FeaturedDr 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)
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FeaturedDr. 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
FeaturedProfessor Emmanuel Suleiman Salau
Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Nasarawa State University, Keffi
Panel Discussion 2: “Agricultural Value Chain Management and Food Security
FeaturedMr. 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
PROF. NICHOLAS OZOR
Executive Director of the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) Nairobi, Kenya
African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) Nairobi, Kenya
KENYA
Mr. Manasseh Ochieng Miruka
Deputy Director General and Coordinator
Pan-African Alliance of Small and Medium Industries (PAOSMI)
KENYA
Dr. Mercury Shitindo
Executive Director
Africa Bioethics Network (ABN)
KENYA
FeaturedMs Ran Duan
(Director of the Secretariat Office of World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations
WAITRO
China
FeaturedDr. Dogad Dogoui
: Panelist 3, Panel Discussion “Optimal Tariff Structures and Tax Incentives for Backward Integration in Africa
Chairman Africa SMB Forum
France
FeaturedUmezuruike 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
FeaturedMr. 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
FeaturedProf. 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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