Cracking the Nut 2015 - Speakers
Jane Abramovich
Lead Access to Finance Practice, TechnoServe,
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Vanessa Adams
Chief of Party, Agricultural Growth Program, ACDI/VOCA,
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John Ames
Chief of Party, USAID Ejo Heza, Global Communities,
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Dominic Ansah
Agri-Finance Training Technical Specialist, USAID FinGAP, Connexus,
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Jessica Antista
Regional Program Manager, West Africa, TechnoServe,
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Paineto Baluku
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Union,
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Reuben Banda
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Musika Development Initiatives Zambia Ltd,
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Kalifa Belem
Head Buyer of African Cashews, Caro Nut Company,
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Martin Bwalya
Head, Programme Development Division, NEPAD,
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Anita Campion
President and CEO, Connexus,
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Ravi Chhatpar
Co-Founder & Principal, Dalberg Global Development Advisors,
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Johannes Chikarate
Program Manager, Nsanje Area, Concern Worldwide, Malawi,
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Polly Compston
Research Advisor, The Brooke,
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Todd Crosby
Chief of Party, USAID/Senegal Yaajeende, NCBA/CLUSA,
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Nikolaus Eichman
Agribusiness & PPP Specialist, Connexus,
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Shaun Ferris
Director Agriculture and Livelihoods, Catholic Relief Services,
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Jp Gibbons
JP Gibbons Senior Investment Officer, Development Credit Authority, USAID,
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Chris Gillitt
Agriculture Economist, GRM Futures Group,
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Julia Graham
Knowledge and Advocacy Coordinator, Microinsurance Network,
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Amanda Grevey
Senior Associate, Carana Corporation,
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Douglas Griffith
Chief of Party, Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Agriculture Activity, Chemonics International,
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Lexine Hansen
Senior Policy Advisor, Global Climate Change Initiative, USAID,
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Geoffrey Heinrich
Senior Technical Advisor, Agriculture, Environment & Rural Livelihoods, CRS,
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Chris Isaac
Founding Director, AgDevCo,
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Teddy Ithungu
Trainer, Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Union,
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Waringa Kibe
Project Coordinator, USAID Ejo Heza, Global Communities,
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Peter Kimata
Senior Agronomist, Coffee Management Services Ltd,
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Dale Lewis
President and Founder, Community Markets for Conservation,
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Ambrose Kirobi
Senior Agronomist, Coffee Management Services Ltd,
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John Magnay
Head of Agriculture, Opportunity International,
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Eduardo Mendias
Senior Market & Product Development Manager, The Toro Company,
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Hillary Miller-wise
Hillary Miller-Wise CEO, Africa Region, Grameen Foundation,
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Nkosilathi Moyo
CEO, VisionFund Zambia,
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Rob Munro
Senior Technical Advisor, Musika Development Initiatives Zambia Ltd,
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Margaret Mwenya
Deputy Chief of Party, Mawa Project, USAID/Zambia FtF, CRS,
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Catherine Ng'ang'a
Head of Projects, Coffee Management Services Ltd,
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Bob Nanes
Head, Technology and Innovation Group, iDE Global,
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Emmanuel Niyongira
Agriculture Specialist, USAID Ejo Heza, Global Communities,
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Manoj Pandey
Knowledge Coordinator, Microinsurance Network,
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Alex Pavlovic
Chief of Party, USAID PROFIT+, ACDI/VOCA,
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Cheryl Pinto
Global Values-Led Sourcing Manager, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc.,
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Jennifer Pryce
President and CEO, Calvert Foundation,
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Duncan Rhind
Country Director, iDE Zambia,
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Innocent Rutamu
Board Director, Green Business Hub Rwanda, Erasmus Investment International,
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Hassan Sachedina
Managing Director, BioCarbon Partners,
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Jenny Scharrer
Senior Project Manager, KfW Development Bank,
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Jefferson Shriver
Senior Technical Advisor, Market Linkage and Value Chain Development, Catholic Relief Services,
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Greg Snyders
Associate Partner, Dalberg Global Development Advisors,
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Louise Sperling
Senior Technical Advisor, Catholic Relief Services,
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Mark Stokes
Head of Sales, MRI/Syngenta Zambia,
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Felix Tembo
Head, Channel Distribution & Emerging Farmers, MRI/Syngenta,
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Carl Wahl
Conservation Agriculture Coordinator; Lusaka, Zambia, Concern Worldwide, Zambia,
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Kristen Turra
Project Manager, GRM International,
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Jason Wendle
Program Director, Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab, Dalberg Global Development Advisors,
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