Speakers

Geoffrey Otim, MSc

Conference Chair
Founder & CEO, SynBio Africa Research Associate, National University of Singapore

Hon. Denis Naughten TD

Member of Parliament, Ireland.
Chairperson, Inter-Parliamentary Union Working Group on Science & Technology

Piers Millett, Ph.D.

Executive Director, International Biosecurity and Biosafety Initiative for Science (IBBIS)

Scott A. Walper, PhD

Science Director, Synthetic Biology
US Office of Naval Research Global

Prof. Lionel Clarke

Director, BionerG

Prof. Tae Seok Moon

J. Craig Venter Institute

Dr. Makomborero Nyoni

Co-Founder and Innovation Director of BioLife Innovasies Pvt Ltd

Dr. Talkmore Maruta

Director of Programs, African Society for Laboratory Medicine

Dr. Benson Kinyagia

Conference co-chair, Principal Science Analyst, Kenya
National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI)

Clarissa RIOS ROJAS, PhD

Political Affairs Officer, Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit.
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.

Dr. Halima BenBouza

Director, National Council of Scientific Research and Technologies, Algeria.

Dr. Mariam Laatifi

University Mohammed V. Rabat, Morocco.

Prof. Lijun Shang

Professor of Biomedical Sciences, London Metropolitan University

Luis Ochoa Carrera

Biosafety and Biosecurity Senior Advisor, IFBA

Dr. Suryesh Kumar Namdeo

Project Scientist, DST- Centre for Policy Research- IISc

Dr. Francis Makokha

Head, Human Health Research Programme, Mount Kenya University

Dr. Adrienne Leussa

Founder, Sanilux Pty Ltd

Dr. Jenny Molloy

Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge

Dr. Samantha Dittrich

Associate Director, Global Health Security, Merrick & Company

Ms. Bupe Mwambingu

Biodiversity Partnerships Manager, Basecamp Research

Balaji Narain

General Counsel, US National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB)

Dr. Andrea Belluati

Junior Group Leader, Biohybrid Systems for Cellular Engineering, TU Darmstadt, Germany.

Dr. Kamini Govender

Post Doctoral Research Fellow-University of Free State, South Africa.

Dr. James Revill

Head of the WMD and Space Security Programmes, UNIDIR

Harriet Ratemo

Lecturer, DayStar University, Kenya

Onyeka Nwosu

Senior Scientist, National Biosafety Management Agency, Nigeria.

Iris Magne

Research Assistant, London Metropolitan University

Ms. Eliza Walsh

Legal Officer, VERTIC

Dr. Igborgbor Jude Chukwuemeke

Lecturer II, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delta, Agbor. Nigeria

Dr. Henry Madubuike

Biomedicine Fellow, University of Salford, Manchester, UK

Dr. Roy B. Mugiira

Chief Executive Officer, National Biosafety Authority (NBA), Kenya

Fatu Badiane

Senior programme officer, Science for Africa Foundation

Charles Francis Mugoya, PhD

Regulatory Affairs Manager for Africa, Target Malaria

Marilene Pavan

Innovation Manager, LanzaTech

Mukonyi Kavaka Watai OGW

Deputy Director, Research Innovation and Policy, Ministry for Tourism and Wildlife, Kenya

Hon. Rose Obigah

Member of Uganda Parliament

Dr. Martina Siwek

Regional Chief Scientist, ONR Global, Prague, Czechia.

Priscillar Mutungi

Senior Scientist, Wildlife Research and Training Institute, Kenya

Dr. Roselida Owuor

Director, Directorate of Research Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Kenya