Keynote Speakers 2024

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Ms. Alice Kemunto Executive Director of the Consumer Grassroots Association (CGA)
Abdelbagi M. Ismail
Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail Representative of IRRI in Africa
DR. Richard Kavili A Kyuma , PHD, OGW Deputy Director, Directorate of Livestock production
Mercy Imbinda young project manager
Dr. Roy Mugiira Director of Technical Services (DTS), National Biosafety Authority (NBA)

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Eng. Howard A. Mmayi Civil Engineer
Mr David Ongo Geospatial Expert
Mr Joseph Murabula CEO Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC)
Ms Jackline Mumbi Head of Pilots & Business Development KenyaHead of Pilots & Business Development Kenya SunCulture
Ms Mary Njue Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Epicenter Africa Ltd
Prof. (Eng) Duncan Onyango Mbuge Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nairobi.

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Robert Ochieng, CEO, Abojani Investment
Mr Aaron Ogunde. co-founder and CEO of a pioneering healthcare tech company, Damu Sasa.
Prof. Jackson Maalu Associate Professor of strategy, entrepreneurship and innovations management
Dr Ben Mkalama. Research Fellow at the University of Bayreuth in Germany and an adjunct faculty at the University of Nairobi.

FACULTY OF LAW

Ms Elizabeth Lenjo. Copyright Tribunal Chairperson. Sits also on the board of Kenya's Nuclear Power and Energy Agency
Dr Peter Munyi. Consultant, legal practitioner and scholar
Mrs Sharon Chahale Wata. Deputy Executive Director- Training and Research at the Kenya Copyright Board.
Prof Ben M. Sihanya. IP, Education and Constitutional Professor, law scholar, public interest advocate and mentor.

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Prof. Qureshi Zahida P Professor Qureshi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. She has interests in safe motherhood, management of pregnancy complications and postpartum bleeding
Jamal Mohammed Mohamed is a final year student doctor with a keen interest in healthcare innovation.
Prof. Moses Obimbo. Cinician-scientist with a variety of skills and competencies in the field of reproductive medicine and sciences.
Dr. Charles Waihenya. Adjunct Urology Lecturer in the Department of Surgery. He is also the African co leader for the Prostate Cancer Research in Africa under AC3 and the principal Investigator for the IRONMAN (International Registry for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer) project, the Kenyan Chapter.

FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

Prof. Charles K. Gachuiri, Department of Animal Production University of Nairobi specializing in Animal nutrition.
Dr. Jared Serem, BVM, MSc. (Livestock production systems), PhD (Animal nutrition) University of Nairobi
Dr. Sharon Tsigadi, BVM, MSc. (Clinical Studies) University of Nairobi, General Manager and Veterinarian at Farmers Choice Ltd
Dr. Alex Sabuni. Managing Director, Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI).
Prof. Kariuki Njenga, Professor at the Washington State University Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, and the Country Director of the WSU Global Health Program – Kenya
Dr. Chrysantus Mbi Tanga, Senior Scientist and the Head of Insects for Food, Feed and Other Uses (INSEFF) Programme at ICIPE
Prof. Thumbi Mwangi, BVM (UoN), MSc. Genetics and Animal Breeding (UoN), PhD Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Edinburg)
Dr. Allan Azegele, Director of Veterinary Services (DVS), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kiril Dimitrov. Project Manager Economic Development Corporation Dahme-Spreewald (Project dahme_innovation)
Professor ChM Dr. Mohd Basyaruddin Abdul Rahman, FASc, FMIC, FRSC, FIAAM Chair of ISTIC-UNESCO Governing Board International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre (ISTIC) for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO
Prof. Peter Johnson. Digital Economist and Futurist. Founder and CEO of the Ayadee Foundation. Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the Mediterranean School of Business.
Amos Nguru Chief Executive Officer Afrisol Energy Ltd Chief
DR. ERICK KIPKOECH RUTTO Kenya National Chamber of Chemistry & Industry Chamber President