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Meet the speakers and moderators

Here you can discover all the speakers of the GFFA. We will keep you up to date on the participants and let you know who will be at the next Global Forum for Food and Agriculture.

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

Dr. Zewdu Abro

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

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

Rizkia Nurul Aqla

Indonesia

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Debisi Araba

AKADEMIYA2063
Managing Director

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

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-Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

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

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

Simon Donald Roy Cameron

New Zealand

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Xi Chen

China

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Jaliel Chibwe

Malawi

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Sloans Chimatiro

Tayali Analytics
Managing Director

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

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

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

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"

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

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

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

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

Geeban Giri

Nepal

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

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

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

Jenny Kathleen Bertagna Holtermann

USA

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

Dr. Nazia Hussain

University of Tokyo
Assistant Professor at the Institute for Future Initiatives

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

Bettina Iseli

Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
Chief Programme Officer

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

Dr. Ronildo Fonseca Januario

Mozambique

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Monika Jones

Facilitator

Speaker in Opening Event

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

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

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. Alvaro Hervas Lario

Italy

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Nicole Lefore

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

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

Boitumelo Lizzie Legodi

South Africa

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Zhandong Liu

Bewässerungsinstitut der Chinesischen Akademie der Agrarwissenschaften (CAAS)
Research Fellow

Panelists in Water-Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions: 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

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

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Harrison Effiong Nfonisoabasi

Nigeria

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

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. Tokunbo Martins Odumbo

Nigeria

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Olayiwola Daniel Oladipupo

Nigeria

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Oladimeji Segun Olaoye

Nigeria

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Julio Palhares

Embrapa Southeast Livestock

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

Dr. Lucas Vidal Podestá

Argentina

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

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

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

Moses Opeoluwa Salami

Nigeria

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

David Marcelino Almeida Schmidt

Brasil

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

Angela Schultz-Zehden

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

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

Olesia Shakalo-Olshanetska

Ukraine

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Elizabeth Maanda Sianga

Zambia

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Prof. Tanya Singh

India

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

Aleksandar Radoslavov Sotirov

Bulgaria

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Laura Stolley

Germany

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

Dr. Zhanli Sun

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

Panelists in Water-Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Jörg Ullmann

Algenfarm Klötze GmbH
Managing-director

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

Nicolás Andrés Domke Venegas

Chile

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Sandra Gwafan Victor

Nigeria

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum

Dr. Pieter Waalewijn

World Bank Group
Lead Water Resources Management Specialist

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

Prof. Dr. Martin Wagner

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

Panelists in Water-Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Dr. Frank Wechsung

Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
Senior Scientist

Panelists in Water-Smart Agriculture in Arid Regions: Lessons from Sino-German Cooperation

Hinako Yasue

Japan

Speaker in International Young Farmers' Forum