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Portrait of Dr Benjin LuoFeatured

Dr Benjin Luo

Paper Presenter: on “Closing the Loop: Circular Economy and Sustainable Industrial Transformation in Africa

Secretary General of the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO)

Portrait of Dr. Sechaba BareetsengFeatured

Dr. Sechaba Bareetseng

Lead Panel Discussion1 on “Resolving Infrastructure and Cross-Border Logistics Challenges in Africa

Director for Africa Development, World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO)

South Africa

Portrait of Professor Emmanuel Suleiman SalauFeatured

Professor Emmanuel Suleiman Salau

Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Nasarawa State University, Keffi

Panel Discussion 2: “Agricultural Value Chain Management and Food Security

Portrait of Mr. John Bosco KalisaFeatured

Mr. John Bosco Kalisa

Executive Chairman East Africa Business and Investment Advisory Council

Panelist 3, Panel Discussion 2 “Resolving Infrastructure and Cross-border Logistics Challenges in Africa

Portrait of PROF. NICHOLAS OZOR

PROF. NICHOLAS OZOR

Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) Nairobi, Kenya

African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) Nairobi, Kenya

KENYA

Portrait of Mr. Manasseh Ochieng Miruka

Mr. Manasseh Ochieng Miruka

Deputy Director General and Coordinator

Pan-African Alliance of Small and Medium Industries (PAOSMI)

KENYA

Portrait of Dr. Mercury Shitindo

Dr. Mercury Shitindo

Executive Director

Africa Bioethics Network (ABN)

KENYA

Portrait of Ms Ran DuanFeatured

Ms Ran Duan

(Director of the Secretariat Office of World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations

WAITRO

China

Portrait of Dr. Dogad DogouiFeatured

Dr. Dogad Dogoui

: Panelist 3, Panel Discussion “Optimal Tariff Structures and Tax Incentives for Backward Integration in Africa

Chairman Africa SMB Forum

France

Portrait of Umezuruike Linus OparaFeatured

Umezuruike Linus Opara

Panelist 2, Panel Discussion “Optimal Tariff Structures and Tax Incentives for Backward Integration in Africa”

Emeritus Distinguished Professor in the Department of Food Science, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Portrait of Mr. Joseph NguthiruFeatured

Mr. Joseph Nguthiru

Founder and CEO of HyaPak

Lead Panellist, Panel Discussion 3 “Leveraging Waste for Africa’s Industrial Growth (Steel, Plastics, Textile sectors & E-waste)”

Kenya

Portrait of Prof. Brando Okolo Prof.Featured

Prof. Brando Okolo Prof.

Head of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)

Lead Paper Presenter: on “Cross-Country Analysis of Fiscal Policies Driving Backward Integration in Africa

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