Iganachi Razaki Omia is the CEO and Founder of Omia Agribusiness Development Group Ltd. He has a Bachelor of science in Agriculture degree from Makerere University, and a diploma in Agriculture from Agrostudies in Israel. ​​​​​​​

Dr. John Nzungize, originally from Rwanda, is the Vegetable Systems Scientist and Country Representative for Mali at Worldveg. With over 20 years of experience in leadership and management across various levels of Research for Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Dr. Nzungize possesses a proven track record in establishing and managing partnerships with international institutions.

Dr. Richard Adu Amoah is a Plant Breeder with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Plant Genetic Resources Institute (CSIR-PGRRI) who has expertise in crop germplasm collection, assessment of plant genetic diversity as well as application of conventional breeding techniques and advanced molecular tools to improve the performance and productivity of crops.

Dr. Francis Kusi is the Director and Principal Research Scientist (Host Plant Resistance Entomologist) at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI).

Dr. Kwaku Antwi is the Policy Officer at the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in Accra, Ghana. Under this role, he leads the Policy, Research, and Investment (RPIn) Cluster at FARA.

Ana Lucía Juárez has 6 years of experience in the production of vegetables and non-tropical fruit crops. Working directly with smallholders, her aim is to increase yield and improve crop quality while seeking access to better markets.

Jaime Torres graduated in Agronomic Engineering, with a specialty in Plant Protection at the Zamorano University (Honduras) in 1990, and has over three decades of experience working for institutions dedicated to research, crop production, capacity building, technological transfer, and commercialization.

Charles Tortoe is an Associate Professor of the CSIR-College of Science and Technology affiliated with the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. He is a Director and Chief Research Scientist of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Food Research Institute. He completed his Ph.D in Food Science and Technology at the University of Greenwich, United Kingdom, and obtained his BSc with honors and MPhil Botany in Microbiology, from the University of Ghana, Legon.

Dr. Ranjana Rawal completed her PhD in Horticulture and Crop Sciences at Ohio State University, under the joint supervision of Dr. Soledad Benitez Ponce and Dr. Joseph Scheerens, and received both her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Master of Science in Agriculture with Horticulture, from Tribhuvan University, Nepal.