Speakers:
Dr Abdou Tenkouano, Director General, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany (video message)
Claudia Müller, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture, Germany
Ambassador Caroline Vicini, Swedish Ambassador to Kenya
Dr Andrew Mwihia Karanja, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya
Speakers:
Ambassador Ertharin Cousin, President and CEO, Food Systems for the Future, USA
Professor Mans Nilsson, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute
Carina Pimenta, National Secretary for the Bioeconomy in the Government of Brazil
Dr Joachim von Braun, Distinguished Prof. (em.) for Economic and Technological Change at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn University, President, Pontifical Academy of Sciences, IACGB
Dr Elspeth McRae, Co-Chair International Advisory Council on Global Bioeconomy, New Zealand
Dr Sylvance Okoth, Executive Secretary, East African Science and Technology Commission of the East African Community, Kenya
Pekka Pesonen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Government of Finland
Ana Del Hierro Calvachi, IACGB Youth Champion
Morten Enggaard Rasmussen, Executive Vice President, People and Stakeholder Relations, Novonesis, Denmark
Dr Kelly Seagraves, Senior Advisor, Biotechnology Policy, US Department of State, Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology
Dr Linda Davis, Founder and CEO, Giraffe Bioenergy, Kenya
Franck Leroy, President of Grand Est, France (video message)
Nicoló Giacomuzzi-Moore, Executive Director, Circular Biobased Europe, Belgium
Dr Stefania Abakerli, Senior Climate Specialist, World Bank, USA
Zhengzheng Qu, Programme Manager, Nature and Climate Finance, UN Environment Programme
Mandla Nkomo, Chief Executive Officer, Partners in Food Solutions
Dr Lily Eurwilaichitr, Assistant Executive Director, National Energy Technology Centre, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand
Hailey Ciantar, European Commission Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador, Malta
GBS2024 co-hosts will present the 2024 State of the Bioeconomy in East Africa Report
Speakers:
Dr Eliane Ubalijoro, CEO, The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CFOR-ICRAF)
Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice- President, European Commission (video message)
Michael Kellner, Deputy Minister, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany (video message)
Speaker:
Dr Getaw Tadesse, Director, Department of Operational Analysis, AKADEMIYA 2063
Dr Julio Berdegué Sacristán, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Mexico (video message)
Dr Peter Minang, Africa Director, Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), Kenya
Hon Andrea Aguer Ariik Malueth, Deputy Secretary General, East African Community Secretariat, Tanzania
Dr Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda, Regional Director, East and Southern Africa, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Kenya
Dr Anthony Nyong, Director of Climate Change and Green Growth, African Development Bank, Cote d’Ivoire
Dr Peggy Oti Boateng, Executive Director, African Academy of Sciences, Ghana
Daniel Ndima, Chief Executive Officer, Cape Bio, South Africa
Talash Huijbers, Founder & CEO, InsectiPro Ltd, Kenya
Ginette Karirekinyana, Founder & CEO, Karire Products Ltd, Burundi
Prof Karoli Nicholas Njau, Founder & CEO EnvSol Ltd, Tanzania
Dr Francis X. Johnson, Senior Research Fellow, Bioeconomy and Climate, Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Centre, Thailand
Monica Trujillo, Senior Researcher, Stockholm Environment Institute, Colombia
Fortunate Muyambi, Deputy Executive Secretary, East African Science and Technology Commission, Rwanda
Dr Warinthorn Songkasiri, Director of Biochemical Engineering and Systems Biology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand
Dr. Aisha Musaazi S. Nakitto, Scientist and Malabo Montpellier Panel Program Lead (Interim), AKADEMIYA2063
Speakers:
Prof. Xian-En Zhang, Chair Professor, Dean and Chair Professor, Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advance Technology
Dr Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO, Belgium
Vikash Abraham, Chief Strategy Officer, Naandi, India
Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, Secretary for Climate, Energy and Environment, Ministry of External Affairs of Brazil (video message)
Prof Dr Stéphanie Baumberger, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, France
Dr Rose Mwebaza, Director and Regional Representative, Regional Office for Africa, UNEP, Nairobi, Kenya
Dr Anamika Dey, Chief Executive Officer, GIAN
Lara Kotzé-Jacobs, CSIR Program Manager, Biomanufacturing Industry Development Centre
Francis Sullivan, Chair of the Sustainable Biomass Programme, Canada
Statements from partners on intent to establish a Global Bioeconomy Partnership
Report back on workshops to the Summit
Presentation of the Global Bioeconomy Summit Communique: Dr Christine Lang, Dr Elspeth MacRae & Dr Julius Ecuru, Co-Chairs, IACGB
Presentation of the Global Bioeconomy Summit Youth Communique: Bertha Shifeta & Ana Del Hierro Calvachi
Programme close by Global Bioeconomy Summit Co-Chairs: Dr Christine Lang, Dr Elspeth MacRae & Dr Julius Ecuru, Co-Chairs, IACGB
Concluding remarks by host: Dr Abdou Tenkouano, Director General, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Kenya
