Runa Alam
Runa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Development Partners International and has more than 35 years of private equity, emerging market management and investment banking experience, including 22 years in Africa. She serves and has served on the boards of […]
Martha Montoya
Martha is the CEO of Agtools, a Machine Learning and AI platform, providing real-time data of Specialty Crops – fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs and plants – for farmers and speciality buyers. Agtools 500 commodities datasets move at a billion transactions […]
Luna Yu
Luna is the CEO of Genecis Bioindustries. She completed her Bachelors and Masters in Environmental Science at the age of 21 at the University of Toronto. During her Undergrad, Luna co-founded, grew and exited two profitable software startups. The exciting […]
Julia Kay
From a young age Julia was drawn to all things material and design which led her to a career in architecture. Over the past decade she worked in the architecture industry where her experience took her throughout Australia and Europe […]
Francescah Munyi
Francescah is a transformational social entrepreneur with a natural passion for farmers and the environment. She founded KOFAR Kenya, where they convert vegetative waste into fortified compost. She has over ten years of experience working with farmers as an expert […]
Emeka Nwachinemere
Emeka is a technology enthusiast passionate about the transformation of Africa into the global food hub. How will the world be able to feed 9.7 billion people by 2050 is one question that he is fixated on finding answers to […]
Wan Young Cha
Wan Young Cha is the CEO of Marine Innovation, which makes 100% eco-friendly bioplastics using seaweed by-products. They use an innovative technology to extract bioplastic ingredients from seaweed and vegetable ingredients. The extracted bioplastics, biodegradable within up to 90 days, […]
Rose Hartley
Rose Hartley is the Head of Sustainability at Misfits Market, a U.S. e-grocer, where she leads the company’s mission to eliminate waste throughout the food system and within the company’s operations. They work directly with farmers and makers to rescue […]
Ramón Mendiola
Ramón Mendiola is an experienced leader in the food and beverage industry in the Americas. He held positions at Phillip Morris and Kraft Foods International, serving as Vice President for Central America and the Caribbean. Since 2003, he has been […]
Noah Wilson-Rich
Noah Wilson-Rich, Ph.D., is Co-Founder & CEO of The Best Bees Company, the US’s most extensive biodiversity and research beekeeping service. He is a 20-time published author, including The Bee book with Princeton and Oxford, and a 3-time TEDx speaker […]