International Conference on Sharing Innovative Agribusiness Solutions

H.R.H. Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan, Former President of the Club of Rome, 1999-2007, and founder and President of the Arab Thought Forum, represented by Dr. Anwar Battikhi, Secretary General of the Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST)
H.E. Mr. Amin Abaza, Minister of Agriculture & Land Reclamation, Egypt, represented by Dr. Saad Nassar, Special Advisor to the Minister
H.E. Mrs. Fayza Aboul Naga, Minister of International Cooperation, Egypt
Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, Founder of the Sekem Initiative
Mr. Alan Bryden, ISO Secretary General
Mr. Mansour Cama, UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
Ms. Toni Christiansen, former Director of USAID for Jordan and Egypt, currently vice-president of ANHAM
Prof. Achille Franchini, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
Mr. Massimo Goldoni, President, Unione Nazionale Costruttori Macchine Agricole (UNACOMA)
Dr. Ashok Gulati, Director in Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Father Godfrey Nzamuju, Founder of the Songhai Center, Benin
Dr. Abdul- Rahman Taha, Head of the Islamic Corporation for Insurance of Investments and Export Credits (ICIEC), Islamic Development Bank Group
Mr. Yiping Zhou, Director, Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, United Nations Developmnet Programme (UNDP)

African Development Bank, represented by Mr. Abou-Sabaa, Director of the Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department
Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations (AGFUND), represented by H. E. Mr. Nasser Al Kahtani, Executive Director
European Investment Bank, represented by Ms. Jane Macpherson, Head of the Regional Office for Near East in Cairo
Fairtrade Labelling International (FLO), represented by Mr. Ian Bretman, Director of Strategy and Policy (confirmed)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), represented by Mr. Mohamad Albraithen, Assistant Director-General for the Near East
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), represented by Prof. Hamish Gow, Michigan State University
International Finance Cooperation (IFC), The World Bank Group, represented by Mr. Michael Essex, Director for the Middle East and North Africa
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), represented by Dr. Mohamed El-Eraky, Country Presence Officer
World Trade Organization (WTO)/Standard and Trade Development Facility (STDF), represented by Ms. Kenza LeMentec, Economic Affairs Officer, Agriculture and Commodities Division
World Food Programme (WFP), represented by Mr. Daly Belgasmi, Director for Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe

Chair: Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, UNIDO Director-General, represented by Dr. Yoshi Uramomoto, UNIDO Deputy to the Director-General

Prof. Thomas Reardon (Theme expert - Supply/value chains, market access and linkages)
Prof. Marian Garcia Martinez (Theme expert - Standards and Conformity Assessment)
Prof. Achille Franchini (Theme expert - Technology and Value Addition)
Dr. Ron Kopicki (Theme expert - Innovative Financing Mechanisms)
Mr. Gerardo Pataconi (Chief, Productivity, Quality, Enterpirse Upgrading, UNIDO, Vienna)
Mr. Amidou Ouaouich (Chief, Food Industry Unit, UNIDO, Vienna)
Mr. Karl Schebesta (IDO, Food Industry Unit, UNIDO, Vienna)
Mr. Ali Badarneh (IDO, Productivity, Quality, Enterpirse Upgrading, UNIDO, Vienna)
Mr. Marco Potecchi (Head, UNIDO Investment Promotion Unit, Cairo)
Mr. Daniel Rossi (IPO, UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office, Italy)
Mr. William Holaday (Consultant, UNIDO, Vienna)

Todd Benjamin, Contributing Financial Editor, CNN International (OPENING SESSION)
Doyle Baker, Chief, Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service, Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Devision, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, FAO