brenda Zulu .......................................................................................................... 466 Fidelis Zvomuya .................................................................................................... 467

Name

Markos Abdi

Position

Community Manager

Institution

iceaddis

Work address

P.O. Box 518 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-912-615214

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Born in Ethiopia in 1984. Markos is specialized in ICT consultancy in Ethiopia. He co-founded the iceaddis innovation hub (www.iceaddis.com) in May 2011. He is currently working as a community manager. He is a coordinator on a research program on literacy, a project running by MIT, OLPC & Tufts University with a direct supervision of Nicholas Negroponte & Dr. Cynthia Breazeal. He is a GlobalVoices author. He speaks in different events and conferences about innovation hubs, African tech community, mobile technology, green tech & blogging, He has been organizing different tech and innovative events, and one of them was the Barcamp Ethiopia, which attracts more than 700 participants every year.

Corporate website

www.iceaddis.com

Personal blog

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Name

Salami Abdullahi

Position

Deputy Director / Head

Institution

FCT ADP

Work address

PMB 165, Garki Abuja Nigeria

Business phone

+234-803-3376596

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Over 25 years experience in agricultural and rural development extension and advisory services delivery in Nigeria. Top

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Name

Patrice Abessolo Amougou

Position

Chargé des programmes

Institution

PROPAC

Work address

Yaoundé Cameroon

Business phone

+237-237-22234190

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Patrice Abessolo Amougou a étudié en agriculture et en sciences agricoles à la Faculté d’Agronomie et de Sciences Agricoles (FASA) de l’Université de Dschang au Cameroun. Il en ressort avec un diplôme d’Ingénieur Agronome option Génie Rural. Après plus de 10 ans de travail à la production agricole sur le terrain, depuis près de quatre années aujourd'hui, il œuvre pour une agriculture et un développement rural durables auprès de plusieurs niveaux d’Organisations de Producteurs (locale, nationale et sous- régionales) en tant qu’animateur, formateur, éducateur et communicateur. Et comme consultant, il a jusqu’à ce jour participé à plusieurs études menées pour des fins de plaidoyer, auprès de Programmes et Organisations divers, sur des thématiques telles que : les changements climatiques ; les accaparements des terres ; la souveraineté alimentaire ; l’agriculture urbaine et péri urbaine ; l’agriculture familiale ; les systèmes alimentaires ; l’aspect genre dans le développement rural ; les filières ; la chaîne des valeurs etc. Il a dans le cadre de l’information et de la communication eu à animer un site web et réaliser plusieurs documentaires pour la vulgarisation de bonnes pratiques agricoles.

Corporate website

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Name

Richard Abila

Position

Fisheries Management Advisor

Institution

Finnish Consulting Group

Work address

P.O. Box 710405 Mansa Zambia

Business phone

+260-978-828089

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Richard Abila has a Doctorate degree in Fisheries (Socioeconomics) and Masters in Agricultural Economics. He has long-term experience working with small-scale fisheries in Africa, with over 20 years in Lake Victoria. Currently Dr. Abila is working as a long-term Fisheries Advisor in Zambia where he is assisting in developing a fisheries co-management system, value chain development and sustainable fish farming. He has previously worked with the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (and currently on leave) with projects extending to Uganda and Tanzania. He specializes on Fisheries Socio-economics, including co-management, economics & trade, value chain analysis and market information systems. Dr. Abila has participated, as coordinator, supervisor or researcher in several projects, including; Programme for Luapula Agricultural and Rural Development, Zambia (2011-2013); Enhanced Fish Market Information Service (2009-2011) supported by ILO/DFID; Research on ICT on Fish Market Systems (2009-2010) supported by National Council of Science & Technology; Implementation of Fisheries Management Plan for Lake Victoria (2003-2010) supported by EU; Socio-economics of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Project Phase II funded by NORAD/IUCN (2002 –06); Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project Phase II by the EU (1997 – 2003); Lake Victoria Environment Management Project Phase I by the World Bank/ GEF (1997 – 2005); Socio-economics of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Project Phase I by EU (1997 – 2001); Exploratory Research on the Socio- economic Impacts of Changes in Fisheries of L. Victoria and McArthur Foundation (1992 – 1994). Dr. Abila has particular interest on application of ICT in the fish value chain and has conducted research on viable and sustainable fish market information systems. As his main achievement in this field, Dr. Abila developed and continues to support an innovative ICT fish market information system in Kenya that serves the fisheries sector and is accessible to over 50,000 fishers and 300,000 fish traders across the country. The system enables fishers, fish traders and consumers to access market information easily, cheaply and fast using their mobile phones. The project has contributed to enhance fish trade and incomes for the fisher community through improved access to market information.

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Name

Patrick Abiven

Position

Directeur Général

Institution

Apitech

Work address

113 rue Marietton Lyon France

Business phone

+33-4-78434930

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Fondateur et dirigeant de la société de logiciel Apitech (www.apitech.fr) qui propose des services et des logiciels dans le domaine des services hébergés et de la mobilité.

Corporate website

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Name

Philip Abrahams

Position

Strategic Business Development Director

Institution

CAB International

Work address

CABI Head Office Nosworthy Way Wallingford UK

Business phone

+44-1491-829374

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Phil Abrahams has over 30 years’ experience working in business development, having managed publications such as New Scientist magazine, Elsevier Trends Journals and the business services of the UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). He has launched numerous journals, web services and magazines. He joined CABI in 2009 and a year later led the development and launch of CABI’s Plantwise programme, now a global initiative involving 127 partners in over 30 countries, whose aim is to develop national plant health systems to improve food security. Supported by such donors as the European Commission, DFID, SDC (Switzerland), IrishAid, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Plantwise has trained hundreds of plant doctors, and continues to grow. In 2013, Phil’s role changed to lead CABI’s activities in support of building publicprivate partnerships for improved agricultural trade and accelerated rollout of mobile-based services in new business areas, with a particular current emphasis on nutrition-sensitive agriculture services.

Corporate website

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Name

Janet Cox Achora

Position

Phd Candidate

Institution

Makerere University

Work address

Kenneth Dale, Old Kira Road P.O. Box 4411 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-414-532035

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Janet Cox Achora is a PhD Student at Makerere University under the Agricultural and Rural Innovations program and supported by the Community Action Research Project. Within the Community Action Research Project, Janet is studying the ICT based engagement processes and will explore how these processes influence partnerships. Janet has been involved in ICT4Dev programs in the field of Agriculture and rural development and has implemented ICT4Dev projects in Northern Uganda with rural women farmers. She set up the Kubere Information Centre in Apac. http://kic.wougnet.org/new/, the Ribe ber rural community centre in Amuru district. She also speared headed the automation of the media centres at Aga Khan Education services in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania using the Sirs Mandarin Library software and the automation of the ILO Dar es Salaam Resource centre using the winisis UNESCO software. She has participated in various ICT4DeV networking events and belongs to the wider Community of Practice of KM4DEV Janet’s research areas are in ICT4 Development, ICT based engagement processes and Integrated soil fertility management.

Corporate website

www.agric.mak.ac.ug

Personal blog

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Name

Charles Adams

Position

First Deputy Director

Institution

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Work address

P.O. Box MB 37 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-24-3359683

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My professional background is in agricultural extension with postgraduate qualification in development planning. I have been in extension for 28 years and am currently in charge of the e-extension system being developed in the Directorate of Extension in Ghana.

Corporate website

www.agricextension.gov.gh Top

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Name

Bashir Adan

Position

Director

Institution

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Work address

West End Towers, 4th Floor, Kanjata Road, off Muthangari Drive, Off Wayiaki Way, P.O. Box 66773 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-3675000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Jama is the director for Soil Health Program at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Dr. Jama, who is based in Ghana since Jan 2012 as director of AGRA-Accra office, is responsible for shaping the content and scope of the program, and guiding investments of the program that have an initial target of 13 focal countries. Prior to joining AGRA, Dr. Jama was Policy Advisor for Agricultural and Rural Development with the Bureau for Policy Development, UNDP, New York. He was responsible for conducting policy analysis on national agricultural issues, and in assisting countries (mainly developing ones) generate Millennium Development Goals-based strategies and programs for implementation. Dr. Jama holds a Ph.D. in Forestry (Agroforestry) from the University of Florida at Gainesville, USA. He has worked with the government of Kenya on renewable energy technologies and, for over 19 years, with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Nairobi (Kenya) as a Principal Scientist and Regional Coordinator for the Eastern and Central Africa Region. He has also served on several international expert committees, most notably the UN Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger between 2004 and 2005. Dr. Jama has conducted research on and published extensively on agroforestry technologies and, in particular, on integrated soil fertility management strategies under smallholder low-input systems in subSahara Africa. He has also published on strategies for drylands resource management and conservation.

Corporate website

www.agra.org Top

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Name

Chris Addison

Position

Senior Programme Coordinator, Knowledge Management

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-629-423196

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Chris Addison is senior coordinator for knowledge management (KM) at the technical centre for agriculture and rural development(CTA). He has worked in the ICT and knowledge management for development sector for the last 18 years and as director of the non-profit One World Europe, worked with a range of development organisations with their online KM needs. joined the CTA last year from the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington DC. He is currently working with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism and Caribbean Network for Fisher-folk Organisations on a knowledge platform to support discussions on blue economy, the Melanesian Spearhead Group in the Pacific on their green growth policy e-discussions and with the Pan African Farmers Organisation and the associated regional farmers organisations on the use of social media and networking tools.

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

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Name

Edward Addo-Dankwa

Position

Value Chain Development Expert

Institution

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Work address

P.O. Box MB 37 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-671533

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have over 15 years' experience in Agricultural Development and Management with specialisation in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)in Rural and Agricultural Development and Agricultural Value Chain Development.

Corporate website

www.mofa.gov.gh

Personal blog

www.nyaneba.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Benjamin Addom

Position

Programme Coordinator, ICT

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467109

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ben is an ICT4D Programme Coordinator at CTA. He specializes in the application of ICTs/mobile technologies for agriculture, food security, and rural development. Prior to his graduate studies, he spent over 4 years as agricultural extension supervisor with both the private and public sectors in Ghana. Since 2009, he has been consulting with international organizations such as FAO, USAID, NEPAD, CTA in exploring mobile technologies and social media in agricultural knowledge management. He recently led a project that identified over 150 mobile applications for agriculture, mapped along the value chain to support the activities of USAID’s project/program implementers. He was also involved in research activities to increase rural mobile connectivity in developing nations through universal service and access funds (USAFs) and development of national broadband strategies. He has a doctorate in information science and technology with concentration innovation systems, and knowledge management; masters in international agriculture and rural development with focus on extension and training; and bachelors in general agriculture. His doctoral dissertation explored the concept of knowledge brokering within agricultural innovation system in the digital age.

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

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Name

Deogratious Afimani

Position

Product Manager / VP

Institution

tech4farmers

Work address

Plot 90 Kanjokya Street 3rd Floor Kanjokya House, Suite 304 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-715-730859

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

An Entrepreneur by passion, a Software Engineer by training. I was a member of the Lead Team for Google Technology Users Group GTUG Kampala where we organised CodeJams and Tech-Talks for software developers. Noticing my continued involvement with the GTUGs, Google Africa nominated me as one of their Ambassadors to Makerere University. As an Ambassador we helped the Google Teams with outreach activities in Universities and local product launches like the launch of Google+ and YouTube in Uganda. As part of my college internship, I worked with Bank of Uganda on the GIZ Financial Systems Development Program where I was involved with a team providing ICT support and technical assistance to MicroFinance institutions in rural areas. Am a founder at tech4farmers, a Kampala based startup company that promotes Sustainable Agriculture by leveraging Innovative uses of ICTs and mobile phones.

Corporate website

www.tech4farmers.com/about.html

Personal web site

www.goo.gl/hzBnz Top

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Name

Grace Agili

Position

Director

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Work address

P.O. Box 66730 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-020-2689899

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Our department does the following: - develop relevant radio programmes and broadcast for farmers on a weekly basis - produce Video documentaries on new ideas, technologies, innovations, etc and disseminate to farmers in and outside the country. - We have a website where we post information in digital format for various Agricultural information users - We partner with other stakeholders to develop online data bases that can be used by students, researchers, university lecturers, etc - In the process of developing mobile phone applications for Agricultural information dissemination

Corporate website

www.airc.go.ke Top

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Name

Emmanuel Ahumuza

Position

Lecturer / Head of ICT

Institution

National Teachers' College, Kaliro

Work address

Belgian Development Agency, Lower Kololo Terrace , Plot 1B P.O. Box 40131 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-77-479922

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a holder of a Masters degree in Management Studies, with a specialty in Human Resource Management from Uganda Management Institute. I also hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Studies from Makerere Universty. I am a Lecturer and Assistant Registrar at my current work station charged with implementing training, managing examinations, managing staff and students’ records, secretary to staff and academic board meetings, managing stores and deputizing the Registrar. Among other activities I have facilitated the development of an ICT centre for the college and syllabi for a number of courses including Media and Communication for a new course of langauge studies at the College(Advanced studies in the teaching of English Language). I have been key in the development of an ICT policy for the College. Was also privileged to train the staff of Post office Masindi and Nyabyeya Forestry College, Masindi. I have previously worked with Christian Childrens' Fund, which is currently called Child Fund, as a team leader of the Masindi Project Social Services Centre Affiliate. One of the key areas the project addressed was cattle restocking which greatly improved nutritional standards of the Masindi community. Top

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Name

Temidayo Ajayi

Position

Business Development Manager

Institution

Adnol Multimedia Ltd.

Work address

14B Atlantic Boulevard Road, Ocean Bay Estate, Lekki Ajah Lagos Nigeria

Business phone

+234-01-7101210

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

A dynamic, self-motivated, goal-oriented individual, with over 8 years experience in various IT, business and leadership positions. Experience in leading VAS companies; as an application training Officer, Systems analyst/developer and business development. Dayo has also worked as a network administrator, installing and managing different network infrastructures, ranging from V-SAT, LAN, WAN, and Virtual networks. He is an expert database administrator with an higher National diploma in Computer Science and an advance diploma from APTECH in Information Systems Management (DISM). He also holds a CompTia A+ Certification and a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): in Server Infrastructure.

Corporate website

www.adnol-multimedia.com Top

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Name

Florence Ajio

Position

Customer Services Representative

Institution

Grameen Foundation

Work address

P.O. Box 24624, Plot 1, Lourdel Road, NakaSero Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-772-712-265

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a graduate of Makerere University Uganda. Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture. I have a certificate in Project management. Developed a Subcounty Market Information Service.

Corporate website

www.grameenfoundation.applab.org Top

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Name

Boniface Akuku

Position

Assistant Director Information Management and Communication Technology

Institution

Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-736-234219

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Working as the Assistant Director information management and communication technology Kenya Agricultural Research Institute. I hold masters degree in computer science, bachelors degree in information technology and pursuing PhD in information systems mainly focusing in knowledge management for agriculture research using intelligent agent based solution. A certified systems engineer and a fellow of computer society. Engaged in promotion of information exchange and access among stakeholders in agricultural sector through institution and regional based information systems. Facilitated the development of institutional and national information communication management strategies and policy framework. Initiated information dissemination and exchange on agriculture. Developed a model for Kenya rice knowledge bank portal for exchange and sharing on rice farming. Developed models for SMS system integration with knowledge exchange and information sharing portals.

Corporate website

www.kari.org

Personal web site

www.kainet.org Top

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Name

Abdul Ali Bin Mohd Ali

Position

Programmer

Institution

ICONGROUP

Work address

Ayer Rajah Singapore Singapore

Business phone

+65-6799-5388

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Programmer with approximately 11 years of experience having worked in Singapore and the UAE. During the course of my work I have travelled to Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Bangladesh, Philippines and Indonesia. Top

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Name

Solomon Allavi

Position

Chief Operations Manager

Institution

Syecomp Business Services Ltd.

Work address

PMB CT 284, Cantonments Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-201-442191

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have been an entrepreneur for the past 3 years at Syecomp Business Services Ltd, Ghana and provide professional consultancy services in Geographic Information System (GIS) survey and mapping for various stakeholders across the agricultural value chain and development projects in Ghana. I am involved in coordinating the activities of the Global Youth Innovation Network (GYIN) and developing youth-led development initiatives. I have a background in Statistics and computer Science from the University of Ghana and in addition, specialty in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from the Lunds University in Sweden. I am also a certified user of Social Media tools from the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR). I am focused on research activities to understand the sustainability of the economic growth of emerging markets and developing economies. I enjoy photography, going on a nature trail (hiking) and playing Sudoku.

Corporate website

www.agricinghana.com Top

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Name

Luz Marina Alvare

Position

Head, Knowledge Management

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

2033 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-8625614

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Head of the Knowledge Management Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), coordinates an interdisciplinary team that focuses on ways to connect information and knowledge management with international development research. Since 2012 coordinates the reposiotories of biblbiographic data and datasets at IFPRI and abilitates the interaction and exchange with other portals and websites. Support research division with the deveopment of interactive data tools and products to enhance communications of research. Since 2009 she manages academic social media and with the development of interactive data for better communication in collaboration with research divisions. She joined IFPRI in 2000 after working for 10 years at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) in Cali, Colombia.

Corporate website

www.ifpri.org Top

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Name

Kouadio Amavi

Position

ICT Advisor

Institution

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Work address

P.O. Box ER 542 Tamale Ghana

Business phone

+233-24-3058792

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Profiled and Geo-referenced over 3500 agro-input dealers in Ghana for the AGRA funded GADD project (Ghana Agro-dealers development project 2008 - 2011) out of this database: - we produced the first ever phone directory of agro-input dealers - set up a market information system with an emphasis on sales and volumes of selected agri-inputs (in consultation with all the industry stakeholders) to keep the industry actors up-to-date with the trends

Corporate website

www.ifdc.org Top

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Name

Patricia Amira-Sanders

Position

Director / Host / Moderator

Institution

Self employed at Mandala TV Ltd.

Work address

P.O. Box 14787-00800 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-700117157

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Moderator A recognized television, radio & media personality on the African continent, Patricia Amira is most known for hosting her own pan-African syndicated talk-show, ‘The Patricia Show’. Renowned for her character & capacity to connect with people on a meaningful level, Patricia is also an engaging Master of Ceremonies & Moderator both in Kenya & abroad. Some of her most recent engagements include moderating the high-level Plenary at Women Deliver 2013, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (LivestreamWD13http://goo.gl/r6jFmI) & the inaugural Women Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Africa Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa in May 2013. Listed in Forbes Africa ‘Top 40 Most Powerful Media Personalities’ (Oct 2011), Patricia is also feted in the book ‘Life Journeys’, as one of Kenya’s highest achieving women. She has won numerous awards including the WIE Media Award 2013 for inspirational journalism that has helped effect positive change. Top

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Name

Goretti Amuriat

Position

Senior Program Officer / Gender and ICT Policy Advocacy

Institution

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

Work address

Plot 55, Keneth Dale Road, P.O. Box 4411 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-772-420-376

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Gender and ICT Policy activist and have been involved in extensive development programs for over 10 years- successfully implementing ICT4D programs to rural women farmers, entrepreneurs and youth. This has given me numerous opportunities to share my own as well as my organizational experiences to a wider group of national and international audience.

Corporate website

www.wougnet.org Top

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Name

Kwame Andah

Position

Co-Founder

Institution

Coders4Africa Inc.

Work address

238 5th Street Apt 1H Jersey City USA

Business phone

+1-267-9020752

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

As a globally educated professional with a passion for optimizing mobile apps and websites, I have provided digital insights for teams to strategize and measure marketing efforts in the publishing, enterprise, pharmaceutical, entertainment and non-profit verticals for nearly a decade. Resourceful and strategic tri-lingual professional with over 10 years in IT and marketing management, consistently energized by opportunities in overcoming promotional boundaries. A fast learner who utilizes changes in Internet marketing and new technologies to exceed company goals. Experience serving as operations liaison between technical and nontechnical teams. Strong interpersonal communication, negotiation and project management skills. Specialties: Digital Marketing Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, project management, creative and placement testing/advisory/optimization, UX/UI design optimization (using Omniture, research, and pathing/fallout analysis), data & general analysis, insight generation, tagging strategy & tagging QA, customer analytics, cross-functional management, online channel strategy, competitive intelligence, visitor surveying

Corporate website

www.coders4africa.org Top

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Name

Dustin Andres

Position

Social Communications Specialist

Institution

FHI 360

Work address

1825 Connecticut Ave Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-884-8556

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dustin Andres is a social communications specialist for TechLab @ FHI 360, specializing in using online platforms to build communities in support of development, multimedia storytelling, online content creation, and using analytics to increase audience engagement and collaboration. He also is a trainer in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa on low-cost video for development and recently published the Social Media Handbook for Agricultural Development Practitioners (www.ictforag.org/social). He also has five years of international experience in the Middle East and Africa as a journalist and development practitioner. If you have any questions, connect on Twitter: @CIVIL1AN. Top

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Name

Miradontsoa Andrianarison

Position

Co-Founder / Developer

Institution

High Hay

Work address

Lot ID 78 Amparibe Mahamasina Antananarivo Madagascar

Business phone

+261-3329-32305

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

After my graduation in computer and telecommunications engineering in 2012, I worked for an enterprise where I was a developer. It was an interesting job but in May in this year (2013), I and one of my friends (my classmate) attended a startup weekend event (an enterprise creation contest) at Antananarivo, Madagascar, organized by Habaka-Hub and other collaborators. We won there and this encouraged us to pursuit the path of entrepreneurship. As we come from an ICT area, we decided to bring this with our knowledge to help others to perform their work and their business more efficiently, and to give them good quality of products. Our startup (highhay.com) is specialized in website design, in mobile and web-application development, and in e-learning. We participated then for a national agri-hack championship hosted by Habaka-Hub, with a project which always intends to help others to do their work or business more efficiently (our startup’s goal). We won this national contest and now, we are at ICT4AG to represent our country (Madagascar) with our project for the continental final, and to let others to know us.

Corporate website

www.highhay.com Top

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Name

Charles Angebault

Position

Business partner

Institution

Organic Services GmbH / Ease Agriculture Co. Ltd.

Work address

P.O. Box 40030, Plot 6, Yokana Road, Bugolobi Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+49-89-82075901

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Charles Angebault is a business partner of the international consultancy firm Organic Services GmbH. We develop sustainable solutions adjusted to the specific needs of our clients. We offer a range of services from strategy development to project implementation, from feasibility studies to trade support, conference organisation and many more. Our working areas are organic agriculture, organic aquaculture, natural ingredients, sustainability and software for the food sector. About Charles: Managing Director Ease Agriculture Co. Ltd. (EASE AGR) March 2012 – Present (1 year 8 months) Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Project manager coffee (Ugacof Ltd) - specialty & certified coffee representative (Sucafina SA) Ugacof Ltd - Sucafina SA January 2007 – February 2012 (5 years 2 months) Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi Marketing Manager COOPAC October 2004 – September 2006 (2 years)Rwanda www.coopac.com

Corporate website

www.organic-services.com Top

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Name

Alexis Aning

Position

CEO

Institution

CCH Finance House Ltd.

Work address

P.O. Box CT 1890 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-0302-792071

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Alexis Aning is a Director and Chief Executive Officer of CCH Finance House Ltd, a subsidiary of Commodity Clearing House Ltd, of which he is the Executive Vice Chairman. Commodity Clearing House Ltd has been developing the commodities market of Ghana and is the prime promoter for the development of a commodities exchange in Ghana. CCH Finance House Ltd has developed a proprietary scheme for financing agricultural commodities and has been licensed as a Non-bank Financial Institution to implement this scheme. Together with the Standard Bank of Africa a pilot scheme backed with a line from Stanbic has been launched to bring fast and cheaper access to commodity financing in Ghana. The same strategy is being extended to five additional banks in Ghana. Mr. Alexis Aning also runs his consultancy firm Aftech Consultancy Ltd which has undertaken several projects for the EU, the World Bank, USAID, etc. Mr. Alexis Aning is or has been a member of several professional associations, including: • Member, Board of Directors, Ghana Grains Council – Value Chain Development in the Grain Industry, under ATP and ADVANCE (USAID) • Member of Technical Committee, GGCl- Development of the Rules & Regulations • Lead Project Manager, Public Private Partnership For Commodity Warehousing Ghana (PPCWP) – Dutch Government Support • Member, Technical Committee for the Development of the Ghana Commodities Exchange under the Chairmanship of the Minister of State for Economic Planning • Chairman, Banking Sub-Committee, Financial Sector Reform Committee under the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Competitiveness (IMCC), Republic of Ghana. • Member, Grains and Feed Working Group of Ghana

Corporate website

www.cchfhl.com Top

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Name

Patrice Annequin

Position

Senior Market Information Specialist

Institution

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Work address

PMB 284 CT Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-780830

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Annequin is a market information specialist and agro-economist with more than 20 years of experience in Africa. Before joining IFDC in 2001, Patrice worked as a marketing engineer in West Africa for a leading crop protection producer, and created in 1995 his own agro input distribution business in Cote d’Ivoire. He acquired a vast expertise in agricultural input markets, agricultural and rural development, project design and management, private sector development, and market information systems (MIS). Based in Accra (Ghana), Annequin is coordinating the AfricaFertilizer.org (www.africafertilizer.org) initiative on fertilizers in Africa, in partnership with IFA, AFAP, NEPAD, and FAO. He is also overseeing operations IFDC MIS operations in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Regional Agro Input Market Information System in Eastern and Southern Africa, called AMITSA (www.amitsa.org). Annequin holds a master’s degree in economics and sociology of sustainable development from the Institut National Agronomique ParisGrignon, France.

Corporate website

www.ifdc.org

Personal web site

www.africafertilizer.org Top

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Name

Joelene Anom

Position

Library Assistant

Institution

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

Work address

No.12 Anmeda Street Roman Ridge Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-0302-772823

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Presently she works in FARA as a Library Assistant that helps store informations on different categoies of Agricultural research for both English and French users. Previously she worked as the unit secretary for Access to Knowledge and Technology in FARA also .

Corporate website

www.fara-africa.org Top

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Name

Emmanuel Antoh

Position

Graphics & Web Developer

Institution

Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)

Work address

PMB L17, Legon Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-0302-500310

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a 26 year old Ghanaian with geography background from the University of Ghana, Legon and currently pursuing postgraduate studies in IT Project Management at GIMPA in Ghana. I have skills in graphics and web designing and have have undertaken several web application projects for international organisations like USAID, The World Bank and ACDI / VOCA. I have three years of industry experience with CERSGIS at the University of Ghana and I currently work as the GIS Web applications developer. I have undertaken projects for national institution like National Development Planniing Commission, Electoral Commision of Ghana, Ghana Revenue Authority, Ministry of Food and Agriculture and The Ghana Military Academy as a GIS application specialist. I have been responsible for the development and management of all web application projects for CERSGIS. I also engaged in graphic design and publicity activities for my center and well as for clients. My recent achievement was winning the first ever Data Journalism Bootcamp application challenge. This bootcamp was organised by the World Bank, Google, The African Media Initiative and GODI.

Corporate website

www.cersgis.org Top

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Name

Jonathan Antwi

Position

CTO

Institution

Open Systems Ghana

Work address

P.O. Box AD98 Adabraka Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-264-777735

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a problem solver. Loves to experiment with the latest technologies and very curious about how things work. Currently working on the Agric E-extension platform for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Ghana in collaboration with the GIZ.

Corporate website

www.opensystemsghana.com Top

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Name

Gonzalo Aramayo

Position

E-Governance Research Analyst

Institution

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Work address

04 East 45th Street, 10th Floor New York USA

Business phone

+1-973-5802393

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Gonzalo Aramayo-Careaga has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with emphasis in International Management from THUNDERBIRD (School of Global Management), a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Economics from Arizona State University, and Post Graduate Degree Diplomas in Marketing of Telecommunications Services, International Trade, and Electronic Government. Gonzalo Aramayo-Careaga has developed his professional career working in the area of management, strategic planning, product and services development, sales & marketing, programme and project management, Knowledge Management and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Nineteen years of professional experience including managerial and supervisory work with major responsibilities like the implementation of different Development Programmes and projects; the development of business plans, marketing strategies, ICT and KM projects, telecommunications products and services; and national and regional ICTD strategies development. Has extensive experience with the design of management and accountability tools and systems, particularly at the country office level, and group facilitation. Has developed activities for consultancy in the areas of: management; telecommunications; marketing; project management; knowledge management; and ICTD for international organizations such as: ALADI, World Bank, DGF, IICD, GBF, and UNDP. Has extensive international experience with increasing managerial responsibilities in development area in Latin America and Africa.

Corporate website

www.undpegov.org Top

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Name

Christoph Arndt

Position

Component Manager

Institution

Ministry of Food and Agriculture

Work address

P.O. Box KIA 9698 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-20-3767866

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Agricultural Consultant with long-term work experience in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, East and West Africa. Assisted governments and private companies to build up agricultural extension. Developed extension packages, trained extensionists and led extension organisations from public support to service providers working on contracts. Assisting the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Ghana (Directorate of Agricultural Extension Services) to develop a state-of-the-art web-based agric extension platform. Top

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Name

Oluwatoyin Asaju

Position

Asst. Director (Head, Infrastructure Projects USPF)

Institution

Nigerian Communications Commission

Work address

Plot 423, Aguyiy Ironsi Street Maitama Abuja Nigeria

Business phone

+234-9-4617462

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Head, Infrastructure Projects, Universal Service Provision Fund , Nigerian Communications Commission , Abuja, Nigeria.

Corporate website

www.ncc.gov.nd Top

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Name

Michael Hailu

Position

Director

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467130

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Michael Hailu, an Ethiopian national, is Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) based in the Netherlands. Mr. Hailu has over 25 years of experience in agricultural research and development in Africa and Asia. He has provided demonstrated leadership in designing and implementing strategies for institutional change and transformation. Since taking up the mantle at CTA in mid-2010, Mr. Hailu has developed and implemented a new strategic plan to refocus the Centre’s work on three priority themes—supporting agricultural policies and strategies, enhancing smallholder value chains and strengthening communication and knowledge management capacities of institutions and networks in Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific. He has also intensified the Centre’s partnerships program and strengthened its monitoring and evaluation capacity. Prior to joining CTA, Mr. Hailu was a Director and member of the Senior Leadership Team of the World Agroforestry Centre based in Nairobi, Kenya. He was responsible for devising and implementing communications and outreach strategies, and oversaw capacity building, ICT services and served as Secretary of the Governing Board. From 1999-2007, Mr. Hailu lived and worked in Indonesia as a Director at the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) where he developed and implemented a strategy that has been instrumental in raising the media presence and profile of the organization significantly. He has degrees from Addis Ababa University, the University of Pittsburgh and has been trained in strategic leadership at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Top

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Name

Michel Atangana Tchoungui

Position

Gestionnaire de l'Information des Connaissances et de la Communication

Institution

Plateforme Régionale des Organisations Paysannes d'Afrique Centrale (PROPAC)

Work address

BP 7445 Yaoundé Cameroon

Business phone

+237-22-23-41-90

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Gestionnaire de l'Information des Connaissances et de la Communication/ PROPAC Licence Professionnelle en Communication des organisations Participation a la conception et animation du site web PROPAC

Corporate website

www.infopropac.org Top

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Name

Alloysius Attah

Position

Co-Founder / CEO

Institution

Farmerline Ltd.

Work address

P.O. Box GP 13380 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-2675-77771

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Alloysius Attah co-founded Farmerline, a mobile venture in Ghana and Zimbabwe offering improved information access and communication pathways for smallholder farmers and agricultural stakeholders. He is passionate scaling technology to smallholder farmers across Africa. Alloysius brings to his peers, colleagues and community a sense of possibility and renewed enthusiasm. He is TEDxAccra speaker and has been named by the World Bank and InfoDev as one of the top 20 high impact entrepreneurs in the world at the 5th Global Forum 2013. He won so many international awards like the World Summit Youth Award and Apps4africa Climate change competition .He studied Fisheries at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and also has experience in using mobile and web technologies for development.

Corporate website

www.farmerline.org Top

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Name

Abel Atukwase

Position

Lecturer

Institution

Makerere University

Work address

P.O. Box 7062 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-774-468261

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Lecturer at the Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. I am a Food Scientist by training with a bias in Food Safety. My research interests are in management of mycotoxins in staple foods. I am currently working with VECO East Africa to assist farmers in Eastern Uganda on the use of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) in management of mycotoxins along the peanut value chain. This approach is very useful in identifying the Critical Control Points (CCPs) where there is need to exercise strict control to manage the hazard. One of the key challenges we have identified so far is how to deliver timely extension messages to the farmers in order to manage the identified CCPs. The use of ICT applications to deliver information to farmers through mobile phones has been reported to be cheaper and more practical compared to the conventional extension methods. We are therefore venturing into the use of mobile phone based technologies in management of mycotoxins. At the conference, I look forward to network with ICT experts that will be willing to join us in development of mobile phone based applications as platforms to increase access to extension information management of mycotoxins in staple foods.

Corporate website

www.mak.ac.ug Top

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Name

John Atyang

Position

Programme Officer Sustainable Agriculture Chain Development

Institution

VECO East Africa

Work address

P.O. Box 2379 Mbale Uganda

Business phone

+256-454-431091

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I possess a masters degree in Agricultural Extension from the University of Reading, UK, and currently work for VECO EA as Programme Officer Sustainable Agriculture Chain Development. VECO's current programme in Eastern Uganda focuses on the groundnut and maize value chains. To date, we have supported the establishment of 11 Area Cooperative Enterprises, which all have access to market information (price indices, trade alerts, etc) through their mobile phones. Among our main achievements in the domain of ICT for development has been increasing farmers influence in the value chain as a result of their knowledge of market prices (which they access on their mobile phones) and dynamics. Furthermore, through access to market information, farmers are better placed to plan their production, and make informed marketing decisions. One major lesson we have learnt about sharing market information over mobile phone is that this information is better utilized by farmers if they record it in their notebooks, and compare the prices of a given commodity over a period of time (say over a period of 1 week, or more; this quickly guides them on the best time to dispose their produce in the store at a time when the price is still high Top

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Name

Aloysius Ayuk

Position

Reader

Institution

University of Calabar

Work address

P.O. Box 3627 Unical Post Office Calabar Nigeria

Business phone

+234-803-2707002

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Ayuk A. Ausaji, a native of agbokim water falls in etung local government area of cross river state. I was born in Ogoja, cross river state, Nigeria on August 8, 1968. I attended Saint Benedict's primary school at Igoli, Ogoja(1973-79), Mary Knoll secondary school, Okuku, Ogoja(197984) and Federal School of Arts and Science(1985-86). I got my bachelor of agriculture degree from the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria, in 1992. I did the national youth service corp prog in gombe local government area of the then bauchi state, in 1992-1993 as livestock officer. I got first exposure to desk top computers dos, in dalatan computers yaba- lagos, Nigeria, in nineteen ninety four and had a stint with sotar optimum systems akoka- lagos, nigeria, same year. worked in hackon farms nigeria limited at sagamu ogun state, Nigeria, as animal farm superintendent and manager, from 1995-1997. I proceeded to the University of Ibadan,Ibadan, Nigeria for my masters and obtained a masters degree in agricultural biochemistry and nutrition in 1998. thereafter, i proceeded for phd and obtained a doctor of philosophy in ruminant nutrition from the same university. i joined the University of Calabar, Calabar, cross river state, Nigeria, as assistant lecturer in the department of animal science in august 1998 and i am currently an associate professor and head of the department. on ict, i equipped the students resource room with desktop computers through steb b funding where students have internet access. this resource room has also facilitated oral presentation by students on ms power point. repair and updating of moribund computers for administrative staff. Top

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Name

Boukary Ba

Position

Président

Institution

Groupe Agriculture et TIC au Mali "G@TIC"

Work address

Rue 204 Porte 334 BP 912 Hamdallaye ACI 2000 Bamako Mali

Business phone

+223-66715250

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Organisation de trois éditions du Forum National sur l’Agriculture et les TIC au Mali Organisation d'un atelier inter-pays en novembre 2008 à Sikasso (mali) Réalisation de deux visites d'échanges au niveau sous-régional en juillet 2007 et 2008

Corporate website

www.mali-ntic.com Top

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Name

Lee Babcock

Position

Consultant

Work address

Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-469-6085

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Babcock provides business development, technical assistance, program management and interim chief of party services. Previously with the Financial Services portfolio, he started up ACDI/VOCA’s mobile strategy unit in 2012. Dr. Babcock's mandate is to strategically integrate mobile money and mobile data throughout all of ACDI/VOCA's programming in Financial Services, Agribusiness, Food Security, Enterprise Development and Community Development. ACDI/VOCA currently implements agriculture mobile finance projects in Ghana, Tanzania and Indonesia and is a member of the Better than Cash Alliance. A published author on mobile finance for agriculture he has also managed research on mobile solutions. His Ph.D. specialization is in e-business and he serves as an adjunct faculty for online business courses, one of which he designed to examine Base of the Pyramid (BoP) business models including mobile money. Prior to ACDI/VOCA he gained extensive private sector experience in Silicon Valley and professional consulting and also launched two of his own business startups. In the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis he was a USAID Senior Advisor to the $60 billion Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency while, simultaneously, the Privatization Advisor to the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises. In Bosnia he managed the largest office of the $250 million USAID-funded Business Development Program designed to rapidly invigorate SME growth after the war. In Latvia he advised the newly created Prime Minister’s office on economic development and privatization policies immediately after their declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. Dr. Babcock is an accomplished trainer and public speaker and is a published author of books on commercial lending, business planning and national level electronic-readiness and policy performances in developing countries. Top

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Name

Ousmane Badiane

Position

Director for Africa

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

2033 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-862-5650

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Ousmane Badiane is the Africa Director for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). In this role, he coordinates IFPRI’s work program in the areas of food policy research, capacity strengthening, and policy communications in Africa. He is also in charge of IFPRI’s partnerships with African institutions dealing with the above areas. Dr. Badiane, a national of Senegal, was Lead Specialist for Food and Agricultural Policy for the Africa Region at the World Bank from January 1998 to August 2008. He previously worked at IFPRI as Senior Research Fellow from 1989 to 1997, when he led the institute's work on market reforms and development. While at IFPRI, he taught, as adjunct professor, at Johns Hopkins' School of Advance International Studies from 1993 to 2003. Dr. Badiane received a Masters Degree and PhD in agricultural economics from the University of Kiel in Germany. He was awarded a Doctorate Degree Honoris Causa from the University of KwaZulu Natal in 2010 and inducted as “Distinguished Fellow” of the African Association of Agricultural Economists the same year.

Corporate website

www.ifpri.org Top

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Name

Henry Baffoe

Position

Applications Specialist

Institution

Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)

Work address

P.O. Box CS8768 Tema Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-501796

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Henry Baffoe and a GIS Web Application developer with about 7years of development experience. Lead developer of the www.gis4ghagric.net platform for agric spatial data sharing worldwide Have done a lot of GIS application development in and outside the country for various sectors of the economy: Election monitoring application for Ghana and Sierra Leone, Monitoring and Evaluation application for Millennium Development Authority-Ghana, Desertification Hazard Modelling for Ghana among others.

Corporate website

www.cersgis.org Top

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Name

Bakhtiyor Bahritidinov

Position

Software Engineer

Institution

Agricultural Advisory and Information Service "Sugdagroserv Consulting" (SAS Consulting)

Work address

B. Babaeva St. 2 Khujand Tajikistan

Business phone

+992-3422-63608

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am Bakhtiyor Bahritidinov, graduated from Technological University of Tajikistan in 2004 and since that I am working in the field of Information Technology. As a Software Engineer, I have been involved in many social projects which had great impact in the social life of people in Tajikistan. Besides, I had been in several European Universities within the project of Tempus, particulary I did my student internship in Bristol University(UK) during my student times, obtained my Master Degree in University of Santiago de Compostela(Spain) and currently doing my PhD Thesis in that university. Since 2012 I am working in Sugdagroserv Consulting. Here we carry out a lot of social projects in the field of agriculture and within the framework of that projects we developed a lot of applications: both mobile and web. For more information please visit our web site in www.agroinform.tj

Corporate website

www.agroinform.tj Top

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Name

Peter Balaba

Position

Program Manager

Institution

Nakaseke Telecentre and Radio

Work address

P.O. Box 1051, Nakaseke Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-0-392908838

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I hold a bachelors degree from East African School of Library and Information Science, Makerere University- Uganda.I have worked with Nakaseke Telecentre and radio as a Program Manager for a period of 10 years. Am very passionate with information sourcing and disseminating agricultural Information to rural farmers. Recently,I introduced Mfarmer SMS service using a frontline open source software to inform farmers about agricultural market price and weather changes.

Corporate website

www.nakasekecommunity.wordpress.com

Personal web site

www.nakasekecmc.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Peter Ballantyne

Position

Head of KMIS

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-11-617-2451

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Sharbendu Banerjee

Position

Global Director-mobile

Institution

CAB International

Work address

2nd Floor, CG Block, NASC Complex DP Shastri Marg, Opp. Todapur Village PUSA New Delhi India

Business phone

+91-11-25841906

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am leading the Mobile theme of CAB International, globally. In this new role I will be working closely with the private sector entities such as mobile network operators and agribusinesses as well as public sector entities such as governments, international donors and non-governmental organizations for developing programs and products that uses mobile telephony for the livelihood and economic uplift of rural poor by provision of high quality information and real-time connectivity for better decision making and challenge mitigation ability as well as fairer market participation.

Corporate website

www.cabi.org Top

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Name

Anthony Barasa

Position

Graduate Assistant

Institution

University of Nairobi

Work address

P.O. Box 30197 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-728-590438

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I'm a software architect with a keen interest in UX and Front-end design. Currently an entry level academia at the University of Nairobi, as I undertake my MSc. in Applied Computing.

Corporate website

www.c4dlab.ac.ke

Personal web site

www.nandaa.com

Personal blog

www.nandaa.com Top

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Name

Cyrus Baraza

Position

Consultant System Analyst and Designer

Institution

Horizon Telemetry

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-020-2051624

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am Bachelor Of Computer Science Degree Holder from Kenyatta University and a Graduate student in KCA University pursuing an Msc. Data Communications, my interests are mainly localized in use of ICT Technologies to solve local problems, the area of interest being researching and applying Telemetry solutions in; Agriculture, Environmental monitoring using ICT tools. My main success has been being part of a team that developed a generic Telemetry solution which has been successfully customized to be used as an AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION (AWS), the AWS is a work in progress undergoing various professional tests and so far the tests are positive. Going forward my other area of interest is environmental monitoring currently I am researching on use of ICT tools to detect Landslides and form as a basis of an Early Warning system for effective disaster management. Top

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Name

Paul Barera

Position

Executive Director

Institution

Rwanda Telecentre Network

Work address

Kicukiro Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-078-8352325

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Paul Barera is the Executive Director of Rwanda Telecentre Network (RTN) and Interim Chair of NetAfrica. Paul has also been chairing the Knowledge Network for African Community Telecentres (KNACT), an initiative led by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Paul Barera has an extensive experience in ICT for development with particular strength in Telecentre and Business Development Services Centres (BDCs) projects in Africa. He is globally recognized as Telecentre champion and advocate in Africa. His early carrier in ICT4D was with USAID funded project in implementing the first community Telecentre in Rwanda (Nyamata Telecentre) For the last 10 years he has been working as an independent consultant in the field of ICT for development.He has been providing consultancy in ICT4D research, Business Development services, web 2.0 and social media, and leading the implementation of Telecentre projects in Rwanda and in the region. Paul is the co-author of “handbook for 1,000 telecentres in Rwanda” a practical guide for deploying sustainable lower cost c Telecentres in Rwanda. Paul received numerous recognitions and awards from the government of Rwanda, including the prestigious “ICT award of excellence in bridging the digital divide”.

Corporate website

www.rtnrwanda.org Top

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Name

Sam Barigye

Position

I.T Expert

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Work address

P.O. Box 621, Kacyiru Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+RWA-250-0788518580

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Biography:B.Tech (I.T) and Msc (I.T), University of Madras Achievements:Trained many staffs on different I.T Technologies Top

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Name

Catherinerose Barretto

Position

Co-Founder

Institution

Kinu

Work address

P.O. Box 23207 Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-713-453277

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Co-Owner of Pamoja Initiatives Ltd established in January 2011, to focus on recruitment and capacity building within East Africa. She assumes the role of Human Capital Development and Training Specialist, working both in the private and public sector.

Corporate website

www.kinu.co.tz

Personal blog

www.catherinerosebarretto.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Johnpaul Barretto

Position

Community Manager & Co-Founder

Institution

Kinu Innovation Space/ Kinu Group Limited

Work address

P.O. Box 23297 Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-714-233855

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Johnpaul A. Barretto is a co-founder and currently employed as Community Manager of the Kinu Innovation Space, established by Kinu Group Limited. Kinu is a social enterprise, established by six young Tanzanians, with the mission of concentrating, growing and accelerating the Tanzanian technology and social landscape through capacity building and fostering a culture of innovation and co- creation. Central to the achievement of these goals the the Kinu Innovation Space was established to provide an open collaborative creative space to enable the community to participate in the co-creation process and make a joint effort to generate new solutions to social challenges. The Kinu Innovation Space was established with funding from The Indigo Trust and Google Inc. Johnpaul\'s position as Community Manager of the Kinu Innovation Space tasks him with two main objectives; developing, engaging and maintaining the local developer community and enhancing cross sector relations. Johnpaul\'s work with the developer community includes training that he leads and facilitates aimed at capacity building. He works with various private and public institutions including the World Bank, Google Inc, Tanzania Ministry of Science, Communication and Technology, and various instiutions of higher learning including the University of Dar es Salaam. Prior to moving back to Tanzania in January of 2012 Johnpaul lived in Fresno, California where he pursued a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and a Certificate in Geographic Information Systems. After completion of this studies he worked for the Democratic Party of California, for a California State Senator and United States Congressman.

Corporate website

www.kinu.co.tz Top

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Name

Moses Basaza

Position

Sales manager

Institution

Techno brain group

Work address

4th Floor Prester House Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-225-121229

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Moses is an ICT sales professional with over 10 years of experience within the ICT domain, he too is an agricultural professional prior to engaging in software applications and technology space , his specialties are in sales management and business development, he has worked in Uganda where he successfully organized the first agro-ICT conference along with internationally respected names like, Progis software Ad con telemetry, For-cert, all offering agro-ICT solutions . currently he based out of Kigali and works as sales manger with Techno brain a global company specializing in integrated software solutions, technology and ICT training with presence in over 19 African countries , with Footprint in the UK, USA and middle east. Techno brains main specialties in the agro-ICT space include monitoring and evaluations tools for donor funded projects with non governmental and government , performance management software for government run programmes and private sector enterprises, database management information systems, integrated financial management systems , geospatial and other application software, we also run a 250+ seater research and development center in Nairobi Kenya, and 450+ seater R& D center in Hyderabad India. Moses has been instrumental in securing big multi-million dollar contracts on behalf of Techno brain and is committed contributing to the development of the agro-ICT space in terms of skills and knowledge foundation and expertise. he is sociable and likes engaging in professional networking and discussion forums and think tanks, he is a member to various voluntary organizations and community development clubs and associations.

Corporate website

www.technobraingroup.com TopTop

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Name

Henry Basheija

Position

Information Communication Technoloyg Manager

Institution

National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)

Work address

National Agricultural Research Laboratories-Kawanda P.O. Box 7065 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-414-567158

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

• Undertaking research for masters of information technology from Makerere university ( majoring in IT management) • BIT (Hons) Bachelor of Information Technology CGPA 3.58 Makerere University 2005-2008 • Advanced certificate in laboratory Technology - Kyambogo Universirty 2001-2003 (majoring in biology). • Certificate in laboratory Technology - Kyambogo University 1996/1997.(general) • In the final year of Master in Information Technology from Makerere University

Corporate website

www.narl.go.ug Top

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Name

Sabdiyo Bashuna

Position

Regional Coordinator

Institution

SNV Netherlands Develoment Organization

Work address

Ngong Lane, Off Ngong Road, P.O. Box 30776 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-3873656

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Sabdiyo holds BSc degree on agricultural economic and MBA in strategic management. She has over 18 years of working experiences with international development organisations. Her expertise areas are agricultural economics, agri- business management and strategic management. She has been working for SNV for the last 10 years in various advisory and management positions. As the Regional Coordinator, she ensures quality and coherence of the planning, monitoring and evaluation processes in the region as well as of reporting on results and the knowledge agenda. Previously she worked for GTZ (now GiZ) in Kenya as an agribusiness and livelihoods advisor.

Corporate website

www.snvworld.org Top

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Name

Robert Basomingera

Position

Developper (programmer)

Institution

self-employed

Work address

KN398 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-282596

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

For now am studying at University of Rwanda (former Kigali Institute of Science and Technology ~KIST) in the department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology. so far am working with Gurisha.com in the IT department and lately I've worked on developing "GIS Disaster Mobile Notification" as a system to decrease losses caused by disasters. Nowadays am working with my teammates to finalize the development of "Fertilizer Logic". Top

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Name

Dereje Bedane

Position

IT Head

Institution

Federal Ministry of Agriculture

Work address

P.O. Box 62347 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-116-463302

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

By Profession I am the Network Engineer, have M.Sc. degree from Loughborough, University in UK. I have been work from Junior IT technical through IT head. I have extensive work experience in IT in Government and Non government organization. Top

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Name

Mark Bell

Position

Director, International Learning Center

Institution

University of California, Davis

Work address

One Shields Av Davis, CA USA

Business phone

+1-530-752-9480

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mark Bell joined UC Davis in 2007 after spending 20 years based at International Agricultural Research Centers in both Mexico and the Philippines. Bell has a MSc in Soil Science from the University of Reading, UK and a PhD in Soil Science from the University of Queensland in Australia – where he also did his B Ag Sc. At UC Davis, he has led the development of the International Learning Center - the university’s innovation to develop and deliver international training courses. Bell was Head of both International programs and the Training Center at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), where he led the project on bridging the gap between research and extension and where he also directed major bilateral projects in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos and Madagascar. He is a skilled field agronomist who has developed a number of major on-line diagnostic crop tools (e.g., Rice Doctor, Maize Dr and Wheat Dr). He has spent considerable time working in the areas of research-extension linkages, adult education and the use of the internet to improve communication in Agricultural development and research. He led the project that developed the Rice Knowledge Bank – the world’s major repository for training and extension material aimed to help developing countries - and presently leads the effort to develop eAfghan Ag and the Global Horticulture Knowledge Bank. In recent years, he has spent considerable time working with various partners to build capacity in country extension systems - developing frameworks for implementation, identifying skills required (both technical and methodological) and looking for the potential opportunities to blend emerging tools with traditional approach.

Corporate website

www.ip.ucdavis.edu Top

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Name

Kwame Bentil

Position

CEO

Institution

Employer

Work address

P.O. Box AN 16909 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-26-4384557

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kwame Adom Bentil is a software entrepreneur and the CEO of Image-AD, an IT consulting firm in Ghana. Image-AD provides solutions that enable organizations to collect and send data with mobile applications over mobile networks. A strong advocate of Scrum methodology in managing and developing software has made it possible to publish numerous applications on time. Kwame develops applications and design systems for a variety of sectors, he started his career developing client server applications for private companies such as Coca Cola in Ghana, Nigeria and other companies who need to collect data and market intelligence from the field. Kwame has more than 10 years experiences in mobile phone and web applications development and a lead developer of mFarms platform for communication and management of Agric Value Chains with traceability. Kwame has developed several modules on the mFarms platform, one example of such modules is MIPAD(Market Information Platform for Agro Dealers) , the system is used to collect Input Prices in over 17 African countries on a monthly basis using a mobile application and tracking of fertilizer voucher programs. Currently MIPAD is being used by Government of Ghana and value chain actors to manage the distribution and monitoring of 2013 fertilizer subsidy program, the system allows it users to track flow of fertilizer from the Importer to the final consumer (Farmer). Top

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Name

David Bergvinson

Position

Senior Program Officer

Institution

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Work address

500 5th Ave N Seattle USA

Business phone

+1-206-388-6866

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

David Bergvinson is Deputy Director for Digital Design in Agriculture at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. David brings to this position a passion to leverage digital technology to accelerate the development and delivery of farmer-preferred products and services in the developing world. Through effective partnerships and applying the best technologies and practices, David has overseen several projects that rapidly scaling up the delivery of improved crop varieties during the past 6 years at the Gates Foundation. TopTop

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Name

Eskender Beza

Position

PhD Candidate

Institution

Wageningen University

Work address

Droevendaalsesteeg 3 Gaia, Building Number 101 Wageningen Netherlands, The

Business phone

+31-317-484890

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

MSc in Geo-Information Science, Wageningen University BSc, Computer Science, HiLCoE School of Computer Science & Technology Diploma in Plant Science, Jimma University College of Agriculture Currently I am a PhD student. I worked in GIZ and have more than three years of experience on ICT4D.

Corporate website

www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chairgroups/Environmental-Sciences/Laboratory-of-Geoinformation-Scienceand-Remote-Sensing.htm Top

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Name

Krishan Bheenick

Position

Senior Programme Coordinator, Knowledge Management

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467105

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Senior Programme Coodinator, Knowledge Management Mauritius Holder of a BAgrSc and MAgrSc from the University of Melbourne, Australia, Krishan has worked as Lecturer in Agricultural Systems at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Mauritius for 13 years. During that time he became involved in the applications of ICT and the Web in the agricultural sector, and spent a year as a Junior Fulbright Scholar at the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education at The Pennsylvania State University. Since 2003 he has been with the Food and Agricultural Research Council in Mauritius, as Programme Manager, within which time he also spend 5 years working for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as the Regional Information, Communication & Training Officer of the EU-funded ICART project, which aimed to strengthen coordination of Agricultural Research & Development activities in the 15 member states of the SADC region. Krishan has increasingly been involved in regional and global networks and initiatives in agricultural information management and continues to work with these partners since he joined the CTA in April 2012. Krishan is currently President of the IAALD Africa Chapter until 2015. At CTA Krishan is involved in developing the Knowledge Management portfolio of activities (including Info, Comm, M&E and e-learning aspects of capacity strengthening). Ask him about CTA\\'s Integral Knowledge Management Tree approach... and let him explain how it all links up! Top

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Name

Mohammad Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan

Position

Senior Knowledge Officer (M&E)

Institution

Practical Action

Work address

House 12/B, Road # 4, Dhanmondi Dhaka Bangladesh

Business phone

+880-631-64827

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

As an Agronomist I have completed the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University and Master of Agriculture in Agronomy from Kyungpook National University, South Korea in 2000 and 2005, respectively. I have been working with Practical Action since October 2008 in Agricultural Knowledge Management Programme named Practical Answer in 22 Sub-districts under 18 Districts of Bangladesh. My major responsibilities to provide technical assistance and management support in agricultural development in those areas through ICT based knowledge centres and Rural Technology Extensionists (RTEs). Besides, addressed quarries from rural farmers on agriculture, livestock and fisheries through online and offline content and even communicate with government line departments. We also prepare multi-media knowledge contents to solve problems arisen from the farmers. I took part in the negotiation with the Government agencies like Agriculture Information Service and Access to Information (A2I) for ensuring proper implementation of the program. I worked as Research Assistant during my MS Degree (2003-2005) in South Korea as an Agronomist. I was directly involved in the Agricultural research based projects, Green house based projects at Kyungpook National University with the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sang Chul Lee. I am also undertaking a key role in monitoring & evaluation system on ICT and Agriculture based programme named Practical Answers of Practical Action, Bangladesh. As a convener of the task force, I was entrusted to develop the survey tools and guidelines.

Corporate website

www.practicalaction.org

Personal web site

www.community.telecentre.org/profile/MohammadKamrulIslamBhuiyan Top

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Name

Sheila Birgen

Position

Community Lead

Institution

m:lab East Africa

Work address

P.O. Box 58275 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-724-431631

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have organized several ICT events within East Africa. For two years I have organized Pivot East(Premier mobile startups pitching competition and conference), I lead the team that organized NASA's Space Apps Challenge in Kenya 2013, Mobile Monday with Qualcomm 2013 in Kenya just to mention a few.

Corporate website

www.mlab.co.ke Top

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Name

Fanos Birke

Position

Knowledge Management and Communication Expert

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-116-172412

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have a BSc in Animal production and rangeland management from Hawassa University; and MSc in Agro-ecological knowledge management and social change (MAKS) from Wageningen University. Before focusing on knowledge management and extension, I have worked as a lecturer and course assistant in Animal sciences in Hawassa University. For the past five years, i have been involved on Knowledge management activities for two research and development projects of international Livestock research institute (IPMS and LIVES). Both projects focus on the use of different ICT tools and approaches for efficient and effective knowledge sharing and service delivery. Therefore, i have become exposed to the use of various tools (ICT and non ICT) to disseminate information and technology. I am a member KM4Dev, kbf, and Ethiopian society of Animal production to further develop and contribute to my professional career.

Corporate website

www.lives-ethiopia.org Top

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Name

Komla Bissi

Position

Senior CAADP Adviser

Institution

African Union Commission

Work address

3423 Addis ABABA Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-11518-2874

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr Prosper Komla Bissi is an Agricultural Economist, with more than fourteen years of experience in the field of international development and diplomacy especially within the context of international agricultural development, agriculture policy reforms, agriculture finance, agribusiness and private sector development, rural development, international development finance negotiations; agricultural marketing and value chain relevant project works. Most recently he applied these attributes in a continental position with the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as Senior Adviser on the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), responsible for Trade and Market Access development. Before joining the African Union Commission, Mr Bissi also worked for five years as Senior Agribusiness and Value Chain Development Adviser for the South African based New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) in support of advancing the implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). He also worked with Food and Agriculture of the United Nations, the World Bank, and International Centre for Soil Fertility and Agriculture Development (IFDC). Mr Bissi earned a Master’s Degree Agriculture Economics form the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in England. Top

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Name

Donald Blair

Position

Organizer

Institution

Public Laboratory

Work address

336 N Pleasant St Apt 4A Amherst USA

Business phone

+1-651-2524765

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Don Blair is a graduate student in Physics at UMass Amherst, with a focus on statistical physics and soft matter. He is also a local organizer for The Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (http://publiclab.org), and is co-founder of both Pioneer Valley Open Science (http://pvos.org) and HackerFarm01007 (http://hackerfarm01007.org). He is particularly interested in the role that “free and open source”, “citizen”, “civic”, and “grassroots” methods can play in scientific research, at both an individual and an institutional level, and in exploring the various modes in which both experts and non-experts can participate in the goals, practices, and outcomes of science. Recently, Don has served as lead developer of Public Lab's online Infragram platform (http://infragram.org), and has been working on developing an open source hardware kit (a potentiostat) for the detection of heavy metals in water (http://bit.ly/170phAX). He is eager to make contact with anyone interested in developing and finding applications for low-cost, accessible instruments for agriculture and assessing environmental contaminants in rural communities.

Corporate website

www.publiclab.org

Personal web site

www.dwblair.github.io Top

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Name

Andrea Bohn

Position

Project Manager

Institution

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Work address

213 Mumford Hall, MC 710 1301 W. Gregory Dr Urbana USA

Business phone

+1-217-244-5962

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Andrea Bohn is the project manager for the Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services (MEAS) Project, funded by USAID. Bohn is stationed at the University of Illinois. Overall project management for MEAS involves coordinating nine partner institutions, more than 110 potential faculty collaborators, and work in more than 20 countries. Learn more at www.meas-extension.org. Previously, Bohn worked on the Worldwide Extension Study, implemented by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with FAO and IICA, with funding from USAID. Outputs are available at worldwide-extension.org and through GFRAS. From 2002 to 2010 Bohn was an Assistant Dean in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bohn managed all education abroad programs sponsored by ACES and promoted student participation in a broad portfolio of international learning experiences. Prior to that, Bohn worked at the University of Hohenheim in her home country, Germany. She coordinated the prestigious “Modularization” project funded by the Bund-Länder-Kommission für Bildungsplanung und Forschungsförderung (joint federal and state institution for the promotion of education and science) for implementing a modular course structure and introducing Bachelor and Master Programs in Agricultural Sciences.

Corporate website

www.meas-extension.org Top

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Name

Gerishom Boiyo

Position

ICT Officer

Institution

ACK Western Region Christian Community Services

Work address

Kakamega Kenya

Business phone

+254-0721-981595

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have worked in the field of ICT4D for a period of 4 years in the rural settings of Kenya (Mt. elgon) and I have been able to help the community embrace the use of ICT in their farming activities as well as gaining better market prices for their commodities through the use of ICT I started out by targeting one farmer producer organization with a total of 50 members but has now grown to a sizable group of more than 800 active ICT using farmers and four farmer producer organization. I have been able to incorporate a number of ICTs to help me achieve this and ahve so far been involved with a number of stakeholders (both private and public) in striving to incorporate the use of ICTs by the rural Kenyan community.

Corporate website

www.ackwrccs.org Top

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Name

Jean-Pierre Boris

Position

Chief editor

Institution

Radio France International

Work address

18 rue de la Bûcherie Paris France

Business phone

+33-1-84229611

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Jean-Pierre Boris is a french journalist. For the last 30 years he has been working with RFI covering fields as differents as South American politics, commodities markets and African economy. Jean-Pierre also authored two documentary films about commodities markets and is about ending the third one about commodities traders. Also Jean-Pierre wrote several books on those topics which were translated in many languages, all over the world.

Corporate website

www.rfi.fr Top

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Name

Stephane Boyera

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Institution

SBC4D

Work address

B-A10, 9 rue courtois de vicose Toulouse France

Business phone

+33-6-73848727

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Stéphane founded SBC4D in January 2009. As part of SBC4D core activities, he advises numerous non-profits organizations, commercial companies, governments and international organizations interested in delivering mobile services to under-privileged communities in the developing world. Stephane has a passion for leveraging the power of mobile and Web technologies to empower people in parts of the world where they need it most. In particular, SBC4D has focused its activities in Agriculture, Education and government services, in sub-saharan Africa, and south Asia. As part of its agriculture work, SBC4D is part of the Web Alliance for Regreening in Africa. Previously, Stephane joined in 1995 the World Wide Web Consortium, created and still directed by Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the Web. Leading the W3C Device Independence Working Group from 2001 until the end of 2005, he was a key participant in the development and launch of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative. From 2006, he led W3C’s work on the Mobile Web for Social Development group, which is looking at how to extend the frontier of the Web to make it relevant, usable and useful for rural communities and under-privileged populations of developing countries.

Corporate website

www.sbc4d.Com

Personal web site

www.stephb.org Top

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Name

Benedikt Brenke

Position

Programme Advisor

Institution

GIZ

Work address

P.O. Box 10346 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-779-450089

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Benedikt works for GIZ in Uganda as a programme advisor. He is a resultoriented manager with more than 15 years professional experience in the public and private sector. He has been designing, leading and monitoring various national as well as international IT projects, both commercially (running an outsourcing hub in India and Romania) and developmentrelated (setting up a national microfinance performance monitoring system in Uganda). Benedikt is glad to present the currently ongoing Public Private Partnership with the German software corporate SAP: "System-based Agrobusiness Promotion in the Ugandan Coffee Value Chain". Top

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Name

Jennifer Britton

Position

Deputy Programme Manager

Institution

Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM )

Work address

Turkeyen Georgetown Guyana

Business phone

+592-222-0001 Ext. 3328

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Over 15 years experience in IT/ICT - ranging from programming to implementing large Wide Area Networks. Also includes systems analysis, business process re-engineering, project management and policy formulation. Achievements include developing the WAN plan for University of Guyana, resource mobilisation for IT projects for the University, contributing /spearheading development of CARICOM Connectivity Agenda and CARICOM Regional Digital Development Strategy, Conceptualisation and implementation of the CARICOM Regional Videoconferencing Project, technical lead for the Regional ICT Steering Committee 2007 -2011. Interests include: Socio-economic research related to ICT, womens issues especially capacity building, empowerment and domestic violence, interfacing and interacting with youth, reading , coaching, Meeting management, cooking and teaching herself Spanish.

Corporate website

www.caricom.org, www.carib-is.net Top

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Name

Jean-Pierre Busogoro

Position

International TA for Research and Extension

Institution

Belgian Development Agency (BTC)

Work address

P.O.Box 5016 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88 720 247

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an agricultural scientist with a long experience in crop protection around various crops like banana, cassava, potato, rice, maize, common beans and Irish potato. In addition to the reserach experience, I have been working since 2009 on extension side which has helped me to develop FFS approach in Rwanda and today we are reaching a high number of beneficiaries in the country. I have no specific experience in ICT related to agriculture and this is the most important point for me as I will be learning a lot during that conference. Top

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Name

Clinton Busolo

Position

Developer / Director

Institution

Kosmerc Systems Ltd.

Work address

Maendeleo Hse, Ground Flr, Monrovia St. P.O. Box 28344 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-726-870493

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am currently a second year student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, I have managed to acquire skills in Software development, Database, Networking, Mobile application development, Desktop application development, website development and security. I am well versed in C, C++, C#, Java, PHP, HTML and somehow python. I can develop android, windows phone and J2me mobile application and windows store applications. I was the first runners up in a hackathon organised by Nokia in Jkuat, my team is a finalist at the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge and being incubated at iBizAfrica.

Corporate website

www.kosmerc.com

Personal blog

www.kosmerc.com/techstar Top

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Name

Louis Butare

Position

Head of Zone

Institution

Rwanda Agricultural Board

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88523075

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Head of Southern Zone RAB Rwanda Top

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Name

Chiara Buttiglione

Position

TV Producer

Institution

Silver Bicycle Productions Ltd.

Work address

153 Chemin du Chazottier Brindas France

Business phone

+33-6-22564839

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Chiara Reid is a journalist with over 20 years of experience in television, especially in international news. She has worked for Reuters, Aptn, Euronews, where she produced a programme on education, Learning World. She is also involved in the production of documentaries and short films for international organisations.She designs ad hoc series for sponsored programmes on Euronews television.

Corporate website

www.silverbicycle.co.uk Top

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Name

Donald Byamugisha

Position

Partner

Institution

BITEPH Strategic Consulting Affilated Hive Colab

Work address

Plot 15 Clement Hill Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-775-831806

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am the Founding Partner at BITEPH Strategic Consulting (www.biteph.com). A small private consulting firm/hub focused on providing and ecosystem and incubation for startups and SME's in the Biosciences field, Technology Innovation, Clean Energy, Agro-Processing and Agri-Business Prior to starting up BITEPH Strategic Consulting, I worked as a Project coordinator for a Ugandan World Bank funded project entitled “Transfer of Banana Tissue Culture, Tissue Culture Certification and Tissue Culture Business Network Project” and previously at the Biotechnology Industrial Organization, the world’s largest biotechnology trade association in DC. An achievement to date in regards to ICT in agriculture would be setting up a digital platform for Tissue culture operators and stakeholders in the ECA region (www.tcbnetwork.org) under the same World Bank funded project mentioned above

Corporate website

www.biteph.com

Personal web site

www.about.me/donaldbyamugisha Top

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Name

Samaon Candiga

Position

Senior Lecturer

Institution

Ministry of Education and Sports

Work address

P.O. Box 9 Arua Uganda

Business phone

+256-772-319879

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have the basic knowledge of using computer and be able to communicate using e mail. And also produce notes for the students. In a large class I can use a projector to get to the large audience.It is even easier to teach the farmers as pictures are used and it is best projected. Top

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Name

Mojoko Catherine

Position

President

Institution

Walana Wa Makwasi Women CIG

Work address

P.O. Box 57 Buea Cameroon

Business phone

+237-237-75830808

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am Mojoko Molua Catherine a female Cameroonian born in October 27, 1959. I am a farmer and agricultural practitioner. I am the President of Walana Wa Makwasi Women CIG Cameroon. I am a holder of a Diploma in Agriculture. I have attended several seminars in relations to agriculture and most especially a four months Capacity Building Workshop on leadership and the Use of ICT in Agriculture in 2011 in Cameroon. My CIG has also organized workshops to train the e grassroots women on the uses of ICT in agriculture. I worked as an agric extension worker and chief of post for agriculture in many regions in Cameroon. I am a self motivated and highly driven agricultural practitioner with a tested ability to deliver consistently good results under challenging circumstances . Keenly aware of the challenges facing the African woman and determined to be a role model for women in a rapidly changing world. Posses Good organizational and public relations skills, Ability to establish effective working relations in Agriculture, Excellent Interpersonal skills, Commercially Aggressive, Good team spirit and can work individual as well as in teams. Top

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Name

Denis Chabrol

Position

Managing Editor

Institution

Demerara Waves Media Inc.

Work address

CIDA Building, Main and New Market Streets Georgetown Guyana

Business phone

+592-225-3990

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Denis Chabrol, Bsc. (Comms.) , 47, has been a media practitioner all his working life, having entered radio on a work-study attachment at the now defunct Guyana Broadcasting Corporation in 1984. He began his media career as an Audio Control Operator and became a news and current affairs producer-presenter. He then moved on to become Chief of the Caribbean News Agency’s (CANA) (now the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) Bureaus in Georgetown and in Antigua for the Leeward Islands. Currently, he is the correspondent for Agence France Presse and one of the local contributors to the Caribbean Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Currently, he heads Guyana\'s pioneer Internet news website, Demerara Waves /Caribbean News Desk. He has also pursued several professional development courses in print and radio journalism through the Reuters Foundation, Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (COMBROAD) and the United States Information Service (USIS). He is also the holder of a BSc.(Communications) from the University of Guyana. In the area of ICT, Mr. Chabrol has utilized ICT in establishing Guyana\'s first Online News service. The website is integrated with Social Media and it offers periodic audio webcasting of major events.

Corporate website

www.demwaves.com Top

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Name

Sandra Chao

Position

Reporter

Institution

Nation Media Group

Work address

P.O. Box 49010 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-732-646028

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a science journalist based in Kenya and currently working with the Nation Media Group. She is accredited by the Media Council of Kenya and is currently attached to the Business Daily desk (http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/) having previously worked for Africa Review desk. Sandra is passionate about reporting development stories on agriculture, health, environment, science and technology with a bias in human interest pieces. She is a member of the journalist platform Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture which brings together more than 100 journalists from various parts of Kenya.

Corporate website

www.africareview.com, www.businessdailyafrica.com

Personal blog

www.smattakenya.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Jeffrey Cherogony

Position

Director / Developer / Marketer

Institution

Kosmerc Systems Ltd.

Work address

Maendeleo Hse, Ground Flr, Monrovia St. P.O. Box 28344 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-721-802782

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Currently a second year student taking BSc Computer Technology at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). I have software development skills for mobile, desktop and web applications, structured cabling and networking. I also have a Diploma in Electronic Engineering with several years experience in industrial electronics, installation, configuration repair and maintenance, computer networks design and implementation (WAN/LAN). I am proficient in C#, C++, Java, PHP, HTML5/CSS3, MySql, currently learning Python and Pearl. I develop for Windows Phone, Windows Store, Nokia S40 (J2ME) and Android. I have published applications in Windows Phone Store, Nokia Store and Google Play. I was a finalist in a Hackathon organized by eMobilis, Microsoft and Nokia at JKUAT early this year, and my team are finalists in Safaricom Appwiz Challenge. I am passionate about learning technologies that will empower the general population in Africa. I am a social Techpreneur.

Corporate website

www.kosmerc.com

Personal blog

www.kosmerc.com/techstar Top

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Name

Nilar Andrea Chit Tun

Position

Communications Specialist

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

2033 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-6274396

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nilar Andrea Chit Tun – Communications Specialist – has joined IFPRI as a Communications Specialist where her time is split between the Agricultural Science & Technology Indicators (ASTI) and Environment & Production Technology (EPTD) projects. She has an MA in International Communications from the American University School of International Service. Previous to IFPRI she has worked in Communications and Knowledge Management with the World Bank, FAO and the IMF and had field stints in both Haiti and Myanmar. She is originally from Washington DC and is fluent in Burmese, English and French.

Corporate website

www.ifpri.org Top

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Name

Josphat Chitombo

Position

SAP Pre-Sales Consultant

Institution

Twenty Third Century Systems (TTCS)

Work address

P.O Box CY 1938, Causeway Harare Zimbabwe

Business phone

+263-4-250177

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Twenty Third Century Systems Global (TTCS) is a Pan African business solutions provider with over 17 years’ experience implementing SAP technologies across Africa and the Middle East. The company has extensive experience deploying SAP in sectors such as public sector companies, government entities such as agriculture,mining, manufacturing, pension funds, tax and revenue collecting agencies and egovernment initiatives across Africa. TTCS has over 300 full time consultants with varying skills including Agriculture , Business Intelligence, Financials, Customer Relationship Management, Procurement, Sales and Distribution, Treasury, Banking , Tax & Revenue Management and Human Resources. TTCS is the largest SAP Service Partner in Sub-Saharan Africa outside South Africa and has got presence across the African continent including offices in Kigali, Rwanda.

Corporate website

www.23rd.biz Top

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Name

David Clarke

Position

Director Communications & Marketing

Institution

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Work address

P.O. Box 2075 Colombo Sri Lanka

Business phone

+94-11-2880000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

After 13 years as a broadcast journalist and producer with BBC Science, I have subsequently worked for over a decade on media for development projects in Africa and Asia.

Corporate website

www.iwmi.org Top

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Name

Jonathan Corbett

Position

Associate Professor

Institution

University of British Columbia

Work address

3333 University Way Kelowna Canada

Business phone

+1-250-807-9348

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have three primary interests in ICTs, all of which are grounded in both research and practice. Firstly, to explore how digital multimedia technologies can be effectively combined with maps and used by remote and marginal communities to document, store, manage and communicate their culture, language, history and traditional land-related knowledge. Secondly, to examine how geographic representation of community information using these technologies can strengthen the community internally through the revitalization of culture and environmental governance and management practices, as well as externally through increasing their influence over regional decision-making processes. Thirdly, to address how the changes related to the implementation of these technologies can influence the process and implementation of sustainable development, particularly in respect to community-based Natural Resource Management. All aspects of my work incorporate a core community-based element. Within the context of my research program this means that the research is of tangible benefit for the communities with whom I work; that those communities feel a strong sense of ownership over the research process; and that community members are engaged and engage in the research endeavour. To date, one of my main achievements is the development of the Geolive. Geolive is a web-based participatory mapping tool developed under my supervision by a team of undergraduate and graduate students at UBC Okanagan. The application allows users to create and share their own spatial information using a dynamic internet-based map interface. The original goal

Corporate website

www.ubc.ca

Personal web site

www.joncorbett.com Top

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Name

Pierre-André Cordey

Position

Programme Manager

Institution

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Work address

Freiburgstrasse 130 Berne Switzerland

Business phone

+41-31-322-63-37

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Programme Manager and Policy Advisor at the Swiss Agency for Developpement and Cooperation (SDC). Institutional responsibility of SDC investments in and management of ICT projects and programmes such as Access Agriculture and Agri-Fin Mobile. Managment of SDC-funded CGIAR projects, member of the steering committee of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS). Top

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Name

Eric Couper

Position

Business Analyst

Institution

Abt Associates

Work address

4550 Montgomery Avenue Suite 800 North Bethesda USA

Business phone

+1-301-3475428

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Eric Couper is an international development professional who believes in the power of appropriately applied technology to streamline and improve existing systems of all kinds. He is particularly interested in how technology can be used to tackle rural agricultural development challenges and looks forward to tailoring technological tools for specific cultures and contexts world-wide. Eric recently joined Abt Associate's Client Technology Center as a Business Analyst. In this role, he'll be engaging with Abt Associate's international projects and exploring how they might use technology to improve their operations. Until September, Eric worked with the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA), a new branch of the Ethiopian government established to support agricultural transformation in the country. In Ethiopia, Eric helped establish the Ethiopian Soil Information Service (EthioSIS) and supported the technological needs of the project for one year. Subsequently, Eric encouraged ATA to explore other ways to harness ICT, and ultimately established the organization's ICT Program. That program is now heavily engaged in the development of a seed tracking system. Eric graduated from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs in 2011. As a student in the inagural Masters of Development Practice class, he studied the interdisciplinary nature of development with practicioner-oriented coursework in public health, education, agriculture, economics, statistics, and technology. Originally from the state of Louisiana in the southern United States, Eric is a constant advocate for New Orleans food, music, and culture.

Corporate website

www.ctc.abtassociates.com

Personal web site

www.ericcouper.com

Personal blog

www.twitter.com/_couper Top

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Name

Pete Cranston

Position

Director

Institution

Euforic Services

Work address

17 Bedford Street Oxford UK

Business phone

+44-7917-390133

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Pete Cranston is an ICT, Knowledge Management, Communication and New Media specialist, with long experience as a facilitator and trainer. His early career was in international and UK education, working with adults and 16 -19 year olds. For the past 19 years he has worked in the 3rd sector, mainly in International Development, for a wide range of international and UK organisations, from the very large to the tiny. A seasoned manager of organisational IS&T and ICT development programmes, he has worked for six years as an independent consultant supporting strategic planning, organisational communication, research, evaluation and knowledge management. A significant part of his work has been with telecentres and local content exchange programmes while his most recent research has been into global social media trends, with special reference to health communications, and the impact of convergent mobile technologies in rural development. Recently, an increasing proportion of his work has been taken up advising and training in web 2.0 technologies and interactive media, at both strategic and practical application levels.

Corporate website

www.euforicservices.com Top

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Name

Paul Cunningham

Position

President & CEO

Institution

IIMC / IST-Africa

Work address

13 Docklands Innovation Park, 128 East Wall Road Dublin Ireland

Business phone

+353-1-8170607

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Paul Cunningham is President & CEO of IIMC, a technology and strategic consulting company focused on ICT and Innovation related policy analysis, research, implementation and adaptation. Paul is Coordinator of IST-Africa, a strategic partnership with Ministries and National Councils responsible for Information Society, ICT and Innovation related adoption, policy, implementation and research in 18 African Countries. Founded in 2002, IST-Africa is supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission and co-funded since 2005 under the European Framework Programme. Paul has over 15 years’ experience in ICT and Innovation related RTD and implementation, working in Europe, Asia and Africa. Paul works as a technology expert for the World Bank and national governments, and European and national research programmes including European Commission (DG CONNECT, DG Research), European Science Foundation, Research Council of Norway and Vinnova (Swedish Innovation Agency). Paul is Conference Chair of eChallenges, IST-Africa & Future Network & Mobile Summit, and a member of other Scientific Conference Committees (e.g. IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference). He is a member of EU – AUC Living Labs Taskforce for Africa, the European and Joint Expert Groups for 8th Africa – EU Strategic Partnership (Science, Information Society, Space), and contributes to the work of CODIST, UNECA. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin and UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School, Paul studied at postgraduate level in Hungary & USA. A member of the Institute of Directors, and Chair of IEEE SSIT UK&RI Chapter, from 2008 – 2011 Paul served on the MPI International Board of Directors. Top

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Name

Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe

Position

Director General

Institution

Rwanda Bureau of Standards

Work address

7099 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-582945

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Director General RBS

Corporate website

Dr. Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe - Director General Top

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Name

Gabriel Dacko Goudjo

Position

Communicateur en Ligne

Institution

GYIN Cameroun

Work address

Yaoundé Cameroon

Business phone

+237-94067309

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ingénieur de télécommunications de formation, il est spécialiste des médias sociaux/outils du web2.0 pour le développement. Il travaille sur la problématique de l'usage des TIC (Technologie de l'Information et de la Communication)pour le développement

Corporate website

www.gyin.org

Personal blog

www.afriqueenor.over-blog.com Top

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Name

Mphatso Dakamau

Position

Electronic Voucher Manager

Institution

African Institute of Corporate Citizenship

Work address

Private Bag 382 Lilongwe Malawi

Business phone

+265-1-775787

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mphatso has experience and skills in Project Management, Research, Advocacy, Business and Economics. He is currently working as the e-Voucher Project Manager where he is leading a team towards replacing the paper voucher with electronic voucher in farm input distribution in Malawi . Through his work, the Government of Malawi has since embarked on a pilot program where it may potentially replace the paper voucher with e-voucher during the implementation of the Farm Input Subsidy program in Malawi. Prior to joining African Institute of Corporate Citizenship, Mphatso worked as the Policy and Advocacy Coordinator for the Farmers Union of Malawi and a Product Manager responsible for Agricultural loan portfolio at the Opportunity International Bank of Malawi. He holds a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Malawi. Top

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Name

Henri Danon

Position

Sous Directeur des Services et de la Vulgarisation des Tic / Coordonnateur du Projet E-Agriculture

Institution

Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication

Work address

17 BP 1404 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Business phone

+225-20-344537

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Henri Danon né à Gagnoa, en République de Côte d’Ivoire. Ecole Primaire et Secondaire 1er Cycle à Gagnoa et Katiola. Obtention du Baccalauréat A2 en 1982 au Collège Catholique Second Cycle de Gagnoa. Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures en Communication (DESCOM), à l’Institut des Sciences et Techniques de la Communication (1997), puis Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Professionnelles (DESP) en Management des Systèmes d’Information à l’Université de Cocody (2002). Certificat de spécialisation en cyber sécurité à l’université ‘’Republic Polytechnic’’ à Singapour (2004). Certificat de spécialisation en élaboration et suivi de projet e.gov à l’Institut pour la Gouvernance Stratégique de l’Université de Kookmin (KISG) à Séoul en Corée du Sud (2010). - Educateur principal au Collège Sainte Madeleine de Gagnoa - Chargé d’Etudes au service autonome de la Documentation, Ministère de la Communication - Chargé d’Etudes à la Direction de Développement et de la Promotion des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication, Ministère des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication. - Sous-Directeur des Systèmes d’Information, Ministère des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication. - 2011 à ce jour : Sous-Directeur des Services et de la Vulgarisation des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication, Coordonnateur du Projet eAgriculture ; Ministère de la Poste et des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication.

Corporate website

www.telecom.gouv.ci

Personal web site

www.e-agriculture.ci Top

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Name

Yacouba Dao

Position

Développeur Web

Institution

Yam Pukri

Work address

09 BP 1170 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-50-373974

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Propriétaire d'une licence professionnelle option Technologie du Génie Informatique obtenue à ISIG International (Burkina Faso), j'occupe actuellement le poste de Développeur web à YAM PUKRI, une structure de promotion des nouvelles technologies.

Corporate website

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Name

Sabrina Dar

Position

General Manager, East Africa

Institution

Cisco Systems

Work address

Argwings Kodhek Road, P.O. Box 15707 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-2764949

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Sabrina is an accomplished business leader with over 10 years Cisco experience encompassing finance, strategy, marketing and sales. Recognized for her transformational leadership and passion to formulate vision & strategy, Sabrina has an established track record of consistently delivering results. From instigating behavioural change across Emerging Markets sales teams to creating the budget for the marketing of Cisco’s London 2012 role, Sabrina’s business credentials speak for themselves. Sabrina’s past accomplishments have included delivering a consistently high rated customer experience for Cisco events through building a new partner goto-market strategy for the UK and Ireland as well as formulating the European sales strategy. Sabrina has always been orientated to make a difference and positively impact Cisco business. Indeed, in 2011, Sabrina received the accolade of the ‘UK Asian Women of the Year.’ Sabrina’s financial acumen coupled with a CIMA qualification has helped to provide a solid foundation to understanding the importance of P&L responsibility and more importantly, the metrics which Cisco considers paramount when measuring the success of its sales business. Sabrina was also previously nominated to be part of the Cisco Accelerated Development Program, run for only the company’s 20 top performing employees each year. This has provided her with the invaluable leadership development and insight, for her current role as regional General Manager. Sabrina lives in Nairobi, Kenya. Top

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Name

Raphaël Dard

Position

Adviser, E-business - Mobile Solutions

Institution

International Trade Centre (ITC)

Work address

Palais des Nations Genève Switzerland

Business phone

+41-22-7300587

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Raphaël Dard holds business management and information managements Masters obtained in Paris, France. He now studies sustainable development in Geneva. Before joining the International Trade Centre (ITC) in 2004, he has worked in several organisations in France, Argentina, Colombia and Canada, mainly in the private sector and in IT companies, one of which he cofounded. He currently is an Adviser in ITC’s Enterprise Competitiveness section and focuses on mobile solutions. He created and leads the Trade at Hand programme, which aim is to make innovative use of mobile phones to enhance the competitiveness of small businesses from developing economies. Raphaël has extensive experience of MIS-related projects from implementations in Africa and Asia. Besides mobile solutions, he was recently given the responsibility to develop ITC’s E-learning programme.

Corporate website

www.intracen.org Top

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Name

Mark Davies

Position

CEO

Institution

Esoko

Work address

PMB CT 90, Cantonments Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-211611

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Graduating in Social Anthropology from Cambridge in the UK, Mark has since focussed on how technology can drive economic development. He’s started five businesses on three continents including New York’s first online city guide in 1995, London’s first new media networking phenomenon First Tuesday, and Ghana’s first private tech incubator in 2001. He’s currently leading product development at Esoko and has lived in Ghana since 2001. Mark has waited tables in Manhattan, crewed balloons in France, interviewed celebrities for British television and written five children’s books.

Corporate website

www.esoko.com Top

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Name

Dady Demby

Position

Rail Program Officer

Institution

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa

Work address

No.12 Anmeda Street Roman Ridge Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-0302-772823

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr Dady Demby is Program Officer for Regional Agricultural Information and Learning Systems (RAILS) within NSF2. He has been involved for more than 15 years in facilitating the establishment of communities of practices for information and knowledge sharing in sub-Saharan Africa NARS. His responsibilities include building information and communication management communities and networks of information specialists. To date, these communities called RAILS Learning teams have been established in more than 30 countries. Mr Demby has been actively involved and coordinated the establishment of the eRAILS online platform which is the African portal on agriculture (www.erails.net), Before joining FARA in 2007, he worked for 10 years with CORAF/WECARD as Information and Communication Manager and led the establishment of a network of agricultural information specialists in CORAF/WECARD member countries. He holds Master of Advanced Studies in Information and Communication Sciences and a Professional Degree in Information and Library Sciences from the University Jean Moulin in Lyon, France. Mr Demby has been the Vice-President of the African Chapter of the International Association of the Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD-Africa) from 2006 to 2012. Mr Demby hails from the Republic of Congo.

Corporate website

www.fara-africa.org Top

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Name

John DeRiggi

Position

Senior Geospatial Product Developer

Institution

Development Alternatives Incorporated

Work address

7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 200 Bethesda USA

Business phone

+1-301-771-7600

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

John DeRiggi is a spatial products developer with 10 years of experience in software and data engineering. John learned Java in college and started his career developing Java-based web applications, which were used to help analysts make sense of massive data sets. He became interested in spatial technology after building three-dimensional visualizations in Google Earth in 2006. After working in Washington, D.C., for a few years he to moved to Partners in Health, where he spent a year in Rwanda teaching programing and developing components for an open source medical record system. John’s ties to Rwanda remain strong as he has returned to the country four times since leaving at the end of 2009, once to go camping on the rim of a Congolese volcano. At the World Bank, he built a system for sharing climate data, which supported the 2012 Apps for Climate contest and was added to the Bank’s portfolio of open data products.

Corporate website

www.dai.com Top

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Name

Jean François Detry

Position

Assistant Technique International

Institution

Coopération Technique Belge

Work address

Minagrie, Ngagara BP 6708 Bujumbura Burundi

Business phone

+257-71-339-195

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Expert for information systems in the fields of early warning, vulnerability analysis, food security, rural development and monitoring & evaluation, in support to decision makers. Top

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Name

Bakary Diarra

Position

Président

Institution

Comité Régional de Concertation des Ruraux (CRCR)

Work address

Rue 125 porte 09 BP 224 Sikasso Mali

Business phone

+223-21-62-17-64

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis Président du Comité Régional de Concertation des Ruraux de la Région de Sikasso, Secrétaire Général du bureau National de l'Association des Organisations Professionnelles paysannes du Mali depuis janvier 2009.

Corporate website

www.crcr-mali.org Top

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Name

Assétou Diarra

Position

Coordinatrice

Institution

Femmes et TIC

Work address

ACI2000, rue de la CAN, porte 2456, BP: 2456 Bamako Mali

Business phone

+223-00223-20230257

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je me nomme Madame Assétou Diarra, Malienne. Je suis responsable commerciale d’une société de solution informatique « SIS-Afrique » et je suis la coordinatrice de l’association « Femmes et TIC » au Mali en Afrique de l’ouest. Je suis une « droguée » du Net, particulièrement des Réseau sociaux surtout Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Viadéo. Pour vous donner un avant gout, trouver notre page « AN GA ELECTION » en Français « notre élection » sur facebook et twitter (Facebook «https://www.facebook.com/pages/AN-GA-Election2013/205037399620627 » et Twitter «angaelection# »), qui est notre avant dernier projet de l’année. Notre dernier projet de l'année porte sur l’environnement durable, l’agriculture et les TIC. ce projet a été initié en vue de réunir les différents acteurs du milieu, définir les rôles et responsabilités des partenaires et sensibiliser la population en particulier les jeunes et les femmes. Une page Face book a été crée a cet effet "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prenons-soin-de-notreplan%C3%A8te/1377837559107781"

Corporate website

www.sis-afrique.com Top

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Name

Wouter Dijkstra

Position

Director

Institution

Organisation

Work address

Kiwafu Road Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-790-869491

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Wouter Dijkstra is a Social Scientist from Amsterdam. He is passionately interested in the use of new and old media to strengthen public debate and mechanisms of accountability in Africa. With degrees in both Anthropology and New Media and an extensive background in Africa he is based firmly in contemporary theory but spends most of his time implementing his ideas on the ground. In 2009 he finished research on the power of talk-radio and the emergence of new media in Uganda. The Dutch Institute of Network Culture published his thesis (attached). Based on this research he went on to put his theory in practice. He moved back to Uganda in 2010 to develop a software platform customized for radio talk shows in Africa. This platform, TRAC FM, is growing to become a great success with 24 radio stations in East Africa currently using it. TRAC FM enables citizens to report on service delivery and leadership performance through interactive radio talk shows and SMS. In 2013 TRAC FM started working with Harvest Plus and Farm Radio International on a highly innovative program to promote Orange Sweet Potato and at the same time learn from listeners through the interactive TRAC FM platform. After two and a half years of development, the platform is now rolling out internationally with deployment planned in Tanzania, Somalia, Ghana and Mali.

Corporate website

www.tracfm.org

Personal blog

www.ict4accountability.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Mathu Djamila

Position

Regional Community Coordinator for Africa

Institution

Telecentre.org Foundation

Work address

P.O. Box 6 Nyamata Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-713403

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Djamila Mathu Khamisi is recognized an agent of change in her community. She contributes to community development, reaching out to youth ICT skills and entrepreneurship opportunities in rural areas of Rwanda. For the last five years, she has been working as a volunteer at Rwanda Telecentre Network (RTN) offering technical supports to various telecentres and being a community facilitator delivering private and public services such as e-filling and e-registration and training in web2.0 and social media. She interned at Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT Rwanda) facilitating Reachup Program aiming to enabling youth and women in vulnerable communities to apply ICT skills to their businesses and lives as strategy to eradicate vulnerability, poverty and gender inequality and advocate ICT in local communities. 500 partipants (50% female farmers) were trained and coached,they got self confidence, created job, formed cooperatives and associations to improve their lives. She currently works as a Regional Community Coordinator for Africa at Telecentre.org Foundation, Animating French and English community sites, engaging, connecting, and supporting community members to facilitate knowledge sharing within the global Telecentre community. Djamila holds a bachelors degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Kigali Institute of Science and Technology with advanced computer training from Cisco Networking academy and vast skills in the use of various web 2.o tools, social media and website management. She speaks fluently french and English

Corporate website

www.community.telecentre.org Top

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Name

Romuald Djegbenou

Position

Assistant de Recherche

Work address

10 BP 20 S/c KAHO Franck Cotonou Benin

Business phone

+229-96071611

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis Béninois. Titulaire d'un Master en Agroéconmie et Passionné par les TICs. Dès le jeune âge, je me suis lancé dans les TICs à travers les cyberè-café jusqu'a l'Université. Avec l'avènement des reseaux s

Personal blog

www.agri4dd.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Iddo Dror

Position

Head of Capacity Development

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 30709 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-4223030

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Capacity Development at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is both a strategic objective and a critical success factor, which involves the development of attitudes, skills, institutional set ups as well as knowledge in agricultural research and development. As Head of Capacity Development, Dr. Iddo Dror leads ILRI’s overall efforts in this area, which includes embedding capacity development into research projects and CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs), developing institutional capacity, forging partnerships across ILRI’s partner ecosystem, conceptualizing, testing, adapting and disseminating innovative training approaches (including using ICT), mobilizing resources, and facilitating ILRI’s graduate fellowship program. Iddo has more than 15 years’ capacity development experience, gained in academia and international development, combined with experience in teaching, research, and fellowship administration. His career track has included assignments with UN agencies and the private sector, several years at the University of Geneva setting up and running an innovative MBA program, and most recently before joining ILRI, over five years in India working with the Micro Insurance Academy (MIA), an organization he co-founded and helped transition to become an international awardwinning, ISO certified leader in its field, with over 65 staff and research & capacity development activities across a dozen countries in Asia and Africa. He has a PhD in Economic and Social Sciences and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Top

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Name

Joly Dusabe

Position

Coordinator

Institution

MINAGRI - SINGLE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88301751

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

RSSP / LWH Coordinator

Corporate website

http://www.rssp.gov.rw Top

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Name

Wellington Dzvene

Position

Program Manager

Institution

Catholic Relief Services

Work address

95 Park lane, Harare Zimbabwe

Business phone

+263-4-794548

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Wellington Dzvene, 34 year old agricultural and rural development economist, qualified with a Bachelor\'s Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Zimbabwe (2002). Since 2002, i have been working with a number of development organizations with a major focus on ensuring that smallholder farming in Zimbabwe is enhanced through access to reliable and high value markets for their produce. In 2010, that is when i join Catholic Relief Services Zimbabwe, through their strategic objective of improving food security in rural areas using modern extension and advisory services in agriculture through increased use of digital systems, also known as CRS 5 Skill set development. The main achievement in this strategic thrust, is that CRS Zimbabwe managed to contributed to development and testing, and rollout of online training materials for field agents, using the brain honey to go software. We are currently using this ICT technology in implementing various agricultural market based agricultural programs in various parts of Zimbabwe. We also successfully piloted FARMBOOK technology, a computer based farm business development and profitability analysis software. This technology enables smallholder farmers to plan, monitor and evaluate the perfomance of their agro - enteprises. It also uses GPS technology to help map different locations of farmers groups, and use this data to link with different sets of agricultural markets in Zimbabwe. Top

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Name

Duncan Edwards

Position

ICT Innovations Manager

Institution

Institute of Development Studies

Work address

University of Sussex Brighton UK

Business phone

+44-1273-915797

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Duncan Edwards is ICT Innovations Manager in the Knowledge Services team at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). He has over 12 years experience working in the field of information systems to support the use of research knowledge within the development sector. Duncan leads the development of the IDS Knowledge Services Application Programming Interface (API) which opens up the Eldis and BRIDGE datasets as Open Data, and works with partner organisations to make use of these, and other, datasets. This can involve technical capacity building but equally involves helping organisations work through their Theory of Change and how data might play a role in this change. He has particular interests in Open Data, Open Access, Open Government, Open Knowledge, participation, ICTs, innovation, and the role Openness can play in the construction and use of knowledge for positive social change.

Corporate website

www.ids.ac.uk ToTopp

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Name

Khan Jean-Delmas Ehui

Position

Responsable des TIC

Institution

Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées (CERA)

Work address

27 BP 897 Abidjan 27 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Business phone

+225-05-208380

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ehui Khan Jean-Delmas, plus connu dans la webosphère ivoirienne sous le pseudo de Delmo ou Delmo225, est Ingénieur Informaticien, Développeur web et mobile, Internet Strategist et spécialiste en TIC, Consultant Formateur en TIC et développement rural. Il est Responsable des TIC au Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Appliquées (CERA). Ce Jeune ivoirien possède une grande expérience dans le domaine des projets TICs orientés monde rural à travers les projets comme ICOOP-CI (Identification des Coopératives Agricoles de Côte d'Ivoire) avec la Chambre d'Agriculture de Côte d'Ivoire, l´Internet des coopératives Agricoles de Côte d´Ivoire, la plateforme de vente en ligne de produits agricoles avec l´application GELICO et la mise en place de système d'information des marchés (SIM) ruraux basé sur les TIC. Il prend régulièrement part à des conférences sur les TIC au service du développement. Top

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Name

Patrick Ekanga Kalume

Position

HEAD of SMEs

Institution

Ecobank Rwanda

Work address

P.O. Box 3268 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-250-788161217

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Accountant, AZ IMPEX SARL, Kigali, Rwanda Administrative Assistant, Ecole Belge de Kigali, Rwanda ECOBANK, Kigali, Rwanda Management Trainee Treasury Department - Champion for the coordination of the marketing team with TFI for the ETI IPO in 2009 for the affiliate (Rwanda) Trade and Fund Transfer Department Operations Department Relationship Officer, Wholesale Bank Local Account Manager – Corporate Bank Head, Local Corporate & Public Sector Head, SME & Commercial Finance I am in charge to: • Establish strong relationships with key customers business partners, Central Bank, Shareholders, local community etc. and leverage on this to gain a deeper insight of the business and develop the portfolio; • Maintain and develop a culture of high performance, mutual respect, values and reputation in the Unit. • Pro-actively and timorously identify potential problems and formulate appropriate risk mitigating strategies. • In-depth understanding of competitor activities, financial service trends and banking practices both nationally and internationally in order to continually stay ahead of the market in customer solutions

Corporate website

www.ecobank.com Top

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Name

Sonigitu Ekpe

Position

Project Desk Officer

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Work address

3 Barracks Road, PMB 1119 Calabar Nigeria

Business phone

+234-805-0232469

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an Agriculturist/Environmentalist with over twenty years working experience in both the private sector and government. I hold a National Diploma in Fisheries, Higher National Diploma in Agricultural Extension and Management Technology, B. Sc Environment Protection and Resource Management, M. Sc Forestry and Environmental Management. In 2010, I used the ICT platform to compete and emerged as the only Nigerian project participant at the Investment Fair during the first Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change held at The Hague. My project title was: Sustainable Practices in Agriculture for Women and the Environment (SPAWE). Information Technology Outreach for Africa (ITOCA) training on AGORA/HINARI/OARE TRAINER exposed me to e-resources. I had also undergone many online courses with the Word Bank Institute (WBI), Greenhouse Gas Management Institute(GHGMI), United Nations Institute for Training and Research(UNITAR), Farmradio International, DiploFoundation: where I obtained certificates on Policy Research and Advance Course of the Internet Governance and ICT Policy Capacity Building Programme. Liaised with International grants and donor organization(CTA) in facilitating project development in rural area. Trained academic and non-academic Staff of Cross River School of Health Technology on the use of electronic resources. I am a member of FARA, Digital Consumers International, Internet Governance Caucus(IGC) Affilate member GFRAS, Premium member GHGMI, I shall be coming from Bali, Indonesia where am attending the 2nd Indonesian Agriculture Support Programme (IASP) Train-The Trainer Scheme and 8th Internet Governance Forum meeting to join you.

Corporate website

www.crossriveragriculture.org Top

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Name

Bariki Elilaki

Position

Lead Developer

Institution

Self employed

Work address

Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-714-593659

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bariki Elilaki is an IT innovator and software developer, a co-founder of Habari Mazao Platform, He never lost top three positions in any hackthon he participate. He can reached at [email protected]

Personal web site

www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=248644885&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profil e Top

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Name

Rebecca Enonchong

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Institution

AppsTech

Work address

BP 15412 Douala Cameroon

Business phone

+237-33-425266

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Rebecca Enonchong is founder and Chief Executive Officer of AppsTech, a leading global provider of enterprise application solutions. Ms. Enonchong currently serves as a mentor/advisor to several Africa based technology startups and sits on the board of VC4Africa (www.VC4Africa.biz), the largest online community dedicated to entrepreneurs and investors building companies in Africa. She is also a director of the award winning Salesforce.com Foundation (www.salesforcefoundation.org) She is founder the Africa Technology Forum, and has served on the UN Women Global Advisory Committee on the Digital Divide and the UN ICT Task Force. A recipient of Enterprise Africa\'s African Entrepreneurship Award, Rebecca was also named a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) by the World Economic Forum An expert in Oracle technology, Ms. Enonchong has more than 30 Oracle certifications and holds both a Bachelor\'s and a Masters degree in Economics from the Catholic University of America. She is fluent in English and French

Corporate website

www.appstech.com Top

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Name

Jeanine Eugene

Position

Member

Institution

St. Lucia Agriculture Forum for Youth

Work address

Waterfront Castries Saint Lucia

Business phone

+758-725-6815

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am Jeanine Eugene from the rural community of Choiseul, St. Lucia. My recent educational achievement BSc. Agribusiness Management from the University of the West Indies-St. Augustine Campus,Trinidad. Ever since I have volunteered to manage the online forums of the St. Lucia Agriculture Forum for Youth. I also volunteer with the St. Lucia Floral Cooperative Society Ltd.. I develop my expertise through voluntary work and training opportunities to create my niche in the industry. My goal is to use my combined experience in banking and agriculture to helping farmers view agriculture as a business. I look forward to maximise the island\'s capacity to utililise ICTs in agriculture-specifically in the development of a National Agri-Marketing Information Service.

Personal blog

delightingardening.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Kenneth Ewan

Position

Programme Manager

Institution

Cafedirect Producers' Foundation

Work address

Unit 5, Zetland House, 5-25 Scrutton Street London UK

Business phone

+44-20-70336000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kenny obtained a degree in architecture in his native Scotland, before moving to Peru to work with ProWorld Service Corps, an international development NGO, as a project manager and ultimately as Regional Director for Latin America, overseeing 5 offices in 3 countries. He specialised in working with isolated, indigenous communities across the region, and supported local people to design and implement sustainable and practical development projects. These ranged from constructing schools and fish farm systems to facilitating enterprise development and training for grassroots youth and women’s groups. Kenny returned to the UK in 2009 to take up his role as Program Manager as part of the CPF start-up team, where he manages all of CPF’s portfolio of international grants and projects. He co-founded and designed the award winning ICT4D project WeFarm (www.wefarm.info) which is creating the internet for people with no internet – a worldwide p2p knowledge sharing network for smallholder farmers across the developing world. The system allows farmers to crowdsource knowledge from around the world, all in the own language, and all without leaving their farm

Corporate website

www.wefarm.info Top

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Name

Vincent Fautrel

Position

Senior Programme Coordinator, Agricultural Trade and Value Chain Development

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+32-2-5127436

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Vincent Fautrel is programme coordinator on value chain development. Trained as a development economist (Master degree in International Economics at Sorbonne University and Post Graduate diploma in Development Economics at Paris X Nanterre), Vincent has worked in the field of development since 1995. He started with IRD in Guinea then AFD in Senegal and then joined in Paris as project manager for agribusiness and private sector development one of the leading European consultancy firms with several short term missions in Africa, Asia and Central Europe. Vincent joined CTA in 2003 and mainly worked on agricultural trade issues including the development and management of the CTA Agritrade site (http://agritrade.cta.int).

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

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Name

Mahamadou Fayinkeh

Position

President of Nacofag

Institution

Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)

Work address

Brikama Gambia

Business phone

+220-995-4251

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Rural Development worker since 1988-2013 started from farmers animator to Policy maker. I was responsible for the communication and training of the Association Farmers, Educators and Traders (AFET). during that period I have developed tools for communication and raining materials on farmers daily activities in agriculture and related activities. from 1990 - 1995 Information and communication on farm produces and market linkages (cost, availability of production quantity, quality, production zones, conditions of production). this was done within a subregional organization name Exchange Cross Road Ltd established by four farmers organizations with the following four countries Senegal, Mali, Republic of guinea Bissau and The Gambia. I have established SMS communication linked to Rural FM station for effective participation of extension and farmers on panels related to agriculture and early warning system. Working with the ROPPA communication as policy policy marker to improve communication and technology development within farmers and their regional network and partners link to market information system. I am working with The Ministry of Agriculture on Effective Communication for Impact Analysis (ECIA). This tools will enable donors and investors to see the cap to be feel in sustainable development (Production, Additional value chain and quality consumption) Top

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Name

Dieter Fischer

Position

Consultant

Institution

IFC / World Bank Group

Work address

2121 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-473-5521

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Catherine Flouvat

Position

CSR Manager, Africa & Middle East

Institution

Orange

Work address

78 rue Olivier de Serres Paris France

Business phone

+33-1-44442222

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Graduated from EDHEC Business School in France, Catherine Flouvat was first consultant at Accenture. Then she joined France Telecom Group Orange in 2001. There she was Office Director at Orange Business Services and then Business Developer Enterprises for Africa and Middle East. Catherine volunteered for NGOs in Africa and India and is passionate by sustainable development as an innovative way to combine economical, social and environmental interests. Catherine graduated in a Master of Environmental Impact Analysis and Sustainable Development, and finalized a study for Orange CSR on e-waste in Orange emerging countries. Catherine is now in charge of Corporate Social Responsibility at Orange for the AMEA region and focus on a strategy to improve farmers’life in rural areas thanks to ICT services.

Corporate website

www.orange.com Top

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Name

Kent Ford

Position

Senior Director, Food Security and Agriculture

Institution

GRM International

Work address

One Thomas Circle, Suite 200 Washington USA

Business phone

+1-202-7770947

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Ford is a senior international business and economic development specialist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in successfully delivering a range of assistance in emerging and developing markets. He has strategic management and leadership experience as well as economic, political and cultural understanding from having worked in over 50 countries. He co-developed methodologies used by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and sovereign governments to rigorously analyze data from agriculture and non-agriculture value chains to determine areas where foreign and domestic investment, access to finance and technical intervention and technology would enhance the competitive position of an industry or entire sectors. He has worked with business leaders and customs authorities in Palestine, Israel, Jordan and the UAE, and successfully directed a 15-member project team scattered across six countries, assisting more than 50 Palestinian food, agriculture and manufacturing companies to re-enter the Dubai/Persian Gulf market in the 1990’s, while pioneering and implementing the first Palestinian Products Exhibition in Dubai. He designed and executed the innovative Balkan Regional Trade & Investment initiative in post-war Kosovo which drew together business people, NGOs and development agencies from the war-torn countries of the Balkans, generating millions of dollars in trade, investment, cost savings and supply chain linkages. Led a large team which formulated a trade facilitation and competitiveness strategy for the Indian government focusing on agribusiness in the northeastern states.

Corporate website

www.grminternational.com Top

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Name

Rose Funja

Position

Dean

Institution

University of Bagamoyo

Work address

Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-755-378260

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Rose Peter Funja joined University of Bagamoyo late last year as an assistant lecture in the College of Science and Informatics, lecturing courses in ICT, including operating systems, software engineering and Object Oriented programming languages. After a semesters work she got appointed to head the college at the position of Dean. Her professional career before embarking in academia included working with Huawei technologies International at a capacity of Product manager and Solution responsible. Since 2008 pioneered projects in various regions including China and East and South Africa region (Rwanda, Kenya , Zambia , Madagascar and Tanzania) . She is very conversant with wireless Telecommunication technologies. She has been actively involved in Rotaract throughout her university life at University of Dare s salaam and Aiesec while in china where she pursued her masters in Engineering. She is also an alumni of the Interaction Leadership program. She is currently studying and researching in GIS and would like to further pursue a PHD in the same field.And her first application of GIS shall be in the Afforestation industry, solving challenges that face a group of fellow tree farmers.

Corporate website

www.uob.ac.tz

Personal web site

www.rhysrose.co.tz Top

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Name

Joseph Gafaranga

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

NCCR

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-0788-423947

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Daphrose Gahakwa

Position

Deputy Director General

Institution

Rwanda Agriculture Board

Work address

5015 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88308304

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Daphrose Gahakwa graduated from the University of East Anglia (UK) with a M.Sc. in plant breeding (1995) and a PhD in genetic engineering (2001), and also holds a BSc in agriculture from Makerere University, Uganda, 1979. Her PhD was entitled \"Molecular and Biochemical Studies of Transgene expression in Rice and Maize\". A plant geneticist by training, Dr. Gahakwa has a research and agricultural development career that included positions ranging from extension officer, project manager of a Seed Project, Senior Seed inspector and biotechnology and germplasm improvement. As Education Minister (2008-2009), Dr. Gahakwa treasured the onus of championing the initiation and nurturing young universities, and developing policies that have attracted private sector investments in higher institutions of learning. To address the shortage of qualified staff then existing, Dr. Gahakwa devoted her spare time to teach molecular biology to KIST under graduate students as a visiting professor. Dr. Gahakwa also served in Rwanda Government as Minister of State for Agriculture and Minister of Education (2004-2007). In the Agriculture portfolio, Dr. Gahakwa was a key participant in the formulation and defense of key agricultural policies and strategies that are hankered on CAADP framework. Now, she is the Deputy Director General for Research in Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), Chairperson, National Higher Education Council Board of Directors, Vice Chairperson, Institute of Policy Analysis and Research-Rwanda, Board member on the ASARECA Board of Directors representing RAB and CABI Liaison Officer. v

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Name

Stéphane Gambier

Position

Senior Programme Coordinator, Communication

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467179

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Diplomé de l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), titulaire d’un Master en management des médias et du numérique, Stéphane possède une longue expérience d’homme de communication et d’édition. Réalisateur de reportages et documentaires télévisuels, fondateur et directeur de magazines, il a également piloté plusieurs collections de livres illustrés. Ses connaissances en matière de géopolitique et de développement économique et social l’ont également amené à assumer différentes fonctions de communication au sein d’institutions gouvernementales : Assemblée Nationale (France) et Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et de la Ville (France). Il a rejoint le CTA en 2009 pour prendre en charge la communication de l\'organisation.

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

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Name

Sagarika Gandhi

Position

ICT Content Management Specialist

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

9th Floor, Aggarwal Corporate Tower, 23 Rajendra Place New Delhi India

Business phone

+91-11-66219292

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an agriculture graduate and post graduate in Agribusiness with 4 years of experience on the mobile led extension service projects for Agriculture & Livestock development. My first experience was in designing “Behtar Zindagi” which is PAN India rural value added service for disseminating information on Crop advisory, Livestock, Weather & Agrimet and Mobile market information system. The package of information was delivered through Interactive Voice Response Systems which was supported with SMS. Service is in the regional languages with authentic & customized information. Secondly, my contribution in ICT was specifically designed and delivered to farmers associated with the OCP project aiming to enhance the productivity of pulses through soil testing. On ground project activities were supported with SMS for information dissemination and sensitizing the pulses growers. Actionable information on method of soil sample collection, crop cultivation practices, crop care, integrated pest management and current local market prices of pulses. The Low- cost Farm Machinery Unit set up by farmer federation was promoted to the fellow farmers through this service itself. Presently, I am working on “mKisan Project” which is a mobile led extension services funded by GSMA Foundation in support with USAID and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The prime delivery mechanism is Regional IVR which is supported with SMS, Voice Message, Query Recording and Call Centre. It provides region specific information over mobile to Agriculture and Livestock farmers. The service is running in 6 states of India in which information is disseminated in the region specific language.

Corporate website

www.ilri.org Top

132

Name

Janvier Gasasira

Position

Coordinator

Institution

MIANAGRI/SPIU - SINGLE PROJECT IMPEMENTATION UNIT

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88307522

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

PAPSTA, KWAMP, PRICE Coordinator MINAGRi

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

133

Name

Tsehay Gashaw

Position

Web Communications Officer

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-116-172475

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Tsehay Gashaw is the Web Communication Officer in ILRI. In her current role she Design, manage and monitor all the social media platforms used at ILRI; train and support teams from ILRI and other Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) centers to effectively create, share and communicate their knowledge; document and disseminate ILRI experiences with knowledge sharing and communication on appropriate corporate and related external channels; document and report about live meetings and events; promote and support knowledge sharing and learning approaches and tools across ILRI projects and programs; support internal communication across ILRI; promote the effective use and uptakes of social media across ILRI; support internal communication across ILRI; develop strategic communication and social media guideline and learning materials; organize, facilitate and support workshops and events. Tsehay graduated with a MSc. in Information Systems Management and Development from American University of London (AUOL) and BSc. in Computer Science from Addis Ababa University. After graduation before joining ILRI she worked with various International and Local private companies where she contributed a lot in the field of ICT, Information and Knowledge management, networking solutions for government, private, NGO and International organization. She is a member or KM4Dev and Web2ForDev community. More http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tsehaygashaw/12/182/a08.

Corporate website

www.ilri.org Top

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Name

Prince Gashongore

Position

Student

Institution

UR- Kigali Campus(former KIST)

Work address

KN139 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-868300

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Prince Dukundane Gashongore and I'm a student majoring in Electrical Engineering, 4th year. I develop and design Embedded systems for agriculture. So far me and my team are developing automatic irrigation system with a hydraulic pump and a Device called \"Fertilizer Logic\" which once plugged in a field, it calculate the quantity and type of fertilizer you need in your field in real-time. Top

135

Name

Gahiga Gashumba

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

NDFFR

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-831591

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Ben Gasore

Position

Business Reporter

Institution

The New Times Publications

Work address

4099 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788742158

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an open-minded, all in business journalist from Kigali, Rwanda. My areas of specialization when it comes to reporting are in ICT, Banking and finance, tourism and agriculture especially when it comes to the agricultural exports. Top

137

Name

Sylvie Gata Salama

Position

Manager

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88303172

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

PROGRAM 2 Manager MINAGRI

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

138

Name

Getaw Gebreyohanes

Position

Postdoctoral Fellow

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-0-116172500

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Getaw Tadesse Gebreyohanes is an Ethiopian born on 08 October 1973. He is currently a postdoctoral Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He holds PhD degree in Agricultural Economics from the Norwegian University of life sciences in 2010. He did his MSc in the same University in Development and Resource Economics in 2003. He has over 10 years’ experience in research and teaching. He has published articles on International Journals including American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies and Food Policy. His research areas are agricultural commodity price volatility, relational contracts, farmers’ market organizations, regional trade and development cooperation. Currently he is working on a project that deals with using ICT to Promote Smallholder Business Credibility through Improved Social Capital, Commercial and Technical Skills of Producer Organisations in Africa. Top

139

Name

Amos Gichamba

Position

ICT Consultant

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 74358 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-726-368601

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Amos Gichamba is an experienced and an award winning mobile applications developer, leading a software development firm in Nairobi Kenya which focuses majorly on mobile-based systems. He is also a Computer Science lecturer at Africa Nazarene University(Nairobi, Kenya) in computer programming, mobile programming and database management. He has a BSc Computer Science from Africa Nazarene University, a Master of Science in Information Technology from Strathmore University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Nairobi in the M4D(Mobile for Development) domain. His research is within the mAgriculture thematic area. Amos is passionate in designing innovative ICT solutions to drive businesses and meet the needs especially for the bottom of pyramid population. He also enjoys giving back to the community by training university students from all over Kenya in mobile applications development by organizing Mobile Bootcamps sponsored by leading phone manufacturers and ICT firms in Kenya.

Personal web site

www.amosgichamba.wordpress.com Top

140

Name

Bernice Gitau

Position

Community Manager

Institution

iHub

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-722-283289

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mugethi Gitau is an all round creative. A techie by training, she is into all things design - Graphics, fashion, interiors. A writer of fiction and a poet. She has a BSC degree in Information Technology, majoring in ICT. Mugethi has a rich mix of experience ranging from training, community development and advocacy, research and design. A people\'s person, she enjoys linking the iHub Tech Community with each other, investors/corporates, academics and other stakeholders. She runs a tech blog hergeekiness.wordpress.com. She has a dream that one day, Kenyan techies will innovate their own computers and mobile devices.

Corporate website

www.ihub.co.ke

Personal blog

www.hergeekiness.wordpress.com Top

141

Name

Christian Gmelin

Position

Senior Project Manager

Institution

GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation)

Work address

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 40 Bonn Germany

Business phone

+49-228-4460 1705

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Christian Gmelin holds master degrees in Economics and Philosophy from the Freie Universität of Berlin. During the last six years he worked for the Deutsche Geschellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Since 2010 Christian Gmelin is senior project manager at the GIZ department for Global Knowledge Sharing and Learning and responsible for learning with new and social media. Top

142

Name

Riten Gosai

Position

Biosecurity Officer/mis West

Institution

Biosecurity Authority of Fiji

Work address

P.O. Box 3191 Nadi Fiji

Business phone

+679-00-9509225

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I graduated with a Bachelor of Agriculture (Animal Science) degree from the University of the South Pacific in 2010 where I was honoured with the Best Agriculture Graduate and Gold Medallist accolades amongst other awards. I commenced attachment with the Biosecurity Authority of Fiji in February, 2011 and was offered a contract in May, 2011. In October, 2011, I was given the responsibility to conduct data analysis and report on the company's activities as MIS officer for the Western Division and that is where I stand now. While at University, I came across a CTA essay competition in 2010 and that has had tremendous influence in my life. I now reflect upon this contest as a stepping stone to better things in this field and also cementing my interest and utmost commitment to agriculture. After competing in Johannesburg, South Africa, I won the Pacific Regional prize and was one of the fortunate Pacific Islanders to become involved with CTA’s ARDYIS project which has illuminated both my professional career and personal life in terms of capacity building and my hobby as a young agricultural advocate. Under the CTA/ARDYIS banner, I have participated in a Web 2.0 training workshop on advanced networking tools in Ghana, 2011. There, we also developed a Youth and Agriculture Communiqué. In Netherlands, November of last year, along with other invited professionals, worked on the finalization of the CTA Youth Strategy and the next big thing is this ICT4Ag conference as a social reporter.

Corporate website

www.biosecurityfiji.com

Personal blog

www.ritzgosai.blogspot.com Top

143

Name

Aparajita Goyal

Position

Economist

Institution

World Bank

Work address

1818 H St. NW Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-4581760

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Aparajita Goyal is an Economist at the World Bank in Washington DC, specifically in the Africa Region's Agriculture and Rural Development Department. Her work focuses on microeconomic issues of development, with a particular emphasis on technological innovation in agriculture, ICTs, access to markets, and intellectual property rights. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Development Economics, and has also been featured in popular press such as Frontline, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, amongst others. She has previously worked with ActionAid in London and the Right to Food Campaign in India. She obtained a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, an MSc in Development Economics from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi.

Corporate website

www.worldbank.org

Personal web site

www.works.bepress.com/aparajita_goyal Top

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Name

Sean Granville-Ross

Position

Country Director

Institution

Mercy Corps

Work address

P.O. Box 32021, Clock Tower Kampala UK

Business phone

+256-778-216150

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Sean Granville-Ross is the Country Director for Mercy Corps in Uganda overseeing the country portfolio of $65 million and a team of 200 staff. He is a specialist in economic development and a seasoned field leader with 16 years of experience working in the private and non-profit sectors. Granville-Ross has been with Mercy Corps for twelve years. He first worked with the agency’s team in Kosovo. He also has served as country director in both Mongolia and Indonesia and as the Regional Program Director for East Asia. He currently is based in Kampala, Uganda. As the Regional Program Director for East Asia Granville-Ross was in charge of Mercy Corps’ East Asia region, which comprises China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines and Timor-Leste. As Indonesia country director, Granville-Ross headed a team of 275 people in seven field offices. Under his guidance, Mercy Corps advanced sustainable and quality health interventions, economic development and financial services, innovative urban poverty development, government partnerships and capacity-building and climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction programs in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation. He draws upon his global experience in successful program design, monitoring and evaluation and management that encompasses economic and market development projects, and sustainable rural livelihoods in Africa, the Caribbean, the Balkans, Mongolia and Indonesia. He has effectively built constituencies between government, civic and private sector actors in support of development goals. Top

145

Name

Adam Gross

Position

Investments and Capital Markets Advisor

Institution

NEPAD Business Foundation

Work address

3rd floor, Mott MacDonald House, 359 Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia Johannesburg South Africa

Business phone

+27-82-3101894

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Adam is a multi-sector strategist, thought leader and experienced manager who has enjoyed a broad-ranging career working across private, public and international sectors in Africa, Europe and Asia. Graduating from Hertford College, University of Oxford (UK) with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Adam also holds a Masters in Development Studies from the University of Leeds (UK) and a Diploma in Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation from Complutense University (Spain). As a corporate strategy consultant at Oliver Wyman (formerly Mercer Management Consulting), Adam worked across a range of industry sectors, building an advanced skills toolkit for corporate strategy and project implementation. At the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Adam achieved rapid recognition as a thought leader on commodity finance and risk management, with specialised focus on exchanges, derivatives, clearing and warehouse receipt systems. Adam joined Bourse Africa as its founding Director of Strategy, responsible for the regulation and licensing, business model development, corporate financing, and implementation of a pan-African Derivative and Commodities Exchange, backed by Warehouse Receipt System. Adam currently acts as the Investments and Capital Markets Advisor at the NEPAD Business Foundation, as Advisor to the USAID Southern Africa Trade Hub with responsibility for Agricultural Infrastructure Investment, as well as undertaking consulting assignments for the Darhei Noam Emerging Markets Advisory. Adam has worked or travelled in over 20 African countries, as well as countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Top

146

Name

Xavier Habineza

Position

OPERATOR – A/V SUPPORT

Institution

CICA/MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8412094

Email address

[email protected] Top

147

Name

Jean Louis Habineza

Position

IT & Database Expert

Institution

MINAGRI/ SPIU

Work address

P.BOX 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88506631

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Masters in ICT Working in MINAGRI. PAPSTA, KWAMP ,PRICE SPIU, Rwanda.

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

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Name

Kimberly Hamilton

Position

Project Specialist

Institution

Integra LLC

Work address

1030 15th St NW, Ste 555W Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-898-4110

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kimberly Hamilton has over two years of experience in project management and international development research. Prior to becoming a Program Specialist at Integra LLC, she assisted with firm operations and research assignments as an ICT Research Associate under USAID’s Global Broadband and Innovations (GBI) Program. Her other experience includes monitoring and evaluation work at EngenderHealth, where she helped evaluate COPE, a process used to improve quality in health services in USAID’s Access, Quality and Use in Reproductive Health (ACQUIRE) Tanzania Project. Ms. Hamilton has conducted graduate level field research on higher education in Nepal, and also has experience in nonprofit development, including grant proposal writing and donor database management. She holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from The New School in New York, and is a Certified Associate in Project Management per the Project Management Institute. Top

149

Name

Dinah Hanson

Position

Project Director

Institution

Association of African Business Schools (AABS)

Work address

26 Melville Road, Illovo Johannesburg South Africa

Business phone

+27-11-7714382

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dinah’s career spans international development, entrepreneurship development and education. Dinah has led the establishment of the Association of African Business Schools Agribusiness Consortium (AAC) which is developing and rolling out Agribusiness Management Programmes across Africa starting with Ghana, Tanzania and Nigeria. Previously, Dinah played a pivotal role in the establishment of the Entrepreneurship Department at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, founding the Student-Run Business Programme. Prior to that, she worked with TechnoServe and was a core member of the team the implemented the Believe Begin Become Business Plan Competition and Entrepreneurship Development Program funded by Google.org. Dinah is deeply passionate about education and skills development and is committed to a career that enables the development of core skills and relevant training interventions to enable value creation in sectors critical to Africa’s economic growth. Dinah is a member of the inaugural class of the London School of Economics Programme for African Leadership, holds an MBA (Entrepreneurship) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa where she was a DANIDA Emerging Leaders Scholar, and a first class honours B.A. degree in Political Science & Psychology from the University of Ghana.

Corporate website

www.aagri.net Top

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Name

Saskia Harmsen

Position

Community Relations Officer

Institution

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Work address

Raamweg 5 The Hague Netherlands, The

Business phone

+31-70-3117311

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Saskia has a long-standing career within IICD. Initially responsible for the capacity development programmes in Bolivia, Zambia and Ghana, developing local technical capacity to support IICD’s project partners, she was one of the leading forces behind the development of the Southern focussed knowledge sharing and learning platforms iConnect-Online, Dgroups and itrainOnline, building on her passion for connecting and supporting learners and trainers in the South. Currently she is responsible for learning and knowledge sharing within IICD , as well as the further development of partnerships with knowledge institutes. Saskia holds a Master of Science in Communications and Development Studies from the University in Amsterdam and a Bachelor of Arts in Management Studies of the University of London, Royal Holloway.

Corporate website

www.iicd.org Top

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Name

Sanusi Hashimu

Position

Managing Director

Institution

Agri Input Centre Ltd.

Work address

No.Tp 5 Nassarawa area/GH, tudun wada P.O. Box 159 Gusau Nigeria

Business phone

+234-080-36246311

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

A graduate of Agriculture, masters degree in Gender, environment and development. Extension service provider to agribusiness. Top

152

Name

Theodore Havugimana

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

RWCCF

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-782-037744

Email address

[email protected] Top

153

Name

Steven Helvie

Position

Cloud Computing

Institution

Self employed

Work address

322 des Voeux Road West, 14A Hong Kong Hong Kong

Business phone

+852-6139-3370

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Steve has spent the last fifteen years in IT driving the adoption of business applications and cloud computing across emerging markets in EMEA and APAC. He spent almost 10 years with Microsoft in southeast asia as Director of Business Applications and Cloud Services. And most recently, he was based in EMEA with Rackspace, an IaaS cloud computing company, working primarily with OpenStack, an open source cloud operating system for IaaS. Steve holds a Masters in Agriculture Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Economics. He has holds an ISO 14000 Certification (Environmental Management Systems) as well as a Six Sigma Green Belt in business process management. He's also actively involved in the day to day operations of a 230 hectre grain farm in the US along with his brothers. Top

154

Name

Travis Heneveld

Position

Director United Nations and International Accounts

Institution

Motorola Solutions

Work address

Am Borsigturm 130 Berlin Germany

Business phone

+49-30-66861548

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

As Global Account Director for the United Nations, Travis Heneveld manages Motorola Solutions' relationship with the entire family of UN organisations. Motorola Solutions is a major supplier of business and mission critical communication solutions.

Corporate website

www.motorolasolutions.com/XU-EN/About/Subsidiaries Top

155

Name

Petrus Adrianus Maria Hessels

Position

Advisor / Trainer ICT

Institution

Royal Tropical Institute (KIT)

Work address

P.O. Box 95001 Amsterdam Netherlands, The

Business phone

+31-20-5688535

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My background is in ICT, both technical and managerial, from technical system management to general ICT management. My first assignments were in the publishing sector, in both printed and electronic publishing. Knowledge of (web-)publishing technologies has been acquired in several positions within a leading international publishing company. I manage and implement projects where ICT is involved. My roles can be advisor, trainer, system architect. After jobs in retail business I started working for KIT in 2003, working with library management systems, virtual libraries/resource centres, virtual knowledge communities, content management, (mobile) web development and ICT4D. I'm dedicated to Open: Open Source, Open Data, Open Access, Open Standards. I worked in Ghana, Suriname, Mozambique, Kenia, South Africa.

Corporate website

www.kit.nl Top

156

Name

Muramira Hilary

Position

Student

Institution

Kigali Institute of Science and Technology

Work address

3900 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-782-052-277

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have worked as an Operations Manager at TwinLight International Corporate Trainers working on professional development using social sites. I also did a 2 month internship at Kigali Serena Hotel in the ICT department. I\'m an embedded systems programmer developing hardware devices and very focused on automation. I\'m also a student at university of Rwanda (former KIST) year four doing Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. I have also worked in a team where we designed a device that tests the fertilizer content in the soil thus helping farmers determine the right quantity needed for their crops especially for nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous. They therefore administer the right quantities and leave the environment unendangered. I have envisioned the need for automation and that\'s why am more attached to embedded systems. Top

157

Name

Christine Holzbauer

Position

Correspondante Afrique

Institution

IC Publications (The New African in French, African Business, African Banker)

Work address

3; rue Fragonard Paris France

Business phone

+221-77-5442557

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I worked as a reporter based in French speaking Africa (Mali and Senegal) for the past thirteen years. I was the West African regional correspondent for leading French newspapers as "La Croix", "L'Express" and "La Tribune" until 2012. I also produced films and documentaries. I write by now on Africa at large for a panafrican press group, IC publications, that publishes the New African in French (Le Magazine de l'Afrique) in addition to African Business and African Banker (in both French and English). ICT has always been of a great interest to the group, and there were already many articles published on the suject in the different publications of the group. I, personnally, wrote a lot on digital and telecommunication breakthroughs in the domain of banking. I am looking forward to see how it can be applied to agriculture since it will have a great relevance for the development of French speaking Africa. As on the rest of the continent, mobile phone has become the main way of communicating.

Corporate website

www.africasia.com Top

158

Name

Yoshimitsu Homma

Position

VP

Institution

Izanami Inc.

Work address

4-5-10-407, Ikenohata Taito-ku Japan

Business phone

+81-80-12615300

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Graduated from Kyoto University in Japan. SRAM and Flash memory design, FAE, sales and marketing for 10 years. A business developer of Trusted Computing for 3 years in Washington DC, USA at Fujitsu Limited. A Technical Committee member of TCG. Developed the first spec of Akisai at Fujitsu. Akisai: http://jp.fujitsu.com/solutions/cloud/agri/ Closed purchasing agreements between Vodafone and Fujitsu and Telenor and Fujitsu of M2M communication solution. Launched Venture Business called Izanami Inc which trades agricultural products in Tohoku area.

Corporate website

www.iza-nami.com

Personal web site

www.d.hatena.ne.jp/jimmyhomma

Personal blog

www.twitter.com/jimmyhomma Top

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Name

Nawsheen Hosenally

Position

ICT4D Intern

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467186

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nawsheen Hosenally is a change agent who is passionate about Agriculture, youth leadership and ICT for Development (ICT4D). She holds a BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Extension and is presently working as ICT4D intern at CTA. She has more than 2 years of professional and volunteering experience in the area of Youth leadership and Agriculture and has previously worked with the Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the Young Professionals Platform for Agricultural Research for Development (YPARD) and AIESEC. Nawsheen has a particular interest in social media and Web 2.0 for Development. She is also a trained Social Reporter and award-winning blogger.

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

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Name

Parvez Iftikhar

Position

ICT Consultant

Institution

Self employed

Work address

H 42, Street 27, Sector F-10/1 Islamabad Pakistan

Business phone

+92-51-2291108

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Using skills, expertise and experience gained as CEO Universal Service Fund (USF) Pakistan for nearly 5 years, I am now working as an ICT Consultant advising Telecom Administrations and governments in Asia and Africa, on ICT4D issues, mainly about providing connectivity using Universal Service Funds. I do this directly as well as thru international organisations (ITU, USAID/GBI, World Bank, etc.). My strength is of being someone who has practical experience of successful implementation of USOFs. With 30 years of experience in Telecom sector, I joined the newly formed USF Co. (Pakistan) in May 2007 as it's first employee/CEO and within months managed to raise it from scratch and start projects of deploying Cellular Communications, Optic Fiber Cables and Broadband-Internet - all thru private-sector Telcos. In a world where universal service programs were mostly failing, soon USF Pakistan became globally recognized as a success-story! Before USF, I was country-head of Siemens Telecom in Pakistan where I acquired and then executed multi-million dollar telecom contracts, raising Siemens Pakistan telecom revenues nearly 10-fold in 7 years. I have travelled all over the world and speak English, German and Urdu. I have been on sabbaticals to Carnegie Mellon Univ. (USA) and Oxford Univ. (UK), besides receiving extensive management and technical training all over the world, mainly in Europe.

Personal web site

www.piftikhar.com

Personal blog

www.piftikhar.com/blogs Top

161

Name

John Ikandi

Position

Lead

Institution

m:lab East Africa

Work address

P.O Box 761 - 00208 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-735-764242

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Exponent for mobile entrepreneurship. Keen to see East Africa emerge as a powerhouse in the knowledge economy

Corporate website

www.mlab.co.ke

Personal web site

www.gmeltdown.com

Personal blog

gmeltdown.com Top

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Name

Abraham Ily

Position

Breeder

Institution

Institute of Environment and Agricultural Researches (INERA)

Work address

01 BP 5793 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-70141370

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Ily Sombe Sylvain Abraham of Inera agricultural research. I work precisely on oilseeds. I use ICT and social media to share the results of my research with the world around me. Currently in the field of ICT I have no invention to properly-talk. However, there is hope..... Top

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Name

James Impwi

Position

Regional Director

Institution

ALIN

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-2629762

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. James Nguo, was selected an Ashoka Fellow, a global fellowship of leading social entrepreneurs in 2011 for his work in promoting ICTs through a network of Maarifa (Knowledge) centres in East Africa. He holds a MA, Strategic Communication from the University of Central Lancashire, Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Computer from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and a postgraduate diploma in Information Management from Kenya Institute of Management amongst other trainings related to Information Technology. He has 17+ years’ experience in rural information and communication initiatives, publications and rural development. He is the founding director of Arid Lands Information Network (www.alin.net) which is operating a network of Maarifa centres in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in addition to production of information products for farmers and agropastoralists. James is a part-time consultant of Euforic services in Oxford, UK.

Corporate website

www.alin.net Top

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Name

Assiba Inès

Position

Documentaliste - Archiviste

Institution

Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin (INRAB)

Work address

01 BP 884 Cotonou Benin

Business phone

+229-969-50995

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis Documentaliste à la Direction Générale de l’Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin (INRAB) depuis le 1er janvier 2002. Je suis Titulaire du diplôme de second cycle (BAC+5) en Gestion de l’Information Documentaire.. Je suis Point Focal RAILS Bénin. J’ai informatisé le fonds documentaire de ma bibliothèque avec le logiciel PMB qui est un Système Intégré de Gestion de Bibliothèques (SIGB). D’Avril à juillet 2010, j’ai participé au stage de formation à l’usage des technologies de l’information et de la communication (TIC) dans les bibliothèques. Ce séminaire de formation, organisé par la Commission Université de Développement (CUD) s’est tenu à Bruxelles (Belgique). A l’issue de cette formation, j’ai créé en local, ‘’le site web des bibliothèques de l’INRAB’’ avec le logiciel Joomla qui est un système de gestion de contenu. Ce site attend toujours d’être hébergé. Du 15 au 26 octobre 2007, j’ai été à l’atelier de formation : « Numérisation, création, gestion et diffusion d’une collection de documents électroniques » à Antanarivo (Madagascar), organisée par le CIRAD. Cette formation m’a permise de créer la bibliothèque numérique du Bulletin de la Recherche Agronomique du Bénin (BRAB), avec le logiciel Greenstone. En tant qu’assistante du Chef Division Informatique et Bases de Données (DIBD) de l’INRAB, j’ai participé à la formation des chercheurs du Système National de la Recherche Agricole (SNRA) sur le système d’information développé pour mieux organiser les flux d’informations au niveau des chercheurs. Cet outil, supporté par un logiciel, est un système de SuiviAppui-Conseil (SAC) qui permet d’introduire les données sur le déroulement des protocoles et programmes de l’INRAB, de parcourir l’information sur tous les protocoles et de produire des rapports trimestriels et annuels. Le logiciel est développé en Access 2000, et opère sous Windows 98, 2000 et XP. Cette formation s’est déroulée de mai à septembre 2004. Top

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Name

Adamou Iro

Position

Coordonateur

Institution

Réseau Francophone des Juristes en TIC

Work address

Rue de la Sirba Niamey Niger

Business phone

+227-227-93823620

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Membre du Conseil National de Régulation / Autorité de Régulation Multisectorielle ; Conseiller Technique au Haut Commissariat aux TIC / Cabinet du Premier Ministre ; Directeur (Pi) de la Réglementation et de la Formation en TIC / Haut Commissari Top

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Name

Masayoshi Ito

Position

Business Partner

Institution

Izanami Inc.

Work address

Kaneko-buld. #301, 1-12-25 Mita, Meguro-ku Tokyo Japan

Business phone

+81-090-81260200

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Experienced overseas business and ICT department in a Japanese food company, Calpis. Worked as a volunteer in Malawi for 2 years under JICA, Japan International Cooperation Agency. Top

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Name

Clet Iyamenye

Position

Learning Facilitator

Institution

Digital Opportunity Trust

Work address

210 Ruhengeli Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-3039280

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

25 years old Clet has a background in Agriculture and Rural Development and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science and Technology from the Higher Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (ISAE-BUSOGO) in Rwanda. Throughout his University studies, he has fulfilled various responsibilities and gained skills from various training opportunities like Good Governance, Leadership and Entrepreneurship. After joining DOT-RWANDA as an intern in August 2012, Clet got the opportunity to greatly interact with his community members in particularly vulnerable youth and women that he had to empower in technology, business and life skills. During his DOT internship, Clet has managed to do other professional ICT trainings like Web2.0 and social media for development given by the CTA in partnership with RTN which strengthened his passion of writing, reading and sharing information with other people across the world with a particular focus on ICT4Ag and youth empowerment. After DOT, Clet is currently working with WFP-Food For New Village Project aimed at eradicating food insecurity in Nyamagabe District of the southern province of Rwanda. As an Income Generating Activities Field Officer (IGA FO), Clet's responsibilities are mobilizing, recruiting and empowering people in 21st century skills allowing them to realize and manage some Income Generating Activities mainly based on agriculture, livestock and small trading. The conference will further broaden Clet’s mind as concerning the ICT4Ag Besides, it will provide him with new skills and insights on how to effectively participate to local forum on ICT4Ag and to positively impact on Rwanda’s ICT policies.

Personal blog

www.foodscientist-iyamenyenibeho.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Denis Izakare

Position

Founder and Lead Developer

Institution

Lete Technologies Ltd.

Work address

Suite 413 4th floor Diamond Trust Building, Plot 17/19 Kampala Road, P.O. Box 29512 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-783-772150

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Graduate Engineer of Mechanics and Manufacturing but with a Passion for Information Technology. I ventured into ICT from about 2005 and Founded Lete Technologies, a leading Website Development, Hosting and Ecommerce Company in Uganda with several big companies in Uganda as clients. Seizing the opportunity provided by the Internet, I started learning web technologies and other technologies online and as a result today am mainly self taught. I have developed and Launched several web applications which include SMS Platforms like www.expandbig.com, Social Networks (like fellowship24.com, smsnative.com), Ecommerce enabled sites (like euroflex.co.ug, nytilcom.com/new, 5waysltd.com/5way), CRM Platforms (like crm.agrinetug.net), Blogs and several corporate and personal websites. I am proficient in several web technologies like PHP, CSS3, HTML5, CMSs like Wordpress, Joomla. I am also open to learning new things, networking with other people and businesses.

Corporate website

www.letegp.com Top

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Name

Jean Claude Izamuhaye

Position

Head of Zonal

Institution

RAB - Rwanda Agricultural Zone

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-83738830

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Head of Nothern Zone Rwanda Agricultural Board/RAB Top

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Name

Sherelle Jacobs

Position

Journalist

Institution

African Business Magazine

Work address

57 Porchester Terrace London UK

Business phone

+44-7580-227569

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

British freelance journalist covering the conference for African Business magazine. Top

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Name

Barbara James

Position

Founder & CEO

Institution

Henshaw Capital Partners

Work address

KKH, 25 Wumego Crescent, Lekki I Lagos Nigeria

Business phone

+234-803-8802086

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Barbara is founder and CEO of the first independent pan-African private equity Fund of Funds - Henshaw Capital Partners. Henshaw promotes private equity and venture capital in Africa as a catalyst for business growth and job creation. Henshaw activities include awareness raising, capacity building, institution building, fund formation and advocacy across the 5 stakeholder groups within the private equity and venture capital ecosystem – entrepreneurs, fund managers, policy makers, investors and service providers. Henshaw Fund of Funds seeks to invest in private equity and venture capital funds across Africa. They are vehicles for institutional investors – pension, insurance, endowment and sovereign funds in Africa and internationally, to invest in African private equity, through diversified portfolios of professionally selected funds. Barbara Co-Chairs the Nigerian Federal Government Private Equity and Venture Capital Development Committee. She also served on the Nigerian Federal Government Committee on Information Technology Incubation Centre Development in 2011/2012 and on the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment committee on Small and Medium Enterprise Development in 2011. After a 15 year career in business applications of information systems, she entered the African venture capital industry and helped establish the African Venture Capital Association (AVCA). From 2005 to 2007, she was Managing Director of AVCA and served on its Executive Board from 2004 until 2009. At AVCA, she was responsible for the development, fund raising and implementation of programs to promote and strengthen the private equity and venture capital industry in Africa including AVCA’s research and publications program, training program, industry briefing and conference program, advocacy and regulatory programs. Barbara has been instrumental in the development of innovative venture capital solutions in Africa. They include initiating the African Diaspora SME Fund; advocating for UK (and G8) tax incentives to investors in African venture capital; an African Technical Assistance Fund and the first independent African venture capital Fund of Funds.

Corporate website

www.HenshawNigeria.com

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Name

Johannes Janse Van Rensburg

Position

Program Manager: Rural Enterprise and Economic Development

Institution

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Work address

P.O. Box 1499 Bronkhorstspruit South Africa

Business phone

+27-12-8412970

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Johann (Rensie) van Rensburg is managing the CSIR's Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Initiative and has been active in the African development arena for 19 years now. Van Rensburg has extensive experience in working with government, science councils and industry in the implementation of sustainability models and technical solutions for the advancement of rural communities in South Africa and the SADC region. Some of his experience in non-industrialised, developing and dual-track economy countries: inTouch Africa® Software System. Designed, specified and managed the development of a total “bandwidth friendly” support platform for the enablement of community centres that render Business Development Services as well as broad based community development services; Infopreneurs® Deployment Model. Designed, developed and tested the above model that contributes significantly to the sustainability of rural service enterprises in community centres. It provides for a ‘franchise like’ approach to the commercialisation of ICT intensive service businesses in (rural) communities; EU FP6 “Collaboration @ Rural” Project. The design, implementation and maintenance (including ongoing technology and business model development and verification) of the a ‘rural living lab’ in the deep rural Sekhukhune District of South Africa – the first living lab outside of Europe that was accepted as a member of the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL); Eastern Cape Technology for Rural Innovation and Education Development (Tech4RIED) Project: Scoping, design and implementation of a holistic, systemic solution for the revitalisation of rural economies using education as the catalyst.

Corporate website

www.citizens.csir.co.za

Personal web site

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Name

Katharina Jenny

Position

Directrice Régionale Adjointe

Institution

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Work address

38, Blvd de la Révolution, BP 597 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-57-55-34

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Since 2003 Katharina Jenny has been working for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affair, Switzerland. Katharina is currently placed in Kigali (Rwanda) where she is in charge of the development and supervision of the agriculture/food security program for the Great Lakes region. Until recently she was working for SDC in Tanzania where she initiated and managed a number of programs in governance and agriculture/markets for the poor. From 2003-2008 she was a senior advisor at SDC HQ in the thematic areas of plant genetic resources and biodiversity, international agricultural research and green biotechnology. Prior joining SDC, (from 1991-2002), Katharina led a large research and development program in biotechnology that involved institutions from India and Switzerland. The program was based on smallholders’ need and resulted in the production of environment-friendly technologies for the improvement of soil fertility and crop productivity. Katharina Jenny holds a Master of Science in Biology from the University of Zurich, a PhD in Biotechnology and a postgraduate diploma of advanced studies in development and cooperation from the ETH of Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).

Corporate website

www.cooperation-suisse.admin.ch/grandlacs Top

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Name

Towela Jere

Position

Programmes Manager

Institution

NEPAD Agency

Work address

Block B, Gateway Park Corner Challenger & Columbia Avenues Midridge Office Park, Midrand Johannesburg South Africa

Business phone

+27-11-2563587

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Towela Nyirenda Jere holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering (Networking and Telecommunications) from the University of Kansas, an ACCA Diploma in Financial Management and is a qualified Project Management Professional (PMP) with the Project Management Institute (USA). She is currently the Programmes Manager with the NEPAD e-Africa Programme at the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA). She currently manages projects in e-skills and Internet Governance and is responsible for identification of new projects and partnerships for the e-Africa Programme. Prior to this appointment she was the Projects Coordinator at the Malawi Polytechnic, University of Malawi. From 2004-2007, Dr. Nyirenda-Jere was the Technical Director at ICT Networks Ltd, a local ICT networking, design and installation company based in Blantyre, Malawi. During this time she managed several large ICT installations in the banking, academic and public sectors in Malawi. From 2002-2005, Dr. Nyirenda-Jere was a Senior lecturer with the University of Malawi (Faculty of Engineering) and lectured in Telecommunications, Control Systems and Information Technology. She has served as a United Nations Volunteer (UNV) with the Cisco Networking Academy Program and as a facilitator for the British Council InterAction Leadership Program. She is a Trustee of the Malawi Women in Science and Technology Network (WISTNET), a member of the Malawi Institution of Engineers, a member of the Internet Society (ISOC) and a member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Nyirenda-Jere\'s professional interests are in ICT strategy and policy, ICT4D and Internet Governance.

Corporate website

www.nepad.org Top

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Name

Carol Jilombo

Position

Caadp Communications Officer

Institution

African Union Commission

Work address

Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-011-5517700

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an experienced journalist and communications practitioner, with over eight years extensive experience in communications, journalism, public information and media relations. My career as a journalist and communications expert started off with working as a business reporter at the Post Newspapers, the biggest daily newspaper in Zambia, then onto the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), as the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) communications manager. I then moved to the Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA) as the media relations manager and currently I work for the African Union Commission as CAADP communications officer. I have collaborated with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and the media in Africa to establish a journalist network to report on CAADP and agricultural issues in Africa. Prior to this, during my tenure at ACTESA, I collaborated with the media, the World Bank, NEPAD and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)’s communications units to establish a media network in Africa to report on agricultural issues. I am a big believer in using ICTs to foster agricultural development. Top

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Name

Alan Johnson

Position

Senior Operations Officer

Institution

IFC / World Bank Group

Work address

Blvd. de La Revolution, Soras Building Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-380-977

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Marcus Jones

Position

Research Assistant

Institution

Central Agricultural Research Institute

Work address

P.O. Box 2939 Suakoko Liberia

Business phone

+231-880-391310

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I work as a research officer for the Central Agricultural Research Institute, SUakoko, Liberia. As a junior researcher, I have been working to improve agronomy best bet practices for root & tuber crops and fertility improvement to increase yield and soil resource base. I am currently a PhD scholar at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. My doctorial project is evaluating methods of cassava planting for soil fertility improvement in legume/cassava production systems. This work is currently on going. Top

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Name

Enricka Julien

Position

Land Assistant Officer

Institution

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research for Development (YPARD)

Work address

6th Street East, Dinsley Gardens Trincity Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-3857916

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a focused professional, experienced in research, writing reports and executive summaries, with particular reference to the agriculture and food industry. I hold a Bachelor of Sciences degree from the University of West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad with a Major in Agribusiness, Minor in Communication and Extension and Gender and Development Studies. I also completed 94 percent of the requirement for the Professional Certificate in Events Management from The George Washington University Washington DC, United States of America via a distance learning programme. Currently I function as Land Assistant Officer in the Government Service where I have managed to successfully designed a Land Sales Database for Nine Hundred and Twenty- six (926) files to track the progress of different request from members of the public. I also improved the design of an old database for Land transfer application and correspondence by adding key headings to make searches on tenants matters readily accessible. I am also trained in the usage of the Land Information System of Trinidad and Tobago (LISTT) Database. The key to long-term success in this field lies with a fully engaged, team based work force. My previous work experiences have thought me the importance of communicating with stakeholders, team members, and members of public. This skill and many others are reflected through the various organization I have worked with in the past. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and to learn from other participants.

Personal web site

www.twitter.com/EnrickaJ

Personal blog

www.ebites1.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Janet Kaaya

Position

Principal Agricultural Research Officer & Head, Information and Documentation Services

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives

Work address

Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-222-860326

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Janet Kaaya is a principal agricultural research officer, information specialist and the Head of Information and Documentation Services in the Division of Research and Development, Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives, Tanzania. Her current areas of research and professional interests include information policy with her recent projects focusing on using institutional approaches to examine the adoption of information and communications technologies (ICT)-related applications especially in developing-country e-government and e-governance; she has also assessed levels of e-government implementation through content analysis of websites. In a broader context, her areas of interest and study are national and international information equity issues; the influence of information and associated communications technologies on development or social change; and policy analysis in relation to agricultural information -- including marketing information. She has more than two decades of experience as field researcher and information specialist in the national agricultural research system of Tanzania. She is also a former research fellow at the departments of Information Studies and Political Science, the University of California Los Angeles, is a member of seven professional associations, editorial boards and she peer reviews at least four international scholarly publications each year. She is also currently the national focal person (Tanzania) for RAILS (coordinated by FARA), ASARECA communication, an aide to the National Liaison Officer for CABI and the communications team member/leader for various regional agricultural projects. To that end, she has spearheaded the Top

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Name

Béatrice Kaboré

Position

Chargée de Communication

Institution

Fédération Nununa

Work address

Fédération Nununa BP 107 Léo Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-50-413481

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis Kaboré Wendinda Béatrice, titulaire d’une maîtise en Sciences et Techniques de l’Information et de la Communication, option communication pour le développement du département Communication&Journalisme de l’Université de Ouagadougou. J’ai intégré la Fédération Nununa depuis 2010 en qualité de chargée de communication. Dès lors je mène des activités d’information, de communication, de sensibilisation et de formation via TIC. L’application Frontline SMS me permet de diffuser largement des messages d’information et de sensibilisation sur les téléphones portables des femmes. Je réalise des montages audio, vidéo et des diaporama animés (texte, voix et image) des différentes rencontres au sein de l’organisation pour les restituer à la base dans les différentes communes à l’aide des kits multimédias tels les enregistreurs, les vidéo projecteurs, les hauts parleurs, les groupes électrogènes. Ces réalisations sont utilisées également dans le renforcement des capacités des femmes membres qui la plupart sont des analphabètes. Je rédige et diffuse également des articles pour les bulletins mensuels d’information sur les grandes activités de la Fédération. Je m’attèle au renforcement de l’esprit coopératif et du niveau de participation des membres à la base à travers l’information et la communication. Afin d’améliorer la visibilité de la marque Nununa et des activités de la Fédération, j’anime un Blog «nununa.blog4ever.com », une page Facebook « FederationNununa » et un portail web « www.nununabf.org ».

Corporate website

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Name

Robert Kabutey

Position

Research Lead

Institution

mFriday

Work address

P.O. Box UP 1231, Knust Kumasi Ghana

Business phone

+233-20-8286484

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Provides senior leadership for the strategic use of information technology resources in support of the mission and goals of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and other higher educational institutions. Co-founded mFriday, a mobile web lab in Ghana where students are trained as ICT developers and future socially responsible entrepreneurs in the high technology industry by solving certain problems, addressing social needs, and improving services in the public and private sectors. Also co-founded KAN CMS, an Open Source Content Management System (CMS), mainly to facilitate the management of website content for Higher Educational Institutions. Specialties: ICT & Quality Management, Project Management, Security Management & Technology, Financial Management of ICT, E-Business Innovation (E-Commerce), Entrepreneurship, Internet Technology, Business Process Management (BPM), Business & ICT Strategy, Knowledge Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Intelligence (Data warehouse & Mining, Competitive analysis, Research).

Corporate website

www.mfriday.org

Personal web site

www.gh.linkedin.com/pub/robert-okine/26/4b0/b29

Personal blog

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Name

Muhammadou Kah

Position

Vice Chancellor / President & Professor of Information Technology & Communications

Institution

University of The Gambia

Work address

The Chancery- Brikama Campus P.O. Box 3545 Serrekunda Gambia

Business phone

+1-202-6574594

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Prof Kah is the Vice Chancellor and Professor of IT & Communications at The University of The Gambia. He is the Coordinator of The Gambia’s Science, Technology & Innovation Policy and Science Park. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Zenith Bank-The Gambia; The Gambia International Airlines; The Gambia Hospitality Institute, Advisory Board and Scientific Committee member of: Africa Media Initiative; CORAF/WECARD and IFPIRI. Board member of The American University of Nigeria; The African University of Science and Technology. His research interest is ICT4D, Knowledge Management is exploring ways on how ICT’s and Innovations contribute to poverty reduction, economic growth and development to enhance quality of life for developing economies and communities and how it can improve government processes and organizations; Operations Research, Scheduling Problems, Digital Media, Social Media, Internet Studies, Data Mining and Big Data. His home page is http://www.profkah.com. His publications appear in peer reviewed conference papers, book chapters and refereed Journals: Journal of Franklin Institute, Journal of the Operation Research Society, Journal of Information Technology & Applications, Journal of Information Technology & Development, Journal of Micro-Finance, Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, Journal of IT, The Pacific Journal of Science & Technology, Journal of African Administrative Studies, Electronic Journal of IS in Developing Countries. He serves on the editorial review board of the International Journal of Knowledge Management; Journal of IT for Development; advisory board of the African Journal of IS. Prof. Kah was honored with a National A

Corporate website

www.utg.edu.gm

Personal web site

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Name

Benaja Janvier Benson Kakobanga

Position

Expert en Développement, Président Exécutif Said

Institution

Service d'Appui aux initiatives de Développement

Work address

BP 1814 Bangui Central African Republic

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

En 2011, nantis d’un Master en Droit Public, Relations Internationales, option Droit international économique, Spécialiste des pays d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique-ACP. Monsieur Kakobanga Benaja Janvier Benson, est Expert en Développement, leader membre de la société civile centrafricaine, en plus titulaire d’un Certificat d’Aptitude Pédagogique en l’Enseignement, en 2002. Doué d’une expertise avérée en développement, il a pris part au Troisième Congrès des Experts Economistes africains et ceux de la diaspora, organisé conjointement par la Commission de l’Union Africaine et la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique, tenu respectivement du 6–8 mars 2013 à Dakar au Sénégal, à faire une présentation orale en tant qu’Expert sur le thème : « L’Agro-industrie et industrialisation africaine », dont le thème central est: « Industrialisation et Emergence Economique africaine ». Puis, en novembre 2012, ayant pris part à la conférence internationale, organisée par le Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole te Rurale-CTA et ses partenaires sur le thème : « Resserrer les liens pour le développement des chaînes de valeur agricole au profit des petits producteurs », tenue du 5-9 novembre 2012 à Addis-Abeba en Ethiopie. De 2009-2013, Coordonnateur en Chef de projet d’appui au renforcement de capacités des communautés paysannes. Au cours duquel, les Technologies de l’information et de communication (TIC) nous ont servi dans la vulgarisation des connaissances sur les bonnes pratiques agricoles, par l’utilisation de l’internet. D’où les leaders des organisations paysannes de la région de Sibut ont pris à utiliser l’internet pour leur recherche et suivent en direct de la radio Ndeke-Luka, les émissions sur la chronique agricole, puis ils téléchargent les films sur la production horticole au Kenya du programme COLEACP (PIP) et la production rizicole du Benin, AfricaRice, conseils pratiques aux riziculteurs. Enfin, les réseaux de téléphones mobiles ont été d’une importance capitale pour les petits producteurs de ladite région. Son impact a été positif pour ces derniers à améliorer leur performance.

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Name

Agnes Kalibata

Position

Minister

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 KIGALI Rwanda

Professional background

PHD in Agriculture Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources for over 6 years .

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Name

Samuel Kalu

Position

Freelance Blogger / Social Media Reporter

Institution

Self employed

Work address

Block C2 Flat 2, Ministry of Communications Quarters, Ipaja Lagos Nigeria

Business phone

+234-802-7833353

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kalu Samuel Anya is a graduate of Agriculture with options in Soil Science and meteorology from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, UmudikeNigeria. He is the Young Professionals' Platform for Agricultural Research and Development (YPARD) Local R

Personal web site

www.twitter.com/kalusamanya

Personal blog

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Name

Kiringai Kamau

Position

Value Chain Analyst and Knowledge Specialist

Institution

VACID Africa

Work address

P.O. Box 35046 00200 Argwings Kodhek Road Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-722-800986

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kiringai is an Agricultural Economist, a Value Chains Analyst, a Global Telecentre Network Expert, a mentor in small business development, and Researcher who combines both macro and micro integration of development in sustainable agricultural thinking through ICT4D and ICT4Ag. He is currently registered for a PhD in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship at Kenyatta University. He attended the Bristol University’s Business Development Programme supported by the DFID for small business development to become a specialist in small business. He trains and mentors in ICT for development, and SMEs. He is also a trained Cisco Entrepreneur Institute Programme Manager and Lead Trainer. Kiringai’s engagement with agricultural value chains started with his involvement with UNDP/UNIDO post harvest losses management in rural agriculture project in 2003-2006. UNIDO retained him as the national programme coordinator responsible for value chain integration in post harvest loss management and market linkage. He was trained to become a value chain specialist creating the leaning in smallholders’ agricultural support. The recommendation to out-scale the project saw him start Value Addition and Cottage Industry Development in Africa (VACID Africa) which he uses to model sustainable value chain enterprises. The organization now integrates agricultural management using the model developed from his wide experience in supporting Resource, Aquaculture, Value Addition, Agribusiness and Knowledge (RAVAAK) Centers. Through the RAVAAK model he promotes the adoption of ICTs among smallholder agricultural actors in Africa, to create community enterprises that link producers to the market.

Corporate website

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Name

Emma Kambewa

Position

Program Officer

Institution

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Work address

West End Towers, 4th Floor, Muthangari Drive, Off Waiyaki Way, P O Box 66773, Westlands 00800 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-3675000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Program Officer, Market Access Program Dr. Kambewa, a Malawian national holds a PhD in Social Sciences Marketing from Wageningen University, The Netherlands; an Msc in Agricultural Economics and a BSc in Agriculture majoring in Rural Development from the University of Malawi. Before joining AGRA in 2010, Emma worked with the World Fish Centre as a Research Economist. She has over 18 years of experience in the agricultural and natural resource commodity value chains and marketing especially in developing countries. Previously Emma has worked as an Institutional Capacity Development Coordinator for EU and DANIDA funded projects on rural livelihoods, soil conservation, environmental and natural resource management. She has undertaken short term consultancies for a number of institutions such as: The GISAMA Project Michigan State university on Commercialization of Cassava in Malawi: IITA/SARRNET on regional cassava, fruit and vegetable value chains and impact analysis in Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and South Africa: The World Bank - Malawi country office on Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Shire River Basin Development Project where she was an Environmental and Social Advisor.Emma is an African Women in Agriculture Research and Development (AWARD) Fellow and also the Capacity Development and Linkage in Environmental Impact Assessment in Africa (CLEIAA) Fellow. - See more at: http://www.agra.org/who-we-are/board--staff/staff7/#sthash.zPoErVF6.dpuf

Corporate website

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Name

Zobenat Kamuha

Position

Coordonnateur

Institution

Alliance des Jeunes Paysans du Congo

Work address

12 Gisenyi Goma Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Business phone

+243-994-33-91-98

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

J'ai suivi une formation de Journalisme à Rutshuru, un des Territoires de production agricole de la Province du Nord-Kivu et une enquête de protection conduite par OXFAM-GB dans les Communautés rurales du même Territoire. Cette formation et cette étude, d'une part et mon état de fils d'un armateur m'ont permis de m'impliquer énergétiquement dans le domaine de publication d'articles sur le développement rural à travers l'agriculture, l'élevage et la pêche malgré mes études universitaires (niveau Licence) des Relations Internationales à la Faculté des Sciences Sociales, Administratives et Politiques de l'Université de Goma. Je pense certainement que ma participation aux activités de Kigali seront pour moi non seulement un bagage de plus mais aussi une feuille de route pour la perfection de mes fonctions de Coordonnateur d'une plate forme de 12 Organisations des Jeunes Paysans et Journaliste des questions purement sociales dans une Province de production agricole malgré les guerres en répétition, car dit-on, "nous devons nous nourrir même pendant la guerre. Pour y arriver, nous devons travailler pendant la guerre". Top

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Name

Stella Kamuyu

Position

Communications and PR

Institution

Eastern Africa Farmers Federation

Work address

Nelleon Place, Rhapta Rd. Westlands, P.O. Box 13747 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-4451691

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, is the communications & PR Officer at EAFF, is in charge of ICTs including Website Management and updates, share and exchange of information, Create and use Social Media tools, Newsletter publications, Interaction with Media institutions as content provider for sharing of information and dissemination. Participate capacity building events and organize workshops, exhibitions and seminars. Has an understanding of French language.

Corporate website

www.eaffu.org Top

190

Name

Faustin Kamuzora

Position

Professor

Institution

Mzumbe University

Work address

P.O. Box 1, Mzumbe Morogoro Tanzania

Business phone

+255-23-2604258

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Prof. Kamuzora has over years in undertaking various capacity development activities such as training, research and community service. The training is provided in multidisciplinary subjects such as leadership development, information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D), systems thinking, management cybernetics, agricultural economics, development economics, research management, information technology project management, information systems management, strategic management, and knowledge management for development, among others. His research interest is in economic development and development informatics areas. He is also a current Chairman of the Tanzania Information Technology Association (TITA) and Fellow of Tanzania Academy of Science (TAAS).

Corporate website

www.mzumbe.ac.tz Top

191

Name

James Kamweti

Position

Account Manager, East Africa

Institution

Motorola Solutions

Work address

8795 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-735-660555

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

ACCOUNT MANAGER, East Africa Motorola Solutions, SSA Corporate Certification: • Mobile Computing Sales Associate • Advanced Data Capture Sales Associate • Wireless Local Area Networks Sales Associate.

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192

Name

Richard Kangeri

Position

Deputy Director of Agriculture

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

Work address

P.O. Box 30028 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-020-2718870

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I developed a concept note on mainstreaming ICT applications in agricultural extension in kenya in 2011 which was supported at policy level and translated to the e-Extension project in 2012. The project has distributed ICT equipment including Laptop computers, smart phones and modems to over 600 extension officers. We have also developed a training curriculum and manual for e extension and rolled up staff training.

Corporate website

www.kilimo.go.ke Top

193

Name

Prince Kapondamgaga

Position

Chief Excutive Officer

Institution

Farmers Union of Malawi

Work address

Lilongwe Malawi

Business phone

+265-1-750-222

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Prince Harvey Kapondamgaga is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Farmers Union of Malawi. Farmers Union of Malawi is an umbrella body for farmer organizations in Malawi catering both small scale and large scale farmers. Prince Kapondamgaga is a holder of a Masters of Science Degree in Crop Science obtained at University of Malawi, Bunda College of Agriculture. Currently, he is pursuing an Executive Masters Degree in Business Administration with the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI). Prince has knowledge and expertise in project/grants management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Financial Management, and strategic management. Before joining Farmers Union, he has held a number of senior positions in other organizations. He was once a Program Manager for World Vision Malawi where he was responsible for the overall management of a 5 year Livelihoods Program. This included a US Government grant, National AIDS Commission grant and German Government grant. Before joining World Vision Malawi, Prince also worked in key positions such as Monitoring & Evaluation Manager for National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) as well as Research Coordinator for a Department for International Development (DFID) funded program, Dedza Sustainable Livelihood Program under Concern Universal. By virtue of being Chief Executive Officer of the Union, Prince H. Kapondamgaga holds a number of positions in the following Boards, Steering Committees and Taskforces: • Chairman of the Board for Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM)-Malawi Chapter • Chairman, Conservation Agriculture National Task Force for Malalwi

Corporate website

www.farmersunion.mw Top

194

Name

Ednah Karamagi

Position

Executive Director

Institution

BROSDI

Work address

2690 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-392-963527

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I was introduced in the ICT field in 1990. Since, i have never looked back. I have enabled several NGOs develop capacity and ability in program design and management, monitoring and evaluation inclusive using ICT as a core focus and enabler; leading three projects to award status so far. My passion is working with others in improving the status of the poorer and more disadvantaged in our rural communities using ICT. I know many still say it is impossible, but i have experrienced and been part of this. This is what puts a smile on my face and gives me the energy to wake up every morning and continue on my tasks related to rural social development work. My core background is in mathematics, geography and human resource. These have indeed helped me in various ways as i implement. I also have undertaken several other short courses, all tailored to suit the job task on the table then. This i do so as to being out the best in the task entrusted to me. I love what i do and enjoy it. I arrived at this after trying out so many other jobs: from teaching, accounting, librarianship and now to social development work. This is me and will always be me.

Corporate website

www.brosdi.or.ug Top

195

Name

Lucy Karanja

Position

Project Manager

Institution

CAB International

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-7224450/62

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Lucy works for CAB International . CABI is a not-for-profit international organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Lucy is currently working as a project manager, mFarmer project. The innovative project, dubbed ‘Airtel Kilimo’, aims to provide farmers with access to pertinent agriculture-related information, advice and research that will help them make better decisions about their crops, increasing the productivity of their yield, as well as their potential income. Before joining the knowledge management theme, Lucy worked as a scientist where she was involved in research in the crop protection area. Her expertise ranges from surveys for potentially useful organisms to identification of microorganisms of economic importance in agriculture. She has also been involved in research on the role of handling practices and marketing systems on microbial contamination, aflatoxicosis, and rural development for the last six years, where she has acquired extensive experience on detection and management of aflatoxins in crops, using modern technology. With a an agricultural background, experience in knowledge management and ICT, Lucy understands the farming systems in Kenya hence the agricultural content that would make an impact to a small scale farmer at grass root level who depend on agriculture for his/her livelihood. Lucy has an M.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Nairobi.

Corporate website

www.cabi.org Top

196

Name

Epiphanie Karekezi

Position

IT & Database Manager

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88750766

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

IT Specialist & Data Manager PHHS Taskforce MINAGRI

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

197

Name

Sylivanus Karemera

Position

Senior Reporter Correspondent

Institution

DW & RBA

Work address

P.O.Box 83 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-599233

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have been a reporter for the past 13 years working as a freelancer for the BBC in Kiswahili service,Channel Africa correspondent for almost 6 years Also a senior reporter for both Radio Rwanda and Rwanda Television. Correspondent for DW in Kigali for the past three years. Holding Diploma in Journalism, Diploma in education Diplomain Library and Information Science Bachelors degree in journalism and mass communication

Corporate website

www.orinfor.rw Top

198

Name

Caroline Karungi

Position

Personal Advisor to the Minister

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.O. Box 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-87177041

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

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Name

Joseph Kasolo

Position

Product Innovation Manager

Institution

Access Mobile

Work address

Kanjokya House, Suite 304 Plot 90, Kanjokya Street P.O. Box 35364 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-782-157074

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

As access.mobile‘s Product Innovation Manager, Joseph Kaizzi drives product innovation by experimenting with new and existing technologies and quickly prototyping solutions that are appropriate for the information technology infrastructure of developing countries. He has received numerous awards for his work in using technology to solve some of the world’s toughest problems, the most recent being the Microsoft Imagine Cup Grants, 2012. These solutions have been deployed in multiple countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Joseph is highly skilled in not just gathering requirements for technological innovations but also understanding unmet needs, existing problems and opportunities for improvement. Incorporating that information into the development of a complete product, Joseph is able to provide new solutions to resolve existing and/or emerging problems. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Makerere University Uganda.

Corporate website

www.accessmobile.it Top

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Name

Edmund Katiti

Position

Head

Institution

NEPAD Agency

Work address

Private Bag 218, Halfway House, Midrand South Africa

Business phone

+27-11-2563588

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Edmund Katiti is the Head of the NEPAD e-Africa Programme, the ICT Task-Team of the NEPAD Agency; a technical body of the African Union. He holds a Ph.D. in Telecommunication Systems Engineering from the University of Essex, UK. Before joining the NEPAD Agency, Dr. Katiti served as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of Kampala International University, prior to which he was the Founding Director of the Institute of Computer Science at Makerere University. Dr. Katiti served as President of the Uganda Computer Society 1988-90, and Chairman of the Uganda National Standards Council 1995-2000.

Corporate website

www.nepad.org Top

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Name

Emmanuel Kavutse Mucyo

Position

Agribusiness Officer

Institution

Rwanda Development Board

Work address

P.O. Box 6239 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-82543077

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

ww.rdb.rw Top

202

Name

George Kayonga

Position

Director General

Institution

National Agricultural Export Development Board

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-575600

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Holds Masters Degree Director general NAEB

Corporate website

www.naeb.gov.rw Top

203

Name

Serge Kedja

Position

Chargé de Mission Tic / Responsable Information / Incubateur D

Institution

RONGEAD

Work address

06 BP 359 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Business phone

+225-0-8355703

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Serge Kedja né en 1986 et de nationalité ivoirienne, est le point focal NTIC de l’ONG RONGEAD Côte d'Ivoire. Ses attributions lui permettent aussi de couvrir ponctuellement le volet TIC sur nos projets au Burkina (OIF), Mali (SENEKELA) et Sénégal (VECO).

Corporate website

www.rongead.org, www.anacarde.com Top

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Name

Alhi Keita

Position

Managing Director

Institution

Electronic Management

Work address

Cocody, 2 Plateaux Vallon, Rue des Jardins, Rue J74 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Business phone

+225-22-41-16-14

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Electronic Identification of farmers with modern means with a capacity of up to one million farmers per month. Geotagging plots and production of individual and group mapping Production of electronic cards for farmers Automation of the process of collecting field data with terminals Traceability of crops depending on farmer and cooperative Scanning weighbridges by integrating electronic card readers Establishment of Web Management Platform sectors with differents access for each category: growers, cooperatives, government departments and administrators Production of reliable statistics Agricultural e-banking Effective communication system network

Corporate website

www.electronic-management.com Top

205

Name

Tawanda Kembo

Position

CEO

Institution

VirtualBank Africa

Work address

16 Missenden Road, Bluffhill Harare Zimbabwe

Business phone

+263-77-3269075

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I completed my BSc. Hons in Computer Science, and worked as a system administrator for about 3 years and then left my job to start my own company: VirtualBank Africa which I am running today. VirtualBank Africa is almost one year old. Amongst my notable achievements: I developed the website: http://www.ipaidabribe.org.zw which uses crowd-sourcing to expose corruption. It’s now the most popular way of reporting corruption in Zimbabwe

Corporate website

www.virtualbank.co.zw

Personal web site

www.about.me/tawandakembo Top

206

Name

Absolomon Kihara

Position

Biorepository Manager

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 30709 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-4223049

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kihara Absolomon, is an experienced software developer who has developed a wide range of systems in various sectors. In the field of research, he pioneered the use of mobile based data and sample collection system in the field with great success using netbooks and smartphones. He has led the adoption of various technologies in sample management, including barcode and RFID technologies. He is interested in integrated and data visualization systems and has been heavily involved in developing integrated systems that are used in Laboratory Management. In addition he is always looking in applying new technological advances in agricultural research.

Corporate website

www.ilri.org

Personal blog

www.soloincc.movert.co.ke Top

207

Name

James Kimani

Position

Software Engineer

Institution

University of Nairobi

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-713-194216

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is James a computer science major and design is my forte. A techie by training, I love delving into & in extension exploring all things technology. In the five years that I have been in the tech-space, I have developed keen interests in the fields of Graphics Design in particular.. User experience [UX] and user interfaces[UI], Web Development, System Analysis & Design, Mobile Application development & Design Thinking methodologies. Of the Five years, three have been spent putting my skills to the test & stretching the bounds of my ingenuity. I consider myself a "Think-outside-the-box" fellow who drives himself to push the boundaries of the innovativeness in line with today's competitive market standards. I am currently pursing my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in the University of Nairobi of which, I have already successfully attained my higher diploma in thus far.

Corporate website

www.c4dlab.ac.ke

Personal web site

www.jay.konayangu.com Top

208

Name

Nicholas Kimolo

Position

Managing Director

Institution

Futuristic Ltd.

Work address

Easy Prestige A12, Prestige Rd Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-722-165200

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nicholas Kimolo is an ICT4D professional experienced in the application of ICT solutions for development. Nicholas has participated ( either as a project manager or technical consultant) in a number of ICT for Agriculture projects across the region and in Africa as a whole. Nicholas is experienced in Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development, Information and Communication Strategy Development, Systems Development and Management Consultancy services for agricultural institutions. He was instrumental in the development, facilitation and subsequent revision of the CTA Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development Toolkit which has been translated and used in various countries by the CTA Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development capacity building initiative. Nicholas has led the design and roll-out of various web and mobile applications/systems for the agricultural sector at Futuristic ( www.futuristic.co.ke). Some of these applications include: 1) eSubsidy Management System: Currently in implementation at the Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya. It implements the issue and management of electronic subsidy coupons 2) eGranary System: Implements SMS based Lead Generation and Order Aggregation for agricultural products enabling farmers to benefit from Economies of scale. 3) Various other mobile applications for agricultural sector including research database management systems, financial, monitoring and evaluation systems.

Corporate website

www.futuristic.co.ke

Personal blog

www.nicholaskimolo.blogspot.com Top

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Name

David Kimutai

Position

Webmaster/ Web Developer

Institution

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Work address

United Nations Avenue, Gigiri P.O. Box 30677 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-711-034867

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Web Programmer by profession. My specialty is in scripting: PHP, ASP, Databases: Mssql and Mysql. I am also proficient in the following front end languages: Javascript (ajax, Jquery), HTML(5) and CSS. CMS: Drupal and Wordpress. I have been part of several projects including the follwing: -Setting up a project management system for a local district -creating an M-pesa management application for clients with multiple mpesa agencies -creating an sms module for a car sales system that tracks payments and hire purchase clients -setting up a CDF (constituency development fund) system to manage projects, outputs and bank reconciliation system -part of a 2 man team to set up ICRAF's main website and intranet - consulted for several private software firms I am currently the webmaster at ICRAF.

Corporate website

www.worldagroforestry.org Top

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Name

Margaret Kingamkono

Position

Country Director

Institution

Farm Radio International

Work address

P.O. Box 16604 Arusha Tanzania

Business phone

+255-688-053366

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Margaret Nana Kingamkono has her background as an agricultural scientist. A graduate from the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania, she worked for the Ministry of Agriculture as a Senior Research Scientist for 15 years. Her researches focused on crop – livestock integration and gender issues. She earned her spot as one of the scientists who took part in development of two ICT based systems, the Livestock Early Warning System for East Africa and Market Information and Knowledge System for pastoral areas. After many years of research in information dissemination for smallholder farmers, she turned her attention to communication for development research. She joined Farm Radio International, an organization that specializes in communication for development through use of radio and ICTs. She worked as the National Research Coordinator for the organization in Tanzania between 2007 and 2010 and coordinated a multi-stakeholder action research on how ICTs can modernize the radio as the basic communication tool in rural communities. Participatory Radio Campaigns as an approach was developed, tested and proven to be effective in information dissemination, enhancing change in knowledge and practices for radio listeners. She continues to work as the Country Director for Tanzania, providing support in the application of the approach in research and development projects for the organization and other development partners.

Corporate website

www.farmradio.org Top

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Name

Robert Kintu

Position

Principal Congsultant

Institution

FIT Uganda Ltd.

Work address

40263 Nakawa Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-414-532393

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Robert has over 17 years of experience in business development research and business management. He has been involved in the design and formulation of ground breaking BDS programmes in the country since 1997. He has in the past worked and designed programmes for ILO, DFID and Cordaid and of recent he has been involved in Value Chain development for the Joint UN Programme on Maize and Simsim. He is a seasoned project manager, trainer in marketing, model developer, strategic planning. As an Idea Motivator, Robert is known for is conceptual designs in sustainable development and ICTs for development. In the past six years he has practically been involved in the design of communication concepts using broadcast technologies and Mobile phones using text and voice. Has been a key architect in the design of INFOTRADE – Agricultural Market Information Services offered by FIT Uganda. As project leader, he has led the FIT team in winning ‘The Rural E- Services Awards and the Overall Communication Innovation Award 2012’. (The ACIA supported by Uganda Communication Commission). He has undertaken consultancy assignments, training and presentations in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Netherlands, Austria and Zimbabwe. And he is a member Agro pro focus Networking leading the Market Information Group, Member of SEEP Network on Value chain development. He Steered and led to the growth of the Market Information thematic group in Uganda supported and networked by www.agriprofocus.nl. Started the annual Market Information Symposium in 2010 that attracts over 300 participants per year. Robert holds an MSc International Marketing (Strathclyde University, UK) and MBA (Dundee University )

Corporate website

www.fituganda.com , www.infotradeuganda.com , www.farmis.ug Top

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Name

Robert Kisalama

Position

Training Coordinator

Institution

Belgian Technical Cooperation

Work address

Belgian Technical Cooperation (TTE Project) Lower Kololo, Terrace Plot 1B Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-0200-905860

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Ugandan National. I hold a Masters degree in Education specialising in the use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Education from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, and an associate member of the Monash University, Learning with New Media research group. Currently I am the ICT specialist for the Teacher Training Education Project funded by the Belgian Government in Uganda. Previously I served as an Education Officer with the Ministry of Education. I am a proficient user of open -source learning platforms such as Moodle. Previously, I was a manager of a School -Based Telecentre and in that capacity served as a facilitator under a World Bank project for School Based TelecentersEducation for all (SBT-EFA), to create digital content about HIV and Sanitation for primary schools.

Corporate website

www.btcctb.org Top

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Name

Daniel Kisauzi

Position

Technical Advisor

Institution

AFAAS

Work address

Plot Nakasero Road Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-312-313400

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

A graduate of Veterinary Medicine from Makerere University with a PhD in Animal Physiology from University College Dublin, His career spans 35 years - the first fifteen years of which were university teaching and research (Makerere; University College Dublin; University of Nairobi; University of Zambia). During this time he was active at the international level in the development of veterinary education curricula. He was a founder member of the World Association of Veterinary Educators in which he was the Vice President for Africa. He has sat on the Education Committees of the World Veterinary Association and the Commonwealth Veterinary Association. He has been a member of the Expert Consultation on veterinary education of the FAO. When he left academia he joined Uganda’s National Agricultural Research Organization (www.naro.go.ug/) where he worked as the head of the planning, monitoring and evaluation unit for seven years before setting up his own consultancy firm (www.nida.or.ug) focusing mainly on institutional development for research, extension and rural development organization. He has undertaken over 40 consultancies in the areas of institutional development, agricultural innovation systems development and monitoring and evaluation for a wide range of rural development projects. In the area of agricultural extension he was the lead national consultant for the design of phases 1 and 2 of Uganda’s National Agricultural Advisory Services (www.naads.or.ug/). Most recently he managed the process of establishing the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (www.afaas-africa.org/) and he continues to spearhead that organizations strategic direction in ICT.

Corporate website

www.afaas-africa.org Top

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Name

Bruce Kisitu

Position

Consultant

Institution

Independent Consultant

Work address

P.O. Box 70944 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-772-426799

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a consultant in ICT innovations for rural development with 7 years of leadership and professional experience in planning and implementing development programs/projects geared towards ICT4D, poverty reduction and economic growth targeting vulnerable and marginalized segments. I have worked as project manager for the DFID Uganda funded rural farmer/extension information exchange project Marketplace for Agricultural Information and Services, Research into Use (RIU) funded Rwanda National Agricultural Innovation network. I was team leader in testing and implementing Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO\\'s Technologies for Agriculture (TECA) teca.fao.org in Uganda and played the role of TECA Uganda Exchange Group Facilitator. I have consulted with International Fertilizer Development Center, IFDC, coordinated as well as being part of the core implementation team for the pilot project which was helping farmers identify counterfeit agro chemicals using SMS on their mobile phones. Top

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Name

Eric Kitetu

Position

Business Adviser

Institution

mlab East Africa

Work address

52476 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-724-038348

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Eric is dedicated to helping SMEs start and grow into successful enterprises through mentorship, coaching, training and offering business development consultancy. He holds a B. Com (Marketing) Degree from the University of Nairobi and an M. Sc in Computer Science from Makerere University. He is also an entrepreneur with interests in Information Technology, Agribusiness and small-scale manufacturing. He supports startups at mlab East Africa (mlab.co.ke) as a business advisor and entrepreneurship trainer.

Corporate website

www.mlab.co.ke Top

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Name

Jeremy Knops

Position

Director of Operations

Institution

COLEACP

Work address

Rue du Trône, 130 Brussels Belgium

Business phone

+32-2-508-10-90

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Jeremy integrated the PIP Implementation Unit in November 2009 in order to reinforce the team for the second phase of the programme. He is in charge of matters related to private standards under the “Market Access” component. The scope of his activities covers thus food safety, social and environmental requirements faced by ACP exporters of fruit and vegetable to access the EU market. His main tasks consist of: - Raising awareness among EU buyers and standard setting bodies on the potential consequences of their decisions on ACP producers and exporters of fresh produce - Building up the capacities of ACP stakeholders to engage and influence the development of private standards - Providing technical solutions to ACP producers and exporters of fresh produce to facilitate access to the EU market Jeremy holds a Master’s degree in Business Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (SBS-EM). Prior to joining PIP in 2009, Jeremy was involved in Guatemala with the daily operations of a farmers’ cooperative exporting loquats to the EU and the US. Following that experience abroad, he then worked in Logistics in the Port of Antwerp.

Corporate website

www.coleacp.org Top

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Name

Pieter Koning

Position

chairman

Institution

Sinfa uganda

Work address

13b, upper churchill road GULU Uganda

Business phone

+256-471-432522

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Worked as Asst. Professor, Business Consultant and MD for more than forty (40) years in high tech industry in Netherlands and other countries. He is an Inventor of a blood-clotting agent that has annual sales of more than $1 billion presently. He is also an inventor of wireless digital television in the Netherlands and now a retired businessman living in the Netherlands.

Corporate website

www.sinfauganda.co.ug TopTop

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Name

Matieyedou Konlambigue

Position

Programme Officer for West Africa

Institution

AGRA

Work address

6 Agostino Neto Road PMB KIA 114 Airport Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-740660

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Konlambigue, a citizen of Togo, is an Agricultural Economist. He joins Market Access as Program Officer for West Africa in April 2010. At AGRA, Mr. Konlambigue is in charge of the development and the support to innovative value chain approach that increase the participation of smallholder farmers in local, regional and global trade flows. This is done through the development and the management of grants but also the capacity building of partners. His portfolio covers currently Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. Mr. Konlambigue has more than 10 years experience in rural finance, analysis of agricultural and food industry projects, agricultural value chain development, monitoring & evaluation of project and Warehouse Receipt Systems. He joins AGRA from International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) where he has been the Regional Advisor on Value Chain Economics and Rural Finance. Mr. Konlambigue holds a Master’s degree in Rural Economy and Sociology from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium and a Master degree in Agronomy (Major: Agricultural Economics) from the University of Lomé's School of Agronomy Top

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Name

Tarik Kubach

Position

Programme Officer

Institution

Delegation of the EU to Rwanda

Work address

B.P. 515 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-784-371765

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Experience in the following areas: Project Management, Agronomy, Agricultural Economy, Irrigation, Soil and Water Conservation, Nutrition, Decentralization. Country Experience: Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Nicaragua, Uganda, Rwanda. Support the implementation of M&E and Management Information Systems in the Agriculture Sector. Top

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Name

Paul Kukubo

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Institution

East Africa Exchange (EAX)

Work address

P.O. Box 1284, Commerce du Avenue, 12th Floor Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-197001

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Paul Kukubo is the first CEO of the newly established East Africa Exchange (EAX), based in Kigali, Rwanda. EAX was launched in Davos, Switzerland in January 2013 by His Excellency President Paul Kagame, Nicolas Berggruen and Ambassador Jendayi Frazer with the objectives to develop the Rwandan and East African commodity markets. EAX carries the support of the Rwandan Government, the cooperation of the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, and is financially supported through the private investment of Africa Exchange Holdings (AFEX, comprising Berggruen Holdings, Heirs Holdings, and 50 Ventures) as well as local investor, Ngali Holdings. The initiative is part of AFEX’s overall objective to develop a network of commodity exchanges across Africa to transform trade dynamics and ensure higher incomes for the rural poor as they become more closely connected to the global economy. Prior to joining EAX, Paul Kukubo was the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Board, a State Corporation under the Ministry of Information and Communications, that oversees the development and marketing of Kenya as an ICT investment destination. In his capacity, Paul had led the team that developed the Kenya National ICT Masterplan 2017, and was a leading member of the Konza Technology City Master-planning team. Paul has commanded various senior roles in marketing and advertising, prior to co-founding 3mice Interactive Ltd in 1998, East Africa\'s premier e-commerce solutions provider. The East African Standard, the longest-serving newspaper in its region, has named Paul as one of ‘The Top 100 Most Influential Kenyans to Watch’.

Corporate website

www.africaexchange.com

Personal blog

www.paulkukubo.com Top

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Name

Lucie Lamoureux

Position

Lead Associate

Institution

KM4D Associates

Work address

88 Quai aux Briques Brussels Belgium

Business phone

+32-49-6854052

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an independent knowledge management (KM) consultant in the field of international development. My main work revolves around supporting organizations and networks in sharing experiences using knowledge sharing (KS) methods that promote learning. I also provide strategic advice on the implementation of KM and KS in organizations, coach and develop KS and facilitation capacities, and provide facilitation services for both online and face-to-face events. In the last 15 years, I have worked with, among others, CGIAR, CIDA, CTA, Devco/Europe Aid, FAO, FMO, GIZ, IDRC, IFAD, IICD, SDC, UNDP, USAID and the World Bank. I have been involved in the KM4dev (Knowledge Management for Development) community since its inception in 2000 and acted as the lead facilitator/ coordinator from 2002-2010. I am also a co-founder and Senior Editor of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal (2005now). Expertise: Coaching, knowledge sharing, knowledge management, online networking, organizational learning, facilitation, social networking tools. Top

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Name

Jean-francois Laureys

Position

Country Programme Manager

Institution

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Work address

Raamweg 5 The Hague The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-70-3117311

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Francois Laureys is Country programme manager for IICD. Born in 1960, he graduated in Communication Sciences at the University of Amsterdam in 1986, and worked as a radio journalist from 1986 until 1998. Between 1998 and 2001, he was editor news of the Radio Netherlands web site. He joined IICD in 2001 in order to work on its Capacity Development programme, and worked in Bolivia, Burkina Faso and Mali. In the two latter countries, he also set up local information networks. He has been country programme manager for Mali and Burkina Faso from 2004 on. Specialties: ICT4Development, Capacity Development, Community radio, Broadcast journalism, ICT training, Communication technologies, Change management Projects: 2005-2010 MFSI programme IICD: monitoring of 22 Education, Health, and Agriculture projects in Ghana, Mali and Burkina Faso. 2011-2015 MFSII/Connect4Change: improve the productivity, the incomes and employment opportunities of small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs through better access to agriculture and water related information and knowledge, markets and financial services, making use of ICTs; 5 agric projects in Mali, 5 agric projects in Burkina Faso (total budget: 500 k euro per year). 2011-2015 MFSII/Connect4Change: using ICT, improve effectiveness, efficiency and equity of the health care system in Mali; 5 projects (150 k per year). 2013-2014 with Orange: Ma Santé, mobile against malaria programme in Mali/Senegal. 2013-2014 with Orange-Mali: 'Senekela' market information and agricultural services for smallholder farmers.

Corporate website

www.iicd.org

Personal web site

www.about.me/flaureys Top

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Name

Ewen Le Borgne

Position

Knowledge Sharing and Communication Specialist

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-11-6172463

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am knowledge sharing and communication specialist at ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) with over nine years of experience in specifically a) learning and knowledge management but also b) communication and c) monitoring/evaluation at personal, organisational and multi-actor level. Specialised in development cooperation work (in the water, sanitation and hygiene and livestock sectors) in West Africa, Ethiopia and Latin America. My work is social: I apply my motto ‘fun, focus and feedback’ to make (social) learning easier and more accessible. I use social and traditional media and participatory facilitation techniques to bring people together and connect on topics of joint interest. I love connecting with people from various backgrounds and positions and am used to facilitating, moderating, training or coaching people and groups of up to 150. My work is analytical: I love to toy around with concepts and approaches, engage in (action- and academic) research, develop proposals, strategies, concept notes, working plans, thought pieces, papers, articles and particularly blog posts around my three lead themes (KM, communication, M&E).

Corporate website

www.ilri.org

Personal blog

www.km4meu.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Joslyn Lee Quay

Position

Deputy Coordinator

Institution

Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations

Work address

Paria Main Road, Upper Village Blanchisseuse Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-481-0181

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Entered the Teaching Service in Trinidad and Tobago in 1962. Acquired a teachers' Diploma in 1975 from the Port of Spain eachers' College, did special studies in Sociology. Had extensive training in organisation formation and management from the Cooperative Division in Trinidad and Tobago and the CRFM through workshops. Was a member of the (MAC) Monitoring and advisiory committee for the Fisheries Sector in Trinidad and Tobago. Was a member of the Board of Directors of (CFTDI) Caribbean Fisheries Training and Development Institute. Retired from the teaching service in October 2005. Worked as a consultant in fisherfolk organisations for three years, with the Sea Food Industry Development Company. I have had some level of training in ICT and at the moment I am directing my time to the CNFO. Top

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Name

Eric Legoube

Position

Expert Transversal ICT

Institution

CTB Agence Belge de Développement

Work address

BP 6708 Bujumbura Burundi

Business phone

+257-71-388050

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Network Specialist working for CTB since more than 5 years in Burundi.

Corporate website

www.btcctb.org Top

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Name

Thierry Lewyllie

Position

Web Programme Coordinator

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-03-17467106

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I currently work for the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) as Web Programme Coordinator, Knowledge Management and Communication Department. As such, I'm responsible for both the ICT4Ag conference website and the conference mobile App. After consolidating CTA's Web platforms on the technical level, my current work is focused on integrating CTA's different content portals and online channels into a new open source content platform. This will enable better sharing of knowledge, taking advantage of new tools and methods of interaction (based on html5 reponsive web design, the set up of a shared content repository and a portal managers' analytics dashboard). I studied Philosophy and Theater studies. My main experience involves large graphic design projects, both online and offline. I've a broad interest, ranging from film theory and literary criticism to new (mobile) technologies and their social, cultural, political, economic, and commercial impact. I've been actively involved in open source software development and have worked for 17 years as a consultant for design agencies and large telecom companies. Before joining CTA, I was was responsible for the online strategy and development of new websites and hi-traffic campaign websites at the Agency for Roads and Traffic in Belgium. My current interests focus on open data, data journalism, Web design & User Experience, social media, info graphics and data visualization, mobile web technologies, collaborative online print & digital publishing tools, Web Analytics and digital policy and regulation.

Corporate website

www.cta.int

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Name

Alain Lietbouo

Position

Journaliste

Institution

CYNOMEDIA

Work address

BP 8791 Yaoundé Cameroon

Business phone

+237-94-83-11-42

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Alain Georges Lietbouo, Web Journaliste diplômé de journalisme option web de l’école de supérieure des sciences et techniques de l'information et de la communication (esstic)-Yaoundé -Cameroun en novembre 2011. Agé de 23 ans, Jounrnaliste au sein de l' Top

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Name

Francesco Liucci

Position

Director

Institution

Weather Safe Coffee

Work address

2 Avenue Parade, Ridge Avenue, Winchmore Hill London UK

Business phone

+44-0-7427672584

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

On February 2013, Francesco Liucci with David and Graham Mills incorporated WeatherSafe, to provide supply chain wide stewardship for high value agricultural crops. Being Italian, he has inherited a genuine passion for good coffee and he feels in a familiar environment working for this sector. Therefore, he is proudly carrying on the mission of WeatherSafe Coffee: to help producing better and better coffee quality. Francesco has always had a marked will to learn and acquiring new skills through different experiences. He studied international relations at the University of Bologna and he had the first chance to move abroad straight after his graduation in December 2008, thanks to an academic collaboration with his dissertation supervisor. On February 2009, he arrived in Oxford to improve his language skills and to finalise an academic project on a possible solution to overcome the lack of credit during financial crises. His English skills got quickly better, but he felt he missed some action: after a master degree in international economics and business, Francesco started his entrepreneurial route. On December 2012 he accepted a new and exciting challenge: to leverage satellite data capabilities to improve coffee, highlighting hidden opportunities for development and empowering farmers, cooperatives, coffee washing stations and Government Agricultural Departments by enabling them to pro-actively manage climate and environmental risks. Francesco is also working as business analyst at the Satellite Applications Catapult, the UK leading organization to innovate the satellite data business landscape, which supports WeatherSafe with the best-in-class expertise in this area.

Corporate website

www.weathersafe.co.uk Top

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Name

Ken Lohento

Position

Programme Coordinator, ICT

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467102

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ken is a national of Benin Republic. For about 15 years, he has been working in various capacities on ICT uses and policies for development, with organizations such as the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) in Senegal, UNESCO (France), the Organisation Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie (OIF), the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) and the former Advisory Network for African Information Strategies (ANAIS) that promoted ICT for development in West Africa in particular from 1996. He has founded and chaired the Oridev Association (Benin) which pioneered ICT for development in the country between 1998 and 2001. He was a member of the United Nations Multistakeholder Advisory Group on Internet Governance for three years. At CTA, he works on projects related to ICT and agriculture value chains, eagriculture strategies, youth ICT innovations and entrepreneurship in agriculture, Web 2.0 and ICT use in rural areas. He holds a master of research in information management and ICT policies.

Corporate website

www.cta.int

Personal web site

www.ardyis.cta.int

Personal blog

www.iafric.net Top

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Name

Narcisse Lokwa Mbunzama

Position

CEO

Institution

TechNova Group

Work address

5, Rue de Maximilien de Robespierre Plaisir France

Business phone

+33-763076492

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Narcisse Mbunzama is Swedish citizen, CEO of TechNova Group. He's award winning innovatorreneur. He’s a founder of Mobile Agribiz. He holds a BSc in computer science and has more than 10 year’s experiences in IT, and sustainable development projects. Top

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Name

Joseph Macharia

Position

Founder

Institution

Mkulima Young

Work address

P.O Box 6911 0300 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-020-2308401

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Joseph Macharia is the founder of Mkulima Young. He holds a Bsc in Agriculture Education and Extension and a Master of Science. He has been awarded competitive awards by Rockefeller Foundation; Belgian Development Cooperation; RUFORUM; Miriam Rothschild Conservation internship award, University of Cambridge, UK. Joseph is the founder of Mkulima Young which utilizes social media platforms such as Face book (https://www.facebook.com/mkulima.young), twitter (https://twitter.com/mkulimayoung), youtube (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChfNASkZgdYoULC5LnPwphA) to enables youth share and exchange farming information. Mkulima Young is complemented with the Mkulima Young Soko (http://www.mkulimayoung.com/) where farmers exchange information and market their produce. With the increased usage of smart phone in Kenya the online marketing website has enhanced the marketing of agricultural commodity by the young farmers.

Corporate website

http://www.aclecops.com/

Personal web site

http://www.mkulimayoung.com/

Personal blog

http://www.mkulimayoung.com/ Top

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Name

Moni Madaswamy

Position

Professor Emeritus

Institution

Shobhit University

Work address

University Tower, Pocket-B, Mayur Vihar Phase-II Delhi India

Business phone

+91-11-22786247

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Prof. M. Moni is a well Known Senior Technocrat in the field of Informatics and e-Governance in the Country and Abroad, having more than 34 years of experience, and his publications have generated academic and research interests in the areas of Regional development, Agricultural development and Informatics development; An Academician, Researcher, Author, Project developer, Project implementer, organization builder, Optimist and above all, a Man of Missionary zeal; More than 200 Technical / Research Publications related to Informatics Development etc.; “Played a significant role in taking e-Governance in India and strived hard, thought strategically for long-term solutions, fought ground realities and challenges faced the country, yet devised ways to succeed”. This is how the Good Governance Magazine (September Issue 2011) describes about him and identifies him as “e-People” of September 2011; Joined as the Systems Analyst on 10th August 1978 and retired as the Director General of National Informatics Centre (NIC), Government of India - a premier Institution of e-Governance and e-Government in India, on 31st May 2013; Founder Project Director (Principal Systems Analyst) of District Information system of NIC (DISNIC) in 1987 in 520+ districts of the Country – Rural Informatics - to undertake development databases and Decision Support Systems (DSSs) in 28 sectors of importance - A front runner of present day e-Governance / e-Government Programme; Instrumental for development of Digital Networks for Farmers in india. Designed ICT Skill Development Programme, M.Tech (Agri.Informatics) Programme, Software product Devlopment programme etc.

Corporate website

www.shobhituniversity.ac.in Top

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Name

Sharad Mahajan

Position

Livelihoods Programme Lead

Institution

Oxfam (Rwanda Office)

Work address

Kacyiru Sud, Parcelle no.591 P.O.BOX 1298 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-301115

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have been working in the field of rural development for more than twenty years. During this period, I was associated with number of international organizations at senior management level. My specialised areas of work are market based livelihood programme development, development of organizational strategies, Private sector engagement, , technology transfer, work on innovations for better programming. Currently I am based in Kigali, Rwanda and working with Oxfam as a ‘Livelihoods Programme Lead’. Top

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Name

Inoussa Maiga

Position

Consultant Indépendant

Institution

A mon compte

Work address

01 BP 2853 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-76-025303

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Journaliste professionnel avec cinq années d'expériences, je travaille depuis mars 2013 comme consultant indépendant. Je m'intéresse particulièrement aux questions agricoles et rurales, ce qui m'amène à épouser certaines causes comme la sécurité alim

Personal blog

www.googolfarmer.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Abdul Ghafar Majeed

Position

Horticulture Specialist

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s Online Knowledge Bank Working Group

Work address

1103 Environmental Horticulture, University of California Davis, CA USA

Business phone

+1-530-7540275

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Abdul Ghafar Majeed is the Horticultural Specialist of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s online knowledge bank working group. He is also Head of the Horticulture Directorate of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Top

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Name

Anatole Majyambere

Position

Assistant

Institution

Agri-ProFocus Rwanda

Work address

1049 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-561450

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Anatole is a master’s degree in Management of Development. He currently works for Agri-ProFocus Rwanda a network that Promotes Farmer Entrepreneurship. Prior to joining Agri-ProFocus he has been working at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology as a Research Officer. He is a trainer of entrepreneurship at Rwanda Business Development Center. As an entrepreneur, Anatole is the Founder of a local e-commerce web site www.gurisha.com

Corporate website

http://apf-rwanda.ning.com/

Personal web site

www.gurisha.com Top

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Name

Grace Makanyaga

Position

Student

Institution

University of Bagamoyo

Work address

311 Mwanza Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-255-0755559411

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Barchelor of Information Communication Technology, University of Bagamoyo Advanced Certificates of Secondary , Examination ACSE, Tabora Girls Secondary School Certificates of Secondary Examination (CSE) , St Joseph Girls Seminary The following special skills were acquired during my studies and work: Computer: -Computer networking, Linux, Windows XP and above, MS Exchange server and Windows Server 2003, Computer Hardware repair & Software installation and maintenance, Microsoft Office Applications, firewalls and other software programs. Software development (PHP, HTML, XML, , JAVA, python, javascript ,arcgis) -Web design, graphics, Database (MySQL), Professional Achievements: Developed e scan server System for the University of dar es salaam computing center.. Developed student management system for college of science at bagamoyo university participated on competition of Google online marketing challenge in 2013 become as Tanzania's winners Lastly I am interested in innovations and researchers.

Corporate website

www.uob.ac.tz

Personal blog

www.makanyaga.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Kim Mallalieu

Position

Senior Lecturer & Leader, Communication Systems Group

Institution

University of the West Indies

Work address

Faculty of Engineering St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-662-2002

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kim Mallalieu (BS Electrical Engineering, MIT; MS Optics, Institute of Optics, University of Rochester; PhD Electrical Engineering, University College London; Fulbright Fellow) is a senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of the West Indies where she also leads the Communication Systems Group. She has served as Head of Department and coordinator of the MRP (Telecommunications) programme in the past; and has also served on several boards and councils including the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and the International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education. She has been invited to author many book chapters and deliver several keynote addresses at home and abroad; and has served as Visiting Scientist at MIT on different occasions. Dr. Mallalieu is the recipient of local, regional and international teaching as well as research awards and other awards of distinction. Her research interests are multidisciplinary, predominantly revolving around innovative, regionally appropriate strategies and technologies in support of development, with a strong emphasis on longitudinal pathways for equity and inclusion of marginalized communities via short and medium term transformational interventions. She was a founding member of Diálogo Regional sobre Sociedad de la Información (DIRSI), a Latin American and Caribbean network of academics engaged in research on ICT policy and regulatory intervention for social and economic inclusion; and is currently the Principal Investigator of the Caribbean ICT Research Programme (Trinidad & Tobago), which received seed funding from the International Development Research Centre.

Corporate website

www.sta.uwi.edu/eng/electrical/index.asp

Personal web site

www.sta.uwi.edu/eng/electrical/staff/kim_mallalieu.asp TopTop

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Name

Gilbert Manigabe

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

RCCF

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-409814

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Nadia Manning-Thomas

Position

Consultant-Facilitator

Institution

Self employed

Work address

50A Litchfield Gardens London UK

Business phone

+44-74-25165025

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Tumaini Marijani

Position

Mdsn Project Leader

Institution

Tanga Fresh Ltd.

Work address

P.O. BOX 5061 Tanga Tanzania

Business phone

+255-27-2644644

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I graduated from Sokoine University of Agriculture in May 2007 in the field of agricultural economics and agribusiness. I joined tanga FRESH LTD in April 2008. My main duties were to logistics of raw milk transportation from milk collection centres-mcc to the factory and milk sourcing. When i joined the milk sourcing department there were 2,00 smallholders, 15 mcc, the average milk intake per day was 19,000 litres per day.there was no any digital weigh and pay system. After my work in the department as head the following happened: i opened 32 milk collection centres making a total of 47 milk collection centres I increased milk collection to 60,000 litres per day in rain season and 38,000 litres per day in dry season i managed a project called modern dairy service network and establishment of a dairy farmers information system through radio and sms program was started and still in progress to date. Some farmers are now paid through the banking system i started the pilot digital weigh and payment system which is currently implemented in two mcc I was able to attract more smallholders to supply raw milk to tanga fresh ltd and currently we have 6,000 smallholder dairy farmers. The main challenge now is to have all 47 mcc connect to head office and realize digital milk weighing and payment methods The second challenge: I seek to announce that tanga fresh is searching for donors to finance launching of a community communication centre preferably radio and sms programs for the start. The major issue being enhancing two way communication between tanga fresh ltd-milk processor and marketer and the 6,000 smallholder dairy farmers in rural areas in Tanga, Morogoro and Coast.

Corporate website

www.tangafresh.com Top

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Name

Martina Mariki

Position

Masters Student

Institution

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

Work address

Arusha Tanzania

Business phone

+255-713-078731

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My Name is Martina Mariki, a Tanzanian entrepreneur and research student at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) pursuing an MSc in Information Communication Science and Engineering. My research interest is enhancing agriculture through the use of ICTs. Currently I am working on a research titled "Enhancement of poultry enterprises through the use of mobile based Information Management System". I am also a 2013 fellow of the African Women in Agriculture Research and Development (AWARD) fellowship.

Corporate website

www.nm-aist.ac.tz Top

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Name

Tchamba Marimagne

Position

Data Manager

Institution

AfricaRice

Work address

01 BP 2031 Cotonou Benin

Business phone

+229-64181313

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Being the data manager at AfricaRice Genetic Resources and INGER-Africa since 2002, we contributed in establishing a database for genetic resources material and INGER material, we designed web site for AfricaRice Genebank Information System (ARGIS) for public access on Internet. This web site gives access to passport data for each accession held in AfricaRice Genebank. This helps easy partners in making seeds request to our Institution. We also implemented bar coding system and the use of mobile devices to reduce manual errors in data collection. Top

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Name

Christine Martin

Position

Senior Project Manager

Institution

MEDA

Work address

7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 300, West Lobby Bethesda USA

Business phone

+1-757-575-6502

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Chrissy has several years of experience in technology solutions for development, with a specifci focus on mobile and branchless banking. Her work at MEDA focuses on using technology to expand access to a range of financial services in countries including Zambia, Haiti, Afghanistan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Nicaragua, with a variety of private, public, and non-profit partners. Prior to joining MEDA, Mrs. Martin was based in Haiti as the Product Manager for Mobile Financial Services at Digicel, the first carrier to launch a mobile money product in the country. She has consulted for organizations including Usahidi, the Carter Center for Human Rights, UNICEF Innovations, and Twaweza. Chrissy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a Master of Arts Degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Corporate website

www.branchlessbanking.co

Personal blog

www.chrissiy.com Top

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Name

Michael Marus

Position

ICT Manager

Institution

CGIAR Consortium

Work address

1000 Avenue Agropolis Montpellier France

Business phone

+33-04-67043826

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Michael Marus is an innovative veteran ICT professional and leader, with extensive experience creating and implementing ICT strategies in both large corporations and international organizations. At the CGIAR Consortium, Michael is responsible for implementing CGIAR’s ICT strategy, improving and developing its web-based data, information, and knowledge management systems, and providing strategic guidance towards CGIAR Consortium-wide IT Management projects. Prior to joining the Consortium, Michael was with Citigroup, leading the technical development in key ICT initiatives for a broad range of financial products. He then moved to Italy, where he worked for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as systems architect and project manager for initiatives which enabled emergency food operations and other business-critical data/information to be managed and available across multiple delivery channels. Before joining WFP, Michael worked for the ICT-KM Program of the CGIAR as Enterprise Solutions Architect. At ICT-KM, Michael planned, designed, and coordinated the development, testing and implementation of CGIAR-wide ventures which put Agricultural Research at the fingertips of scientists, researchers, donors and partners. Michael has served as translator and proofreader on several academic papers in collaboration with the University of Urbino Sociology Department. Top

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Name

Martina Mascarenhas

Position

Communications Fellow

Institution

CGIAR Consortium

Work address

1000 Avenue Agropolis Montpellier France

Business phone

+33-4-67047575

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am the Communications fellow for the CGIAR Consortium and work mainly on generating content for online media channels and promoting our research through social media. I am part of the community of young communicators within the CGIAR who continuously engage to promote and share knowledge with regards to new developments in ICTs to support our work.

Corporate website

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Name

Joseph Masengesho

Position

BDC Manager

Institution

Rwanda Telecentre Network

Work address

12 Street Musanze Rwanda

Business phone

+250-72-8592082

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Joseph Masengesho has a bachelor's degree in Crop Science from the National University of Rwanda. From 2011, I have been working with DOT (an International NGO) as a Learning Facilitator where I was responsible of organize and coordinating trainings ICT and entrepreneurship. After each training, I was responsible of Coaching and Advocating for them. As achievement, I trained more than 350 people in Rubavu District and 300 in Musanze District and most of them has improved their business or started ones using ICT. From early 2013, I have been serving as a BDC-Manager (BDC: Business Development Center) where we have been supporting entrepreneurs as well as empowering them using ICT. I have been encouraging entrepreneurs and Farmers to use ICT to boost their Development. Around 700 people have been empowered in ICT and Entrepreneurship. I'm the Founder and President of RPSF a local organisation that intervene in the area of Education. We have been encouraging youth to use ICT. We offered computers to a school in order to encourage the use of ICT in Education.

Personal web site

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Name

Fhumulani Mashau

Position

Projects Officer

Institution

SACAU

Work address

P.O. Box 10480

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Centurion South Africa Business phone

+27-12-6440808

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Fhumulani Mashau is a Projects Officer at the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) where she is responsible supervising implementation of country level activities for one of SACAU's project. Ms Mashau is also involved in the implementation of SACAU's digital aggregation platform initiative. She has a total of over 11 years working experience in agriculture, specifically in grant and project management, food and agricultural standard setting processes, agricultural development, policy development, quality certification and cold chain management. Ms Mashau holds a masters degree in agriculture, specializing in plant protection from the University of Pretoria (South Africa). She has also recieved training in Organic Agriculture and International Trade Law. Currently, she is enrolled for a Bachelor of Commerce degree specializing in Economics at the University of South Africa.

Corporate website

www.sacau.org

Personal web site Personal blog Top

Name

Joshua Masinde

Position

Business Journalist

Institution

Nation Media Group

Work address

P.O. Box 49010 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-0727975468

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am 27 years old Kenyan. I hold a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree from Makerere University in Uganda. I completed my university studies in June 2009 and graduated in January 2010 with an Upper Class Honours Degree. My passion for writing dates back to 2007, when as a university student, I began working as a freelance journalist for Daily Monitor, the leading

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independent newspaper in Uganda. I was also the Country Editorial Coordinator for East Africa in Focus, an online publication in 2009. I also wrote and edited articles for The Makererean, a university newspaper in 2007. Between April 2008 and August 2009, I worked as a Communication Assistant for the UNICEF/Makerere University Strategic Communication Project. This position entailed daily management of the department’s resource centre. I was the president of the Graphics of Communication class at the university. In mid-2010, I moved to Nairobi to work for Winrock International’s Partnership for Safe Poultry in Kenya (PSPK) pilot project as Outreach Coordinator for 11 months until July 2011. I currently work as a business and economic affairs journalist for the Daily Nation, the leading newspaper in East and Central Africa. My interests include but are not limited to the financial markets, agriculture, the stock market, the economy, the banking sector, foreign exchange, enterprise, ICTs and personal finance. I also run a blog www.seejmasinde.blogspot.com Corporate website Personal web site Personal blog

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Name

Daniel Mason-D'croz

Position

Research Analyst

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

2033 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-8624669

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Daniel Mason-D'Croz is an international development professional/economist with experience working on rural development, food security, and education projects in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Currently, he is working on modeling the effects of climate.

Corporate website

www.ifpri.org

Personal web site

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Name

John Matogo

Position

Incubation Centre Manager

Institution

Strathmore University

Work address

P.O. Box 20740 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-703-034000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

John Matogo is the Manager of @iBizAfrica, the Incubator Centre at Strathmore University as well as an Instructor in the Faculty of Information Technology. He is interested in the application of technology to solve real life challenges He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree from the University of Nairobi and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Information Systems at Strathmore University. He is a council member of the Free and Open Source Foundation for Africa (FOSSFA), Project Management Institute and IEEE. He coordinated an e-readiness assessment of over 50 universities in East Africa in 2008. He is an active researcher and consultant on the application of Free and Open Source Software. His research interests include: ICT4d, Free & Open source software and entrepreneurship. email: [email protected] twitter: @jmatogo

Corporate website

www.ibizafrica.co.ke

Personal web site

www.linkedin.com/in/johnmatogo

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Name

Yayi Mawa Upele

Position

IT

Institution

Community Empowerment for Progress Organization

Work address

Juba Juba South Sudan

Business phone

+211-954-592055

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Computer Science graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from Uganda Christian University. I have additional basic training in Participatory planning, Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda Capacity Development Organization. Currently, I am working for a National Civil Society Organization, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) South Sudan, as an IT personnel. I am responsible for managing a resource Center where we offer basic computer training to the community; I also manage the Organization’s website and ensuring that all the Organization’s IT equipments are in good working condition. From 2009 to 2010, I worked as a data clerk/analyst with British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU); I used to collect and enter data on inventory into the company’s database; running and writing reports on inventory; and a team leader/supervisor in the supply chain department of the company. I was also an active participant at MEDIA & MAKERS JUBA 2012- Open Knowledge and Sustainable Media Forum, the first such event in South Sudan, and after which I am looking to take more initiatives in open systems bringing various groups and organizations together. Recently I joined Kapital Movie Industry Corporation, a community of young people interested in making films about the challenges faced by their country, to gain skills in sound and video editing; and to share various ideas on the different everyday challenges and express them in form of films; and the University of Juba as a teaching assistant in the college of computer science I love reading and writing, working in a team, discovering new things and learning.

Corporate website

www.ceposs.org

Personal web site Personal blog Top

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Name

Gorgui Alioune Mbow

Position

ICT Specialist

Institution

CORAF / WECARD

Work address

Avenue Bourguiba Dakar Senegal

Business phone

+221-33-8699618

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis Ingénieur en Génie Informatique spécialisé dans la modélisation des systèmes d'information. Depuis 05 ans, je me suis orienté vers l'expertise des projets utilisant les Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication. A cet effet, j'ai travaillé en 2007 au Sénégal, dans l'utilisation des TIC dans l'électrification rurale notamment dans la modélisation des systèmes de recouvrement précoce. Mon rôle était de trouver un système d'alerte précoce et de nouer des relations durables avec le secteur privé notamment les compagnies de télécommunication. Par ailleurs, j'ai été désigné en 2009 comme infomaster du projet RAILS coordonné par le FARA et géré en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre par le CORAF/WECARD. Mon rôle est de coordonner la plateforme électronique de diffusion des informations du projet issus des pays bénéficiaires en AOC. Je suis chargé d'apporter mon expertise en TIC à toutes les parties prenantes du projet en AOC. Je travaille aussi dans le programme d'amélioration de la productivité agricole en Afrique de l'Ouest en tant que coordonnateur des activités TIC notamment dans l'harmonisation des infrastructures TIC dans les pays bénéficiaires mais aussi dans l'intégration des TIC dans les activités de gestion des connaissances et de vulgarisation des acquis. A cet effet j'apporte mon expertise dans les initiatives EarthAudit de prévision des rendements agricoles et dans le projet eExtension qui est une plateforme de vulgarisation électronique utilisant les IVR. Aussi je travaille avec l'IFPRI et les OP régionales en Afrique dans un projet utilisant les TIC pour permettre aux petits producteurs de mieux se positionner dans les chaînes de valeurs agricoles.

Corporate website

www.coraf.org

Personal web site Personal blog

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Name

David Mbugua

Position

Agriculture and Food Security Technical Advisor

Institution

World Vision Canada

Work address

1 World Drive Mississauga Canada

Business phone

+1-905-5656100 Ext. 3519

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

David Mbugua is World Vision Canada’s (WVC) Agriculture and Food Security Technical Advisor. One of his responsibilities is to develop innovative solutions to development problems through the creation of new and scalable ideas, approaches, methodologies and tools. Currently, David is the interim Grant Manager for a $14.7 million DFATD-funded food security project being implemented in West Africa. He is also serves as the food security technical advisor for the project. In addition, David is providing management and technical leadership to WVC’s sub-contract in the $20 million Benishangul-Gumuz Food Security and Economic Growth (BSG-FSG) Project supported by DFATD being implemented by a consortium of six Canadian NGOs and one inter-governmental organization in Ethiopia. David has provided technical leadership or support during the development of several multi-million dollar winning grant proposals including SATISFY, SMART and SUSTAIN, all funded by DFATD. David has previously worked with the Kenya Agriculture Research Institute (KARI) where he served as Head of the Livestock Department and Deputy Centre Director at their Regional Research Centre in Kisii. During his tenure, he oversaw several successful research projects supported by DFID, Rockefeller Foundation and KIT. He has vast experience in tropical agricultural systems and is knowledgeable about the challenges faced by smallscale farmers in many developing country contexts. Between 2003 and 2007, David was the Coordinator of a multi-million dollar NSF-funded project studying the dynamic relationship between poverty and environmental degradation in Africa. He has a Ph.D in Animal Nutrition from Cornell University. Top

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Name

Dennis Mbuvi

Position

Staff Writer

Institution

CIO East Africa

Work address

49475 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-717-535307

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dennis Mbuvi has been a writer with CIO East Africa magazine for 3 years. He writes on the application of ICT in businesses and by businesses, and on the benefits and experiences of the same. He travels widely bringing the experiences of IT application in other regions to East Africa. He's also a speaker on the topics he covers and is frequently consulted on business ICT topics in the region. Top

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Name

Paula McConnell

Position

Full-time Student / Owner

Institution

State University of New York, Seva Digital

Work address

P.O. Box 723 Cobleskill USA

Business phone

+1-518-255-5456

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Paula McConnell is an adult student at the State University of New York at Cobleskill studying computer programming and agricultural business with the intention of further study of ICT and culturally-sensitive design. Ms. McConnell has also started a company, Seva Digital, whose mission is to design digital communications solutions for women and the small businesses of the global agricultural village. She resides in the rural village of Cobleskill, New York, a community with deep agricultural roots.

Corporate website

www.sevadigital.com

Personal web site

www.paulamcconnell.com

Personal blog

www.thriftandbeauty.com Top

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Name

Chase McGrath

Position

Agricultural Advisor

Institution

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

Work address

U.S. Embassy Kabul Unit 6180 Box 1046 USDA DPO, AE Afghanistan

Business phone

+93-700-114575

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Chase McGrath currently works with the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan where he focuses on capacity buliding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Top

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Name

Ligia Mejia Diaz

Position

MSc in Environmental Planning and Watershed Management

Institution

Self employed

Work address

Kirinya scraught plot 8 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-41-706700705

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Agricultural Engineering, Surcolombiana University, Neiva, Colombia, 1993. M.Sc in Evironmental Planning and Watershed Management, Tolima University, Ibagué, Colombia, 2003. I worked in UMATA, Cunday, Colombia, assistant director and agricultural projects, 1993/6 -1995 / 3. Consultant and advisor to agricultural projects to an indigenous community, Socorro Chenche The Guayabos, Coyaima, Colombia, 19992000. I was part of the research group of watersheds, Tolima University, Ibagué, Colombia, 2010/1-2013/6. Participated in the event 50 years Forestry Program with the paper: Participation: key mechanism in determining conservation and protection areas in high mountain zones, Tolima University, Ibagué, Colombia, 2011. Teaching Assistant in the area of cartography with emphasis on sig, Tolima University, Ibague, Colombia, 2010-2012. Teacher of sig in the Cooperative University of Colombia, Ibague, Colombia, 2012/6-2013/6. I performed as a research, the delimitation of Complex Anaime moor and Chili river, PGIS supported, Tolima University, Ibague, Colombia, 2013. The actual focus areas are: PGIS, land planning and watersheds Top

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Name

Foster Mensah

Position

Executive Director

Institution

Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)

Work address

PMB L17, Legon Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-500301

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr Foster Mensah is the Executive Director of Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services, a Geo-information Services and Research Support Centre based at the University of Ghana. He is a geoinformation specialist with professional experience is in land use/land cover mapping from remotely sensed imagery, GPS Mapping and spatial modelling and GIS database development. He has been actively involved in a USAID-ACDI-VOCA initiative to develop a harmonized online Geographic Information System database for Agricultural development in Ghana. The goal of this initiative is to help fill the data gap in Ghana's agriculture industry and contribute to the overall goal of agricultural transformation. Users of the online platform will be able to access agriculture related geospatial data needed for specific agricultural related projects.

Corporate website

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Name

Jahvé Mescco Condori

Position

Coordinadora del Proyecto Jóvenes Tic / Comunicadora Social

Institution

Asociación Nacional de Productores Ecológicos del Perú (ANPE PERÚ)

Work address

Jr. LLoque Yupanqui 1392. Jesús María Lima Peru

Business phone

+51-1-4724828

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a social communicator at the National University of San Marcos. I have a degree in intercultural and indigenous Amazon. I have experience in projects of development communication with indigenous communities in Peru, and with displaced persons in Colombia. I also worked as a journalist and did research in Peruvian popular culture, and indigenous media. About ICT, in Colombia in Barranquilla worked as project assistant TOGETHER government social program that sought to coordinate efforts in the public and private sector. Part of this effort involved sharing databases populations who benefited from the social projects that each ministry had, in this way could better target beneficiary population. Also, I trained delegates from several municipalities in InfoJuntos system to improve the management of information. Then leaned on the design and implementation of a Communication Strategy against Climate Change and Deforestation in the Native Communities of Ucayali. This project sought, that with the increase in environmental service projects in the Amazon, native peoples and their leaders access to quality information, to know and understand the mechanisms, and how positive or negative affect, and to act accordingly, under the Free Prior and Informed. Currently, I am the coordinator of the project "Information Management and Communication for economic development of the Regional Ecoferias Cusco, Cajamarca and Ancash", which is supported by a network of young farmers implement ICTs to improve market access of organic products.

Corporate website

www.anpeperu.org Top

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Name

Jeffrey Milanette

Position

President

Institution

Innovative Partners Incubation

Work address

49H Queen Guinevere Way Chester USA

Business phone

+1-908-7893424

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Jeff Milanette has been a technology incubation innovator and leader in the incubation industry for over twenty-five years. He has led several business incubation programs (PortTechLA, Rutgers University, San Diego Incubator Corp) and trained hundreds of technology entrepreneurs as head of the New Jersey Entrepreneurs Forum, and the PortTechForum (Los Angeles). He has also been president of two software companies (SpeakEZ, and AuthX) and two CAD/CAM service bureaus, and served as CFO of a start-up Internet company (TheVINE.com). He has consulted on incubation to the World Bank's infoDev program, and to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the establishment of a network of ICT incubators for sub-Saharan Africa. Mr. Milanette served for five years on the US-Russian Innovation Council on High Tech, and was a co-founder of the Russian Venture Fair.

Corporate website

www.innovativepartners.com Top

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Name

David Mills

Position

Director

Institution

Weather Safe Coffee

Work address

2 Avenue Parade, Ridge Avenue, Winchmore Hill London UK

Business phone

+44-0-7427672584

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

David Mills has been an entrepreneur since he left university in 2000, aged 22. Born and bread in London it was inevitable becoming a life long Manchester United Football Fan. David founded Peppered Eggs Ltd with his brother Graham Mills. Peppered Eggs is specialised in I.T. Infrastructure Planning & Deployment. The small team quickly established a reputation in providing strategic advice & planning to I.T. Departments & industry specialists, leading I.T. projects in banking and FTSE 100 Companies, as well as medium enterprise and even high net worth individuals. Peppered Eggs has proven track record with companies’ enabled fast growth through technology from start up to floatation. From 2010 till present David has been heading up the Peppered Eggs department specialising in rapid development, targeted to help enable business to innovate and compete with much larger competitors. Using latest technology a Peppered Eggs team help create, build, fast and flexible software products or working prototypes. Mills joined The Local PC Shop, a small chain of retail outlets in North London as an advisor (Jan 2009-present). The shops Repairing Laptops & Apple Mac\\'s Mills bought The Local PC Shop in late 2010 and brought it from unstable to sustainable year on year growth. The HQ store has 8 dedicated full time engineers with experience in hardware and software issues and, it has a further 3 full time engineers dedicated to Business I.T. Support. David is currently enjoying his role as a director of WeatherSafe Ltd who’s Early Warning software detects and predicts Coffee plants\\' Pests and Diseases using satellites together with multiple sources of big data.

Corporate website

www.weathersafe.co.uk Top

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Name

Gabriela Mindru

Position

ICT4Ag Intern

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467181

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Gabriela holds a MSc in Local and Regional Development Policies and a BSc in International Business and Economics. She has previously been a trainee at the European Commission (DG DEVCO) and in the Press and Public Affairs Department of the British Embassy in Bucharest. Gabriela is interested in active citizenship, social entrepreneurship and rural development and is a member of a rural development NGO awarded within the Social Impact Award and NESsT social entrepreneurship competitions.

Corporate website

www.cta.int ToTopp

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Name

Ahmad Zia Mirzada

Position

Natural Resource Management Specialist

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s Online Knowledge Bank Working Group

Work address

1103 Environmental Horticulture, University of California Davis, CA USA

Business phone

+1-530-7540275

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Ahmad Zia Mirzada is the Natural Resource Management Specialist of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s online knowledge bank working group. He is also the Manager of Public Awareness of Natural Resource Management at the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Top

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Name

Josephine Mitalia

Position

Public Relations and Communication Officer

Institution

National Agricultural Export Development Board

Work address

104 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88312594

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bachelors degree in Marketing and Communication

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Name

Catherine Mloza Banda

Position

Agricultural Value Chain Officer

Institution

Farm Radio Trust

Work address

Lilongwe Malawi

Business phone

+265-1-773170

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I graduated from the University of Malawi, Bunda College in the year 2009. I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension from the same institution and will be graduating in 2014. I work with Farm Radio as an Agricultural Value Chain Officer. My main task is to provide technical support in the use of radio and ICTs especially in as far as agricultural content in concerned. I also build the capacity of radio station personnel in agricultural issues. In addition, I conduct agricultural research for development for planning and implementation of agricultural radio programming.

Corporate website

www.farmradiomw.org Top

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Name

Qureish Mohamedin

Position

Program Officer

Institution

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-3675373

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Qureish Noordin works with AGRA as the Program Officer, extension Support Function and has a MPhil in tropical Forest Soils and Hydrology. As part of my work, I promote use of ICT for community extension workers especially use of phones(sms messages) and community resource centers.

Corporate website

www.agra.org Top

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Name

Lina Mohammadi

Position

Student Intern

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s Online Knowledge Bank Working Group

Work address

1103 Environmental Horticulture, University of California Davis, CA USA

Business phone

+1-530-7540275

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ms. Lina Mohammadi is a student intern of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s online knowledge bank working group. She is also a senior student of Agricultural Economics and Extension at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. Top

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Name

Kristian Møller

Position

CEO

Institution

Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE)

Work address

P.O. Box 40139 Lilongwe Malawi

Business phone

+265-1-710204

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kristian Schach Møller, CEO, Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE) Kristian is managing the Agricultural Commodity Exchange for Africa, based in Lilongwe Malawi. Kristian is from Denmark, but has lived in Malawi since 2005 and has been with ACE since the first trade operations started in 2006. Kristian has since been instrumental in setting up the ACE trading system, which includes the bid/offer trade platform, forward contract facility, auction system and warehouse receipt system now operating in Malawi. Recently, ACE has launched the Inform a Farmer platform where market information is distributed to rural farmers throuh mobile phone. Currently, the main focus areas are scaling up operations of ACE, improving reach to rural farmers and expanding the geographical focus of the Exchange. ACE is also conceptualising a revolving investment fund for rural storage investments to accelerate the promotion of structured trade. Kristian holds a Master of Law and a Master of International Business and is a certified Arbitrator.

Corporate website

www.aceafrica.org

Personal web site

www.informafarmer.org Top

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Name

Dennis Mose

Position

Database Administrator

Institution

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Work address

P.O. Box 30772 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-719-508139

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Database Administrator-IFDC East and Southern Africa Division. Am widely involved in maintaining several ICT tools that contains agricultural information.This includes amitsa.org website, Mfarms platform that contains agro input prices and a Database that contains historical data for agro inputs. Previously have worked as a project assistant-IT support in a Distributor management system project for East Africa Breweries. Academically, I hold a BSc. Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. Top

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Name

Adamu Bukar Mshelia

Position

Polytechnic Librarian

Institution

Federal Polytechnic Nasasrawa

Work address

Ahmadu Rufai Street Nasarawa Nigeria

Business phone

+234-930-7057793764

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Adamu Bukar Mshelia was born in Tsahuyam, a village near Kwaya Bura in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State in Nigeria. I attended the follwing institutions: Kwaya Bura Primary school 1964--1970 Teachers College Mubi 1972--1977 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 1978--1980 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 1981--1984 University Ibadan 1989---1991 Qualifications: Teachers Grade 11 certificate Diploma in Library science Bachelor of Library science Master of Library study. Working Experience: Grade 11 Teacher 1977-78 Library officer 1980-1981 Librarian 1 1986-1988 Senior Librarian 1988-2000 Principal Librarian 2001-2003 Actin Polytechnic Librarian 2003-2005 Polytechnic Librarian 2005 to date I was heading the technical service division of the library and when we created ICT unit I was posted to head the unit.It was there that i start to have interest in ICT.I have attended so many conference in the area of ICT. I have been attending e-learning Africa conference since 2010 to date and also attending ICT for Africa conference fron 2012 to date. TopTop

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Name

Mukumu Muchina

Position

Executive Secretary

Institution

Access Agriculture

Work address

P.O. Box 51390 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-722-171790

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mukumu Bob Muchina holds a B.A. in economics and government and MA in communication. He has professional exposure in Europe, America and Australia in marketing communications. Bob served as Africa communication director for World Vision International, advocating and fundsraising for deserving development programs and projects on the continent. He is also a published author and poet.

Corporate website

www.accessagriculture.org Top

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Name

Stephen Muchiri

Position

CEO

Institution

Eastern Africa Farmers Federation

Work address

Nelleon Place, Rhapta Rd. Westlands, P.O. Box 13747 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-4451691

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Stephen has been working in the Agriculture sector for the last 13 years and is a holder of a Bsc & Msc in Horticulture. He is the CEO of Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) which is a regional network of national farmer unions, federations and co-operatives in 10 countries covering EAC, Horn of Africa and DRC and with over 20million members. EAFFs mandate is to represent, advocate, lobby, build capacity and provide information to farmers of Eastern Africa with the view of building cohesion and realizing prosperity of her members. EAFF executes its mandate through organization of farmers; partnerships with Governments/ private sector and research organizations and NGOs involved in Agriculture. Previously Stephen worked with leading Horticulture export companies in Kenya in senior management as an Agronomist, Farms General Manager & as an Outgrowers Manager, he currently also serves in other capacities such as in the Independent Advisory Committee of the HumidTropics CGIAR Research Program under IITA; steering committee for the sweet potato for health initiative under CIP; Steering committee of the Partnership for Aflatoxin Control in Africa under AUC; Steering Committee of the Bee health project under ICIPE; Board of ASARECA and Board of the FairTrade Marketing Organization of East Africa;

Corporate website

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Name

Andrew Mude

Position

Principal Economist

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute

Work address

PO Box 30709 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-4223368

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Andrew Mude is a Scientist and Project Leader at the International Livestock Research Institute based in Nairobi, Kenya. His current portfolio deals largely with researching and identifying risk-management and development interventions to help increase resilience and reduce vulnerability amongst poor livestock-dependent households, particularly pastoral populations. Andrew leads the effort to design, implement and evaluate Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) products aimed at helping pastoralists better manage the significant drought-related livestock risks that they face (www.ilri.org/ibli). The integrated IBLI program brings together a range of high-caliber partners ranging from national and international insurance companies, NGOs, the Government of Kenya, researchers from across the globe, a range of donors, and community representatives. For this, Andrew and his team have won several prestigious national and international awards including Kenya’s Vision 2030 ICT Innovation Award (both for Agriculture and Overall) and the Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network (PEGNet) Best-Practice Award for most innovative project. Andrew completed his doctoral degree in Economics – with concentrations in development economics and applied econometrics - at Cornell University in 2006. Top

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Name

Belyse Mugwaneza

Position

Country Representative

Institution

Syngenta

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-83203056

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

http://www.syngentafoundation.org/index.cfm?pageID=759 Top

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Name

Jean Jacques Muhinda

Position

Director General

Institution

Rwanda Agriculture Board

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88301123

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Prof. Dr. Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda is an MSc and PhD holder, both obtained in Belgium (Gembloux Agriculture University) in Agricultural Sciences and Biological Engineering, with specialization in Soil Sciences. He is the current the Director General of Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), an apex implementing agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. He also chaired the national Irrigation and Mechanization Task Force from 2010-2012 in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources where he promoted the use of agricultural machinery and irrigation infrastructure development in Rwanda. At the National University of Rwanda (2000-2010), Prof. Dr. Jean Jacques MBONIGABA MUHINDA has been an Associate Professor and Vice-Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies, as well as member of the Unversity Research Commission. His areas of expertise include soil fertility management, soil chemistry and microbiology, soil and water management, watershed and wetlands management, environment and climate change. He wrote and published scientific articles in renown journals and carried out quite a good number of consultancy works in above mentioned areas of expertise. Besides, he is a Board Director of several national and international institutions including the Rwanda Agriculture Export Development Board (NAEB), Rwanda Natural Resources Authority (RNRA), Sweet Potato for Profit and Health Initiative (SPHI), the Association of Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and the Institute of the Agronomic and Livestock Research for the great lakes region (IRAZ).

Corporate website

www.rab.gov.rw Top

276

Name

Christian Muhirwa

Position

Network Operations Manager

Institution

Broadband Systems Corporation

Work address

Telecom House Boulevard de l' Umuganda Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8312987

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

With more than seven years of experience in the field of IP network and systems management, Christian Muhirwa is currently the Network Operations Manager at Broadband Systems Corporation. He has previously worked with MTN and Rwanda Development Board and volunteered with RICTA, a not-for-profit organization that manages Rwanda ccTLD (.rw). At BSC, he is currently working on Cloud Computing Solutions, the first of its kind in Rwanda.

Corporate website

www.bsc.rw Top

277

Name

Sander Muilerman

Position

Social Scientist

Institution

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Work address

PMB L56 Accra Ghana

Business phone

+233-302-508777

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Sander Muilerman is a Cultural Anthropologist and Development Sociologist working with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria. He focuses on qualitative and mixed method research on socio-cultural issues surrounding the adoption and scaling of innovations and farm intensification practices within Central-West African integrated tree crops farming systems. His research is mainly linked to cocoa projects with development and private sector partners. In his work he used smart phones solutions for electronic data collection for a variety of surveys and he collaborated with partners on last-mile extension delivery through smart phones. In collaboration with Leiden University’s African Studies Centre and Wageningen University he is working on his PhD under the CGIAR's Integrated Farming systems for the Humidtropics Programme. Before 2010, Sander Muilerman has worked in Belgium, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, the Netherlands and Senegal in a number of communications, coaching, management and research positions.

Corporate website

www.iita.org Top

278

Name

Belal Ahmad Mujahed

Position

Student Intern

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s Online Knowledge Bank Working Group

Work address

1103 Environmental Horticulture, University of California Davis, CA USA

Business phone

+1-530-754-0275

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Balal Ahmad Mujahed is a student intern of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock online knowledge bank working group. He is also a senior student of Agronomy at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. Top

279

Name

Esperance Mukamugabo

Position

Information Center and Reservation

Institution

RDB, Volcanoes National Park

Work address

Musanze Rwanda

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I'm working in RDB/ Volcanoes National Park in tourism department information center division. Top

280

Name

Esperance Mukarugwiza

Position

Program Coordinator

Institution

ICCO / Agri-ProFocus

Work address

P.O. Box 1049 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-2525-99500

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Esperance Mukarugwiza works for ICCO to coordinator Agri-ProFocus (APF) Rwanda since 2010. She managed the online platform called AgriHuB since 2010 to 2012. The agri-hub has now more than 460 members who share experience, knowledge and information in relation to farmer entrepreneurship. Esperance facilitates the ICT and Media innovation community that started in 2012. As the coordinator of APF Rwanda, she organised two events for the ICT developers to meet with potential clients (farmers, NGO and other organizations supporting farmers).

Corporate website

www.apf-rwanda.ning.com Top

281

Name

Charles Mulagwe

Position

Technical Manager Livelihood and Agriculture

Institution

University Research Co, LLC

Work address

Plot 396 Ring Road, St Ann Village Kabowa Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-752-368590

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Charles Mulagwe brings more than 20 years experience in implementing and managing donor funded projects and private sector initiatives that promote food security, agro-industry and industrial development through research and development, investment and trade promotion, technology transfer, and business linkages in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 15 years in Uganda. For two years, he served as Technical Program Manager on the $11.5M USAID/Eastern Africa regional Market Linkages Initiative (MLI) project focused on improving food security, postharvest handling, storage and market linkages for smallholder farmers in East and Southern African countries. MLI established a Management Information System (MIS) that links grain processors to traders and rural farmers using mobile phones. Established the Technology Information Promotion System (TIPS) within the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) that assists Ugandan-based enterprises and individuals in improving their investments through the transfer of technology from other developing countries, and facilitates the export of Ugandan products.

Corporate website

www.urc-chs.com Top

282

Name

Ellen Mulder

Position

Project Assistant

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467184

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ellen has a Master's degree in Business Communication from Radboud University, Nijmegen and a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing (International Business and Languages) from the AVANS Hogeschool 's-Hertogenbosch. She has completed language courses in English (Cambridge), French (Nice), German (Munchen) and Spanish (Quito, Ecuador). Prior to CTA, Ellen worked in a number of administrative functions in the Netherlands.

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

283

Name

Jean Baptiste Munyemana

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

FERWACOTHE

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250- 788-516232

Email address

[email protected] Top

284

Name

Regine Muramutse

Position

Intern Learning Facilitator

Institution

Digital Opportunity Trust

Work address

210 Ruhengeli Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8866604

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Regine Muramutse received a bachelor's degree in Statistics Applied to Economy from INES Ruhengeri and is currently a volunteer at Initiatives of change Rwanda where they work to inspire, equip and connect people to address world needs. Top

285

Name

Muriuki Mureithi

Position

Consultant

Institution

Global Broadband Innovations Programme / Integra LLC

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-722-520090

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr Muriuki Mureithi is among the pioneers in ICT consulting in mid 90s driven by a passion to help exploit the benefits of ICTs with a special focus on the rural and disadvantaged communities and strategies to empower such communities using ICTs in Africa. The focus of his consultancy is policy, regulatory and strategy evolution of ICTs in Africa in a 30+ year’s career emanating from consulting engagements with various governmental, non-governmental as well as private sector. Key projects have involved regional as well as national regulatory reform, rural ICT development, market analysis and competitive issues and evaluation with Summit Strategies Ltd, founded fifteen years ago. Key engagements include; • invited by UNECA as a member of the UNECA High Level Working Group on ICTs that designed the African Information Society Initiative (AISI) • Appointed Member Technical Advisory Committee of the African Development Forum to facilitate a Ministerial workshop on financing of telecom infrastructure for Africa in the first regional wide ICT forum for Africa. Mr Mureithi has presented widely in national and international conferences on ICT issues, and also published in international ICT journals, and specialized publications. His academic credentials include an MBA in Strategic Management, a post Graduate Certificate in Telecommunications Management from Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ) USA in addition to other courses on ICT and management. He cherishes a family life and social engagements with friends and associates taking time in sports. More info at http://ke.linkedin.com/pub/muriuki-mureithi/2b/b3a/744/ Top

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Name

Ann Mureithi-Keen

Position

Communications Executive

Institution

AGRA

Work address

P. O. Box 66773,00800 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-020-3675000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ann Mureithi is a communications executive assistant at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). She holds a degree in Communications (Public Relations) from Daystar University, Kenya. A Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management of Development Projects from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya and a M.Sc. in Agricultural Information & Communications Management from the University of Nairobi. Ann has an over 10 years experience in communications.She has worked for various organisations in different capacities.

Corporate website

www.agra.org Top

287

Name

Charles Murekezi

Position

Coordinator

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-83008453

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Fertilizer Program coordinator MINAGRI, Rwanda

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

288

Name

Innocent Musabyimana

Position

Deputy Director General

Institution

Rwanda Agriculture Board

Work address

5016 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-28309703

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Innocent Musabyimana is the Deputy Director General of Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), an autonomous body under the ministry of agriculture responsible for implementing the national policy of agriculture and animal husbandry, regulating the quality and standards of the provision of agriculture engineering and providing technical services to the production of sustainable agricultural land use. The department he heads is in charge of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of agricultural extension services through the Crop Intensification Program (CIP), and Innocent has been the gear to the the increasing of six priority crops in Rwanda, namely, maize, wheat, rice, Irish potatoes, beans and cassava.

Corporate website

www.rab.gov.rw Top

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Name

Wilfred Musinguzi

Position

Managing Director

Institution

SINFA Uganda

Work address

13B Upper Churchill Road Gulu Uganda

Business phone

+256-471-432597

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

A graduate of commerce/ business administration and a CIPS member, Wilfred has a 14years+ experience in the corporate world at a senior management level. He brings to SINFA an accumulated experience in general management, marketing and sales, procurement and financial management. As an entrepreneur, he will help SINFA to quick start and in continuous improvement. Wilfred is charged with overall strategic direction of the company and staff to ensure achievement of the company’s vision.

Corporate website

www.sinfauganda.co.ug Top

290

Name

Bamuturaki Musinguzi

Position

Correspondent

Institution

The Eastafrican Newspaper/Nation Media Group

Work address

1st Floor, Short Towers, Crested Towers, Hannington Rd., P.O. Box 6100 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-414-232770/1

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Ugandan professional journalist with close to 20 years practical experience with local and international media organizations. My interests are in third world development in general. I won the 2007 African Information Society Initiative - Global Knowledge Partnership Media Award for Print First Prize organized by the UN Commission for Africa for my entry Taking ICT to rural communities. I was Highly Commended in the Business and Economics category at the 2006 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Awards for my story Communications changing lives.

Corporate website

www.theeastafrican.co.ke

Personal blog

[email protected] Top

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Name

Wilson Musonera

Position

ESOKO Administrator

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88307812

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

292

Name

Sosthene Musonera

Position

Journalist

Institution

Syfia Grands Lacs

Work address

Nyamirambo street Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-000-0722148308

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

2011:Diploma in Journalism and Communication from Institut Catholique de Kabgayi 2010:Training of Web2.0 organized by CTA and MINAGRI 2007-2010: Journalist at Radio Maria Rwanda 2010-now: Correspondent Journalist of Syfia Grands Lacs and its local news paper partner Pax press

Corporate website

www.syfia-grands-lacs.info

Personal web site

www.paxpress.org

Personal blog

www.sosthenemusonera.blogspot.com Top

293

Name

Simon Mutangana

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

UNICOPAGI

Work address

Nyamagabe Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-730272

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ddevelopment practitioner

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Name

Caroline Muteti

Position

Software Engineer

Institution

Computing for Development Lab

Work address

P.O. Box30197 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-710-591156

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Caroline Muteti is a technology enthusiast, passionate about using technology to make everyday life easier and fun. She is currently a 4th year computer science student in the University of Nairobi. She has always strived to show the world that women can succeed in otherwise male dominated careers. Caroline is passionate about the use of technology to empower women and help children. In the short time that she has been in the tech world, she has done research in areas such as the use of ICT to provide mothers and babies with pre natal and post natal care, and the use of games for learning to boost the education system. She has also developed some applications from the research findings. Caroline likes to say that her hobby is participating in hack-a-thons. Hacka-thons give her a chance to meet with new people, form teams and work with people she just met a few hours back. She gets to sharpen her teamwork skills and loves the thrill that comes with having to come up with new ideas and actualize them within a few hours with people of different mindsets. Other than that she is an avid reader, loves music and movies and is passionate about taking care of kids thus does volunteer work at children homes when ever she is able to.

Corporate website

www.c4dlab.ac.ke Top

295

Name

Sam Mutongole

Position

Director

Institution

Friends of the Needy Uganda

Work address

Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-0-772415601

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Am a social worker working with Friends of the Needy in Uganda holding a Diploma from Southern Institute (Sifat0 University in Alabama USA in Social Work, Community Development and Appropriate Technologies. We have mobilized several communities in rural areas of Uganda. Many have improved their liverly hoods and changed their lives in various aspects. This is a great achievement changing peoples lives and even the coming generation will find things better and development.

Corporate website

www.friendsoftheneedyug.com Top

296

Name

Simunza Muyangana

Position

Director

Institution

BongoHive

Work address

25 Mpulungu Road Olympia Park Lusaka Zambia

Business phone

+260-97-8871542

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Simunza Muyangana is an entrepreneur with a passion for communication and technology. He has been involved in web and mobile since 1999 as a software developer and as an entrepreneur involved in the startup of online magazines. In 2010 he established Digital ICE Interactive Media, a digital communications agency that offers services in strategy development, communication platform development (web and mobile) and training. He is also a co-founder of BongoHive, a hub located in Lusaka that supports the local innovation and technology community. As BongoHive, he plays a role in connecting the community with business, academia and other institutions in a drive to develop a supportive ecosystem for technology entrepreneurs to thrive in Zambia. He is also involved in mentoring members and helping them to explore the optimal use of technologies to achieve their goals. Simunza is also involved in Mobile Monday Lusaka. He speaks frequently at meetings, workshops and conferences on Web 2.0, social media and the innovative use of web and mobile technology by emerging entrepreneurs to address challenges in Africa. He currently serves as Area Governor (2013- 2014) for the Toastmasters International clubs in Zambia.

Corporate website

www.bongohive.co.zm

Personal blog

www.simunza.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Didier Muyiramye

Position

Assistant Coordinator

Institution

Agri-ProFocus

Work address

Boulevard de l'Umuganda Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-2525-99515

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness from The National University of Rwanda. Having done my final dissertation on "The Role of NGOs in developing Coffee Value Chain in Rural Areas" (CASE STUDY: SNV Rwanda), I have f

Corporate website

www.apf-rwanda.ning.com Top

298

Name

Elly Mwale

Position

(ZRF) - President / Glymo - CEO

Institution

Zambia Rice Federation / Glymo Enterprises

Work address

Box 313FW Lusaka Zambia

Business phone

+260-955-576328

Email address

[email protected] ;[email protected]

Professional background

Elly is Social Worker, Enterprise Development & International Trade Strategy, Gender Specialist-Agriculture and Change Agent and Business development service provider. She is the current chairperson of the National Technical Working Group on Trade - Sector Advisory Group (Ministry of Commerce Trade & Industry) and has contributed significantly to the tripartite forum of three regions (COMESA, SADC & EAC). She is also the President/Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Zambia Rice Federation. Elly is Zambia National Education Coalitions (ZANEC) Board Member, chairing Youth Life Skills & Tertiary thematic committee. She has invaluable association with the Zambia Chamber of Small, Medium Business Association (ZACSMBA & Women Entrepreneurs Development Association of Zambia (WEDAZ). Elly is also a consultant for Train for trade programme under Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Program (ZamProNet, CHANCE & Export Readiness) and was recently nominated to be a board of Director of Azmai Investment a company incorporated under the Non-Governmental Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC). Elly owns her own business, Glymo Enterprises that specializes in contract farming & out-grower schemes and export trade. Glymo has helped smallholder farmers in Zambia to access markets for their produce in Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. With more than 17 years experience in business management and training, Elly stands out as one of the few successful business women that share her experience to develop others Top

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Name

Ernest Mwalusanya

Position

Software Developer

Institution

Self employed

Work address

Dodoma Tanzania

Business phone

+255-754-949485

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Software Developer at NIRAS Tanzania Limited Project: Sustainable Management of Land & Environment (SMOLE) - Finalist in Orange Community Innovation Awards 2012 (Orange CIA 2012), Uganda. - Finalist in East African Google Mobile Boot Camp Competition 2012 - First Runner Up Huawei Android Application Challenge 2012 (HAAC 2012) - Winner in national level (Tanzania) Vodacom AppStar Mobile Application Contest 2012. Winner in the country level (Tanzania winner) and Finalist in The International Challenge held in South Africa – Johannesburg. - Winner in East African Google Mobile Boot Camp Competition 2012 Sponsors: Google, @iLabAfrica, and Strathmore University. Top

300

Name

Solomon Mwangi

Position

Knowledge Management Specialist

Institution

ICRAF / CGIAR

Work address

UN Avenue, Gigiri Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-715-502349

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Knowledge Management Specialist at the World Agroforestry Center (CGIAR), Nairobi. Bsc, MA. Top

301

Name

Leroy Mwanzia

Position

Data Systems Specialist

Institution

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Work address

United Nations Avenue, Gigiri P.O. Box 30677 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-7224174

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Leroy works with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as a Data Systems Specialist. He leads all of ICRAFs Research Data Management initiatives. His background is in Computer Science and he has over 10 years experience creating and working with large information management and data management systems for International Organizations, Donor funded projects and the private sector.

Corporate website

www.worldagroforestry.org Top

302

Name

Martina Mwizerwa

Position

Senior IT Officer

Institution

Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Work address

6239 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88721040

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

ww.rdb.rw Top

303

Name

Celestin Myambi

Position

Head of Zonal

Institution

Rwanda Agricultural Board - RAB

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88592297

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Head of RAB zone - Eastern Province

Corporate website

www.rab.gov.rw Top

304

Name

Yapi N Cho

Position

Economiste

Institution

Autorité de Régulation du Coton et de l'Anacarde (ARECA)

Work address

27 BP 604 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Business phone

+225-225-22-52-75-86

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

- Conduit régulièrement des missions de terrain pour le suivi des campagnes agricoles en vue de sensibiliser, d’identifier les problèmes et recueillir les avis et suggestion des acteurs ainsi que le suivi et le fonctionnement des unités agro-industrielles

Corporate website

www.areca-ci.com www.suividesfilieres.solidairesdumonde.org

Personal blog Top

305

Name

Brenda Nang'amba

Position

Acting Executive Secretary

Institution

Agri-Business Forum (ABF)

Work address

Plot 100/655 Off Lake Road, Ibex Hill P.O. Box 32758 Lusaka Zambia

Business phone

+260-211-262936

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Brenda Kachapulula Nang'amba is an agribusiness practioner with 11 years experience in value chain development, promotion of commercialisation of smallholder agriculture through contract farming, sustainable development and extension service provision. TTopop

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Name

Jean Baptiste Ndanyuzwe

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

Farmer representative/ Diary

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-544147

Email address

[email protected] Top

307

Name

Eugene Ndekezi

Position

Coordinateur

Institution

HUGUKA

Work address

Butare Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-530960

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Enseignant et chercheurs dans le domaine des TIC pour le developpement agricole Auteur de plusieurs articles et communications dans les revus scientifiques et les differents colloques et seminaires internationaux

Corporate website

www.hugukasbl.com Top

308

Name

Jean Baptiste Nduwayezu

Position

Director General

Institution

IRST - Institute of Scientific and Technological Research

Work address

227 Butare Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-530 395

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ph.D in Agroforestry & Soil Fertility Conservation MSc in Forestry & Nature Conservation BSc in Hons.Forestry Dip. Biology Chemistry Top

309

Name

Mwanja Ng'anjo

Position

Programme Officer - Information and Advocacy

Institution

NEPAD Agency

Work address

International Business Gateway Block B Cnr Challenger & Columbia Avenues, Midridge Office Park, Newroad Midrand South Africa

Business phone

+27-11-2563582

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mwanja Susan Ng’anjo is a self-starter with experience in Advocacy, establishing and strengthening regional networks, Research, Information Management, Communications and Human Resources Management. She is currently working as Programme Officer for Information and Advocacy, in NEPAD’s Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Programme (CAADP) in Midrand, South Africa. The skills and experience that she has acquired include: Communications; Research in the fields of gender, agriculture, HIV and AIDS; Human Resources Management (recruitment, selection, induction, separation and performance management); database management; creating networks and initiating partnership collaboration for communications and development.

Corporate website

www.nepad-caadp.net Top

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Name

Vincent Ngendakumana

Position

Agricultural Statistician

Institution

African Development Bank

Work address

1002 Belvedere, B.P. 323 Tunis Tunisia

Business phone

+216-7110-3140

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an Agricultural Statistician with a long national and international experience in that field (24 years). I am currently responsible of the regional coordination of the implementation of the Action Plan for Africa for Improving Statistics for Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, and Rural Development. This is an Action Plan to implement the Global Strategy for improving agricultural and rural statistics in Africa. The Secretariat of the Action Plan is hosted by the African Development Bank.

Corporate website

www.afdb.org Top

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Name

Nestor Ngouambe

Position

Cadre de Développement

Institution

AGRO-TIC DEV, Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural

Work address

BP 2201 DDLC/CCPDP Yaoundé Cameroon

Business phone

+237-77624121

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis Ngouambe Nestor, Ingénieur agronome (spécialisé en économie et sociologie rurales). Depuis 2008 je mets en oeuvre diverses politiques de vulgarisation et de conseil agricole au Cameroun.

Personal blog

www.aasw6.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/icts-youth-in-agricultureinnovative- systems Top

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Name

Paulin Nguena

Position

System & Network Engineer

Institution

BICEC (T2SA)

Work address

Douala Cameroon

Business phone

+237-33078687

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ingénieur Système et Réseaux Système Administrateur système AIX et Linux pour la Banque Internationale Camerounaise pour l’Epargne et le Crédit (BICEC) et la Banque Commerciale Internationale (BCI) Résolution des incidents software/hardware sur le système, installation, paramétrage et maintenance Administration Blade Center Administration baie de stockage via DS 5020, DS3424 Management des partitions des disques via HCM ,VIO Server Clustering HACMP Virtualisation Vmware ESX Administrateur équipement actifs du réseau Banque Internationale Camerounaise pour l’Epargne et le Crédit (BICEC) et la Banque Commerciale Internationale (BCI) Mise en place et configuration des équipements Gestion des parefeu (Arkoon , ASA) Gestion des accès aux différentes VLANs Gestion de l’adressage IP, Nat , VPN Suivi et résolution des incidents Monitoring équipements BLR, Vsat , Liaison spécialisée ,Laser , Fibre optique via Icinga , centreon, Cacti Gestion des projets

Corporate website

www.agrosim.saleka.com TTopop

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Name

Arshfod Ngugi

Position

Project Coordinator

Institution

GIZ CAADP / ATVET

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-340520

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Pre- Doctorate in Entrepreneurship. Kenyatta University, Kenya, Master of Environmental Studies (Agroforestry and rural development). Kenyatta University, Kenya, Bachelor of Education (Science) - Biological Sciences Technical Advisor, GIZ-Promotion of Private Sector Development in Agriculture. Key qualifications: • Project Planning and Management, Business • Curriculum Development in agriculture education training and extension. • Farmer Trainer extension approach and certification. • Moderation and facilitation of international, national and regional Business Development Services (BDS) trainings, workshops and conferences. • Trainer of Trainers (TOT) on Business Development Services (BDS) and value chain development (value links) in Africa. • Value chain appraisal mission and consultancies for Food Security and Agric. Projects Africa. • Lead Expert and consultant, Environmental Impact Assessment. • Design of Value chain Capacity building project, South Sudan. • Consultant on value chain development (value links) in Africa. • Evaluation and feasibility studies of development projects. • Trainer on Participatory Economic farm Planning. Top

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Name

Sachia Ngutsav

Position

Producer

Institution

Radio Benue, Ministry of Information

Work address

12 Terwase Agbadu Street, P.O. Box 1969 Makurdi Nigeria

Business phone

+234-44-532185

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Sachia Ngutsav (1959) radio programmes producer, broadcaster environmentalist and journalist. George atkins communication award (farm radio international, 2003); Radio for peace building award (search for common ground, sfcg, 2006); Best environmental reporter award (federal environmental protection agency, fepa nigeria,1998); hon. mention, journalism excellence (universal catholic union of the press, ucip 2004) Top

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Name

Nascimento Nhantumbo

Position

Assistant Lecturer

Institution

Instituto Superior Politecnico de Manica

Work address

Campus de Matsinho, Dept. de Solos Chimoio Mozambique

Business phone

+258-82-7411580

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nascimento is an agronomist by training. He has a master in land and water management with specialization in erosion, soil and water conservation from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Agricultural Sciences with emphasis in Farming Systems Research and cropping systems modeling at Queensland University in Australia where his main research focus is is on crop residue and fertilizer management strategies in nitrogen constrained cropping systems. Since 2011, Nascimento has been managing an AGRA funded initiative aiming at improving smallholder farmers and extension workers knowledge and abilities to implement ISFM measures in central Mozambique. This is being done through two approaches: (1) the use of participatory agricultural radio programs to complement traditional extension methods. Here the Polytechnic of Manica has partnered with the national radio station, Radio Mozambique and Community Radios in Central Mozambique to air a weekly program; (2) use sms based extension program targeting front-line extension workers and individual farmers in our target areas to feed them with relevant agricultural information. Since the start of the project, we have been able to air 27 weekly programs a year on National Anthem covering the all 10 provinces of Mozambique, with replicates in local languages in 6 provinces. Adding to that, we are working with 3 community radios in Central Mozambique. As per the extension program, the initiative is currently servicing directly 256 extension workers from the public extension network and working closely with 22 farmer organizations.

Corporate website

www.ispm.ac.mz Top

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Name

Leonidas Niyongabo

Position

Assistant Technique National

Institution

Programme d'Appui Institutionnel et Opérationnel au Secteur Agricole (PAIOSA-Minagrie)

Work address

Boulevard Mwambutsa, BP 443 Bujumbura Burundi

Business phone

+257-79-911828

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Diplôme de Master de 3ème Cycle en Informatique de Gestion: juillet 1993 Novembre 1997: Office National des Télécommunication, Chef Service Informatique Juillet 2000: Chef service Informatique à la CELON (Cellule d'Appui à l'Ordonnateur National du Fonds Européen de Développement) -Novembre 2002: Expert National en TIC au PNUD Burundi - Juillet 2009: Expert National en Communication en Communication et Systèmes d'Information au PAI - Minagrie -Novembre 2011: Assistant Technique National en Communication et Systèmes d'Information au PAIOSA Réalisations: (au PAI/ PAIOSA) -Mise en place des systèmes d’information (Bases de Données) liés à la planification, à la programmation et au suivi-évaluation du secteur agricole Mise en place d’un Système d’Information Agricole (SIA) pour la production des statistiques et Informations agricoles. Gestion du système de communications internes, « VoIP Gateway » (PAIOSA – Site CTB – Représentation) : IP PBX sous Asterisk. Gestion de la connexion Internet sur LAN Minagrie + Réseau PAIOSA et sur Réseau national (WAN – Projet 2013). Interconnexion Minagrie – siège (Hub Satellite Central Buja) avec 16 LAN provinciaux (Directions provinciales d’Agriculture et d’Elevage – DPAEs) – Satellites sites (VSAT) – Etude de faisabilité en cours. Support utilisateur à tout le personnel du Minagrie et PAIOSA (interventions Hardware/Software, configurations, formations-actions,…) Mise en place d’un Système d’Archivage et Gestion documentaire au Minagrie (en cours de déploiement) Top

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Name

Evergiste Niyonsaba

Position

ICT Officer

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+25-0-72547600

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have a bachelor of Science in Information Technology I am working in The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resource in Rwanda since 2009, I am ICT officer in the ministry, I am in charge of all activities related to ICT in the organization: Procuring IT equipment, software, application, and managing them. I develop a software which is managing rice plots and farmers in Bugarama marshland, I made training in Microsoft products: system administration and Database administration. I am certified in Web2 and Social Media Tools"Innovative Collaboration for Development" training made from 10 June to 9 August 2013.

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

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Name

Eric Niyonshuti

Position

Technician

Institution

Rwanda Agricultural Board

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-696821

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have a Company called BACKBORN ltd which its aim mission is to help farmers in their daily activities like Data collections, analysis and Interpretation of the results found. This company helped people in the registration of their agricultural projects. I have many skills in Web 2 Learning opportunities and Social Media got from Rwanda Telecommunication Center, These Skills has helped me to work with rural people and be their experts in the domain of Rural development through ICT. Top

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Name

Modeste Nkikabahizi

Position

Senior Agribusiness Officer

Institution

Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Work address

6239 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88543803

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

ww.rdb.rw Top

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Name

Michael Nkonu

Position

Agriculture Specialist

Institution

GSM Association

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-2177744

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Michael is the mAgri Agriculture Programme Consultant driving agricultural content management, strategy and delivery with all mAgri grantees. He specialises in market access, agriculture and rural development. Prior to joining GSMA, Michael worked with Fairtrade for over 7 years in the position of Executive Director for Fairtrade Africa. He oversaw the establishment of institutional structures for Fairtrade across Africa and increased the number of smallholder farmers benefiting from fair trade conditions to about 1million by the end of 2012. Over the years, he worked with farmer based organisations, stakeholders such as NEPAD, Oxfam and KPMG and trading partners such as Sainsbury’s and Kraft Foods amongst others to provide technical support and improve trade for farmers across the African continent. Michael has also worked with CAB International, a bio-science organisation with several years of experience agricultural research as Development Communications Scientist supporting the use of ICTs in Agriculture in the early 2000s. Michael is originally from Ghana, he holds an MSc degree in Agriculture, Food Security and Natural Resources Management from the University of Hohenheim, Germany; and an MA in Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge University, UK. He also holds a BSc in Agriculture Science from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Corporate website

www.gsma.com Top

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Name

Bakuramutsa Nkubito

Position

National Coordinator

Institution

Rwanda Education Board

Work address

10 umuco estate Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+25-0-788305153

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nkubito Bakuramutsa is currently the National Coordinator of the Rwanda One Laptop per Child Program, a major project aiming at transforming the current learning process in primary school into a constructionist education system. Today Rwanda has deployed close to 200,000 laptops nationwide, with most laptops serving pupils in the rural area. Each school is also equipped with digital courses in mathematics, English and Science hosted on a school server access by laptops through a wireless locak area network. Prior to this position Nkubito Bakuramutsa was the Deputy CEO of the Rwanda Development Board in charge of IT and before that he was in the Executive Director of the Rwanda Information Technology Authority. In both positions he oversaw the design and implementation of the Rwanda National Fiber Optic Network, which connects all districts of the country with a 10G/S network, the Rwanda National Data Center, a level 3 facility hosting public and private sector applications, as well as the roll out of several E-Government applications. Nkubito Bakuramutsa holds a Masters in Project Management and a BS in computer engineering and Telecomunications. Top

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Name

Edouard Nongbe

Position

Responsable Intrant

Institution

Autorité de Régulation du Coton et de l'Anacarde (ARECA)

Work address

27 BP 604 Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire

Business phone

+225-01-22527580

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Participation à l’élaboration d'une bourse des matières premières en Côte d'ivoire avec la société ACE-CI (AUDIT CONTROL & EXPERTISE); Gestion des magasins dans le système de récépissé d’entreposage (wharehouse receipt (WR) par le biais des programm Top

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Name

Elie Nsabimana

Position

Senior Agribusiness Advisor

Institution

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Work address

AV. Umuganda Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-599503

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Elie Nsabimana is a senior value chain develoment advisor working for SNV Netherlands Development Organization in Rwanda.Value chain development is SNV’s core business within the agriculture sector. We have conducted several assignments within Eastern and Southern Africa that demonstrate our capability in developing a holistic business driven pro-poor value chain development approach .SNV partnered with the Fair Trade Labelling Organization (FLO) to promote IT in coffee and support fair trade certification Top

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Name

Tony Nsanganira Nsanganira

Position

Head of Department

Institution

Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Work address

P.O. Box 6239 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88308406

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Head of the Agriculture Department, in charge of increasing private sector contribution in the country’s agriculture development.

Corporate website

ww.rdb.rw Top

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Name

Francois Nsengiyumva

Position

Chairman

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88306812

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

TF PHHS, MINAGRI,Rwanda

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

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Name

Lambert Ntagwabira

Position

Senior Technologist, ICT Skills Development

Institution

Ministry of Youth and ICT

Work address

Nyarutarama Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7846-16446

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have worked in the ICT Sector since 2007, I worked as a software developper and I have a master Degree with specialisation in Database Management systems. I developped a system to manage sellers for tigo rwanda Ltd. Top

327

Name

Sugwejo Ntomoka

Position

Programmer

Institution

Self employed

Work address

Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-683-312469

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Sugwejo Kaboda, I was born on November 7,1989 in Kigoma , I join at Dublin Institute of technology taking BSc in computer Science, my life at university was so tough when I met with a language called programming, it was challenged to me because was a new to me and I never heard anywhere in my life, I use my skill and power to make sure I become a best programmer , Now I have successful in that and participate in different competation like Icts and Improving road safety, 2 seeds TZ Masoko,and Now Iam a Co-founder of Habari Mazao, both of them I ward a certificate of participant, in 2seeds TZ MASOKO we took a third position with Team member and award a 3rd place certificate,Certificate in tele-hack-a-thon (tzmithackathon) we represent Apps of HABARI MAZAO becoming a first winner,and also attain short course in Advanced Networking, and different course in Programming like Java programming,J2me,Android,and Advanced Php, I create different project using java like PayRoll,Scientific Calculator,2me tour Guide, Employee detail, php is in progress Social network called chatApp Using Advanced php check me http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=271870342&trk=nav_responsive_t ab_profile Top

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Name

Pie Ntwari

Position

Public Relations and Communication Officer

Institution

Rwanda Agriculture Board

Work address

P.O. Box 5016 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88553582

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Pie Ntwari is a Rwandan young man, born in Tanzania in 1988, and went to college in catholic seminary when back to his thousand hills country. He is ambitious and is a firm believer in ICT investment to many sectors, not just for tomorrow but for today too. Ntwari is a young professional, a Journalism and Communication bachelor's degree holder from the National University of Rwanda. He won a prize as a second runner-up at university in film making on a campus student life in 2010. Ever since 2010 he was a journalist and free lancer of different media houses in Rwanda until early this year when he entered the Rwanda Agriculture Board to take part in building its Public Relations and Communication Office with other initiators to widen its impact to all its stakeholders. He has got many trainings in designing and in adobe applications and has finished recently the course on web2.0 and Social Media for Development. He is also a member of Youth United Nations Association/Charter Rwanda where his role is to make sure that youth in schools and are aware on Post 2015 ICT Development Agenda. He has recently conducted a series of consultation work with EARMUN (East African Model of United Nations) in ICT and Climate Change in East Africa and now he is an acting Executive Secretary of Youth Diplomatic Mission to Rwanda.

Personal blog

www.ntwari.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Jeannine Nuwumuren

Position

Head of Zone

Institution

Rwanda Agricultural Board

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88462766

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

RAB Head of Western Zone, Rwanda

Corporate website

www.rab.gov.rw Top

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Name

Charles Nyachae

Position

ICT & Logistics Offcier

Institution

African Seed Trade Asscoaiation (AFSTA)

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-2727853

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have a Bachelors Degree BSc Information Sciences Diploma in Analytical Chemistry Diploma in Graohic Design Diploma in Computer Applications I have been in the field of communication in Agriculture and now 5 years at AFSTA an international organization www.afsta.org

Corporate website

www.afsta.org Top

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Name

Devotha Nyambo

Position

Student

Institution

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)

Work address

Arusha Tanzania

Business phone

+255-752-905156

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have my bachelor degree on Computer Science, which i graduated in 2011 at Ruaha University College Tanzania. Currently, i am undertaking my masters degree at NM-AIST specialized in Information Technology System Development and Management. I developed an accommodation Information Management System to be used at NM-AIST. I have been a trainer in an ICT4Education community outreach project. i worked with two local primary schools in Meru District which were provided with E-readers. A coordinator for m:labs mobile development training at NM-AIST. This mobile incubation is aimed at empowering IT expert at NM-AIST to use the power of mobile phones on solving various challenges facing the Tanzania Rural communities. I am a coordinator for the workshop, but I have my own development of a mobile and a web based tool to assist livestock keepers in daily management of their activities to increase livestock productivity and rural development.

Corporate website

www.nm-aist.ac.tz Top

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Name

Theophile Nyandwi

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

FEFICOORWA

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-478808

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Isaac Nzabarinda

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

FECOPPORWA

Work address

Musanze Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-767879

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a farmer specializing in potato.

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Name

Anselme Nzabonimpa

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

FERWACAPI

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-523126

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Magnifique Nzaramba

Position

Deputy Director General

Institution

National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB)

Work address

Gikondo - Magerwa Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-252-252571699

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Innocent Nzeyimana

Position

Chairman

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88308542

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

IRRIG.& MECH. Task Force, MINAGRI, Rwanda

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

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Name

John Nzungize

Position

Principal researcher in crop production and conservation

Institution

Rwanda Agriculture Board

Work address

P.O.BOX: 5016 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-28595760

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am holding a PhD degree in agricultural sciences (Plant Breeding and plant protection) from the University of Liege Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium. I have a Master degree in Plant Breeding from the Gembloux Agricultural University (Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux) Belgium. Currently I am a Principal Research fellow in charge of Crop Production and Germplasm Conservation in the office of the Deputy Director General in charge of Research at Rwanda Agriculture Board. As a Senior Scientist I am working as Plant Breeder for National Bean Program. I am the Operations Manager of the project which the title is: Support to the SPAT-II: Market Oriented Advisory Services and Quality Seeds. This project is co-funded by Belgian Development Agency (BTC) and Rwandan Government with 18 620,000 of Euros.

Corporate website

www.rab.gov.rw Top

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Name

David Obwangamoi

Position

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Institution

Ensibuuko

Work address

P.O. Box 70075 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-785-045168

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I find greater interest in Community Development and Youth Empowerment. I believe that young people play a phenomenal role in the transformation of their own communities and Nation. I am 25 years old and I often use my own story as a young change agent and entrepreneur; growing up in the backyards of a poor, war torn rural neighborhood; to inspire many young people. I am a personal idea developer and working closely to 1000+ farmers in Central and Eastern part of Uganda. While at Makerere University pursuing a Bachelors’ of Arts in Economics 20072010, I founded inter-faculty student academic associations which challenged/ and still challenging the minds of young academicians to think "out side the box" - to use the knowledge they acquire from their respective courses to develop innovative ideas and projects which solve community problems, current the association has membership of 3000+ students. This foundation has seen me venture into ICTs programs like (Ensibuuko - connecting farmers with markets - www.ensibuuko.com) and other community projects that enable all around community involvement and participation in sustainable - economic development and joint community problem solving such as Mukisa Women Empowerment Ground founded in 2010. My passion for positive change and youth empowerment gave me a deeper insight into the dynamics of Development in Africa. It also did give birth to my vision of a better world. So, my life\'s mission is to pursuing a better world for all people. Recently, I participated into the Innovative@ITU crowdsourcing Great ideas! Where I submitted 7 ICT based ideas; http://ideas.itu.int/category/0?q=opio+david&qType=ideas.

Corporate website

www.ensibuuko.com Top

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Name

Bridget Ochieng Okumu

Position

Regional MIS Specialist

Institution

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Work address

P.O. Box 30772 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-8632720

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mrs. Bridget Okumu is the regional market information system specialist for IFDC’s East and Southern Africa Division, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her responsibilities include the coordination and management of the Regional Agricultural Input Market Information and Transparency System (AMITSA). In AMITSA, she trains information providers on how to collect and send prices using mobile phones via an application developed by ImageAD. She is also tasked with handling general MIS for IFDC in the division which includes but not limited to access to information for the agribusiness clusters as well as other IFDC projects notably, NAFAKA and PROFIT+ projects. Okumu has more than 12 years of experience in research, market information systems, regional trade and organization of trainings/conferences/workshops. Prior to her employment with IFDC, Okumu was the grain trade intelligence manager for the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC). In fact, she managed and directed the Regional Agricultural Trade Intelligence Network (RATIN). She is a member of the Regional Market Information Systems Committee, which is steered by the EAGC. Okumu holds a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness management from Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya and is a proud mother of two daughters and one son.

Corporate website

www.amitsa.org, www.ifdc.org Top

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Name

Susan Oguya

Position

COO and Co-Founder

Institution

MFarm Ltd.

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-707-933993

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Susan Oguya is Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer at M-Farm Limited, a Kenyan tech company with a focus on increasing the livelihoods of small scale African by creating markets and transparency through SMS and web platforms. Susan has worked with Kenyan Telcos, research firms, tech women programs and global social impact organizations. Named one of the East Africa Tech Top 20 Young Innovators in 2012, she is also a GSBI Fellow, research junkie and a mobile developer. She aspires to pour her entrepreneurial spirit into researching and launching mobile solutions for emerging economies.

Corporate website

www.mfarm.co.ke Top

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Name

Dorothy Okello

Position

Founder

Institution

Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

Work address

Plot 55 Kenneth Dale P.O. Box 4411 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-41-4532035

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Dorothy Okello is Founder of Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET), established in 2000, with a mission to promote and support the strategic and innovative use of ICTs by women and women organizations in Uganda, so that they can take advantage of the opportunities presented by ICTs to address national/local problems of sustainable national development. Dr. Okello is particularly active in the area of getting more women, smallscale enterprises and rural communities engaged in the information society for development via gender & ICT policy advocacy and via program implementation and monitoring & evaluation. In addition, Dr. Okello has served as a Commissioner with Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), where she also served as Chairperson for the Rural Communications Development Fund (RCDF) that is administered by UCC. The overall objective of RCDF is to enable equitable access to and effective utilisation of innovative communication-enabled services that support attainment of Uganda’s development goals (for all people, especially those in rural and other underserved areas, both male and female). Dr. Okello is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, CEDAT - Makerere University, Uganda. In all, she has over 15 years experience in teaching, researching, and in conducting projects and contributing to policies in the ICT sector at national and international levels. Dr. Okello holds a B.Sc. in Engineering (Electrical - First Class Hons.) from Makerere University, an M.Sc. in Electrical Eng. from University of Kansas, USA (Fulbright Scholar), and a Ph.D. in Electrical Eng. from McGill University, Canada (Canadian Commonwealth Scholar).

Corporate website

www.wougnet.org

Personal web site

www.ug.linkedin.com/in/dorothyokello Top

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Name

Calvince Okello

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Institution

M-Shamba

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-723-526756

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I was born, brought up and schooled in Kisumu County, Western part of Kenya before joining Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) where I studied Bsc. Biomechanical and Processing Engineering and later on Agricultural Engineering. My passion for ICT and Agriculture has been as a result of my upbringing by parents who were peasant farmers and also by getting into the right environment of a University that promotes innovations in Agriculture and technology, JKUAT. My main achievements include: 1. As a student, won the JKUAT TECH EXPO, 2011 2. Became the top Innovator during the African Forum on Science Technology and Innovation in April, 2012. 3. Won the Innovate For Africa Award in September, 2012 4. Won the Safaricom/Vodafone Appstar Award under the Agriculture Category in December 2012.

Corporate website

www.mshamba.net Top

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Name

Idowu Oladele

Position

Professor

Institution

North-West University, Mafikeng Campus

Work address

Private Bag 2046 Mafikeng South Africa

Business phone

+27-18-3892746

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

A Professor of Agricultural Extension teaching and analyzing communication processes among researchers, extension officers and Farmers and its impact on agricultural information access and influence on productivity as well as livelihoods. With over 15 years of teaching and research covering Western and Southern African countries on the use and application of ICT for agrobased livelihoods.

Corporate website

www.nwu.ac.za

Personal web site Personal blog Top

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Name

Tolulope Olatoye

Position

Research Scientist / GIS & Senior Research Officer

Institution

Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria

Work address

PMB 5054, Forest Hill , Jericho Ibadan Nigeria

Business phone

+234-703-0406369

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I possess a BSc in Geography , with bias in Forest Geography , MSc in Remote Sensing &Geographic Information Systems from the University of Ibadan , Nigeria . My knowledge of GIS and Remote Sensing applications are in the areas of agriculture, livestock management , climate change, forestry and environmental resource modelling. I also possess MSc degree in Geography with bias in Forest Resources Management .Furthermore , i model the environment with the use of system dynamics.This i also do using softwares such as ArcGIS , ILWIS , Idrisi , Erdas Imagine ,VenSim, Autocad , just to mention a few . I n addition , i have trained over 1,200 clients, and over 700 youth corpers on national youth service on the applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture , Forestry, Environmental Resource modelling, climate change studies, carbon sequestration, Wildlife Management as well as in Livestock Research . Furthermore , due to exemplary performance to duty, i have been nominated, attended and presented research papers in both local and international workshops on agriculture , GIS & Remote Sensing conferences in Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok , Thailand , Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA ), Accra , Ghana , International Livestock Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda, Centre for Scientific & Industrial Research, Ghana , National Space Research Development Agency, Abuja Nigeria , United Nations Environment Project , Kenya ,Forestry Association of Nigeria.. In Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria where i work , i am currently the Ag Head , Remote Sensing & GIS Unit . Top

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Name

Idowu Olatunde-Hythe

Position

ICT Director

Institution

Ministry of Food Production

Work address

St. Clair Circle St. Clair Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-316-0215

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.agriculture.gov.tt Top

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Name

Peter Olorunfemi

Position

Documentalist

Institution

National Programme for Food Security

Work address

127, Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse II FCT Abuja Nigeria

Business phone

+234-806-2595010

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Peter Sunday Olorunfemi grew as the third child in a family of six in a town located in the middle belt of Nigeria. As a kid, he spent his free time after school hanging around people who were engaged in trades like carpentry, tin working and tailoring. In the process, he picked up skills in these trades like the apprentices. He still finds these skills useful to date. In primary and secondary school, he was easily likable by his teachers and colleagues and this put extra demands on him. Expectations of teachers were high and demands from friends for his company were beyond what he could handle. This all worked well for him because he was exposed to competitive activities that contributed to his success in school. He graduated from college and gained admission to the university through matriculation examination. In the university, he was in the faculty of technology and read computer science and mathematics combined as majors and graduated with B.Sc (combined honours) in Computer Science and Mathematics in 1979. He is also certified in Structured Approach to Data, Systems Analysis and Design from Yourdon Europe, London in 1986. The journey through life up to this stage had been smooth, and continued so when he got a national posting to Shell Petroleum Development Company in Lagos, Nigeria under the National Youth Service scheme. He found the professional exposure and social life in this location fascinating. He made many friends in the company; but had to leave after the one year service because he did not want to continue his career in Lagos. He headed north and joined a World Bank funded organization located in Kaduna Nigeria as a Programmer. He got married after one year of working with this organization. Peter has developed tremendously in his profession because all the jobs he has engaged in have always been related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) since 1980. He had several special privileges to offer services to International Organizations and government who do not compromise quality and precision. Top

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Name

Igiraneza Origene

Position

Student

Institution

UR-Kigali Campus (Former KIST)

Work address

3900 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-785-501-160

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am Igiraneza Origene i was born on 22nd February 1993 in KARONGI district western province , i am a second born in family of six children,mother and father. According to my education background i started my primary school in 1999/2000 to 2005 at Rwamuramira primary school Ordinary level at Groupe Scolaire saint joseph de Birambo in 2006 to 2008 where i got ordinary level certificate. In 2009 to 2011 I did my advanced level at GROUPE SCOLAIRE OFFICIEL de BUTARE (GSOB Indatwa) where i got my diploma. Regarding to skills that i got, i have certificates in public administration, customer care, project planning & monitoring done at national university of rwanda. I have the certificate confirming my computer skills and i am skilled in computer aided design (CAD) and c programming. Most of time I used to be interested in entrepreneurship and technology improvement. I like innovation, creativity, cooperation and making difference of all things that I can make. My best achievement I made is getting an award of the best project in NATIONAL ICT 4AG HACKERTHON which took place from 19th-20th october 2013. Top

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Name

Yohannes Oriste

Position

Photographer

Institution

RAEY PICTURES Production

Work address

Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-9-236557

Email address

[email protected]

Personal web site

www.raeypictures.com Top

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Name

Ernest Osier

Position

Engineer

Institution

Horizon Telemetry

Work address

P.O. Box 5638 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-2051626

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Some of my achievements in the ICT field include: - The design the hardware and for Automatic Weather stations. - The design of both the server and client applications to manipulate the weather data Using the data acquired by our Automatic Weather Stations essential decisions in farming management can be made. These include: - What to Plant - When to prepare the land - When to plant - When and if pesticides should be applied - When to Irrigate - When to harvest Using ICT farmers can now work in harmony with the environment as opposed working at the to at the mercy of the environment. - The design and manufacture of both hardware and software used in industrial remote monitoring and control applications using various wireless technologies such as GSM, GPRS and RF. - The design and manufacture Solar powered of dam level monitoring systems -The design of pressure monitoring systems used by water utilities

Corporate website

www.horizontelemetry.kbo.co.ke Top

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Name

Albert Otieno

Position

Asistant Editor

Institution

SciDev.Net

Work address

P.O. Box 9868 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-722-369448

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

As a self-driven professional with a depth of experience and enthusiasm for engagement as a team player in championing effective communication strategies, ICT has greatly helped me effectively deliver in my areas of specialisation in writing, editing, networking communications research and public relations. As the Assistant News Editor, SciDev.Net, Sub-Saharan Africa, our organisation is bringing science and development together through news and analysis globally. ICT has been very useful in my work as an Editor with the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation, a Communications Expert with the Citizens Coalition for a Constitutional Culture (4Cs-Trust) carrying out civil society media and advocacy campaign on constitutionalism and legislation in Kenya, the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC), the non-profit organisation African Society against Poverty (ASAPO) and as Consulting Editor for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Top

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Name

Gerald Otim

Position

Business Development Manager

Institution

Ensibuuko

Work address

P.O. Box 70075 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-776-367086

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Gerald Otim is a Micro-Entreprise Development Specialist. He hold a Bachelors Degree in Development Economics from Makerere University, Uganda and is the Business Development Manager for Ensibuuko. He is part of the founding team of Ensibuuko. Otim has special interest in Rural and youth Development. With 8 years experience as a farmer and founder of a rural farmer fund, Otim has worked with thousands of rural farmers and youth supporting microentreprise development. He also plays a consultant role for many profit and nonprofit organisations in Uganda in including the International Labour Oranisation, Angels Initiatives and Educate! for which he supports program design and training processes.

Corporate website

www.ensibuuko.com

Personal web site

www.about.me/otimgerald/# Top

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Name

Sylvestre Ouedraogo

Position

Director

Institution

Yam Pukri

Work address

09 BP 1170 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-50-373974

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I’m Sylvestre Ouédraogo, a lecturer at the University of Ouagadougou, Unit Training and Research in Economics and Management (UFR / SEG) since 1996, holds a doctorate in economics from developement. My specialties are technical and social appropriation of new technologies and evaluation of development projects. As a professor, I gave courses on food and nutrition policies for 6 years. I teach the evaluation of development projects and applied computer program in economy for over 16 years in my faculty. I am the founder of Pukri Yam (www.yam-pukri.org), a pioneering associations in the field of training, information and advises on technology support that exists for 13 years. In this field, I coordinate several projects such as Portal Development (Faso-faso-dev.net initiatives), the portal on ICT in Burkina burkinantic.net, the video portal, wagues.net... we are builling websites, data base and make outsourcing in websites building. I coordinated several research projects in economics and information technology and communication at national and Africa level. I am also a consultant in project evaluation and participated in several consulting work on projects and development programs and the coordination of studies on behalf of the Government of Burkina Faso and some international organizations (UNDP, IICD , UNECA MAE France …). I hosted on behalf of the Ministry of Economy of Burkina Faso and the Department of Agriculture Animal Resources and Fisheries several training workshops on monitoring and evaluation of development projects and especially managing for results. We make lot of training for CTA in the domain of WEB2.0 to women and other people.

Corporate website

www.yam-pukri.org

Personal web site

www.osylvestre.net Top

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Name

Mahamadou Ouédraogo

Position

Chargé du Programme Communicatio et Gestion des Connaissances

Institution

Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA)

Work address

09 B 884 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-226-50-36-08-25

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Depuis 2010, chargé de programme communication et gestion des connaissances au sein du Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et des Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (ROPPA). 2005-2009 : Chargé d’information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire dans le cadre du plan d’action national du Système d’Information sur la Sécurité Alimentaire au Burkina Faso piloté par la Direction Générale de la Promotion de l’Economie Rurale. 2002-2004 : Assistant en suivi évaluation et communication de l’Association de Professionnelles de l’Irrigation Privée et des Activités Connexes (APIPAC) 2001 - 2002 : Chargé de communication et multimédia à General Service Management. 1999-2001 : Chargé de communication au Réseau d’Information et de Formation sur le Développement (RIFOD).

Corporate website

www.roppa.info Top

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Name

Marloes Pals

Position

Project Assistant

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467115

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

During her studies of French language and literature at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, Marloes had a temporary job as a secretary in a health institution. Before coming to CTA, she worked for two years as a technical translator, translating different kinds of documents from English, French and German into Dutch. TTopp

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Name

Philip Parker

Position

Chair Professor of Management Science

Institution

INSEAD, TotoGeo

Work address

9606 Tierra Grande Street San Diego USA

Business phone

+1-858-635-9410

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Beginning in 1998, Parker launched literacy initiatives, based on his consultations with the World Bank, designed to create educational materials for under-served languages. These have included programs which can produce scripts for animated game shows intended to teach English to non-native speakers, some of which are available on YouTube. Recently he has collaborated with various projects sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In one project, Parker worked with Plant Resources of Tropical Africa (PROTA) by assisting researchers to more quickly synthesize the dispersed information on useful tropical plants. This resulted in the creation of a public access portal covering the biodiversity of plants in Africa. In another he is engaged in creating automated rural radio weather programs in collaboration with Farmer Voice Radio. Similar projects are underway with The Grameen Foundation, Farm Radio International, and the GSM Association, generating radio scripts, agricultural call center content, and SMS content platforms in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, and India, among other developing counties. Philip M. Parker (born June 20, 1960) holds the INSEAD Chair Professorship of Management Science at INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France). He received a Ph.D. in business economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has master's degrees in finance and banking from AixMarseille University and managerial economics from Wharton.

Corporate website

www.totoagriculture.org

Personal web site

www.insead.edu Top

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Name

Helen Parker

Position

Economist

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

PO Box 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-87307338

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an agricultural economist completing an Overseas Development Institute Fellowship within the Strategic Planning and Programme Coordination Unit of MINAGRI. I have now been in Rwanda for one year, the first half of a two year posting. Prior to coming to Rwanda I worked as a research associate in the UK, collaborating with farmers to reduce water pollution and comply with EU regulations. My educational background is based around resource economics. I completed my undergraduate in Land Economy at the University of Cambridge and my Masters in Water Management at the University of Oxford. I hope to continue to work in rural development in the future. Top

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Name

Brian Paul

Position

Community Manager

Institution

Tanzania Commission of Science and Technology

Work address

Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-789-607242

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My name is Brian Paul, from Tanzania. I am currently a community manager for the Buni Hub at the Commission of Science of Technology. Managing the overall functioning of the community, providing opportunity for ICT ideas to develop and encouraging entrepreneurship in general. I have a bachelors Degree in Computer Science from the University of Dar es salaam. Worked for Two and a half years in Haifa Israel and as Application Programmer and Software Developer. Part of the Team that was responsible for the Oracle E-business Suite. Extensive knowledge on Microsoft Intelligent Tools, SQL Server Integration and Reporting Services. Have had also a chance of working as a National Administrator at the william Mmutle Masethla Foundation in Zambia for 1 year. Coordinating the Institute.

Corporate website

www.tanzict.or.tz

Personal blog

www.brianpaul.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Terrence Phillips

Position

Senior Technical Officer

Institution

Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)

Work address

Fernandes Industrial Centre, Administration Building, Eastern Main Road Laventille Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-626-6062

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

MSc in fisheries biology and management. From 2003 to June 30, 2013, served as Programme Manager, Fisheries Management and Development, in the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), with responsibility for planning and implementing the fisheries management and development programme, which included preparation for global competitiveness; promotion of monitoring, control and surveillance; building the capacity of fisherfolk organizations to participate in fisheries governance and management; promotion of sustainable aquaculture development and consulting with stakeholders and partner organisations at the local, national and regional levels in the development and implementation of fisheries management plans and projects. Under the 2006 - 2009 CRFM/CTA project to promote the development of Caribbean Regional Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO), prepared the TOR and participated in the implementation of the consultancy to redesign and restructure the CRFM’s website, including the CNFO’s webpage, to improve and facilitate sharing and dissemination of information. Participated in the implementation of the ACP Fish II project Strengthening the capacity of CRFM and its member states for information and knowledge sharing on sustainable management of fisheries in the Caribbean region, which included finalizing the Communication Strategy and Plan for the CRFM, and delivery of the ICT component of the Plan. Participated in the CTA/TNC/SusGren/GFC P3DM Workshop, Grenada, April 10th –19th, 2013. At present, serving as Senior Technical Officer, CANARI, with responsibility for developing and implementing the Coastal and Marine Livelihoods and Governance Programme, including the management of the EU funded project Enhancing food security from the fisheries sector in the Caribbean: building the capacity of regional and national fisherfolk organisation networks to participate in fisheries governance and management.

Corporate website

www.canari.org Top

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Name

Pier Andrea Pirani

Position

Independent Consultant

Institution

Euforic Services

Work address

Mariastraat 6C 02 Maastricht The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-6-12129180

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Pier Andrea Pirani is a knowledge sharing and social media specialist. A skilled trainer and facilitator, since 2005 he has specialized on web 2.0, social media and collaborative tools. He has been working with individuals, teams, organisations and networks to advise and support them in the strategic use of digital technologies for effective communication and knowledge sharing. He has also been responsible for social reporting activities at international meetings and events, using social media to produce, curate and communicate multimedia content. Since 2010 he works as independent cosultant and he is co-director of Euforic Services Ltd.

Corporate website

www.euforicservices.com Top

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Name

Konrad Plechowski

Position

Economic Development Sector Coordinator

Institution

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Work address

Raamweg 5 The Hague The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-70-3117311

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Konrad Plechowski coordinates the activities in the Economic Development sector for IICD - International Institute for Communication and Development. IICD is an international NGO, based in The Netherlands, specialized in ICT for Development. He is also committed to brokering partnerships in the area of ICT4D, simultaneously working for IICD as Partnerships Officer, with focus on fundraising from corporate partners and private foundations. Konrad has been mainly involved in the non-corporate sector – serving on the boards of the global NGOs (AIESEC International) as well as managing the small local ones (Tiny Toones Cambodia). He has also experienced how technology is managed in the corporate sector, while working for the HQ of ING Bank. Konrad holds two masters degrees – MSc International Business / Information Management from the Maastricht University in The Netherlands, which he graduated Cum Laude, as well as MA Economics from the Torun University in Poland.

Corporate website

www.iicd.org Top

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Name

Maria Protz

Position

Consultant

Institution

Self employed

Work address

P.O. Box 291 St. Ann's Bay Jamaica

Business phone

+1-876-878-5326

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Maria Protz is a Communication for Development (C4D) with more than 25 years of experience working with farmers and environmental projects, mainly in the Caribbean region. Her work has involved her in designing communication strategies for water conservation, climate change adaptation, production and marketing organisations, sustainable energy and rural development initiatives. Her specific technical media experience is in participatory video and photography applications for development. Top

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Name

Charles Pye-Smith

Position

Consultant Writer

Institution

Self employed

Work address

67 Marryat Road London UK

Business phone

+44-7989-357993

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Charlie Pye-Smith is a freelance writer and broadcaster. He has written on a wide range of subjects for a range of UK newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times, the Telegraph and the New Scientist. Top

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Name

Joelisata Rabeharisolo

Position

Student / Co-Founder of High Hay / Web Developer

Institution

High Hay

Work address

Antananarivo Madagascar

Business phone

+261-3240-10866

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

As academic background, I went to the university for 5 years and I got a Master's degree in Telecommunications engineering. In the same time I have done some training jobs in order to increase my competencies and experiences.

Corporate website

www.highhay.com Top

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Name

Saravanan Raj

Position

Associate Professor (Communication)

Institution

Central Agricultural University

Work address

College of Post Graduate Studies, Umiam (Barapani), Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya Umiam (Barapani) India

Business phone

+91-364-2570047

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. R. Saravanan is working as an Associate Professor (Communication), Central Agricultural University (CAU), India. Specialized in the area of ICTs for agricultural extension and innovations. He was an Organising Secretary of the National Seminar on Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture and Rural Development (ICT4ARD-2009) at Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh State, India. He was the Principal Investigator of the three e-Agriculture initiatives, the e-Arik (e-Agriculture), e-Village & eAgriKiosk projects in Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India. The eArik project was awarded National level “Best e-Governed Project- Special Jury Award 2008” by the Computer Society of India (CSI) - Nihilent eGovernance Awards. He is a Principal Investigator of the mAgri project entitled “Development and Deployment of Mobile based Agro-Advisory Services in North-East India (m4agriNEI)” implemented since 2012 in Megahalya State of North-East India. He was an invited Panelist to discuss the topic entitled “ICTs for Agricultural Extension-The Next Step” (2010). He delivered invited talk on “Web for Agricultural Extension” in the International World Wide Web Conference, India (2011). Presented information on “e-Extension Initiative among Tribal Farmers of North-East India: Innovations, Impact & Lessons” in the in the GFRAS, Nairobi, Kenya (2011). He was an invited panel member in the agriculture commission of the World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR2012). Invited workshop speaker during AFITA/WCCA at Taipei, Taiwan (2012). An affiliated member of the Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA) and Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS).

Corporate website

www.cau.org.in

Personal web site

www.saravananraj.net

Personal blog

www.saravananraj.blogspot.in Top

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Name

Giacomo Rambaldi

Position

Senior Programme Coordinator, ICT

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467174

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Giacomo Rambaldi is sr programme coordinator at the Technical Centre for Agricultural & Rural Cooperation (CTA) in Wageningen, Netherlands. He has 32 years of professional experience in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean where he worked for various international organizations including FAO, Italian Aid to Development, the European Commission and the Asian Development Bank. He holds a degree in agricultural sciences from the State University of Milan, Italy and is currently engaged in a PhD with the Communication and Innovation Studies Group, Communication Sciences, WUR in the Netherlands. Giacomo has been leading the Web2.0 and Social Media capacity building activities at CTA since 2006 and earned worldwide recognition for his work in 2013 as recipient of the WSIS Project Prize in the category e-agriculture. Giacomo has been engaged in participatory mapping since the late 80’s. In August 2000 he launched Participatory Avenues www.iapad.org, a web site dedicated to sharing knowledge on community mapping and collaborative spatial information management and in 2004 the Open Forum for Participatory Geographic Information Technologies and Systems www.ppgis.net, a community of practice currently accounting for close to 2500 members. One of his projects earned the 2007 World Summit Award in the category e-culture. His areas of professional interest include visualizing indigenous spatial knowledge for improving communication, facilitating peer-to-peer dialogue and managing conflicts on issues related to the territory; collaborative natural resource and protected area management; participatory spatial planning; networking, ICTs and and web publishing.

Corporate website

www.cta.int

Personal web site

www.iapad.org

Personal blog

www.participatorygis.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Karume Rashidi

Position

Director

Institution

Open Society Association (OSABU)

Work address

5 Street, L 100 Rumonge Burundi

Business phone

+257-79469686

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have been working in the BINUB in Burundi for more than three yeas in the training unit as the trainer. My main activities was to educate people and show what they suppose to do so that they can resolve their problemes and come out of the conflict. As you know Burundi is the country were by most of people used to kill each other due to the different problems. Theyfore the mission was to tell them how they could improve their way of living thruogh the social activities. Now most of them now understood . Top

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Name

Andrianjafy Rasoanindrainy

Position

Manager

Institution

Farming & Technology for Africa

Work address

Lot II N 18 - Ambatobe Antananarivo Madagascar

Business phone

+261-3311-32510

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Andrianjafy is an ICT, Web 2.0, M&E and KM expert. After more than 10 years in the private sector, he converted in the development business in 2002 and since, worked with many development agencies. In 2008, he started working with pan-african organizations involved in Agriculture and Rural Development and founded the Farming & Technology for Africa (FTA, www.123fta.com) in 2009. He has conducted many continental information systems projects and platforms and has a deep knowledge of realities at grassroots for having worked with many farmers. He is an ICT4Dev activist but he also dreams of building a better future, designing and launching ecovillage projects in Madagascar.

Corporate website

www.123fta.com/emarket

Personal web site

www.fta-initiative.info

Personal blog

www.123fta.com Top

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Name

Harinjaka Ratozamanana

Position

CEO

Institution

Habaka Madagascar Innovation HUB

Work address

21, rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza Antananarivo Madagascar

Business phone

+261-32-2990055

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Harinjaka Andriankoto Ratozamanana is a Social Entrepreneur and Pioneer in New Media in Madagascar. He is co-founder and CEO of Habaka Madagascar Innovation Hub, a nonprofit organisation which lead Madagascar’s youth in Web and Mobile Technology. Habaka's vision emphasizes new media and technology tools and their use in solving issues of concern to all in Madagascar and its continent, including the most marginalized and impoverished. Ratozamanana is an international consultant who understands how technology can be applied to the purposes of the development of his contient. For example, he was member of ATPS (African Technology Policy Network) a multi-disciplinary network of researchers, practitioners and policy makers that promotes science, technology and innovation (STI) for African Development. Ratozamanana came into international fame after being selected by TED (www.ted.com), which stands for Technology Entertainment and Design as inaugural fellow. TED is often referred to as “the Davos of ideas and communication.” As a TED Fellow in Arusha, Tanzania in 2007, and also TED Fellow in Long Beach California in 2009, Andriankoto Harinjaka Ratozamanana was recognized as an outstanding young world leader who demonstrated achievement and potential, especially in improving the lives of young people in his local communities. You can find him on Twitter at @harinjaka

Corporate website

www.habaka.org Top

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Name

Kaki Reddy

Position

President

Institution

Sunera Technologies Inc.

Work address

631 E. Big Beaver, Suite 109 Troy USA

Business phone

+1-248-524.0222

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ravi Reddy is the President and Chief of Strategy of Sunera®. A visionary, master strategist and expert at building strategic partnerships for business transformation, Ravi was responsible for many successful businesses and joint ventures during the past two decades. He has successfully built enterprise solutions business for HCL, a $5 billion global technology leader where he served as Vice President and Head of Enterprise Solutions. Ravi is responsible for corporate strategy and strategic sales of Sunera® driving the growth, differentiation and innovation. Ravi also chairs the Sunera®’s Developing Markets Council that identifies and develops ICT solutions for developing markets. Ravi holds Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

Corporate website

www.suneratech.com Top

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Name

David Reid

Position

TV Producer

Institution

Silver Bicycle Productions Ltd.

Work address

153 Chemin du Chazottier Brindas France

Business phone

+33-6-08-22-77-90

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a TV producer/film-maker who has lived and worked in the developing world. I have produced films for some of the leading international humanitarian and development organisations, such as UNHCR, ILO, ITU, Council of Europe, World Economic Forum. I am also a technology correspondent for the BBC. I am very keen to learn about and work more in the field of humanitarian and development communications and would very much like to meet people with experience in these fields.

Corporate website

www.silverbicycle.co.uk Top

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Name

Michael Riggs

Position

Knowledge and Information Management Officer

Institution

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Work address

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Rome Italy

Business phone

+39-06-57055461

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Michael Riggs has worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) since 2000, first in Asia-Pacific as a regional project officer, and currently in Headquarters focused on good practices and knowledge management in the field of ICT for agriculture and food security. He has experience and expertise in rural development, information and communication technologies (ICT), content-related processes, knowledge management, social media, community of practice facilitation, and multi-cultural team leadership. Michael is the lead facilitator of the 10,000 member e-Agriculture Community (http://www.e-agriculture.org), and a member of the ICT4D Collective. He is on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/michaelriggs and Twitter @mongkolroek Prior to joining FAO, Michael worked in the private sector with responsibility for new project development and technology transfer. He has a Masters of Arts in International Economics and Finance from Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia Business School (New York).

Corporate website

www.fao.org

Personal web site

www.e-agriculture.org Top

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Name

Kurt Roberts

Position

Desktop Publisher

Institution

CARDI

Work address

Headquarters Frederick Hardy Building The University of West Indies University Campus St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-6458121

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Academics: BSc Computer Science Graphic Designer Work Experience: PBX Technician (Norstar, BCM) Network Technician Computer Techncian Graphic Designer

Corporate website

www.cardi.org Top

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Name

Stephen Rono

Position

Information Management and Dissemination

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Development and Fisheries

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-8025464

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Works at the Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya. Duty station is Agricultural Information Resource Centre (AIRC) Nairobi. Current deployment is Information Management and Dissemination. In-charge with the acquisition, processing and dissemination of agricultural and related information using different media. Studied Bachelor of Agribusiness management at Egerton Univ Njoro, MBA Strategic management, at JKUAT and a diploma in ICT management from IAT college. In-charge of service automation at AIRC.

Corporate website

www.airc.go.ke

Personal blog

www.ronosteve.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Adelle Roopchand

Position

Communications, Media and PR Consultant

Institution

Self employed

Work address

24-26 Irving Street San Fernando Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-765-4110

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Adelle Zaira Roopchand is an independent communications, media and public relations professional with training in journalism in the Caribbean. She has been working on agricultural development outreach and advocacy programmes in the region, supported by CTA. Adelle spent a year working with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and has a communications background in natural resources management, national security and crisis communications. She coordinated the build-out of the ICTs for the international media centre for the Fifth Summit of the Americas and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago, where she managed the logistics and operations of the media centre for the two events. Adelle served the Commonwealth Secretariat as part of the eminent Commonwealth Observer Group for the Presidential Elections in Rwanda in 2010 and Guyana in 2011. She also serves PANOS Caribbean as a Trinidad and Tobago representative for building capacity in media and natural resources. Currently, Adelle is a consultant working on media advocacy and communications with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM-CARICOM) and with CTA on media relations and communications for the upcoming premier agricultural event Caribbean Week of Agriculture (October) 2013 in Guyana. Top

375

Name

Mahamadi Rouamba

Position

Consultant en Gestion de Projet Tic pour le Développement

Institution

TICanalyse01

Work address

01 BP 726 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-00-70005309

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je me nomme Mahamadi Rouamba, je suis détenteur d’une maitrise en Sociologie, option : TIC et société et d’un master en gestion de projets, option : gestion des projets TIC pour le développement. J’ai quatre années d’expériences en tant que consultant en gestion de projet TIC pour le Développement. J’ai été consultant national pour des organismes d’appui au développement tels que l’Institut International pour la Communication et le Développement (IICD) et Text To Change (TTC). A ce titre, j’ai accompagné une dizaine d’organisations nationales dans l'identification, la formulation, le suivi de mise en œuvre et l'évaluation d'impact de leurs projets d'intégration des TIC dans leurs programmes de développement. A titre d'exemple, j'ai coordonné auprès de APROSSA /Afrique-Verte Burkina dans la mise en œuvre du premier Système d'Information sur les Marchés (SIM) agricoles de mon pays utilisant le mobile. J'ai accompagné la Fondation Faso Biocarburant dans l'intégration des TIC au Mécanisme pour un Développement Propre. Les acteurs de la filière karité du Burkina Faso (Table Filière Karité, Fédération Nununa, FADEF-SO...) ont également eu recoure à mes services pour intégrer les TIC dans la gestion de leur structure et dans la promotion de leurs produits. En plus de l'agriculture, j'interviens également dans l’intégration des TIC dans d'autres secteurs du développement: l’éducation, la santé, l'hygiène et l'assainissement et la protection de l'environnement. J'anime un blog sur les TIC pour le développement depuis 2009 (www.ticanalyse.com).

Corporate website

www.ticanalyse.com

Personal blog

www.ticanalyse.com Top

376

Name

Mary Rucibigango

Position

Coordinator

Institution

MINAGRI/CICA

Work address

P.BOX. 621 KIGALI Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88300037

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Master Degree in Agricultural Extension and bachelors degree in Agriculture.

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

377

Name

Ivan Rujuta

Position

ICT Officer

Institution

Agricultural Business Initiative Trust

Work address

Plot 37 Nakasero Road P.O. Box 29851 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-312-351600

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

B.S., Computer Engineering with Highest Distinction, Kampala International University, 2008 ICT officer, Agribusiness Initiative Trust (January 2013 - present) Systems engineer Dan-office IT Ltd (July 2010 – 2012) Systems engineer Service and Computer industries Ltd (July 2008 – 2010)

Corporate website

www.abitrust.com Top

378

Name

David Rurangirwa

Position

ICT / Education Specialist

Institution

USAID

Work address

P.O. Box 2848 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-0788-301267

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. David Rurangirwa works as the ICT/Education Specialist for USAID/Rwanda, a position he has occupied since 2009. Prior to joining USAID, David worked for the National University of Rwanda as the Director of its Rwanda Development Gateway Center, a unit of the Rwanda Gateway charged with availing readily accessible information to development stakeholders. David has also worked as an instructor of ICT courses at several universities including Kigali Institute of Education, University of Eastern Africa-Baraton, and the Adventist University of Central Africa.

Corporate website

www.usaid.gov Top

379

Name

Raphael Rurangwa

Position

Director General

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 KIGALI Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88301498

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

DG strategic planning, policy and Capacity building Directorate (SPPC) Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda.

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

380

Name

Alexis Rutagengwa

Position

GIS Specialist

Institution

MINAGRI - RSSP/LWH

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88866479

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.rssp.gov.rw Top

381

Name

Théogène Rutagwenda

Position

DG Animal Resources

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8303309

Email address

[email protected] Top

382

Name

Lamon Rutten

Position

Programme Manager, Policies, Markets & ICT

Institution

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Work address

PO Box 380, 6700AJ Wageningen The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-317-467110

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Since July 2012, Lamon Rutten is Manager of the Policies, Markets and ICT programme of CTA, an international organization in Wageningen, The Netherlands, which focuses on agricultural development. Until June 2012, he was the MD/CEO of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX), which he joined in 2006. Under his management, MCX became the world’s second largest commodity exchange, with in 2011 a notional trading value of 2.9 trillion US$ (as compared to US 1.24 trillion in 2009). He led the process of bringing MCX to the stock market, resulting in a 54-times oversubscribed Initial Public Offering in February 2012 and a corporate valuation of well over US$ 1 billion. He has also been MD/CEO of ACE Audit Control & Expertise, the largest provider of collateral management/credit support in Africa’s commodity sector. Prior positions include Chief, Finance, Risk Management and Information in the Commodities Branch of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Geneva; Senior Advisor with the International Task Force on Commodity Price Risk Management of the World Bank; and lecturer at the Institute of Banking and Financial Management of the HEC, Lausanne. He has been Member of the Board of several other organizations, including the National Bulk Handling Corporation – the world largest collateral management company handling billions of US$s of agricultural commodities to collateralize bank loans. In 2010, he was elected among 'The World's Most Influential People in International Financial Centres’. Lamon obtained his M.A. degree, with honours, in 1986, in International Economic Management from Tilburg University, The Netherlands.

Corporate website

www.cta.int Top

383

Name

Ernest Ruzindaza

Position

Permanant Secretary

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88300765

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

384

Name

Rwagasana Rwagasana

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

FUCORIRWA

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-788-681189

Email address

[email protected] Top

385

Name

Newton Rwakabuba

Position

Director of ICT

Institution

Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB)

Work address

P. O Box 5016 (Gisementi Sun Rise house) Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-011-727764523

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

-Web developments for Public Institutions -implementation of ICT infrastructure(LAN&Internet) in Public Institutions -Developing ICT policy and procedures for Public institutions.

Corporate website

www.rab.gov.rw Top

386

Name

Jean Baptiste Rwigema

Position

Coordinator

Institution

MINAGRI/ SINGLE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88300350

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

PADAB, PAIRB, LISP Coordinator, MINAGRI, Rwanda

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

387

Name

Mohammad Ismail Sabawoon

Position

Website Manager

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s Online Knowledge Bank Working Group

Work address

1103 Environmental Horticulture, University of California Davis, CA USA

Business phone

+1-530-754-0275

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Mohammad Ismail Sabawoon is the Website Manager of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock’s online knowledge bank working group. He is also the Website Manager of the Public Relations Directorate of the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock. Top

388

Name

Daryl Samlal

Position

Software Developer

Institution

Caribbean ICT Research Program

Work address

154 Penal Quinam Road Penal Trinidad and Tobago

Business phone

+1-868-791-4615

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a first class honors graduate in the flied of Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of the West Indies St Augustine. Some of my previous ICT applications are: - Campus Clutter applications for the android and online browsers. Can supply users with locations and directions to services in and around University of the West Indies. Uses PHP, Java, and MySQL to design application. - Automated courier service application for ECNG Software Engineering Course. Allows user to automatically book and calculate shipping prices, together with arranging shipping and package tracking. Used Java, SQL, Non-Relational Storage and Google Cloud to implement system. - Facial recognition mobile application for the purpose of automated classroom attendance. Allows the user to take a class room photo with an android camera which is sent to a Cloud service for processing, and logs recognized faces. Additionally it returns the results to the user’s mobile device. My most recent ICT development is on an application entitled mFisheries that provides fisher men with a variety of ICT tools that can possibly improve their fishing activities and livelihood. Top

389

Name

Abraham Sarfo

Position

Agriculture Technical and Vocational Education and Training (atvet) Advisor

Institution

NEPAD Agency

Work address

International Business Gatewas, New Road & 6th Road, Midridge Office Park, Block B Midrand South Africa

Business phone

+27-11-2563600

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Abraham is an Agribusiness and Value Chain Development Expert. He currently works as GIZ-supported Technical Advisor at NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) supporting CAADP implementation as Agricultural Technical and Vocation Education and Training (ATVET) Advisor. The recognition of technical and vocational education and training in the agricultural sector as essential for achieving CAADP’s development objectives is significant. However, the need for skills training in this area is not yet covered by most national education and training systems and NAIPs. The lack of training systems for the agricultural and food sector in Africa has limited the growth of the sector. I am excited about spearheading the effort of mainstreaming ATVET in the continental agricultural agenda for skills development and job opportunities for the youth and farmers. Using ICT for vocational and technical training for the youth and small holdr farmers will enhance agriculture productivity along the value chain in Africa Abraham has worked full time in the private sector, and also with the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF), supporting the growth of small business in Africa mostly in agriculture. He joined the CAADP Technical Support in 2010 as the Value Chain and Agribusiness Expert for CAADP Pillar 2. Abraham has worked as a consultant for UNDP, Technoserve, and other private institutions on value chains, finance and investment, business development and sustainability. He has a BSc in Agriculture from KNUST, Kumasi Ghana, and MBA in Finance from University of Ghana. He loves his social media and can be followed at https://twitter.com/A_Sarfo

Corporate website

www.nepad.org Top

390

Name

Andrew Saukani

Position

Extesnion and Material Develeopment Specialist

Institution

Malawi College of Fisheries

Work address

Private Bag 7, Mangochi Lilongwe Malawi

Business phone

+265-1-580-066

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Iam Andrew Banda Saukani. Born on December 20 1978. A proud Malawian national. Happily married and a proud parent to a 3 year old son named Zaithwa which means, thanks to the Lord. I am a strong believer to the philosophy that education is a never degradable wealth and key to success in a persons life. As such Ive endeavored to go through any possible ladder of education. I holds a bachelors of science degree majoring in Biology from Chancellor College of the University of Malawi. I have a diploma in Fisheries Management from Malawi College of Fisheries and an advanced certificate in Environmental Education from Rhodes University in South Africa. I have a basic qualification in Journalism plus too numerous to list certificates related to natural resources management and journalism. I joined Department of Fisheries in 2003 where I worked as a front line extension staff and because of my curiosity in writing, I was co-opted member of the editorial team of Usodzi wa lero newsletter before being posted to be the pioneers of the Community Outreach Unit - an arm responsible for the production and dissemination of fisheries awareness messages through radio programs, video documentaries, managing the website, outreach cinema campaigns production of newsletter articles. I have also initiated a column on fisheries issues called Bwalo la Usodzi that is published every week Saturday in Weekend Nation - Malawi's leading publication. I also make various critical contribution on various issues . Besides this, I also do teach environmental education at Malawi College of Fisheries. My next ambition is do a Masters in Environmental Education bias to media and communication Top

391

Name

Willem Selen

Position

IT Apprentice

Institution

IFDC

Work address

KG 5 av/13 Kamukina, Kimihurura, P.O. Box6758 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+254-717-610776

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Analyzing various IT systems that might benefit the activities of our organization. Sustainability or a good business model for a system is key. I also advised on the use of some systems like Mobenzi, Fieldbook, FreedomeFone and FrontlineSMS.

Corporate website

www.ifdc.org Top

392

Name

Tharcisia Seminari

Position

Assistant Librarian

Institution

MINAGRI/CICA

Work address

621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88889999

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

393

Name

Janvier Sendarasi

Position

GIS Expert

Institution

MINAGRI/SPIU

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88457874

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

394

Name

Norbert Sendege

Position

D.G Crop Production

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8521320

Email address

[email protected] Top

395

Name

Worlali Senyo

Position

Business Development Manager

Institution

Farmerline Ltd.

Work address

P.O. Box GP 13380 Kumasi Ghana

Business phone

+233-24-923-0704

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Worali Senyo is a development researcher and consultant with 7 years experience. I have interest in ICTs covering mobile technologies used in Agriculture and rural development projects in the areas of Food Security, Knowledge Management, Agribusiness, Community informatics & Innovation, and e-Agriculture policies. My work experience covers Africa and Europe with travel experience in India. A trained agriculturist and with a Master’s Degree in ICTs for Development from the University of Manchester, UK. I work with Farmerline Ltd as the Business Development Manager. I have passion for entrepreneurship, youth empowerment and social media and this has led me very involved in capacity building events and civil society movements such as Africa Gathering, BarcampGhana, TedxYouthInspire, TedxAccra, Apps4Africa and ICT4D.at.

Corporate website

www.farmerline.org Top

396

Name

Bharat Sharma

Position

Principal Researcher (WR) / Coordinator:IWMI-India

Institution

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Work address

NASC Complex, CG Block, Pusa New Delhi India

Business phone

+91-11-25840811

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bharat Sharma has about 30 years’ experience in the natural resources management research in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. He has been the leader of several global research projects like Groundwater Governance in Asia, Ganges Basin Development Challenge, Basin Focal Project for the Indus-Ganges Basin, Smart ICT for Smallholders in Africa and Integrated Rainwater Management in the Nile Basin. With over 150 peer reviewed publication and significant recognitions, several of his research has made good impact in the policy and investment decisions in the respective countries. Bharat is presently working as Principal Researcher and India Program Coordinator with the International Water Management Institute.

Corporate website

www.iwmi.org Top

397

Name

Omer Sheikh

Position

Senior Technical Expert

Institution

Ethiopian ATA

Work address

Jomo Kenyatta Road Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-115-570640

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Omer Sheikh is a Senior Technical Expert at Ethiopian ATA (Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency) - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He received his Master of Science in Management Information System from University of Maryland (UMBC) and eventually earned his spot as IT Consultant and Director at Booz|Allen|Hamilton and OmegaCor Technologies respectively, based in the United States. After his fourteen-year career in IT field, Mr. Sheikh decided it was time for a change of scenery (and weather) and moved to sunny Ethiopia, where he was offered his current position at Ethiopian ATA. His team is responsible for understanding each team’s strategy and identifies current and emerging technology that will facilitate in achieving the teams objective efficiently. In addition to being a technical lead, Mr. Sheikh is a regular contributor to Developers Group and Ethiopian Innovation Group and is an enthusiastic soccer fan. Mr. Sheikh also enjoys painting, reading novels and playing tennis.

Corporate website

www.ata.gov.et Top

398

Name

Yazeed Sheqem

Position

Director of Business Development

Institution

Souktel Inc.

Work address

Zahran St. Amman Jordan

Business phone

+962-795-017065

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Based in Jordan, Yazeed Sheqem leads Souktel’s outreach to clients across Africa, with a focus on mobile agriculture solutions. He joined Souktel in early 2013, bringing with him 7+ years of professional experience in business development and management consulting. Previously, Yazeed has led the business development initiatives for Middle East-based investment firm Al Qudra Holdings and for the consultancy arm of Davis Langdon (an AECOM company). He has also worked on multiple projects for GIZ, Germany’s leading provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development. Yazeed holds an economics degree from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt–Germany as well as an Advanced Certificate in Urban Planning from New York University. He is fluent in Arabic, English, and German. Top

399

Name

Nancy Sibo

Position

Country Correspondent

Institution

Ignite The Youth Africa

Work address

442 Ruhuha Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-5552314

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nancy Sibo I am passionate about Youth leadership and social entrepreneurship in finding lasting solutions to problems in communities especially those affecting young girls and women in my country, Rwanda. It is in this regard that i founded the GIRLS EFFECT INITIATIVE LTD that aims at empowering young girls in Rwanda through socio-entrepreneurship, and applying and promoting the GIRL EFFECT approach for the sustainable development of Rwanda. I have BEEN a precious, focused young GIRL. Who always sees possibilities regardless of all the odds. My interest in leadership and entrepreneurship sparked up a passion within and leads to BE a core head leader of Hands Up For Her Campain Nigeria in Rwanda. Nominateas Country Focal Point (CFP) , and the country correspondent of the Ignite The Youth Africa in Rwanda. I am passionate about social media, gender and building capacity of communities in my country for climate change awareness and adaptation. I have also the passion for traveling and meeting with other like-minded youths from around the world to share best practices and develop common global strategies for our local problems. With my other colleagues in Rwanda, I co-founded in 2011 the Rwanda #YACA - Youth Alliance for Climate Actions which the biggest network of youth in Rwanda working to create awareness and address the negative effects of Climate change(KEEP GREEN, Sharing best practice on environment). I believe in the ability of unity and force working for prosperity and inclusive societies, thriving markets and economies and a green earth. We cannot achieve any of these goals without the participation of our hands. We all need to be stakeholders

Personal blog

www.ity-rwanda.blogspot.com Top

400

Name

Gijs Simons

Position

Project Manager

Institution

eLEAF Competence Center

Work address

Generaal Foulkesweg 28 Wageningen Netherlands, The

Business phone

+31-317-427801

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My main activity is the managing of the IFAD-funded project "Smart ICT for African smallholder farmers". Climate change, water scarcity and food security are becoming increasingly important topics for the growing population of Africa. The challenge is to produce more food with less water while improving the livelihoods of millions of farmers. The program\'s objectives are to promote innovative approaches and ICTbased technologies for timely transfer of weather, water and crop-related information and advice to end users in Africa, for informed decision making in managing land and water resources and enhanced negotiation capacity with water and farm related service providers. The project includes developing and employing tools that can monitor plot specific information from satellite measurements, for pilot irrigation schemes in Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and Mali. Rather than providing very general statements on crop growth, now detailed and crop specific information are provided through web portals and SMS services.

Corporate website

www.eleaf.com Top

401

Name

Ravi Sinha

Position

CEO

Institution

Red Pyramid Infosystems Pvt. Ltd.

Work address

C-01, Sector 2 Noida India

Business phone

+91-9560-729777

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

A Techno-Functional Business Leader with 16 years of rich and cross cultural experience in Information Technology. An entrepreneurial mindset with experience in successfully establishing, nurturing and spearheading a start-up in Enterprise Mobility and Software Development domains. Extensive experience in providing consultation to government departments for ICT implementation in Agriculture in India. Worked on Mission Mode projects under the National e-governance Programme for Agriculture in India. A PMP certified professional with an MBA and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science.

Corporate website

https://www.pyramidinfosystems.com Top

402

Name

Fiona Smith

Position

Director - mAgri

Institution

GSM Association Mobile for Development

Work address

7 New Street Square London UK

Business phone

+44-7500-988078

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Fiona Smith is the Director for the mAgri programme at the GSMA - the trade association for mobile phone operators. She launched the mAgri programme and mFarmer initiative to support mobile operators and agricultural partners develop mobile services that can benefit millions of smallholder farmers. The mFarmer initiative is currently working with mobile operators and agri partners in Tanzania, Kenya, Mali and India and will expand it\'s reach to other countries in SSAfrica and Asia early next year. Fiona joined the GSMA in 2007 and has managed rural telecommunication projects across Bangladesh, India and East and Southern Africa. Prior to joining the GSMA, Fiona worked with Accenture and community based development organisations. Top

403

Name

Bruce Smith

Position

Policy Advisor

Institution

Ministry of Agriculure

Work address

P.O. box 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-786-879274

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

ICT in Agriculture I first explored ICT via an introduction of VHF radio based internet in Papua New Guinea in 2000. The purpose was threefold: allowing remote coffee farmers to contact coffee buyers and negotiate a contract. My next experience was advising the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture on its market information system E-soko in 2009. I continued to advise on Esoko and the project which I was heading financed the development of a strategy document comprehensive. I have also advised the East African Grain Council on its Regional Market Information system RATIN. In 2012 I was supervising the development of an SMS based system to link maize cooperatives and maize buyers. That has been taken over by the East African Exchange. I gave a grant and supervision to an iCT firm to develop an application that provides extension and marketing services to subscribed farmers. I am currently working on a mobile money system with VISA and the Bank of Kigali to allow fertilizer subsidies to be delivered electronically to eligible farmers. This will replace an earlier system I helped to design to deliver barcoded fertilizer vouchers to farmers. Since 2010 I have been an advisor to a company M-Kopa in Kenya on ways to generate farm income through ICT asset based financing of technology - solar based pumps for drip irrigation and stock water are under test and crop dyers and horticultural crop chillers are in the pipeline. The system is based on mobile based payments to repay the debt incurred to purchase the equipment. Failure to pay immobilizes the equipment. Currently I am advisor to the Minister of Agriculture on subjects related to ICT mechanization and private sector investment. Top

404

Name

Anna Sole Amat

Position

Consultant

Institution

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Work address

Plot 15, East Naguru Road, P.O. Box 7878 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-793-516597

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a biologist from Barcelona working in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) - Uganda. My main role is to develop communication tools to bring climate change and agriculture, taking into consideration vulnerabilities and livelihoods, closer to extension workers, organizations and farmers. My background is diverse as I have been working in different sectors (public and private) in London and Barcelona. ICTs have been part of my job in these organisations and companies as tools to communicate science to people without scientific background. I consider ICTs effective tools, if well managed, to help to build a bridge between scientific research and the general public or the final user.

Corporate website

www.iita.org Top

405

Name

Raf Somers

Position

Co-Manager

Institution

Belgian Development Agency BTC

Work address

BP6089 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-4275147

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Raf Somers holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from Ghent University, Belgium. He is currently the co-manager of Belgian funded program on seed and advisory service with Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda. Before he worked more than 10 years in Vietnam as coordinator of a research program, co-manager of a dairy development program and managing director of an agricultural service company. Raf Somers has a keen interest in increasing the income of smallholders by facilitating the use of good agricultural practices and by creating win-win partnerships between the farmers and businesses, both on the input and output side. The program he is currently managing in Rwanda is working with almost 200,000 households. The programme currently explores options to use SMS and ICT technologies to improve communication to and from more than 3000 Farmers Field School facilitators.

Corporate website

www.btcctb.org Top

406

Name

Aboubacar Sidy Sonko

Position

Fondateur & CEO

Institution

Amandjine Consulting

Work address

3, Rue Béranger Féraud, BP 368 Dakar Senegal

Business phone

+221-77-5348919

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Aboubacar Sidy Sonko, Ingénieur informaticien de formation diplômé de l'Université Gaston BERGER de Saint-Louis (Sénégal) a, après plusieurs rencontres et échanges avec les agriculteurs, mis sur le papier le concept M-Louma. Il est également issu d'une

Corporate website

www.mlouma.com Top

407

Name

Mark Speer

Position

Editor, ICT Update

Institution

Contactivity BV

Work address

Stationsweg 28 Leiden The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-71-5141166

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a journalist, editor and translator and I have worked in a variety of fields, including politics, economics, agriculture, but also literature, philosophy and architecture. I was a freelancer for many years but have been working for the publisher Contactivity since 2010. The magazines I have edited or still edit are: The Broker, Capacity.org, ICT Update. I am also an expert in 20th century rare books and first editions.

Corporate website

www.contactivity.com Top

408

Name

Paul Ssengooba

Position

Partnerships Manager

Institution

Grameen Foundation

Work address

P.O. Box 35495 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-77-6121-867

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Paul is the Partnership and Business Development Manager for the Community Knowledge Worker (CKW), a project of the Grameen Foundation (GF) Uganda. The CKW project has a network of over 1,100 Community based persons responsible for serving their communities regularly with relevant agricultural information as well as administer surveys in their communities. As Partnership Manager, Paul's team is tasked with building relationships with potential organisations that can leverage GFs network of CKWs, technology assets and methodologies that can be mutually beneficial in furthering the partner organisations' aims. Previously, he worked as the Data collection manger CKWs, on various ICT deployment projects and held a technical support role with MTN Uganda. Paul holds a Masters with a major in telecom networks from the University of Technology Sydney.

Corporate website

www.grameenfoundation.org Top

409

Name

Roderick St. Clair

Position

Marketing Manager

Institution

Grenada Marketing and National Importing Board, Caribbean Farmers Network

Work address

P.O. Box 652, Young Street St. George's Grenada

Business phone

+473-440-1791

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have been deeply involved in computers as a user since 1990. I have been involved in computer repairs and servicing, and graphics design for over ten years. Relevant short courses: Production of Web-based E-Learning Tools , Integrating GIS, GPS and Information Communication Technology in Agriculture, Monitoring and Evaluation of Information Projects, Products and Services and Information Policy Development, Innovative Collaboration for Development, e-learning course on Social Media, Agriculture Information Management Leadership for the Caribbean (strategies, digital libraries and services for agriculture in the Caribbean). Recently, I have been focusing on the use of social media in the communication of agriculture information. To this end I have designed and develop my blog www.acpagriportal.com to act as a portal for information on agriculture with specific focus on ACP countries. This is in it very formative stage and will be launched soon. Over the past three years I have been involved in radio – from hosting to producing agriculture radio programs and include distribution of radio programs through podcast. Programs include Topsoil, Eat Caribbean Value Chain Talk show and now Caribbean Agriculture Forum. The blog provides a medium for distribution of radio programs that I have produced. See: http://icfdvoices.org/2013/06/10/roderick-st-clair-caribbean/ and http://ictupdate.cta.int/en/Feature-Articles/Talk-about-shared-experience I have explored the use of SMS to provide information for farmers and customers I would like to learn more particularly on the use of ICT in agriculture communication and giving the actors a voice and the use of ICT in making markets work better

Corporate website

www.mnib.gd , www.caribbeanfarmers.org

Personal web site

www.acpagriportal.com

Personal blog

www.acpagriportal.com Top

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Name

Gwendolyn Stansbury

Position

Division Director

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

2033 K Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-862-4628

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Gwendolyn Stansbury is the Director of IFPRI’s Communications and Knowledge Management Division, and has been at IFPRI since 2006. She received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University and her PhD from the University of New England in Australia. Gwendolyn has worked as a university lecturer in journalism and as an editor/writer in the U.S. and abroad. Top

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Name

Susan Stephanou

Position

CEO

Institution

Green Dreams Ltd.

Work address

P.O. Box 24844 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-721-100001

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Su is a social entrepreneur, a pioneer in the organic industry in Kenya working with small scale organic producers in both rural and urban settings for the past 15 years. She has developed a string of mainstream organic markets for these producers enabling them earn premium prices for their products. Her goal is to inspire, train and support the Youth to take up organic agriculture across the country in an attempt to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security and a safer environment. To reach this goal she has been developing different tools for dissemination of agricultural information to farmers, the latest being her award winning mobile phone application “iCow” which won first place in the first Apps4Africa competition. She was recently a finalist in the Innovation Prize for Africa 2012 as well as the winner of the Vision 2030 Innovation Award for Agriculture in Kenya. Su is a TED Fellow and is the founder both Green Dreams Ltd and Green DreamsTECH Ltd. She is the mother of 3 and lives and works from Nairobi. She is also a passionate musician as well as Kenya’s first woman skydiver! As a passionate farmer she is committed to encouraging and enabling the Youth to ‘Build a better Africa from the ground up’.

Corporate website

www.iCow.co.ke

Personal web site

www.greendreams.co.ke Top

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Name

Daniel Stern

Position

Co-Founder / Board of Directors

Institution

Hive Colab

Work address

Kanjokya House, Plot 90, Kanjokya Street Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-772-668-704

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Founder-Director Mobile Monday Kampala, Daniel Stern is interested in improving healthcare, especially of mother and child, empowerment of farmers, and enlightenment of students,and to foster inclusivity at the village level through mobile services.HisUconnect Schools Project team continue to distribute digital repositories to schools, including Khan Academy, CH12 science and maths textbooks and offline Wikipedia rachel.worldpossible.org.On the Boards for the innovation hub Hive Colab hivecolab.org, ICTAU (ICT Association Uganda), Projects Worth Funding http://pwf.me/, and Extensia extensia-ltd.com, co-founder BICU (Business Innovation Consortium Uganda. Enjoy working to support mentoring of software developers, entrepreneurs and start-ups. National Rep for Healthcare Information for all HIFA2015.org. On Advisory Committee for Online Educa Berlin online-educa.com/ and eLearning Africa elearningafrica.com, National Expert World Summit Award, Co-founder UIXP (Uganda Internet Exchange Point). Enjoys writing blogs and articles on the power of tech for improving communications. Breeding local variety chickens to improve their characteristics and immunity to disease keeps him earthed.

Corporate website

www.hivecolab.com Top

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Name

Kyle Stice

Position

Manager

Institution

Pacific Island Farmer Organisation Network

Work address

P.O. Box 9048, Nadi Airport Nadi Fiji

Business phone

+679-672-4985

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Kyle Stice is a tropical horticulture specialist, with more than seven years of hands-on experience in agriculture and horticulture project design, and with delivery and capacity-building in the Pacific Island context. Kyle Stice is currently the manager of the Pacific Island Farmer Organisation Network (PIFON) which comprises of the leading farmer organizations in the region and focuses on information and technical exchanges. Kyle Stice also serves as the Research and Extension Manager for Nature’s Way Cooperative (NWC), which handles fresh export commodities from Fiji. In the above capacity, Kyle has served as Activity Leader for both the Fiji Papaya Project (FPP) and the Pacific Breadfruit Project (PBP), which are supported by the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). Additionally, Kyle has worked extensively with floriculture industries in the Fiji Islands, the Solomon Islands, and Samoa in the improvement of production practices, introduction of harvesting and grading standards, and with design and delivery of training materials. Recently, Kyle served as a technical advisor for the FAO on farmer organization development and business training under the EU AAACP programme. Top

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Name

Guy Stinglhamber

Position

Delegate General

Institution

COLEACP

Work address

Rue du Trône, 130 Brussels Belgium

Business phone

+32-2-508-10-90

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Guy Stinglhamber, tropical agronomist (Tropical crops and Animal breeding/tech.Vet.) with 30 years of professional experience. From the fields, as producer and exporter of fruit and vegetables, to the Economic Cooperation and International Trade Relations, Guy Stinglhamber was a “gaucho” in Argentina (1983), a small farmer (19841986) and the founder of a “national banana export scheme” in Costa Rica. He has worked during more than 20 years with donors (EC, WB…) facilitating trade, investments and SMEs’ development in Latin America and Africa. Guy was involved, as an expert, in trade negotiations and impact studies of Free Trade Zone (Mexico, Chili, Central America, and Mercosur). After having managed several EC Programmes, he started to work with COLEACP in 2001 and has been managing the PIP programme since 2004.

Corporate website

www.coleacp.org Top

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Name

Sophie Stolle

Position

Volunteer / Student

Institution

Tanzania Renewable Energy Association

Work address

P.O. Box 32643 Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Business phone

+255-78-4000641

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

My Name is Sophie Stolle and I'm a student at the Humboldt University of Berlin. I'm just about to finish my degree in African Studies and Economics. I started the course in 2010. I have since then been to East and Southern Africa for several times, doing internships in the microfinance sector as well as improving my Kiswahili skills. Back in Germany I used to work with internet start-ups (Sales, Marketing), one of them being a social enterprise. Till August 2012 I will be working as an intern for the Tanzania Renewable Energy Association, which promotes renewable energy throughout Tanzania through workshops, awareness raising events, networking and lobby work. Besides I'm doing research on my Bachelor thesis which will be about ICT for development, especially in the area of rural development. My huge aim is, after accomplishing the Bachelor's degree, to get a master of business administration and work in the area of social entrepreneurship. I'm very much interested in the idea of solving problems through specific business models, which in my opinion is a very sustainable way. There are a lot of social enterprises in Africa based on mobile technology which I'd like to get to know further at the ICT4Ag Plug and Play Day. Top

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Name

Hamza Suleyman

Position

Extension Officer

Institution

Bagamoyo Agricultural Office

Work address

Bagamoyo Kilimo Office Bagamoyo Tanzania

Business phone

+255-0-715897625

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am an extension officer in Bagamoyo, and I am specialized in research and development of drought-resistant varieties of cassava. I am currently doing studies in agricultural management at the University of Dar es Salaam.

Corporate website

www.sautiyawakulima.net Top

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Name

Bartholomew Sullivan

Position

Radio & ICT Manager

Institution

Farm Radio International

Work address

P.O. Box 16604 Arusha Tanzania

Business phone

+255-786-082881

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bartholomew Sullivan is as much at home working alongside radio broadcasters in the studio as they present their programs for farmers, as he is working behind the scene plugging and playing mobile phones, SMS, IVR and online services together to help discover and support techniques that maximize farmer participation in radio programs. Top

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Name

Arison Tamfu

Position

Journalist

Institution

MSME News Network, Free Speech Radio News (FSRN)

Work address

P.O. Box 999 Bonanjo Douala Cameroon

Business phone

+237-75-13-92-58

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

After obtaining BSc (Hons) in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in 2005, I joined Equinoxe TV and Radio as a reporter and anchor and later served as Editor-in-chief for English Service from 2007 to 2012. In 2012 I left Equinoxe TV and Radio to join Malaysia MSME News Network as African Correspondent-a position I currently occupy. I am also the Cameroonian-based Editor for Cameroonjournal- a daily online publication based in the United States of America. I equally freelance for Free Speech Radio News in U.S.A.From January 2003 to October 2005 I served as Editor for The Chariot Newspaper; a publication of Journalism Department of University of Buea. I have three awards to my credit including 2010 Winner of Best Political show, 2011: winner of the Radio for Peacebuilding Africa Awards (RFPA) Awards: Youth Category and 2013 Finalist of CTA Media Competition. In 2011, I underwent one month training on Multimedia for Journalist.

Corporate website

www.msmenewsnetwork.com , www.cameroonjournal.com Top

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Name

Donald Tchaou

Position

President (Coordinateur du Programme Afrique pour une Jeunesse Auonome)

Institution

Action pour le Développement des Jeunes

Work address

Rue Yimporima Natitingou Benin

Business phone

+229-65-629966

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis le président fondateur de l'Action des jeunes pour le développement en milieu scolaire (ADJMS) créer en 2005 pour la protection et la défenses de nos droits aux lycée. devenu en 2010 l'Action des jeunes pour le développement (ADJ). Top

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Name

Stephen Tembo

Position

District Veterinary Officer

Institution

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock

Work address

P.O. Box 19 Mungwi Zambia

Business phone

+260-214-230003

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a Veterinary Surgeon by Profession. I hold a Masters degree in Veterinary Tropical Diseases (with distinction) from Univeristy of Pretoria, South africa and graduated in April, 2013. I also obtained two certificates from University of Pretoria through e-learning or web-based in 2008 and 2009. These were in Veterinary Communication and extenstion (Community-based animal health) and High impact diseases of livestock (Advanced level) respectively. I graduated from Univeristy of Zambia with a bachelors degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2003. I have been working as a District Veterinary Officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock since May, 2005. My duties include Animal health extension, livestock production extension, monitoring and evaluation and managerial duites. I have also used the digital pen technology (DPT) in livestock disease surveillance and reporting. I have also facilitated the use of the Zambia National farmers union (ZNFU) 4455 mobile phone SMS market and trade information service to our small-scale farmers to help them have access to up to-date and reliable market information for them to sell the produce at commercial rates. This was following a training the use of the mobile phone SMS platform by then Agriculture support programme (ASP).

Personal web site

www.upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07112013-122016/ Top

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Name

Sintayehu Teshome

Position

DM&E Manager

Institution

Mercy Corps

Work address

14319 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-11-110777

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Sintayehu has over 10 years work experience in International org, Research & Academic Institutions on various position. Moreover, he has developed an extensive experience in ICT4RD, Research, Livestock Development, Climate Change Modeling & M&E. He is a key member of Agriculture Task Force remains main source for ICT development in agricultural sectors in Ethiopia. TopTop

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Name

Bayella Thiam

Position

Africa Manager

Institution

Novus International

Work address

St Louis Missouri USA

Business phone

+32-496-523317

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bayella H. Thiam is Executive Manager, Africa for Novus International, Inc. He has been responsible for the company’s Business in Africa since joining the group in 2009 as World Area Manager, Africa. In this role, Bayella designed a business model and a 5 year business plan for Novus Africa; implementing this roadmap, he set up the entire organization throughout the different African regional economic areas, defined and implemented the business development strategies, and hired the entire Africa team who had both the skills and knowledge in their respective fields. Bayella has been engaged in different roles either in agribusiness or in Africa over the last 175 years. He has actively participated in EdenRed (ex Accor Services, subsidiary of Accor Group) Business Development project to start new activities in Sub Saharan Africa. He successfully identified different ways of adjusting the voucher business model for different African markets (agriculture, health) and adjusting the business process with the specificity of retail and finance infrastructure in Africa. Bayella began his career in France where he spent 7 years in roles of increasing responsibility for various companies related to the food industry, agricultural and consumer goods businesses. When working in Europe, Bayella served for Accenture and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young before setting up Comaral with two partners with products where he engineered services and solutions focusing on the Food industry and agriculture especially the French meat professional’s business market. After 5 years at Comaral, he decided to move back to Africa and became lead operational coordinator & managing director for Performances group, one of the largest and most respected consulting and management services companies in French speaking sub Saharan Africa. He successfully engineered the expansion of the group in 6 locations and 22 countries in west and central Africa and the business by helping a number of multinational on defining their strategic plans for Africa, starting and setting up their business and operations in Africa. A native of Dakar, Senegal, Bayella holds a French Graduate Engineering Degree in Food Industry “Diplôme d’Ingénieur” and a Master degree in Business and Marketing of Food Industry. He also holds an Executive MBA from HEC Business school.

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Name

Christine Ting

Position

Software Engineer

Institution

totoagriculture.org

Work address

9606 Tierra Grande St, Suite 205 San Diego USA

Business phone

+1-858-8002215

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Christine Ting obtained her undergraduate degree in humanities in 2009 (BA, Political Science - Public Law, University of California, San Diego) and her graduate degree in computer science in 2012 (MS, Computer Science Advanced Programming, National University). Christine kicked off her career in the field of information technology as a programmer during the first phase of the totoAgriculture project in late 2011. Since then, she\'s been able to combine her love for tech and her passion for the humanities in the work she does day to day as an engineer on projects like Farm Defenders (http://farmdefenders.org/) and the totoAg dashboard (http://totoagriculture.org/). In addition, she enjoys the opportunities she gets to travel and build relationships with partner organizations involved in the agricultural development community in different parts of the world. With the totoAgriculture project heading into its 2.0 development phase, Christine is excited to continue playing her role within the ICT community in support of agricultural development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Personal web site

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/christine-ting/1a/2b5/71a Top

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Name

Eugenio Tisselli

Position

Director / Developer

Institution

ojoVoz

Work address

c/ Tordera 62, 1-2 Barcelona Spain

Business phone

+34-0-652693180

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am a programmer and ICT specialist. Since 2003, I have worked on ICT projects with communities at risk of social exclusion in different countries. In 2011, I started "Sauti ya wakulima" ("The voice of the farmers") in Bagamoyo Tanzania. Thanks to this project, farmers can create a rich, audiovisual documentation of their daily lives, practices and concerns. Sauti ya wakulima has become a farmer-to-farmer knowledge-sharing network, and also an interface to communicate farmers and scientific researchers. I have also started a similar initiative in Oaxaca, Mexico. As part of these projects, I have developed ojoVoz, an open-source toolkit for the creation of online, audiovisual community memories. ojoVoz is available at http://ojovoz.net

Corporate website

www.ojovoz.net Top

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Name

Bruno Tran

Position

Grain Postharvest Scientist

Institution

University of Greenwich

Work address

Central Avenue Chatham Maritime UK

Business phone

+44-1634-883070

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Applied ecologist and biostatistician, specialised in field research and consultancy, ICT, data analysis and communication, infographics, teaching and training. Fifteen years’ experience in scientific research, teaching and project management. Special focus on pest and quality control on-farm, in warehouses and during transport, including: participatory research, sustainable and acceptable pest control at farm level, rational use of insecticides and fumigants, storage pest ecology, extension and the communication of science. Extensive developing country experience and fluent in both English and French.

Corporate website

www.nri.org Top

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Name

Sophie Treinen

Position

Knowledge Outreach Team Leader

Institution

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Work address

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Rome Italy

Business phone

+39-06-54297

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Ms. Sophie Treinen is presently working for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations as knowledge outreach team leader. She has more than 25 years’ experience in communication, information management and knowledge sharing for development. Her present work entails good practices capitalization (www.fao.org/knowledge/goodpractices), which was field-tested through the FAO-Belgium Partnership Programme on Knowledge Management and Gender (www.fao.org/knowledge/km-gender). My major responsibility is to develop approaches for developing institutional and individual capacities to create information systems and knowledge sharing networks which make the most of digital technologies and traditional means of communication to address stakeholders’ needs. Since the first World Summit on Information Society, she has been promoting the creation of the e-Agriculture initiative (www.eagriculture.org), with particular focus on projects which address the role of information and communication in support of rural livelihoods. As Certified Professional Facilitator, she pays special attention to processes, applying participatory approaches for meetings, workshops, knowledge share fairs and retreats. Before her assignment with FAO, she worked for international cooperation and development organizations (European Commission, Non-Governmental Organizations and private sector). She coordinated several newsletters and publications for the European Commission and wrote articles on new ICTs and Knowledge Management.

Corporate website

www.fao.org

Personal web site

www.fao.org/knowledge Top

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Name

Evariste Tugirinshuti

Position

Farmer representative

Institution

FCMR

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-785-345192

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

John Tull

Position

Global Director, Mobile Agriculture Innovation

Institution

Grameen Foundation

Work address

2201 4th Avenue, Suite 1550 Seattle USA

Business phone

+1-202-6647140

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

John is Global Director of Mobile Agriculture Innovation for Grameen Foundation, responsible for identifying and developing solutions for the most pressing problems of agricultural productivity and livelihoods using mobile technology-based strategies. One of John's current projects is a newly-formed partnership with the World Cocoa Foundation and other collaborators, sponsored by USAID, to provide smartphone-based services to Cocoa farmers in Cote d'Ivoire via the 'Community Knowledge Worker' model pioneered in Uganda. Prior to Grameen Foundation, John held regional CEO and SVP roles in high technology and ICT-related businesses such as Alcatel-Lucent and MCI over a 25 year career in Asia before deciding to apply that experience to economic development in Africa and Latin America for years with TechnoServe. John has Masters degrees in business and finance, most recently also graduating with a Master of International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, and he is currently a part-time PhD candidate in business strategy.

Corporate website

www.grameenfoundation.org

Personal web site

www.inclusivecapital.com

Personal blog

www.jtkiwi.wordpress.com Top

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Name

Sylvia Umutesi

Position

Developer

Institution

MAHWI LTD

Work address

Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-785-040300

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I am very much interested in ICT for Agric. I have already developed a system that is already running Top

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Name

Clement Uwajeneza

Position

Managing Director

Institution

AxIS

Work address

P.O. Box 1382 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8389771

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Clement Uwajeneza is the Founder and Managing Director at AxIS. He\'s aim is to continuously align AxIS capabilities with regional market needs. He also spends a lot of time assessing new technologies and choosing those that will be used for current and future projects. Clement is the President of the Rwanda Software Association and Teaching assistant at Carnegie Mellon University Rwanda. He holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences and Management. As IT projects manager, he has worked with Medium Enterprises in setting up computerized operations management, accompanying them from ERP software installation to company change management through software installation and configuration. He has worked extensively with Government institutions in developing BPM solutions that harness web and mobile technologies. Some of these projects include: - Government actions monitoring tracking system for the Prime Minister\'s Office - Knownet; an intranet solution for the National Institute of statistics - Legal information portal and Legal drafting support system both geared towards strengthening the entire justice system of Rwanda Clement was named one of the top business leaders to watch in 2012 by The Independent (Uganda).

Corporate website

www.axis.rw

Personal blog

uwajeneza.tumblr.com Top

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Name

Angelique Uwimana

Position

Managment Information System

Institution

MINAGRI/CICA

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88494384

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Academic backgroung : - Masters Degree in Information Systems (MIS) - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering and Information Technology (CE&IT). - Participating in the different training related ICT4AG and ICT4D Languages : - English : Fluent - French : Fluent - Kinyarwanda : Native.

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw

Personal blog

angelique.Uwimana.blogger.com Top

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Name

Goretti Uwizeyimana

Position

Public Relations

Institution

MINAGRI

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78-8673779

Email address

[email protected] Top

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Name

Leonille Uwizeyimana

Position

ICT officer

Institution

National Agricultural Export Development Board(NAEB)

Work address

104 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-78850-7076

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Occupation: ICT Officer Professional Experience: -2011 to Present: ICT officer in Rwanda Agricultural Export Development Board(NAEB) -2005-2011: ICT Officer in Rwanda Tea Authority I'm a hard-working young woman who combines work and studies. Education: - In this year 2013, I am preparing my master's theses. Courses that I took lead me to the award of Master of Information Science the department of Information and communication Technology (ICT department). - Higher education at National University of Rwanda, faculty of Science and technology, Department of Computer science. Bachelor’s degree of Computer science (A0 en Informatique) Specialized in System administration, Web sites Design and Computer Networking areas. Contributed to team projects, to create simulated realworld applications. - School of Modern Languages Certificate in English - Secondary school at KIGEME (Math and physics option) Certificate in Physics and Math - Primary education

Corporate website

www.naeb.gov.rw Top

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Name

Beatrice Uwumukiza

Position

Director General

Institution

MINAGRI (Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources)

Work address

P.BOX. 621 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-7-88848410

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.minagri.gov.rw Top

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Name

Helene Uzayisenga

Position

Microvolunteer

Institution

Spark MicroGrants

Work address

05 Byumba Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+250-72-8786777

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Helene Uzayisenga, Rwandan, is a young graduate in Agriculture Engineering and Environmental Sciences, she hold a Bacholor’s degree in Soil and water management from Higher Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Rwanda. Due to different internships, trainings and studies, she have advanced knowledge in meteorological observation, research, writing reports, communication , planning, cooperation and much more on computer usage. Through internship held in International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Rwanda, from June2011to August2011; she Trained 30 farmers and 4 cooperatives on the use fertilizers and she analyzed Value chain of maize and Irish potato in Nyabihu and Rubavu District, Rwanda. In her final year of her undergraduate studies, January, 2013 she has done also internship in Rwanda Natural Resources, where she learned the use of GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture. Through this internship she have made geology maps of Burera, and Gicumbi Districts using GIS data, arc map , and GIS software . In addition to several courses relating to Agriculture and environment In her studies, Helene also is very skilled in Computer literacy: MS Office Word, Excel, power point; internet browsing; computer maintenance hardware and computer software’s like: AUTOCAD, Arc GIS, GenStat and SPSS. After her graduation in July 2013, she is now volunteering (online) in Spark MicroGrants where her role is to contribute to Spark’s work while building researches on the projects given by Spark MicroGrants. This conference wills brings new skills and experience to Helene that will help her in achieving her long term goal of Improving Rwanda’s agriculture. Top

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Name

Alvaro Valverde Lopez

Position

Private Sector Adviser

Institution

Oxfam GB

Work address

Oxfam House, John Smith Drive Oxford UK

Business phone

+44-0-7787223968

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Alvaro works as Private Sector Adviser for Oxfam GB; developing innovative, insightful and strategic projects and programmes that use mobile phones to deliver information and financial services to smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia. Also providing support to Oxfam's existing relationships with private enterprises and researching, establishing and managing new partnerships with private sector companies across the ICT, agriculture and finance sectors. He is a development economist with experience working for national and international NGOs and think tanks in the UK, Tanzania, Austria, India, Mozambique, Peru and Spain. His development experience includes programme design and implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation. Alvaro also has research experience in professional and academic contexts. Previously, he worked for three years in the private sector at IBM Spain in business strategy and IT consultancy. Alvaro graduated in Business and Economic Administration from Carlos III University, Madrid, and holds a masters degree in Globalisation and Development from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex University, where he focused on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Development, Private Sector Engagement, and Chinese Investment in East Africa.

Corporate website

www.oxfam.org.uk Top

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Name

Bjorn van Campenhout

Position

Research Fellow

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

15 East Naguru Road Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-414-285060

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Bjorn Van Campenhout obtained his PhD in Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven (KULeuven) in 2009. He is currently the head of the IFPRI-Kampala office in Uganda. His main area of expertise are staple markets in East Africa.

Corporate website

www.ifpri.org Top

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Name

Suzanne van der Velden

Position

Director Community Relations

Institution

International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)

Work address

Raamweg 5 The Hague The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-70-3117311

Email address

[email protected]

Corporate website

www.iicd.org Top

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Name

Vincent van Dugteren

Position

Consultant

Institution

Musoni, Independent Business Consultant

Work address

Mimosa Courts No. 2 Douglas Close Bukasa Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-781-859273

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Vincent van Dugteren (Netherlands, 1982) started his career in Business Development at financial services conglomerate ING in 2007. At ING he worked on the launch of various retail banking and insurance greenfields in emerging markets in both South East Asia and Eastern Europe. In 2009 he launched a consultancy business focused on startups in emerging markets. Since then Vincent has advised companies from over 25 different countries. Early 2012 Vincent relocated from the Netherlands to Uganda to explore business opportunities in East Africa. Besides staying active as a consultant, in April 2012 he joined Musoni, the world\'s first 100% cashless microfinance instutition in the world and recipient of the 2011 award for Most Innovative Use of Technology at Microfinance Summit in Geneva. At Musoni, Vincent is responsible for the roll-out of operations in Uganda, which includes spearheading its rural expansion strategy. Since 2010, Musoni has been operational in Kenya. A strong focus for Musoni is improving the access to finance for rural communicaties, which is often completely lacking or cumbersome and expensive. Musoni\'s business model is built around innovative technologies such as mobile money and tablet computing, which ultimately benefit Musoni\'s clients through better and more affordable financial services. Vincent studied Business & IT and International Management at Twente University in the Netherlands, and is currently a MBA-candidate at Edinburgh Business School.

Corporate website

www.musoni.eu Top

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Name

Nathan Van Dusen

Position

Director

Institution

CARANA Corporation

Work address

4350 N. Fairfax Drive Suite 900 Arlington, VA USA

Business phone

+1-703-7783243

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Van Dusen is an international development expert with 13 years of experience in democratic, social and economic development. As the Africa Director for CARANA Corporation, he oversees a portfolio of projects covering 24 Sub-Saharan African countries, where CARANA is empowering communities to take advantage of market opportunities that have a dramatic impact on their livelihoods. Mr. Van Dusen has served as a technical advisor on projects in Eastern Europe and Africa for the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of State, World Bank, World Trade Organization, U.K. Department for International Development, Canadian International Development Agency, AusAID, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and U.N. Development Program. Prior to joining CARANA, Mr. Van Dusen served as Deputy Director for Africa at the International Foundation for Election Systems, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the administration of free and fair elections worldwide.

Corporate website

www.carana.com Top

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Name

Jacob van Etten

Position

Theme Leader, Climate Change Adaptation

Institution

Bioversity International

Work address

Campus CATIE Turrialba Costa Rica

Business phone

+506-2556-2486

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Jacob van Etten is a senior scientist at Bioversity International, an international agricultural research centre. He works on ICT4D in the context of climate change adaptation, specifically information provision to farmers on adapted crop seeds.

Corporate website

www.bioversityinternational.org Top

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Name

Mario Van Koesveld

Position

International Project Manager

Institution

Wageningen University & Research Center

Work address

PO Box 430 Lelystad Netherlands, The

Business phone

+31-320-291111

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Vegetable sector specialist, vegetable farming extension, project developer, project manager with over 25 years of experience in agricultural projects in Africa and Asia. Special interest in vegetable seed sector and involvement of private sector in food security and sustainable development in Africa and Asia.

Corporate website

www.wur.nl Top

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Name

Paul Van Mele

Position

Chairman

Institution

Access Agriculture

Work address

P.O. Box 51390 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+32-499-701278

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Dr. Paul Van Mele is co-founder and chairman of Access Agriculture, a new international NGO with a unique focus on promoting the development, translation, distribution and use of quality farmer training videos. Paul has a passion for farmers’ knowledge and innovations. He spearheaded the zooming-in, zooming-out method that leads to the development of quality farmer-to-farmer training videos that are both locally appropriate and regionally relevant. For over a decade, Paul has continued doing research on how video-mediated rural learning can be improved to the benefit of rural communities.

Corporate website

www.accessagriculture.org Top

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Name

Anthonina van Stel

Position

Communications professional

Institution

Self-employed, assignment by WUR

Work address

Valentijnkade 120 Amsterdam The Netherlands

Business phone

+31-6-51046278

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Anita van Stel, anthropologist and communications specialist, selfemployed. Top

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Name

Michael Victor

Position

Engagement, Communication and Knowledge Management Coordinator

Institution

CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems / IWMI

Work address

P.O. Box 4199 Vientiane Lao People's Democratic Republic

Business phone

+856-20-55526693

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Michael Victor is a communication and rural development specialist with more than 20 years of experience. He has worked on a number of projects and programs focused on communicating and advocating for sustainable natural resource management. He has developed campaigns targeted at farmers, communities and policy makers as well as focused efforts on improving access to information in countries coming out of years of isolation. He is currently working as Communication Coordinator for the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

Corporate website

www.wle.cgiar.org Top

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Name

Prince Wabilima

Position

Point Focal Jeunesse

Institution

Agri-Hub

Work address

38, Nguba, Avenue du Lac Bukavu Democratic Republic of Congo

Business phone

+243-09-95686053

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Je suis un jeune professionnel agricole, détenteur d'un bachelor en agroforesterie. Je suis un fan et accro de TICs, j'utilise les réseaux sociaux et animer les blogs pour amener un bon nombre des jeunes à s'intéresser à l'agriculture.

Corporate website

www.apf-rdcongo.ning.com

Personal blog

www.princewilondja.e-monsite.com www.jeunesserdcclimat.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Brenda Wandera

Position

Market and Capacity Development Specialist

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 30709 Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-20-4223000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Brenda joined ILRI in December 2009 to support the Marsabit pilot project implementation and management, and the scaling up of IBLI activities in other areas. Prior to joining ILRI, Brenda worked as an environmental and social-economic impact assessment consultant as well as a part-time lecturer for Moi University’s School of Business and Economics, Nairobi Campus. Brenda brings on board the IBLI team agricultural insurance experience having worked with Blue Shield Insurance Company as an Agricultural Insurance Officer. She holds a BSc. in Agricultural Economics from Egerton University, Kenya and an MBA specializing in Marketing from the University of Nairobi. She also has holds a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Business Management Council in conjunction with Qualifi in the UK. Through my work in ILRI, I have been instrumental in sourcing for and supervising consultants who developed an Open source ICT based transactions platform that has been used by insurance companies for sales, communication and Management Information in general. I have also worked with consultants who automated the fetching of forage availability data and calculation of the Index based livestock insurance Index as well as providing this information to partners. The project that i managed until recently when i transitioned into a market and capacity development specialist for the same project, won the ICT innovation towards Kenya Vision 2030 award as well as the ICT innovation for agriculture in 2011. This was during my tenure as project development manager.

Corporate website

www.ilri.org Top

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Name

Simon Wandila

Position

Project Manager / Media and Technical Support Personnel

Institution

Youth Skills for Development, Southern Africa Telecentre Network

Work address

2667, Chimwemwe Kitwe Zambia

Business phone

+260-961-079013

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Simon Wandila is a young IT Professional, an ICT4D enthusiast and Social Entrepreneur working in the area of promoting increased and effective use of ICT in agriculture, youth and rural development, in Zambia, and Southern African region. Simon is currently involved in knowledge management, training and IT technical support for telecentre network in Zambia and Southern Africa at large through his work as Media and Technical Support at SATNET (www.satnetwork.org); for the promotion of youth involvement in agricultural research for development and their practice of agriculture and participation at various stages of agriculture value chain through service as the Country Representative for YPARD (www.ypard.net); as a social entrepreneur and youth worker at grassroots involved in vocational skills training and apprentice support for youths in his community, where he also operates a Telecentre, through service as project manager at YS4D (www.youthskills4dev.org). He has facilitated knowledge sharing and social media integration and management at SATNET (a formally CTA sponsored organisation) since 2010. And currently working on integration of mobile phone technologies in telecentres\' work across Southern Africa. During this period he has written and published for SATNET. Remarkably, he has written on telecentres in Botswana with part of his work featuring in CTA\'s ICT Update issue 066, presented a Case Study on Telecentres as Agricultural Knowledge Hubs in the side event at the 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week-Accra, Ghana, and various newsletters, articles and blogs published on SATNET and partners\' websites and SATNET Repository. @kamukwape

Corporate website

www.satnetwork.org

Personal web site

www.youthskills4dev.org

Personal blog

www.wandilasimonkamukwapesdiary.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Luka Wanjohi

Position

IITCR Analyst / Data Manager

Institution

International Potato Centre (CIP)

Work address

Nairobi Kenya

Business phone

+254-020-4223632

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Successful implementation of MS SQL based germplasm clean-up and exchange system for sweet potato. Successful development and deployment of custom breeding software for sweet potato breeders in Sub Sahara Africa. The system runs is built on R and VB/VBA. Now working on a custom field data logger for the same system. Establishment of a software start-up in Nairobi, Kenya. I was the technical director for 2 years during which we built a 25% market share amongst Kenya local governments and turned over an average annual sales revenue of USD 100 000.

Corporate website

www.sweetpotatoknowledge.org Top

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Name

Zulu Wantono

Position

Lead

Institution

Self employed

Work address

P.O. Box 8706 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-752-624006

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Currently Lead at Outbox, a technology incubation and innovation space in Uganda. Top

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Name

Marc Wanume

Position

Research & Quality Analyst

Institution

Grameen Foundation / Applab

Work address

P.O. Box 8069 Kampala Uganda

Business phone

+256-772-712895

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Charles Marc is a graduate student of Technology Innovation at Makerere University majoring in Innovation, entrepreneurship and design thinking and currently works with Grameen Foundation as a Research & Quality Analyst. He has vast experience in mobile data solutions,product design and development and Information Technology. He has a strong belief that mobile devices have become ubiquitous, they have begun to serve purposes beyond email and browsing on the go and he views ICT as having the potential to improve the lives of people and contribute to enhancing social conditions in developing countries through such concepts as the Knowledge Society, open education, and e-governance.

Corporate website

www.grameenfoundation.applab.org Top

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Name

Jim Wasilwa

Position

Lecturer

Institution

Abilonino Community Polytechnic Instructors' College

Work address

P.O. BOX 437 Lira Uganda

Business phone

+256-751-720476

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I obtained my primary leaving examination certificate in 2001 from Lake Victoria Primary School, Uganda Certificate of Education in 2005 from Nabumali High School, Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in 2007 from Nabumali High School and joined Kyambogo University for a bachelors degree which I completed in 2011. Then started working with Kagadi Academy Secondary School from May,2011 to August,2013 and joined Abilonino CPIC in September,2013 up to date. Top

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Name

Henderika Weel

Position

Regional Development Communication Officer

Institution

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Work address

P.O. Box 6758 Kigali Rwanda

Business phone

+25-07-88384555

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Rieke Weel is specialized in communication for development/social change. This includes working with organizations and social enterprises to develop communication and media plans & strategies which strongly assist in achieving project objectives , link them to relevant partners and find innovative ways to reach and inform the end-users while at the same time giving them a voice, creating dialogue and understanding amongst different parties, using a range of communication tools (which can include ICTs). End-users can be farmers, local leaders, women groups, local organizations, cooperations, children, youth and so on, depending on the project or business. Rieke has worked on projects in Morocco, Guatemala, India, The Netherlands, Rwanda, DRC, Burundi and Uganda. Specialties: C4D, strategy,ICT4D, traditional and new media, partnership development, interactive radio, participatory methods, conflict resolution, knowledge & information sharing, socioeconomic analysis, project management, international development, writing.

Corporate website

www.ifdc.org

Personal web site

www.twitter.com/riekeweel Top

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Name

Timothy Wege

Position

Film Maker

Institution

Self employed

Work address

P.O. Box 12532, Millstreet Cape Town South Africa

Business phone

+27-83-5566892

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Television Journalist, based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Corporate website

www.fourcornersmedia.co.za Top

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Name

Nancy White

Position

Facilitator

Institution

KM4D Associates, Full Circle Associates

Work address

7009 23rd Ave NE Seattle USA

Business phone

+1-206-5174754

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Nancy is a learner, mom, gramma and chocoholic. She is an online interaction designer, facilitator and coach for distributed communities of practice, online learning, distributed teams and online communities as well as deep experience in knowledge sharing and knowledge management in international development. She has a special interest in the NGO/NPO sector and the emerging practice of using communities and networks for work and learning. Nancy blogs at http://www.fullcirc.com/ as well as teaches, presents and writes on online facilitation and interaction, social architecture, graphic facilitation and social media. She is co-author with Etienne Wenger and John Smith of Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities (http://www.technologyforcommunities.com).

Corporate website

www.fullcirc.com Top

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Name

Eric White

Position

Managing Associate, Economist

Institution

Integra LLC

Work address

1030 15th St NW, Ste 555W Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-898-4110

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Eric White leads Integra’s Development Analytics practice and serves as a manager and consultant in the firm’s work on Agriculture and on ICT for Development. He brings eight years of experience in project management and international development consulting, and is a skilled practitioner of the Growth Diagnostics methodology, which he has implemented in five countries. Mr. White joined
 Integra from the World Bank’s Africa regional agriculture team, and is co-author of the book “Structural Transformation and Rural Change Revisited,” released by the World Bank Press in July 2012. He has consulted directly to several African governments, as well as to the African Development Bank, and earlier in his career worked as a social entrepreneur in the ICT sector. Previously Mr. White was an economics instructor at Harvard University, and served as a Lieutenant in the US navy. He holds a Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA in Economics from the University of Virginia. Top

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Name

Christian Witt

Position

Senior Program Officer, Soil Health

Institution

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Work address

P.O. Box 23350 Seattle USA

Business phone

+1-206-7701849

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Christian Witt manages the foundation’s sub-initiative on soil health aiming to increase soil fertility and productivity in smallholder farming. Prior to joining the foundation, he was scientist and project manager in international agricultural research with more than 15 years of experience in plant nutrition and soil nutrient management in the tropics. Witt spent most of his career working in Asia. Most recently, he was Director of the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Southeast Asia based in Singapore and Malaysia for six years after a long career at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines where he started his Ph.D. research in 1993 and last held the position as Affiliate Scientist in 2003. A native of Germany, he holds a Diploma (M.Sc.degree) in Biology from University of Hamburg (1992) and a doctorate degree in Biology from Justus-von-Liebig University, Germany received in 1997. Dr. Witt has coordinated multi-national research projects working on rice, maize, wheat and oil palm, published more than 100 papers including 25 refereed journal articles and book chapters, served as book editor, and developed a wide range of training material and extension tools including pocket guides, several software, film and a leaf color chart for efficient N management in rice. He is co-developer of the widely accepted sitespecific nutrient management (SSNM) approaches for rice and maize in Asia. Top

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Name

Joshua Woodard

Position

Technical Manager

Institution

FHI 360

Work address

1825 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, D.C. USA

Business phone

+1-202-8848357

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Josh is the technical manager of USAID's Mobile Solutions Technical Assistance and Research (mSTAR) project. Josh Woodard is a project manager in TechLab @ FHI 360 and has managed the FACET project since its inception in 2009.

Corporate website

www.fhi360.org Top

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Name

Fleur Wouterse

Position

Research Fellow

Institution

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Work address

BP 24 063 Lot n0 2 - Titre 3396 Dakar Senegal

Business phone

+221-33-8699805

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Fleur joined IFPRI in September 2007 as a postdoctoral fellow in the West and Central Africa Office. Prior to her work at IFPRI she was an assistant professor in economics at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. She holds a PhD in Development Economics from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, an MSc in Environment and Development from the University of East Anglia, UK and a BA hons. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from York University, UK. Now a research fellow, her current research mainly takes a micro-economic approach and focuses on households in rural West Africa. She currently conducts research in the following areas: Identifying links between public investment in health and education and agricultural growth in rural areas in Burkina Faso; Strengthening rural producer organizations for improved market access in Senegal; Determinants and consequences of migration in rural Burkina Faso. Fleur has published her work in World Development, Agricultural Economics and the Journal of Development Studies. Top

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Name

Simret Yared

Position

Research Communication Specialist

Institution

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Work address

P.O. Box 5689 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-116-172000

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I did my bachelor degree in Political Science and International Relational and my masters in Journalism and Communications from Addis Ababa University. I have more than 6 years of work experience of which most of the years relates to research communications. I have worked for different international organisations including WaterAid Ethiopia and Save the Children. As a communications I work a lot with websites, intranets, email, social media, Radio ,Television .

Corporate website

www.africa-rising.net Top

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Name

Nebiyou Yirga

Position

Developer

Institution

Self employed

Work address

Bole Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-912-425318

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

The Amharic application was an eye opener project. I went from government offices to private companies to pitch my mobile application business idea, which was a new and unknown idea. I finally decided to give out my application for free to see if my idea was feasible. Starting from august 2010 till now I have close to 250k users which went viral and were distributed via Bluetooth. The application have reached Dubai, Iran, Iraq, UAE, Israel, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and much more. Top

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Name

Françoise Yoda

Position

Chargée de Programme Tic, Genre et Filières Agroalimentaires

Institution

RFA-PAVAF

Work address

09 BP 359 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso

Business phone

+226-50506286

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Après des études d'informatique au Burkina Faso, je démarre ma carrière professionnelle en tant que responsable du projet FRANCONET au sein du RECIF/ONG. Par la suite je coordonne des projets agricoles à composantes numériques à l'ONG Femmes en Action. Cette expérience me permet de rejoindre un réseau d'experts genre et d'y renforcer mes capacités pour inclure cette thématique dans la mise en œuvre des activités. A la faveur du Programme Mobilisateur Sous Régional FSP Genre et Filières Agroalimentaires financé par la Coopération Française et mis en œuvre par des ONG d'Afrique de l'Ouest, je suis chargé de l’accompagnement des communautés de base (groupements, coopératives agricoles) au Burkina Faso à travers le développement de compétences locales en genre, la mise en œuvre d’actions de réduction des inégalités genre et le suivi de l’évolution de ces inégalités à l’aide d’outils TIC. Cette intervention visait à aider ces organisations à détecter et lever les obstacles à l’autonomisation des femmes et permettre l’émergence de nouveaux dispositifs applicables à l’ensemble de leurs activités. Les acquis de ce programme ont été utilisés dans le cadre du Programme d’Alimentation des Villes par l’Agriculture Familiale (PAVAF) financé par des Partenaires Français (Fondation de France, SIAD, Île de France, Bofa, Echange Tiers Monde). Le PAVAF appuie le développement d’activités de production, de stockage de l’oignon et le renforcement des capacités des organisations de base pour la commercialisation dans la province de l’Oudalan au Burkina Faso. Un volet genre a été introduit au programme afin de mettre en évidence les inégalités de genre existant dans la zone d’interventi

Personal blog

www.franckypartage.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Abeselom Yosef

Position

Managing Director

Institution

Society of Ethiopian Social Entrepreneures

Work address

Senegal Avenue Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Business phone

+251-911-302444

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND - Ph.D. in Corporate Leadership, from Weber University of Austria, 2013, Vienna EU.( research area: Youth and Empowerment in corporate world) - MBA specialization, Vienna Institutions of Technology, Vienna. Austria. 2010 - MBA (third semester) Specialization in Business Management, in SMU (Directorate of Distance Education). India 2006. - One year scholarship training “Youth Leadership Training Program IV” organized by the Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (Germany), Addis Ababa office.(2011-2012) - Entrepreneur`s Skills Certificate Certified, (a one year program) organized by GTZ Austria, bit media e-learning solution GmbH & Co KG, Austria.(2010) - BBA in Management (2006) Admas College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - College Advanced Diploma in Marketing Management. (2004) Addis Ababa University College of Commerce. Addis Ababa. Ethiopia. WORKING EXPERIENCE -And also Since November 1, 2011, Society of Ethiopian Social Entrepreneurs, as Managing Director. - Since October 1, 2011, Gage IT and Business College, the college hire me as Par-time Instructor. - From August 2, 2009- Sep 30, 2011, running a company name Mapart Ab Cleaning Service, as Owner and Manager - After my leaving Admas College the college employed me as • Administative Assistant or Campus Dean Assistant in Megenega Campus from October 1, 2006- June 24, 2009. • Head, Personnel and General Service from June 17, 2009 - August 1, 2009. MEMBERSHIP (Chartered member: TM Abeselom Samson) Top

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Name

Dydimus Zengenene

Position

Info Master

Institution

CCARDESA

Work address

Gaborone Botswana

Business phone

+267-391-499

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Mr. Dydimus Zengenene is the InfoMaster for the Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development in Southern Africa (CCARDESA). He is responsible for coordinating Promotion of Science and Technology for Agricultural Development (PSTAD) activities in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. He supports Information and Knowledge sharing among stakeholders, conducts training on the use of the eRAILS platform Dgroups and related technologies. He is also responsible for the ICT systems for CCARDESA. Mr Zengenene is an Information and Knowledge Management professsional with a specialization in managing digital information. He holds an MSc in Digital Library Learning (DILL) in addition to other Information management and ICT related qualifications. He has published articles in information security and linked data. Top

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Name

Brenda Zulu

Position

Journalist / Blogger

Institution

Africa Interactive Media

Work address

c/o Misa Zambia P.O. Box 32295 Lusaka Zambia

Business phone

+260-97-7891431

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

I have been a member of different International editorial teams e.g. European and North American Women in Action (ENAWA) a feminist media editorial team, The African Flame Newpaper -the media team for the Africa Social Forum, Highway Africa News Agency (HANA) a regional News Agency that reports on information communication Technologies (ICTs), Genderit.org an APC WNSP project and the Feminist Dialogue media team which is a Newspaper for feminist who attend the social forum and the Africa Interactive Media. I am an international practitioner in understanding online group facilitation of distributed work, online dgroups, learning and community groups (presenter, writer, teacher, coach, facilitator, rapporteur). I am one of the top ICT Journalist influencers in the region and also a role model in the industry in reporting on ICTs. I am a technology steward, designer and builder of online interaction spaces. I create and manage online content for clients. I am both a Journalist and a blogger.

Personal blog

www.brendait.blogspot.com Top

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Name

Fidelis Zvomuya

Position

Journalist

Institution

Agriconnect Communication Media

Work address

P.O. Box 29865 Sunnyside South Africa

Business phone

+27-12-8435712

Email address

[email protected]

Professional background

Fidelis Zvomuya's multi-faceted career includes journalism, media, health, education, communications and politics. Born in Zimbabwe, Fidelis began his career in 2000 with the BBC. He moved to South Africa in 2003, where he joined Caxton Magazines as a senior health journalist. He helped in the setting up of a health and environment desk and went on to become the company’s environment and agriculture editor for five magazines and one daily newspaper. Fidelis holds a master’s degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, a Diploma in Journalism and Professional Writing from Intec College, Cape Town, and a Diploma in Mass Communication from Harare Polytechnic. He has also worked for several media houses in Zimbabwe and Swaziland and covered issues on environment, agriculture and climate change. From Caxton, Fidelis has moved to Agriconnect Communication Media, where he is the editor responsible for, agriculture, environment and development issues. He is also founding editor of an online media house Africa Green Media.

Corporate website

www.africagreenmedia.co.za Top

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