Speakers - Overview

Speaker

Alois Rainer

Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
Federal Minister

Martina Englhardt-Kopf

Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
Parliamentary State Secretary

Keynote Speaker in Eröffnungsveranstaltung

Dr. Zewdu Abro

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)
Adoption and Impact Assessment Economist

Dr. Mure Agbonlahor

Semi-Arid Food Grains Research and Development (SAFGRAD), African Union Commission (AUC)
Senior agricultural economist

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Pedro Arroyo Agudo

UN Human Rights Council
UN Special Rapporteur for the Human Right to Water and Sanitation

Keynote Speaker in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

H. E. Isaac Francisco Maria Dos Anjos

Angola
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic

Panelists in African Union (AU)

Nigina Anvari

Tajikistan
Deputy Minister for Agriculture

Panelist in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Rizkia Nurul Aqla

Indonesia / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Debisi Araba

AKADEMIYA2063
Managing Director

Panelists in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Julián García Baena

European Commission (Spain)

Panelists in Aquaculture and water resilience: innovative pathways to a sustainable blue bioeconomy

Prof. Dr. Manuel Barange

F.A.O. (Italy)
Assistant Director-General

Keynote Speaker in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Keynote Speaker in Aquaculture and water resilience: innovative pathways to a sustainable blue bioeconomy

Beth Bechdol

FAO
Deputy Director General

Keynote Speaker in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Beth Bechdol

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Deputy Director-General

Panelist in Ensuring global food production with sustainable water supply: technologies and adaptation strategies from agriculture and agricultural engineering

Amanda Björksell

The Federation of Swedish Farmers
Economic Policy Advisor – Sustainability

Panelist in Bridging Science, Practice and Policy for Sustainable Water in Agriculture

Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz

Center for Tropical Marine Research, University of Bremen
Scientific Director and Professor for Global Sustainable Resources

Panelists in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Dr. Michaela Boehme

Deutsch-Chinesisches Agrarzentrum (DCZ)
Managing Director

Moderator in Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Mary Boote

Global Farmer Network
Chief Executive Officer

Panelist in Ensuring global food production with sustainable water supply: technologies and adaptation strategies from agriculture and agricultural engineering

Ruhiza Jean Boroto

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Senior Land and Water Officer & WASAG Team Leader

Panelists in Challenges and opportunities of agricultural water governance in the context of climate change: Pathways for transformation

H.e. Ahmed El Bouari

Kingdom of Morocco
Minister / Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests

Panelists in African Union (AU)

H.e. Sid’ahmed Ould Bouh

Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Minister / Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock

Panelists in African Union (AU)

Ramon Brentführer

BGR (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe)
Project Manager, Policy Advice Groundwater

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Dr. Thomas Breuer

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
GIZ planning officer

Panelists in Ensuring global food production with sustainable water supply: technologies and adaptation strategies from agriculture and agricultural engineering

Dr. Tanja Busse

Journalist & Moderator

Moderator in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Jean-Paul Cadoret

ALGAMA
Chief Scientific Officer

Panelists in Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation

Simon Donald Roy Cameron

New Zealand / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Devesh Chaturvedi

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India
Secretary

Panelists in Eröffnungsveranstaltung

Lynn Chen

China / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Jaliel Chibwe

Malawi / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Sloans Chimatiro

Tayali Analytics
Managing Director

Panelists in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Panelists in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Ibrahima Coulibaly

Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO)
Vice President

Panelists in African Union (AU)

Dr. Johannes Cullmann

Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, BfG & the United Nations University - FLORES
In 2022 and 2023, Mr. Cullmann supported the President of the UN General Assembly as Chief Scientist in New York and was Vice-Chair of UN-Water.

Keynote Speaker in From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems

Rania Dagash-Kamara

World Food Programme, Rome
Assistant Executive Director

Panelist in Munich Security Conference (MSC)

Akim Mohamed Daouda

Mwaana Inc.
Founder and CEO Mwaana Inc.; Former CEO of FGIS, the Gabonese Strategic Investment Fund

Panelists in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Dr. Kathrin Demmler

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, GAIN
Lead Technical Specialist, Knowledge Leadership

Moderator in From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems

H.e. Mabouba Diagne

Ministry of Agriculture
Food Sovereignty and Livestock of the Republic of Senegal

Dr. H.e. Edwin Dikoloti

Republic of Botswana
Minister of Lands and Agriculture

Panelists in African Union (AU)

Dr. Nodir Djanibekov

IAMO
Deputy Head of Department Agricultural Policy

Keynote Speaker in Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture

Prof. Dr. Ines Dombrowsky

German Institute of Development and Sustainability
Head of Research Department "Environmental Governance"

Dr. Katrin Drastig

Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
Deputy Head of Department "Technology-Assessment"

Panelist in The Blue-Green Nexus: Innovations for Smart Water Strategies from Farm to Sea

Dr. Niamh Anne Marie Dunphy

Ireland / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Christopher Emmott

Acumen
Associate Director

Panelists in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Yas Farjad

French Ministry for Fisheries and the Sea (France)
General Directorate of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture DGAMPA

Panelist in Aquaculture and water resilience: innovative pathways to a sustainable blue bioeconomy

Prof. Francesco Fatone

Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM)
Professor

Panelists in Bridging Science, Practice and Policy for Sustainable Water in Agriculture

Deniz Ficicioglu

BettaF!sh
Founder

Panelist in Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation

Dr. Yasmine Fouad

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
UN Under-Secretary-General | UNCCD Executive Secretary

Keynote Speaker in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Hanna Katrín Friðriksson

Iceland
Minister of Industries

Juliana Rodrigues Gadelha

Fresh Water Farms Europe
CEO and Founder

Panelist in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Dieter Gerten

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Professor for Global Change Climatology and Hydrology

Panelists in Nourish and Flourish: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture for Feeding 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet

Meike van Ginneken

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Water Envoy

Panelist in Nourish and Flourish: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture for Feeding 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet

Panelist in Eröffnungsveranstaltung

Geeban Giri

Nepal / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Katrin Glatzel

AKADEMIYA2063
Director for Global Strategy and Programs

Panelist in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Niels Grabbert

Stenon GmbH
CEO & Founder

Panelists in Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture

Mari Granström

Origin by Ocean
Founder

Panelist in Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation

Sebastian Guckelberger

Siemens AG
Global Head of Vertical Market Development Water & Waste

Panelists in Bridging Science, Practice and Policy for Sustainable Water in Agriculture

Dr. Lawrence Haddad

GAIN
Executive Director

Moderator in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Dr. Mohsin Hafeez

International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Strategic Program Director (Water, Food and Ecosystems)

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Hanel

Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology
Head of Institute

Moderator in Aquaculture and water resilience: innovative pathways to a sustainable blue bioeconomy

Dr. Miriam Haritz

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, BMUKN
German Water Director

Keynote Speaker in From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems

Dr. Claudia Heidecke

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
Coordination Unit Climate, Soil, Biodiversity

Moderator in Challenges and opportunities of agricultural water governance in the context of climate change: Pathways for transformation

Dr. Sjoukje Heimovaara

Wageningen University and Research
President of the Executive Board

Panelist in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Manuela Helmecke

Umweltbundesamt
Environmental Scientist

Panelist in Bridging Science, Practice and Policy for Sustainable Water in Agriculture

Bas Hetterscheid

Wageningen University & Research
Manager Partnerships

Panelists in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Jenny Holtermann

Young Farmer USA
Young Farmer

Panelist in Eröffnungsveranstaltung

Jenny Holtermann

USA / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Jippe Hoogeveen

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
Senior Land and Water Officer

Jasmin Hundorf

Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Project Lead

Moderator in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Rana Tanveer Hussain

Federal Ministry for National Food Security and Research
Minister

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Dr. Nazia Hussain

University of Tokyo
Assistant Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives

Dr. Brian Isabirye

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Commissioner, Energy Resources Department

Bettina Iseli

Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Chief Programme Officer

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Dr. Ronildo Fonseca Januario

Mozambique / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Monika Jones

Facilitator

Speaker in Opening Event

Jón Erlingur Jónasson

Iceland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Special Envoy for the Ocean

Keynote Speaker in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Elizabeth Kaijuka-Okwenje

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Renewable Energy, Energy Resources Department

Panelist in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Anjani Kapoor

Sanitation and Water for All – a UNICEF-hosted partnership, SWA
Head of Policy, Accountability and Results

Panelist in From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems

Dr. Poolad Karimi

World Bank Group
Senior Irrigation Specialist, Head of Global Water Informatcis

Moderator in Nourish and Flourish: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture for Feeding 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet

Ole Mali Kaunga

Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation
Director

Panelists in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

Karly Kelso

Environmental Defense Fund
Acting Senior Director

Moderator in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Benjamin Kiersch

FAO
Senior Water Resources Specialist

Panelists in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

Dr. Bärbel Kofler

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)
Parliamentary State Secretary

Keynote Speaker in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Barbara van Koppen

International Water Management Institute
Scientist Emerita

Panelist in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

Julia Lange

Bioökonomie auf Marinen Standorten e.V. (BaMS)
Coordinator

Panelist in Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation

Panelist in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Dr. Nicole Lefore

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at University of Nebraska
Associate Director

Moderator in African Union (AU)

Panelist in Nourish and Flourish: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture for Feeding 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet

Devroll Legodi

South Africa / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Lifeng Li

FAO
Director, Land and Water Division

Keynote Speaker in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Dr. Zhandong Liu

Bewässerungsinstitut der Chinesischen Akademie der Agrarwissenschaften (CAAS)
Research Fellow

Panelists in Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Dr. Hans-Joerg Lutzeyer

European Commission
Active Senior, EU-African Union Food Systems R&I, SCAR Secretariat

Moderator in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Dr. Sophia Lüttringhaus

Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
project coordination Leibniz Lab "Systemic Sustainability"

Moderator in The Blue-Green Nexus: Innovations for Smart Water Strategies from Farm to Sea

H.e. Retno L.p. Marsudi

UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Water
Former Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

Panelist in Munich Security Conference (MSC)

Dr. Gerald Masila

East Africa Grain Council
CEO

Panelists in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Dr. Ulf Miehe

Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin gGmbH
Head of Process Innovation

Moderator in Bridging Science, Practice and Policy for Sustainable Water in Agriculture

Maya Miltell

SUBMARINER Network
Senior Projektmanagerin

Moderator in Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation

Dr. Leonard Mizzi

European Commission
Head of Unit Sustainable Agri-Food Systems and Fisheries

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Mathias Mogge

Welthungerhilfe, WHH
Secretary General/CEO

Panelists in From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems

Dr. Aisha M. Sebunya Nakitto

AKADEMIYA2063
Head of Policy Innovation Unit & Malabo Montpellier Panel Program Head

Keynote Speaker in From Policy to Practice: Strengthening Africa’s Blue Bioeconomy

Hannah Neumeyer

WaterAid, WA
Germany Representative

Panelist in From fragmentation to action: strengthening water governance for resilient agri-food systems

David Charles Newcombe

Canada / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Felix Ngamlagosi

Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
Executive Secretary

Panelists in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Baboucar Mboundor Ngom

Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation of Senegal
Secretary General (Deputy Minister), Co-Host UN Water Conference

Panelists in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

H.e. Mohammed Saeed Al Nuaimi

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates
Undersecretary

Panelists in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Daniel Odero

Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Republic of Kenya
Director, Irrigation, Water Management, Harvesting and Storage

Panelists in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Dr. Julio Palhares

Embrapa Southeast Livestock

Panelists in The Blue-Green Nexus: Innovations for Smart Water Strategies from Farm to Sea

Danucha Pichayanan

Office of National Water Resources Thailand
Secretary General

Panelists in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

Dr. Lucas Vidal Podestá

Argentina / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

H.e. Luis Planas Puchades

Spain
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Panelists in Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Christian Radons

CLAAS
Member of the group executive board CLAAS

Panelists in Ensuring global food production with sustainable water supply: technologies and adaptation strategies from agriculture and agricultural engineering

Alois Rainer

Federal Republic of Germany
Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity

Torben Reelfs

BIORENA (Strii, Ukraine)
Owner

Panelists in Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture

Barbara Richard

GIZ
Project Manager for Energising Development (EnDev) Programme

Panelist in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Dr. Claudia Ringler

International Food Policy Research Institute
Unit Director for Natural Resources and Resilience

Moderator in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Panelist in Challenges and opportunities of agricultural water governance in the context of climate change: Pathways for transformation

Luis Rua

Brazil, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA)
Secretary for Trade and International Relations

Keynote Speaker in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Dr. Katrin Rudolf

KfW
Portfoliomanager

Panelist in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Ingrid de Ryck

AB InBev
Chief Sustainability Officer

Panelist in Closing the funding gap – innovative solutions and private-sector engagement in water and land management

Hendrik Rösch

Harzwasserwerke GmbH
Managing Director

Panelists in Bridging Science, Practice and Policy for Sustainable Water in Agriculture

Andreas Schaumeyer

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Head of Division

Panelists in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Prof. Dr. Markus Schick

Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity
State Secretary

Panelists in Munich Security Conference (MSC)

David Marcelino Almeida Schmidt

Brasil / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Jörn Schmidt

World Fish
Director, Sustainable Aquatic Food Systems

Panelists in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Keynote Speaker in The Blue-Green Nexus: Innovations for Smart Water Strategies from Farm to Sea

Dr. Petra Schmitter

International Water Management Institute
Research Group Leader Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Pathways

Panelist in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Barbara Schreiner

Water Integrity Network
Executive Director

Panelist in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

Angela Schultz-Zehden

SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG / s.Pro - sustainable projects
Managing-director

Prof. Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace

Global Institute for Water Security
Executive Director

Panelist in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Maximilian Schwarz

European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD)
International Affairs Officer

Keynote Speaker in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Olesia Shakalo-Olshanetska

Ukraine / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Elizabeth Maanda Sianga

Zambia / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Tanya Singh

India / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Prof. Dr. Ranvir Singh

Massey University, New Zealand
Professor in Environmental Hydrology

Keynote Speaker in The Blue-Green Nexus: Innovations for Smart Water Strategies from Farm to Sea

Dr. Matt Slater

Alfred-Wegener-Institute (AWI)
Head of Aquaculture Research Group

Panelists in Eröffnungsveranstaltung

Dr. Mark Smith

International Water Management Institute
Director General

Keynote Speaker in African Union (AU)

Panelists in Sustainable Irrigation Requires a Water-Energy-Food-Environment Nexus Approach

Olexii Sobolev

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft der Ukraine
Minister

Carlos Sordo

GOGLA
Senior Project Manager Productive Use of Renewable Energy

Panelists in Shared Solutions for Africa's Water-Energy-Food Systems

Aleksandar Radoslavov Sotirov

Bulgaria / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Srinivasa Srigiri

German Institute of Development and Sustainability
Senior Researcher, Department of Environmental Governance

Panelists in Challenges and opportunities of agricultural water governance in the context of climate change: Pathways for transformation

Hack Stiernblad

SunCulture
Chief Growth Officer

Laura Stolley

Germany / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dirk Stratmann

German Agribusiness Alliance
Spokesperson Ukraine/Central Asia

Moderator in Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture

Dr. Nataliya Stupak

Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut
Coordination Unit Climate, Soil, Biodiversity

Panelist in Challenges and opportunities of agricultural water governance in the context of climate change: Pathways for transformation

Dr. Lara Stuthmann

Leibniz Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung
Postdoctoral researcher

Panelist in The Blue-Green Nexus: Innovations for Smart Water Strategies from Farm to Sea

Azat Sultanov

Ministerium für Landwirtschaft der Republik Kasachstan
Deputy Minister

Panelists in Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture

Dr. Zhanli Sun

Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien (IAMO)
Senior Researcher

Panelists in Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Dr. Shakuntala Thildsted

CGIAR
Senior Nutrition Expert

Panelist in Blue Foods and the Blue Bioeconomy: Pathways to Nutrition, Resilience, and Sustainability

Dietrich Treis

UIFK-Agro
Managing Director

Dr. Jessica Troell

Environmental Law Institute
Senior Attorney; Director, International Water Program

Moderator in Sharing water fairly for food and water security: The Global Dialogue on Water Tenure

Stephane Tromilin

Schneider Electric
Strategy Director of the Access to Energy Program

Panelists in Nourish and Flourish: Sustainable Water Use in Agriculture for Feeding 10 Billion People on a Livable Planet

Jörg Ullmann

Algenfarm Klötze GmbH
Managing-director

Panelists in Algae: A blue solution for the global green transformation

Prof. Dr. Béla Urbányi

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Hungary)
Professor

Panelists in Aquaculture and water resilience: innovative pathways to a sustainable blue bioeconomy

Nele Herrmann Valente

Bayer AG
Seeds and Traits Lead, Agricultural Affairs EMEA

Moderator in Ensuring global food production with sustainable water supply: technologies and adaptation strategies from agriculture and agricultural engineering

Nicolás Andrés Domke Venegas

Chile / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Sandra Gwafan Victor

Nigeria / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Moses Vilakati

African Union – Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment
Commissioner

Keynote Speaker in African Union (AU)

Ambika Vishwanath

La Trobe University; Kubernein Initiative
DFAT Maitri Principal Research Fellow; Co-Founder and Director; Munich Young Leader 2011

Panelist in Munich Security Conference (MSC)

Taras Vysotskyi

Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine
First Deputy Minister

Panelists in Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture

Dr. Pieter Waalewijn

World Bank Group
Lead Water Resources Management Specialist

Prof. Dr. Martin Wagner

Technische Universität Darmstadt/ German Water Partnership (GWP)
Professor, Head of Section East Asia at GWP

Panelists in Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Dr. Frank Wechsung

Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
Senior Scientist

Panelists in Water, Food & Climate: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Michael Werz

Munich Security Conference
Senior Advisor

Moderator in Munich Security Conference (MSC)

Hinako Yasue

Japan / GFFA - Young Farmers’ Forum

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Meet the speakers and moderators

Speaker

Alois Rainer

Martina Englhardt-Kopf

Dr. Zewdu Abro

Dr. Mure Agbonlahor

Pedro Arroyo Agudo

H. E. Isaac Francisco Maria Dos Anjos

Nigina Anvari

Rizkia Nurul Aqla

Dr. Debisi Araba

Julián García Baena

Prof. Dr. Manuel Barange

Beth Bechdol

Beth Bechdol

Amanda Björksell

Prof. Dr. Raimund Bleischwitz

Dr. Michaela Boehme

Mary Boote

Ruhiza Jean Boroto

H.e. Ahmed El Bouari

H.e. Sid’ahmed Ould Bouh

Ramon Brentführer

Dr. Thomas Breuer

Dr. Tanja Busse

Jean-Paul Cadoret

Simon Donald Roy Cameron

Devesh Chaturvedi

Lynn Chen

Jaliel Chibwe

Dr. Sloans Chimatiro

Ibrahima Coulibaly

Dr. Johannes Cullmann

Rania Dagash-Kamara

Akim Mohamed Daouda

Dr. Kathrin Demmler

H.e. Mabouba Diagne

Dr. H.e. Edwin Dikoloti

Dr. Nodir Djanibekov

Prof. Dr. Ines Dombrowsky

Dr. Katrin Drastig

Dr. Niamh Anne Marie Dunphy

Christopher Emmott

Yas Farjad

Prof. Francesco Fatone

Deniz Ficicioglu

Dr. Yasmine Fouad

Hanna Katrín Friðriksson

Juliana Rodrigues Gadelha

Dieter Gerten

Meike van Ginneken

Geeban Giri

Dr. Katrin Glatzel

Niels Grabbert

Mari Granström

Sebastian Guckelberger

Dr. Lawrence Haddad

Dr. Mohsin Hafeez

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Hanel

Dr. Miriam Haritz

Dr. Claudia Heidecke

Dr. Sjoukje Heimovaara

Manuela Helmecke

Bas Hetterscheid

Jenny Holtermann

Jenny Holtermann

Jippe Hoogeveen

Jasmin Hundorf

Rana Tanveer Hussain

Dr. Nazia Hussain

Dr. Brian Isabirye

Bettina Iseli

Dr. Ronildo Fonseca Januario

Monika Jones

Jón Erlingur Jónasson

Elizabeth Kaijuka-Okwenje

Anjani Kapoor

Dr. Poolad Karimi

Ole Mali Kaunga

Karly Kelso