Bukky Akomolafe
Naledi Khabo
Folorunsho Coker
H.E. Dr. Lia Tadesse
Lia Tadesse has been Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since March 2020. Previously she served as State Minister of Health from November 2018 and was leading the implementation of the national health programmes as part of the Health Sector Transformation Strategy. With over 20 years of experience, Dr Tadesse is […]
Ariana Constant
Ariana Constant is the Director of the Clinton Development Initiative, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation that drives community agricultural business development across farming populations in Malawi, Rwanda and Tanzania. Ariana works between New York and Africa to create partnership networks with governments, private sector, non-profits and civil society. Her work supports the sustainable development […]
Dr. Geoffrey Manyara
Dr Geoffrey Manyara is currently an Economic Affairs Officer in charge of tourism for United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, having previously worked as a Senior Regional Tourism Advisor for the organisation. Dr Manyara has also worked for a number of years as a tourism researcher at the University of Wales, Cardiff in the United […]
Matt Boguslawski
Matt Boguslawski is the Director of Conservation at EarthX. He received his JD from the University of St. Mary’s University School of Law. He has been very involved in conservation throughout his career having represented various conservation organizations on legal and policy matters related to international and domestic conservation. He is a former professional hunter […]
Catherine Semcer
Catherine Semcer is a research fellow with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). Her research focuses on conservation geopolitics, environmental security, and sustainability, especially as they relate to the African continent. Prior to joining PERC Catherine was part of the executive team of a US NGO supporting anti-poaching programs in Africa. She is a […]
Dr. Jonathan Epstein
Dr. Jonathan Epstein (@epsteinjon) is the Vice President for Science and Outreach at EcoHealth Alliance (@EcoHealthnyc), a science-based NGO in New York City. A veterinarian and epidemiologist, his research focuses on the ecology of zoonotic viruses that impact animals and people, particularly those associated with bats, such as Nipah virus, Ebola, and emerging coronaviruses (SARS, […]
Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown
Vanda Felbab-Brown is a senior fellow in the Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She is the director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors. She is also the co-director of the Africa Security Initiative and the Brookings series on opioids:“The Opioid Crisis in America: Domestic and International […]
Guy Ben-Ishai
