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Monday,November14,2016

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Welcometothe2016IntegratedNutritionConference!

We’reexcitedtohaveyouwithusinNairobi.Thisyear’sconferencebringstogetherbusinesses,government,academia,thedonorcommunity,andcivilsocietytoexplorehowwecanimprovetheimpactofnutrition-relevantprogramming.

Today,oneoutofthreepeopleworldwidesuffersfromsomeformofmalnutrition.Whenchildrendon’tgettherightnutrition,theirgrowthandcognitivedevelopmentareimpaired.Theyarealsolessactiveandmorepronetoillness.Thecumulativeeffectsofmalnutritioncanbedevastatingtofamiliesandcommunities,notonlyaffectingpeople’shealthandwellbeing,butalsostiflingtheir

economicgrowthandtheireffortstoescapepovertyandrespondtoshocks.Solutionstotheseissuesarecomplexandrequirecollaborative,multi-sectoral,andintegratedefforts.

Partnershipsofferenormouspotentialforinnovatingacrosssectorsbecausetheyharnessthecapabilities,strengths,andresourcesofeachpartnertowardthecommongoalofimprovednutritionofvulnerablepopulations.Theprivatesectorbringstheirownsetofstrengthstothemix:innovation,efficiency,resources,knowledge,networks,reach,andinfluence.Partnershipswiththeprivatesectorareessentialtopromotelocal,moresustainablesolutionsthatadvanceourcauseandbringmutualbenefit.

Duringthenexttwodays,wewillhavetheprivilegeofhearingfromspeakersandpanelistsrepresentinganimpressivediversityofsectors,businesses,institutions,andperspectives.Wewillshareanddiscusspromisingpartnershipandbusinessmodels;tools,technologies,andpractices;andinitiatives,policies,andinvestmentsnecessarytoassureoptimalnutrition.Onthethirdday,wewillinviteyoutoattendanexhibitionatTheSaritCentrethatwillfeatureinnovativetechnologies,products,services,andpractices.

AtCatholicReliefServices(CRS),wearefullycommittedtosupportingrobustpartnershipstoimprovenutritionforall,especiallythemostvulnerable,acrossthediversegeographieswhereweserve.Wehopeyouenjoythisconferenceandexhibition,andlookforwardtoworkingwithyoutoachievealong-lasting,positiveimpactforthoseinneed.

Thankyouforyourparticipation!

SchuylerThorupExecutiveVicePresident,OverseasOperationsCatholicReliefServices

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TheFirstIntegratedNutritionConferencetookplaceinSeptember2015,organizedbyCRS’EastAfricaRegionalOfficeinpartnershipwiththeCGIARResearchProgramonAgricultureforNutritionandHealth(A4NH).Roughly160practitioners,researchers,anddonorsconvergedinNairobitodiscussNewApproachesforIntegratedStrategiestoImproveChildren’sLives,focusingonthefirstthousanddaysandtheEastAfricaRegion.

Itwastrulyatimeoflearningthroughdifferentperspectivesandprogramexperiencesfromcolleaguesacrossmanysectors.Itwasalsoatimetochallengeourselvesandaskimportantquestions.Keytake-awaysandquestionsfromthoseattendingwere:

1. Althoughwerecognizegoodnutritioniscriticalinthefirstthousanddays,childrenlivewithinafamilycontext;thus,itiskeytoconsiderthefamilyasawhole,notforgettingtheneedsofadolescentgirls,theelderly,andcaretakers.

2. ThequestionheardoftenduringQ&A,groupwork,andininformaldiscussionwas,“Whereistheprivatesector?”Werecognizedanessentialgroupofstakeholderswasmissingfromtheconversation.

Thisishowthe2016IntegratedNutritionConferencecameabout,withitstheme,RespondingwiththePrivateSectorforGreaterNutritionImpact.Engagingtheprivatesectorisessentialbecauseofthecomplexityandcrosscuttingnatureoftheissuesathand,theimportanceofcollaborationandpartnershiptoaddressthese,andthepotentialforgreaterreach,impact,andsustainabilityofoptimalnutritionoutcomes.Themainobjectivesofthisconferencearetoidentifypartnershipstrategiestoaccomplishidentifiednutritionoutcomes,andtoleverageproducts,services,technologies,andpracticestosupporttheseoutcomes.Eachobjectivehasthreeconferencetracks,asoutlinednext.

ConferenceObjectivesandTracks

Objective1:Identifystrategiesforcivilsociety,government,andacademiaforpartneringwiththeprivatesectorinaddressingnutritionalneedsofvulnerablepopulations

Track1:Partnershipmodelsbetweentheprivatesectorandotherentities(government,civilsociety,INGO,academia)forimprovednutrition

Track2:Donorinvestmentsinfacilitatingprivatesectorpartnershipswithcivilsociety,government,andacademiaforimprovednutrition

Track3:Privatesectorbusinessmodelsthatsupportnutritionaloutcomes

Objective2:Leveragingproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesthatsupportthenutritionalneedsofvulnerablepopulations

Track1:Currentandpromisingproducts,technologies,andpracticesforimprovednutrition

Track2:Sharingexperiencesinbuildingtheevidenceonproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesthatimprovenutritionaloutcomes

Track3:Initiativesforensuringsafety,cost-effectivenessandqualityofproducts,services,technology,andpracticesthatmeetthenutritionalneedsofvulnerablepopulations

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Room

Session Room

8:00-9:00 Registration JacarandaCentre

9:00-9:15 ConferenceOpening JacarandaCentre

9:15-9:30 WelcomeSpeech JacarandaCentre

9:30-10:00 KeynoteAddressImprovingnutritioninfoodinsecuremarkets

JacarandaCentre

10:00-11:00 PlenaryPanelCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:differentstakeholders’perspectives

JacarandaCentre

11:00-11:10 IntroductiontoPartnershipExchange JacarandaCentre

11:10-11:40 Tea/CoffeeBreak

11:40-1:15 ConcurrentSessions• SessionA:Partnershipmodelsbetweentheprivatesectorandotherentities

(government,civilsociety,INGO,academia)forimprovednutrition• SessionB:Initiativesforensuringsafety,cost-effectivenessandqualityof

products,technology,andpracticesthatmeetthenutritionalneedsofvulnerablepopulations

• SessionC:Sharingexperiencesinbuildingtheevidenceonproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesthatimprovenutritionaloutcomes

JacarandaCentreWariaraRoomKarumeRoom

1:15-2:15 Lunch Restaurant

2:15-2:45 PosterSession JacarandaLawns

2:45-4:15 PartnershipExchangeThissessionofgroupdiscussionfocusesonpartnershipexperiences,challenges,andsuccessfulengagement

JacarandaCentre,WariaraandKarume

4:15-5:15 PlenaryPanelDonorinvestmentsthatfacilitateprivatesectorpartnershipswithcivilsocietyandgovernmentforimprovednutrition

JacarandaCentre

5:15-5:30 PlenaryCollaborationamongpartnersforoptimalnutrition:Whatwillkeepusawaketonight?

JacarandaCentre

5:30-6:30 CocktailHour PagolaGrounds

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Tuesday,November15,2016

Room

Session Room


8:30-9:00 WelcomeReviewofDay1Reportsfromgroupwork

JacarandaCentre

9:00-10:00 PlenaryPanelCollaboratingforoptimalnutrition:partnershipbusinessinitiatives

JacarandaCentre


10:30-11:30 PlenaryPanelCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:policiesandtheprivatesector

JacarandaCentre

11:30-11:45 PlenaryConversationCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:foodsystemsandhealthydiets

JacarandaCentre

11:45-1:15 PartnershipExchangeThissessionofgroupdiscussionfocusesondifferentsectorstrengths,identifyingopportunitiestoimprovenutritionoutcomes,andnextstepsmovingforward

JacarandaCentre,WariaraandKarume

1:15-2:15 Lunch(posterdiscussionsatselectedtables) Restaurant

2:15-3:45 ConcurrentSession• SessionD:Privatesectorbusinessmodelsthatsupportnutritionaloutcomes• SessionE:Currentandpromisingproducts,services,technologies,and

practicesforimprovednutrition

WariaraRoomKarumeRoom


4:00-4:45 PlenaryClosingSession JacarandaCentre

Wednesday,November16,2015

8:00-5:00 ExhibitionFreeandopentothepublic.Exhibitorswilldisplay,demonstrate,andselltheirproducts,technologies,andservicesdesignedtoimprovenutrition.

SaritCentre

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Room

Topic ProgramRoles Room


9:00-9:15 ConferenceOpening MasterofCeremonyBillO’Keefe,VicePresident,GovernmentRelationsandAdvocacy,CatholicReliefServices

JacarandaCentre

9:15-9:30 WelcomeSpeech • GladysMugambi,Head,NutritionandDieteticsUnit,MinistryofHealth,Kenya

• MostRev.MartinKivuva,Archbishop,CatholicArchdioceseofMombasa,Kenya

• SchuylerThorup,ExecutiveVicePresident,OverseasOperations,CatholicReliefServices

JacarandaCentre

9:30-10:00 KeynoteAddressImprovingnutritioninfoodinsecuremarkets

ChrisPolicinski,President&CEO,LandO’Lakes,Inc.

JacarandaCentre

10:00-11:00 PlenaryPanelCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:differentstakeholders’perspectives

Panelists• GladysMugambi,Head,NutritionandDieteticsUnit,Ministryof

Health,Kenya• GeorgeOwuorJr.,GovernmentRelationsandPolicyLead,

EquatorialAfrica,ProcterandGamble• MildredIrungu,ProjectManagementSpecialist,Agricultureand

Nutrition,USAID/Kenya• DominicGodana,CountryRepresentative,GAIN,Kenya• BettyBugusu,ManagingDirector,InternationalFood

TechnologyCenter,PurdueUniversity

JacarandaCentre

11:00-11:10 Introductiontopartnershipexchange

EverlynMatiri,RegionalTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,EastAfricaRegionalOffice,CatholicReliefServices

JacarandaCentre

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11:40-1:15 ConcurrentSessions

SessionAPartnershipmodelsbetweentheprivatesectorandotherentities(government,civilsociety,INGO,academia)forimprovednutrition

ModeratorSisterPaulineAcayo,ProjectCoordinator,SCOREECDProject,CatholicReliefServicesPresentations• Operationalizingmulti-sectoralcoordinationandcollaboration

strategiesforimprovednutrition,SamanthaClark,FoodSecurityandNutritionSpecialist,SPRING/JSIResearch&TrainingInstitute,Inc.

• Marketplacefornutritiousfoods,DanHaswell,ProjectManager,GlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition(GAIN)

• Scalingupsmall-scalefoodprocessingtopromotefoodsecurityforwomensubsistencefarmersandchildreninruralVietnam,YvonneYuan,AssociateProfessor,SchoolofNutrition,RyersonUniversityandLeVanChi,SalesManager,NINandNINFOODS

• WomenentrepreneurscreatingmarketpullfornutritiousproductsinruralBangladesh,NickvanderVelde,ProjectManager,BoPInnovationCenter

JacarandaCentre

SessionBInitiativesforensuringsafety,cost-effectivenessandqualityofproducts,services,technology,andpracticesthatmeetthenutritionalneedsofvulnerablepopulations

ModeratorBettyBugusu,ManagingDirector,InternationalFoodTechnologyCenter,PurdueUniversityPresentations• Creatingaplatformtoengagetheprivatesectorinnutrition:

SUNBusinessNetworkZambia,RaphaelSiwiti,Manager,SUNBusinessNetworkZambia,U.N.WorldFoodProgramme(WFP)

• Realizingthelinkbetweenfoodsafetyandnutritionsecurity:thecaseofaflatoxincontrolacrossfoodsystemsinAfrica,AmareAyalew,PACAProgramManager,DepartmentofRuralEconomyandAgriculture,AfricanUnionCommission

• Improvednutritionthroughsafeandeffectivepestandcropmanagementstrategiesforvegetablevaluechaininthehumidtropics,DannyCoyne,SoilHealthScientist,InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture(IITA),Tanzania

WariaraRoom

SessionCSharingexperiencesinbuildingtheevidenceonproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesthatimprovenutritionaloutcomes

ModeratorDavidLeege,Director,UniversityEngagementandResearch,CatholicReliefServicesPresentations• Affordablenutritiousfoodsforwomen(ANF4W)inKenya,

NicolaMartin,GlobalCoordinator,AffordableNutritiousFoodsforWomen,GIZ

• Leveragingnativenutrientdenseplantsindevelopmentofmarket-ledinstantfortifiedgrainfoods,MarioG.Ferruzzi,PlantsforHumanHealthInstitute,DepartmentofFood,BioprocessingandNutritionSciences,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity

• Micronutrientpowders:doestheanti-nutrientcontentaffecttheinvitrobio-accessibilityofironandzinc?JulianaKiio,Lecturer,KenyattaUniversity

• RadiosoapoperaspromptsocialandbehaviorchangeforimprovednutritioninpastoralistcommunitiesofEthiopia,VimbaiChishanu,PRIMEProgramNutritionBehaviourChangeandCommunicationAdvisorandAdrianeSeibert,SeniorNutritionAdvisor,MercyCorps

KarumeRoom

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2:15-2:45 PosterSession Presentationsofposters JacarandaLawns

2:45-4:15 PartnershipExchange

RoomFacilitators• CarmenJaquez,PracticeAreaManager,Dairy,Livestockand

Environment,LandO’Lakes• VeronicaImeldaAwino,NutritionandHealthAdvisor,

ActionAgainstHunger• CecilieKjeldsberg,IndependentConsultant


4:15-5:15 PlenaryPanelDonorinvestmentsthatfacilitateprivatesectorpartnershipswithcivilsocietyandgovernmentforimprovednutrition

ModeratorBethCollins,Director,ImpactInvesting,CatholicReliefServicesPanelists• GeorgeBigirwa,RegionalHead,EastandSouthernAfrica,,

AllianceforaGreenRevolutioninAfrica(AGRA)• MarthaNyagaya,NutritionManager,Children’sInvestment

FundFoundation(CIFF)• MarianOdenigbo,SpecialAdviseronNutrition-Sensitive

Agriculture,EastandSouthernAfricaDivision,IFAD• AndrewRead,FeedtheFutureCoordinatorandAgriculture

TeamLead,OfficeofEconomicGrowth,USAID/Kenya

JacarandaCentre

5:15-5:30 PlenaryCollaborationamongpartnersforoptimalnutrition:Whatwillkeepusawaketonight?

MaryHennigan,SeniorTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,CatholicReliefServices

JacarandaCentre

Closing–Day1 BillO’Keefe,GovernmentRelationsandAdvocacy,VicePresident,CatholicReliefServices

JacarandaCentre

5:30-6:30 CocktailHour PagolaGrounds

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Room

Session ProgramRoles Room


8:30-9:00 WelcomeReviewofDay1ReportofGroupWork

MasterofCeremonyBillO’Keefe,VicePresident,GovernmentRelationsandAdvocacy,CatholicReliefServicesPartnershipExchangeRoomFacilitators• CarmenJaquez,PracticeAreaManager,Dairy,Livestockand



JacarandaCentre

9:00-10:00 PlenaryPanelCollaboratingforoptimalnutrition:partnershipbusinessinitiatives

ModeratorJenniferBurns,SeniorTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,CatholicReliefServicesPanelist• EmmaCaddy,Co-Founder,TinyTotos• YannickNtirushwa,SeniorCustomerandPartnershipsManager,

EarthEnable• CatherineEdward,SmallholderFarmer,SoyaniPesa,Tanzania• SergeRanaivojaona,ManagingDirector,BushProof

JacarandaCentre


10:30-11:30 PlenaryPanel

Collaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:policiesandtheprivatesector

ModeratorEverlynMatiri,RegionalTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,EastAfricaRegionalOffice,CatholicReliefServicesPresenter• GrainneMoloney,ChiefofNutrition,UnitedNationsChildren’s

Fund,UNICEFKenyaPanelist• TerrieWefwafwa,CEO,KaribuniandChair,IBFAN• NamukoloCovic,ResearchCoordinator,A4NH/IFPRI• HopeKasimbazi,OutreachandPartnershipOfficer,

EarlyStepsProgram,PrivateSectorFoundationUganda

JacarandaCentre

11:30-11:45 PlenaryConversationCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:foodsystemsandhealthydiets

• ShaunFerris,Director,AgricultureandLivelihoods,CatholicReliefServices

• AgnesKalibata,PresidentofAGRA,GlobalPanelonAgricultureandFoodSystemsforNutrition

JacarandaCentre

11:45-1:15 PartnershipExchange RoomFacilitators• CarmenJaquez,PracticeAreaManager,Dairy,Livestockand




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2:15-3:45

ConcurrentSessions

3:45-4:00 SessionDPrivatesectorbusinessmodelsthatsupportnutritionaloutcomes

ModeratorFelicienRandriamanantenasoa,RegionalTechnicalAdvisor,NutritionandCommunityHealth,WestAfricaRegionalOffice,CatholicReliefServicesPresentations• Businessmodelsandtheirroleinnutrition,DanielAlberts,

SeniorManager,AgricultureandNutrition,GlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition(GAIN)

• TilapiainruralKenya,OtienoOkello,ManagingDirector,PioneerFishFarm

• ValueadditionofbeansinKenya,RoseMutuku,ManagingDirector,SmartLogisticsSolutions

• PeanutbutterinMozambique,OctavioMuchanga,Owner,XikhabaLimitada

• Howprofitableistheprivatesectorinvestmentinbiofortification?AcasestudyoffirmsinNigeria,AyodejiOgunleye,Lecturer,DepartmentofAgriculturalEconomics,ObafemiAwolowoUniversity

WariaraRoom

SessionECurrentandpromisingproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesforimprovednutrition

ModeratorAustinBeebe,RegionalTechnicalAdvisor,WASH,EastAfricaRegionalOffice,CatholicReliefServicesPresentations• "ShambaChef”reachingmillionsthroughTV,DavidCampbell,

Director,Mediae• Engagingtheprivatesectorinpromotingvalueadditioninthe

cassavavaluechainforimprovedfoodandnutritionsecurity:caseoftruetrade,ElizabethImbo,NutritionandGenderCoordinator,SelfHelpAfrica

• Whereismyfood?Partneringwiththeprivatesectortotacklepost-harvestlosses,MuzafarKaemdin,MEALDirector-TanzaniaandTumainiBakobi,PICSProjectManager,CatholicReliefServices

• Simple(andnew),methodsforaflatoxinreductioningroundnuts,JockBrandis,FounderandDirectorofResearchandDevelopment,TheFullBellyProject

KarumeRoom

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4:00-4:45

ClosingSessionReportofgroupworkReflectionsfromparticipantsVoteofthanks

ModeratorBillO’Keefe,VicePresident,GovernmentRelationsandAdvocacy,CatholicReliefServices

PartnershipExchangeRoomFacilitators• CarmenJaquez,PracticeAreaManager,Dairy,Livestockand



Participants• MildredIrungu,ProjectManagementSpecialist,Agriculture

andNutrition,USAID/Kenya• LydiaMbevi,RegionalGenderandYouthAdvisor,Africa,

ACVI/VOCA• MercyMwende,Director,SweetandDriedEnterprises,Ltd.

ClosingRemarks• LauraDills,DeputyRegionalDirectorforProgramQuality,

EastAfricaRegionalOffice,CatholicReliefServices

JacarandaCentre


8:00-5:00 Exhibition Businessesandorganizationsofferingproductsandservicesrelevanttoconferenceattendeesandrelatedtotheconferencethemeandtrackswillbeparticipatingasexhibitors.Seeexhibitors’pamphletfordetails.

SaritCentre

poster sessions

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Youcanviewelectronicversionsofthepostersathttp://www.eposters.net/sponsor/inc2016 POSTER1Title:Tastethedifference!Seethedifference!Feelthedifference!Experienceamaranth.Authors:C.Feller,N.WangechiPresenter:ChristinaFeller,BoardChair,LivingwithPeaceKenyaandNaomiWangechi,President,EdenGold,Ltd.POSTER2Title:Mobile-basedagriculturalandnutritioninformationandmessagingservicesAuthors:P.Sakyi,B.S.AduPresenters:PatrickSakyi,MonitoringandEvaluationAssociateandBrightSchandorfAdu,DirectorofFarmerServices,FarmerlineLimitedPOSTER3Title:EvaluationofasocialnetworkinterventionforimprovedchildnutritionAuthors:D.O.Omollo,K.J.Fiorella,M.Moore,F.Wilson,A.Argent,N.V.Ligawi,V.Migawi,E.M.MIlner,E.Bukusi,L.C.H.FernaldPresenter:DanOmollo,ResearchManager,OrganicHealthResponse-EkialoKionaCenterPOSTER4Title:TheeffectofamaranthsorghumgrainsproductonthenutritionstatusofchildreninKenyaAuthors:J.K.Okoth,S.A.Ochola,N.K.GikonyoandA.O.MakokhaPresenter:JudithOkoth,Lecturer,JomoKenyattaUniversityofAgricultureandTechnologyPOSTER5Title:ReachingprivatefacilitiesthroughanintegratedapproachAuthors:B.Ahoya,J.Kavle,G.Ndirangu,S.OntiriPresenter:BrendaAhoya,NutritionAdvisor,MaternalandChildSurvivalProgram,PATHPOSTER6Title:EngagingentrepreneursindevelopingcommunityvideosfornutritionAuthors:M.MoreauxandP.Koniz-BooherPresenter:MarjoleinMoreaux,SBCC/NutritionTechnicalAdvisor,SPRINGProjectPOSTER7Title:OrangefleshedsweetpotatopureeforbakeryapplicationsinKenya(markets,income,valueadditionfornutrition)Authors:T.MuzhingiPresenters:Dr.TemesgenBocher,AgriculturalEconomistandMonitoringandEvaluationOfficer,InternationalPotatoCenterPOSTER8Title:Domestictechniquestomaximizeplant-basednutritionAuthors:J.Kauffman,B.Mwesigwa,R.LubegaPresenter:JoyKauffman,Founder,FARMSTEW

http://www.eposters.net/sponsor/inc2016

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POSTER9Title:Assessmentoffoodpreservationandlocalrecipes:implicationforenhancednutritionalvalueforhouseholds’dietsinNorthernNigeriaAuthors:C.O.Iyangbe,E.A.Oluloto,A.Oseni,D.S.OgundijoandI.I.ErhaborPresenter:CharlesIyangbe,ChiefofParty,CatholicReliefServicesPOSTER10Title:Thecontributionofprivateagrocompaniestoimprovednutrition,foodsecurityandimprovedrurallivelihoodsAuthors:U.IbrahimPresenter:UsmanIbrahim,ProgrammeLeader,CentreforIrrigationandDesertificationStudies,FederalUniversity,Gashua,YobeState,Nigeria

POSTER11Title:TheroleandvalueofmilkindietsofchildreninapastoralcommunityAuthors:G.WapanganaandC.MumbiPresenters:GodfreyWapanganaandCharlesMumbi,ProgramOfficers,WorldVisionKenyaPOSTER12Title:DemystifyingthepathwaysofimpactofalivestocktransferprogramonhouseholdresilienceandnutritioninMalawiAuthors:J.LaneandC.JaquezPresenter:CarmenJaquez,PracticeAreaManagerDairy,LivestockandEnvironment,LandO’LakesInternationalDevelopmentPOSTER13Title:BetterbusinesspracticesforchildrenbyKenyaPrivateSectorAlliance(KEPSA)FoundationAuthors:C.KawiraPresenter:CarolineKawira,ProjectOfficer,KenyaPrivateSectorAlliance

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1.CONFERENCEOPENING

CRS’BillO’Keefe,MasterofCeremony,willinauguratetheconference,welcomeguests,outlineconferenceobjectivesandtracks,andchallengeparticipantstofindrelevantpartnershipstrategiesforRespondingwiththePrivateSectorforGreaterNutritionImpact.ArepresentativefromKenya’sMinistryofHealth,theMombasaDioceseandCatholicReliefServices(GladysMugambi,MostRev.MartinKivuva,andSchuylerThorup,respectively)willwelcomeparticipantsandintroducetheconferencetheme,highlighttheimportanceofengagingtheprivatesectorforoptimalnutritionoutcomes,andencourageparticipantstowardslearning,sharing,andcreatinginnovativepartnerships.

2.KEYNOTEADDRESSImprovingnutritioninfoodinsecuremarkets

ChrisPolicinski,LandO’LakesPresidentandCEO,willhighlightthecommitmentandcontributiontheprivatesectorcanmaketowardsnutritionsecurity,especiallyfromthemulti-sectoral/multi-stakeholderexampleofLandO’Lakesinitsworkwithfarmers,businesses,value-chains,andinternationaldevelopment.Chriswillcallparticipantstoactionincreatingstrategicpartnershipsacrosssectorsandstakeholderstoaccomplishourmutualgoalsforthewellbeingandthrivingofthemostvulnerable.

3.PANELCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:differentstakeholders’perspectives

Workingacrossstakeholdersforimprovednutritionrequiresustounderstandtheirdifferentperspectives,theirrolesincontributingtoimprovednutritionandhowtheyviewcollaborationwithotherstakeholders.Thisopeningplenarypanelwillfocusonmulti-stakeholdercollaboration,particularlywiththeprivatesector,forimprovednutrition.Wewilllookatthemotivationanddeterminantsforcollaborationfromdifferentperspectives:acrossstakeholders(government,civilsociety,privatesector,academiaanddonor)andfromdifferentthematicsectors(ag,nutrition,WASH).Panelistsrepresentingdonors,government,civilsociety,businessandacademia(MildredIrungu,USAID;GladysMugambi,KenyaMinistryofHealth;DominicGodana,GAIN;GeorgeOwuorJr.,ProcterandGamble;andBettyBugusu,PurdueUniversity)willsharelessonslearnedinnegotiatingcomplexcollaborationacrossstakeholdersonnutrition,andpaintapictureofeffectivecollaborationforoptimalnutrition.

4.INTRODUCTIONTOPARTNERSHIPEXCHANGE

EverlynMatiri(CatholicReliefServices)willintroducethissmallgroupactivityandaskparticipantstoconsiderkeyquestionstobediscussedduringthePartnershipExchangeoverthenexttwodays.Summariesoftheseexchangeswillbepresentedduringplenary.

5.COFFEE/TEABREAK

TeaandcoffeewillbeservedwithlightsnacksatseveralserviceareasintheJacarandaCentre.

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6.CONCURRENTSESSIONSA)Partnershipmodels,B)Initiativesforensuringsafety,cost-effectiveness,andqualityofproducts,andC)Sharingexperiencesinbuildingtheevidencethatimprovenutritionaloutcomes

Concurrentsessionsincludepresentationsbasedontheconferencethemetracks,includingabstractsselectedfrom86submissions.Thesessionsconsistofbriefintroductionstothethemeandspeakers,selectedpresentations,andaninteractiveQ&Adiscussionfacilitatedbyamoderator.

SessionA:Speakerswillfocusonpartnershipmodelsbetweentheprivatesectorandotherentities(government,civilsociety,INGOs,andacademia)forimprovednutrition.Participantswilllearnkeyprogramcycleconsiderationsthatmaymakemulti-sectoralcollaborationmoreoperationallyfeasible(SamanthaClark,SPRING),andabout“TheMarketplace,”aplatformthatstrengthensnetworks,fostersinnovations,andprovidesinvestmenttobringaffordable,nutritiousfoodstomarket(DanHaswell,GAIN).Participantswillalsolearnhowgovernment,business,andwomenfarmerscametogetherinVietnamtoscaleuplocalproductionoffortifiedcomplementaryfoodswhilebuildinglocalproduction,capacity,andincome(YvonneYuan,RyersonUniversityandLeVanChi,NINandNINFOODS),andhowPROOFS(ProfitableOpportunitiesforFoodSecurity)developedapartnershipmodelwiththeprivatesectorthatcombinedawarenesscreationwithnutritionandhygieneproductsalestoimprovedietarydiversity,householdfoodsecurity,andinfantandyoungchildfeedingpracticesinBangladesh(NickvanderVelde,BoPInnovationCenter).

SessionB:Speakerswilldiscussinitiativesforensuringsafety,cost-effectiveness,andqualityofproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesthatmeetthenutritionalneedsofvulnerablepopulations.ParticipantswilllearnZambia’sSUNBusinessNetworkstrategyandkeyinitiatives,withpartnersfromtheprivateandpublicsectors,toharnesstheexpertise,reach,andmarketimpactoftheprivatesectortoimprovenutritionforconsumers(RaphaelSiwiti,WFP).Theywillalsolearnaboutthelinksbetweenaflatoxins,foodsafety,andnutritionsecurityinAfrica(AmareAyalew,AfricanUnionCommission)andaboutavaluechaininitiativetoincreasethesafetyof,andaccessto,nutritiousvegetablesinEastAfricabyreducingtheindiscriminateuseofpesticides(DannyCoyne,InternationalInstituteofTropicalAgriculture).

SessionC:Speakerswillshareexperiencesinbuildingtheevidenceonproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesthatimprovenutritionaloutcomes.ParticipantswilllearnhowAffordableNutritiousFoodforWomen(ANF4W)inKenyacooperateswiththeprivatesectortoimprovemicronutrientintakeamongwomenofreproductiveage(NicolaMartin,GIZ),aboutanintegratedresearchandproductdevelopmentstrategythatleveragesindigenousmicronutrientdenseplantstoaddressmarketdemandforaffordable,convenient,andnutritiousproducts(MarioFerruzzi,NorthCarolinaStateUniversity),aswellasastudythatsoughttoestablishtheanti-nutrientcontentinhome-fortifiedporridgescommonlyconsumedbyKenyanchildren(JulianaKiio,KenyattaUniversity).AninnovativeWarnerBrothersandMercyCorpsinitiativetoentertaininglyandeffectivelyaddressnutritiongapsinpastoralhouseholdsinEthiopiawillbeshared(VimbaiChishanuandAdrianeSeibert,MercyCorps).

7.LUNCH

Informaldiscussionwillcontinueoverlunchattherestaurant.

8.POSTERSESSION

AllposterswillbeondisplayintheJacarandaLawns.Participantsmayengageinconversationwithposterpresentersduringthistime.Posterinformationisdetailedinthisprogram’spostersection.

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9.PARTNERSHIPEXCHANGEPartnershipexperiences,challenges,andsuccessfulengagement

ThePartnershipExchangeisanopportunityforparticipantstocontributetotheconversationandtake-awaysfromtheconferencethroughsmallgroupworkandplenaryreporting.ThefirstPartnershipExchangesessionwillfocusonpartnershipexperiences,challenges,andsuccessfulengagement,wherethefollowingquestionswillbediscussed:

• Whatexperienceshaveyouhadinengagingwithdifferentstakeholders(privatesector,civilsociety,government)forimprovingnutritionaloutcomes?

• Whatcharacterizessuccessfulengagementamongstakeholdersinrespondingwiththeprivatesectorforimprovednutrition?

• Whatpracticalchallengesexistinrespondingwiththeprivatesectortoimprovenutrition?

10.PLENARYPANELDonorinvestmentsthatfacilitateprivatesectorpartnershipswithcivilsocietyandgovernmentforimprovednutritionThedonorcommunityisgalvanizingglobaleffortstotacklemalnutritioninpartnershipswithotherentities.Atthe2013NutritionforGrowthsummit,94stakeholdersendorsedtheGlobalNutritionforGrowthCompact,acommitmentto“makenutritiononeofthetoppoliticalandsocio-economicdevelopmentpriorities,andtoworktogetherinpartnerships(governments,internationalorganizations,privatesector,andcivilsociety)withvulnerablepopulationstoaccelerateprogresstowardsachievingtheWorldHealthAssemblynutritiontargetsby2025.”Inthissession,panelists(GeorgeBigirwa,AGRA;MarthaNyagaya,CIFF;MarianOdenigbo,IFAD;andAndrewRead,USAID)willsharehowthedonorcommunityisworkingwiththeprivatesectortocontributetotheglobalandSub-Saharanresponsetomalnutritioninpoorcommunities,supportingpublic/privateresponsestocountry-levelgovernmentcommitments,andfacilitatingrelationshipsbetweentheprivatesectorandthedevelopmentcommunity.Wewillheardonorperspectivesonchallengesandlessonslearnedinrespondingwiththeprivatesectorforimprovednutrition.

11.PLENARYCollaborationamongpartnersforoptimalnutrition:Whatwillkeepusawaketonight?

Eachofuscametothe2ndIntegratedNutritionConferencewithourownthinkingaboutrespondingwiththeprivatesectorforoptimalnutritionandhowdifferentpartnerscollaborate.Overthecourseoftheday,wehavehadachancetohearnewideas,beinspiredbyexamplesandnewopportunities,andchallengeourownpositionsonpartnershipsacrosssectors.Inthissession,MaryHennigan(CatholicReliefServices)willleadustoreflectonwhathaschallengedustodayandwhatexcitesustocomebacktomorrow.Wewillleavetonightwithquestionsonhoweachofuscanmakeacommitmenttobetterharnessthepowerofpartnershipsforoptimalnutrition.Wewillcomebacktotheconferencetomorrowreadytocommit.BillO’Keefe(CatholicReliefServices)willthencloseDay1oftheconference.

12.COCKTAILS

EnjoyaculturalshowandengagecolleaguesinmeaningfulconversationoverdrinksandsnacksatthePagolaGrounds.

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1.WELCOMEReviewofDay2,ReportsfromGroupWork

WewillbeginthedaywiththemasterofceremonyrecappingkeypointsfromDay1presentations.TheroomfacilitatorswillsharesummariesofthePartnershipExchangediscussions.

2.PANELCollaboratingforoptimalnutrition:partnershipbusinessinitiatives

WiththeScalingUpNutritionMovement,therehasbeenanexplicitefforttopartnerinnutritionwithbusinesses.Inthisplenarypanel,youwilllearnaboutsuccessfulbusinessinitiativesandcross-sectoralpartnershipsforimprovednutrition.LearnfromEmmaCaddyofTinyTotos,ahybridentitythatsupportsearlychildhooddevelopment,andYannickNtirushwa,SeniorCustomerandPartnershipsManagerofEarthEnable,whichseekstoimprovechildhealthbyeliminatingdirtfloors–andtheparasitesandbacteriathatgowiththem–throughaninexpensivehardflooroption.HearfromCatherineEdward,cooperativememberoftheSoyaniPesaproject,whohascreatedasuccessfulbusinesssellingsoymilkforhumanconsumption.Lastly,SergeRanaivojaonadiscussesBushProof’seffortstobringsustainablewaterandsanitationservicestothemostvulnerablethroughafee-for-serviceapproachinMadagascar.

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4.PANELCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:policiesandtheprivatesector

Giventheimmenseburdenofundernutrition,fosteringstrongpartnershipsthatcapitalizeontheuniqueexpertiseandcapacityofvariousstakeholders,includingtheprivatesector,isessential.Openandconstructivedialoguescanhelppavenewpathsforwardtoestablishacceptableandsustainableefforts.Tocollaborativelyidentifyandengageinsustainablepracticesthroughwhichallsectorscontributetooptimalnutrition,allactorsmustworkwithinapolicyenvironmentthatsupportandrespectapublichealthapproachtooptimalnutrition.Inthispanel,GrainneMoloney,ChiefofNutritionatUNICEFKenya,willpresenttheglobalpolicies/guidelinesUNICEFhasdevelopedinworkingwiththeprivatesectorforimprovednutrition,andsomeofthechallengesandlessonsUNICEFhaslearnedinthisarea.Thepanelists(TerrieWefwafwa,CEO,KaribuniandChair,IBFAN;NamukoloCovic,ResearchCoordinator,A4NH/IFPRI;andHopeKasimbazi,OutreachandPartnershipOfficer,EarlyStepsProgram,PrivateSectorFoundationUganda)willdiscusstheroleofcivilsociety,privatesector,andresearchinstitutionsinshaping,supporting,andpromotingpolicy.Wewilllearnaboutsomeofthechallengesandlessonslearnedinadheringtoandpromotingthesepolicies.

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5.PLENARYCONVERSATIONCollaborationacrosssectorsforoptimalnutrition:foodsystemsandhealthydiets

Followingthebroaderpanelonpolicyandtheprivatesector,thisconversationwillfocusononekeypolicyissueeffectingnutrition—healthydiets.ShaunFerris(CatholicReliefServices),willholdaconversationwithAgnesKalibata(AllianceforaGreenRevolutioninAfrica,AGRA),whoisamemberoftheGlobalPanelonAgricultureandFoodSystemsforNutritionontherecentlylaunchedForesightProjectreport:"Foodsystemsanddiets:facingthechallengesofthe21stcentury."Theconversationwillhelpustounderstandwhatdecisionspolicymakersneedtotakeinthecomingdecadestoensurethatfoodsystemsdeliverhighqualitydietsinlow/middleincomecountrieswithaparticularfocusonlow-incomehouseholds,women,andchildren.Theconversationwillexploretheroleoftheprivatesectorandcivilsocietyinensuringafoodsystemthatdeliversahealthydiet.

6.PARTNERSHIPEXCHANGEReproducingandscalinguppartnershipsfornutritionthatwork:nextsteps

ThePartnershipExchangeisanopportunityforparticipantstocontributetotheconversationandtake-awaysfromtheconferencethroughsmallgroupworkandplenaryreporting.ThissecondandfinalPartnershipExchangewillfocusoncapitalizingondifferentsectorstrengths,identifyingopportunitiesforscaleup,andexploringnextsteps.Thefollowingquestionswillbediscussed:

• Howdowecapitalizeonthestrengthsandskillsthatdifferentsectors(government,NGOs,privatesector,donors)bringtothetableforoptimalnutritionaloutcomes?

• Whatpartnershipandbusinessmodels,technologies,products,services,andpoliciesdidyouidentifyaspotentiallyusefulimprovingnutritionaloutcomes?

• Takingintoaccountthesesuccessfulexperiencesandapproaches,andwhatwehavelearnedsofaratthisconference,howdowemoveforwardfromhere?

7.LUNCH

Informaldiscussionwillcontinueoverlunchattherestaurant.Pleaselookforassignedtables,whereyouwillhaveachancetoengageposterpresenterswithyourquestions.

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8.CONCURRENTSESSIONSD)Privatesectorbusinessmodels,E)Currentandpromisingproductsforimprovednutrition

Concurrentsessionsincludepresentationsbasedontheconferencethemetracks,includingabstractsselectedfrom86submissions.Thesessionsconsistofabriefintroductiontothethemeandspeakers,selectedpresentations,andaninteractiveQ&Adiscussionfacilitatedbyamoderator.

SessionD:Speakerswillfocusonprivatesectorbusinessmodelsthatsupportnutritionaloutcomes.Participantswilllearnaboutbusinessmodelsandtheirroleinnutrition(DanielAlberts,GAIN),hearsuccessfulentrepreneurswhoareimplementingnewandinnovativebusinessmodelsthatincreasetheavailabilityandaccessibilityofnutritiousfoodstoconsumersinSub-SaharanAfrica(OtienoOkello,PioneerFishFarm;RoseMutuku,SmartLogisticsSolutions;andOctavioMuchanga,Owner,XikhabaLimitada);andstudyananalysisoftheprofitabilityofprivatesectorinvestmentsinbiofortifiedvitaminAcassavavaluechaininNigeria(AyodejiOgunleye,ObafemiAwolowoUniversity).

SessionE:Speakerswillsharecurrentandpromisingproducts,services,technologies,andpracticesforimprovednutrition.Participantswilllearnabout"ShambaChef,”aTVprogramtargetingwomenwithnutritionissues,showingbetterwaysofgrowing,preparing,cooking,andstoringfoodwithinspiring,delicious,andaffordablerecipes(DavidCampbell,Mediae),andaboutSelfHelpAfrica’s(SHA)partnershipwiththeprivatesectortoincreasefarmerincomefromcassavaproductionthroughvalueadditionforimprovedfoodandnutritionsecurity(ElizabethImbo,SHA).ParticipantswilllearnaboutCRS’partnershipwithPeePeeTanzaniaLimited(PPTL)toenablesmallholderfarmersinTanzaniatoaccesscost-effectivetriplelayeredhermeticbagstoreducepost-harveststoragelosses(MuzafarKaemdinandTumainiBakobi,CRS)aswellastakepartinadiscussiononnewandsimplemethodsforaflatoxinreductioningroundnuts(JockBrandis,TheFullBellyProject).

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10.CLOSINGSESSIONS

Wewillconcludeourtwo-dayconferencebysharingkeytakeawaypointsandstepsformovingforward,fromtheperspectiveofconferenceparticipants(MildredIrungu,USAID;LydiaMbevi,ACVI/VOCA;andMercyMwende,SweetandDriedEnterprises,Ltd.),includingreportsfromthegroupworkinthePartnershipExchangesessionsbytheroomfacilitators(CarmenJaquez,LandO’Lakes;VeronicaImeldaAwino,ActionAgainstHunger;andCecilieKjeldsberg,IndependentConsultant).LauraDillsfromCatholicReliefServiceswillshareclosingremarks.

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EXHIBITIONATTHESARITCENTRE

TheINC2016ExhibitionhostedattheSaritCentreisanexceptionalopportunitytopromoteandbuyproducts,technologies,andservicesdesignedtoimprovenutrition.Roughly30exhibitorswilldisplay,demonstrate,andselltheirproducts.Theexhibitionisfreeandopentothepublic,includingallconferenceparticipants.Pleaseseetheexhibitors’pamphletfordetailsonparticipatingcompaniesandtheirlocationintheexhibitionhall.

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CONFERENCEHASHTAGIS#INC2016

Pleaseusethishashtaginallofyourconference-relatedpostsonTwitter,Facebook,Instagramandanyothersocialmediachannelsyouareusing.CONFERENCETWITTERHANDLEIS@CRS_EXPERTISE

We’llbelivetweetingfromthisTwitterhandlethroughouttheconference.Followusfornewsabouttheconferenceandtobeapartofthesocialmediaconversation.TIPSFORLIVETWEETING

Whenlivetweeting,alwaysbesuretoincludethespeaker’sTwitterhandle(oratleasttheirnameiftheydon’thaveahandle)andthehashtag#INC2016.Ifyoustartyourtweetwithatwitterhandle,besuretoputaperiodbeforethehandle,otherwisemostpeopleonTwitterwon’tseeyourtweet.

Forexample:.@shaunferrissaidM-pesaishelpingKenyanwomengainfinancialindependence.Usagemorethantripledfrom14%–40%in1year.#INC2016SPEAKERSWITHTWITTERHANDLES

Dr.GeorgeBigirwa @GeorgeBigirwaShaunFerris @shaunferrisDominicGodana @ddgodanaAgnesKalibata @Agnes_KalibataCecilieKjeldsberg @cecci_kjel91LydiaMbevi @lmbeviGladysMugambi @gladysmugambiYannickNtirushwa @yannick332BillO’Keefe @OKeefeCRSPOSTASMUCHASPOSSIBLE!

Wewouldlovetogenerateasmuchsocialmediaaspossibleduringtheconference.Pleaseconsidersendingtweets,postingphotostoInstagram,andusinganyofyoursocialmediaaccountstopostwhatyouarehearingandlearningattheconference.Itwillhelpexpandtheimpactoftheconferencetoothers.

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AgnesKalibataPresident,AllianceforaGreenRevolutioninAfrica,orAGRADr.KalibataisPresidentofAGRAandmemberoftheGlobalPanelonAgricultureandFoodSystemsforNutrition.SheleadsAGRA’seffortswithpublicandprivatepartnerstoensureafoodsecureandprosperousAfricathrough

rapid,sustainableagriculturalgrowth,andimprovedproductivityandlivelihoodsofmillionsofsmallholderfarmers.PriortoAGRA,Dr.KalibatawasRwanda’sMinisterofAgricultureandAnimalResources(MINAGRI).Shehasheldleadershippositions,includingPermanentSecretaryoftheMinistryofAgricultureandDeputyViceChancelloroftheUniversityofRwanda.ShehasworkedfortheInternationalInstituteofTropicalAgricultureinUgandaandotheragriculturaldevelopmentorganizations.ShesitsonvariousboardsincludingtheInternationalFertilizerDevelopmentCorporation(IFDC),InstituteofAgricultureandAnimalHusbandry,theStrategicAdvisoryCounciloftheInternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute(IFPRI),andtheSustainableTradeInitiative(IDH).Agnesisadistinguishedagriculturalscientist,policymaker,andthoughtleader.SheholdsaPhDinEntomologyfromtheUniversityofMassachusetts,Amherst.

MostRev.MartinKivuvaArchbishop,CatholicArchdioceseofMombasa,KenyaArchbishopMartinKivuvacurrentlyservesasChairmanoftheCommissionforDevelopmentandSocialServicesforCaritasKenyaoftheKenyanConferenceofCatholicBishops.Hewasappointedthenew

ArchbishopoftheCatholicArchdioceseofMombasain2014.ArchbishopMartinwasborninMuthetheni,MachakosCounty,andisafirstborninafamilyofsixbrothersandthreesisters.In1961,hisfamilymovedtoKichakaSimbaintheKenyancoastalregion,whereheattendedKichakaSimbaPrimarySchool,thenSt.Mary’sSeminaryKwale.HestudiedphilosophyandtheologyatSt.ThomasAquinasSeminaryinNairobiandwasordainedapriestin1978intheArchdioceseofMombasa.

GladysMugambiHead,NutritionandDieteticsUnit,MinistryofHealth,KenyaGladysMugambiistheHeadoftheNutritionandDieteticsUnitinKenya’sMinistryofHealth.Sheisthecountry’sfocalpersonfortheScalingUpNutritionInitiative.Gladyshas20yearsofexperienceworkingingovernment

atthedistrictandnationallevels.SheworkedasaDistrictNutritionistwiththeMinistryofHealthattheThikaDistrictHospitalfortenyears.SheinitiatedsupplementationthroughEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentcentersanddevelopedaproposalforfundingthenationalfoodfortificationprogram.Forfiveyears,shespearheadedtheimplementationofthenationalfoodfortificationproject.Gladyshasparticipatedinresearch,co-authoredpublications,andparticipatedinregionalandglobalconferences.GladysisaregisterednutritionistandholdsaBSinHomeEconomicsfromtheUniversityofEasternAfrica,Baraton,andaMSinFood,Nutrition,andDieteticsfromKenyattaUniversity.

ChrisPolicinskiPresidentandCEO,LandO’Lakes,Inc.ChrisPolicinskihasbeenPresidentandCEOofLandO’Lakes,Inc.since2005,andhasbeenwiththecompanysince1997.Hehasmorethan35yearsofexperienceinthefoodindustry.PriortojoiningLandO’Lakes,heheldleadershippositionswithKraftGeneral

Foods,Bristol-MyersSquibbandThePillsburyCompany.HeservesontheboardofseveralindustrygroupsincludingtheGroceryManufacturersAssociation,theU.S.GlobalLeadershipCoalitionandtheNationalCouncilofFarmerCooperatives,andisinvolvedinlocalcommunityboardsincludingasatrusteeoftheUniversityofMinnesotaFoundation.ChrisisamemberofCatholicReliefServices’board,andamemberoftheboardsofXcelEnergyandHormelFoods.ChrisearnedanundergraduatedegreefromtheUniversityofNotreDameandaMBAdegreefromNewYorkUniversity.

SchuylerThorupExecutiveVicePresident,OverseasOperations,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSAsExecutiveVicePresidentforOverseasOperationsatCatholicReliefServices,SchuylerThorupoverseesprogrammaticactivitiesinroughly100countries,withabudgetofover

$700millionand5,000staff.HeensuresthefulfillmentofCRS’missionwhileparticularlyfocusingonassistancetothepoorandmarginalized,respectforhumandignity,justiceandpeace,andpartnershipwithlocalinstitutions.SchuylerbeganhiscareerwithCRSinAngolain1990,implementingemergencyandreliefoperationsinthemidstofthecountry’scivilwar.Sincethen,hehasmanagedcomplexemergencyandhumanitarianprogramsinZimbabwe,SouthAfrica,Mozambique,Lesotho,andPeru,hasservedasU.S.RegionalMajorGiftsOfficer,asCountryRepresentativeforArmeniaandMalawi,andasRegionalDirector.PriortojoiningCRS,SchuylerworkedforthePrivateSectorDivisionofUSAIDbasedinSriLanka,andwasCoordinatoroftheVentureCapitalNetworkofTexasattheSmallBusinessDivisionoftheTexasDepartmentofCommerce.HeholdsaBAinLatinAmericanStudiesandSpanishfromtheUniversityofVirginiaandaMAinPublicAffairsandLatinAmericanStudiesfromtheUniversityofTexas,Austin.

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VeronicaImeldaAwinoNutritionandHealthAdvisor,ActionAgainstHungerVeronicaImeldaisanutritionistwithovereightyearsofexperienceinthefield.SheiscurrentlytheInterimNutritionandHealthAdvisorwithActionAgainstHungerInternational,coveringKenya,SouthSudan,

Pakistan,andUganda.ShewaspreviouslyworkingwithACFCanada,andhasalsoworkedastheEastAfricaregionSMARTcoordinator,nutritionsurveillanceprogrammanager,andnutritionistinACFKenyaandSouthSudanMissionswithvastexperienceinimplementingnutritionprogramsaswellasnutritionrelatedsurveysandassessments.

GeorgeBigirwaRegionalHead,EastandSouthernAfrica,AllianceforaGreenRevolutioninAfrica,orAGRADr.GeorgeBigirwaworkswithAGRAasRegionalHeadofEastandSouthernAfrica.Priortothat,hewasresponsibleforseedenterprisedevelopmentinthesameregional

office,duringwhichhehelpedestablishandmentorover60seedcompanies.BeforejoiningAGRA,Dr.BigirwaworkedwiththeNationalAgriculturalResearchOrganization(NARO)for22yearsincapacitiesincludingadministrationandmaizeandricecropdevelopment,whichresultedinthereleaseofsixmaizeandfivericevarietieswidelygrowninUgandaandneighboringcountries.HehaschairedtheMaizeandWheatNetworkforEasternandCentralAfrica(ECAMAW)andtheEastandCentralAfricaRiceResearchNetwork(ECARRN).HecurrentlysitsontheInvestmentCommitteefortheAfricanSeedInvestmentFundandisamemberoftheProjectAdvisoryCommitteefortheSweetPotatoActionforSecurityandHealthinAfrica(SASHA),aprojectoftheInternationalPotatoCenter(CIP).Dr.Bigirwahaspublishedwidelyandhassupervisedpostgraduatestudents.HeobtainedhisBSandPhDinPlantPathologyfromMakerereUniversity,Uganda,andholdsaMSfromUniversityofReading,UnitedKingdom.

BettyBugusuManagingDirector,InternationalFoodTechnologyCenter,PurdueUniversityDr.BettyBugusuleadstheInternationalFoodTechnologyCenterintheDepartmentofFoodScienceatPurdueUniversity.TheCenter’sfocusistodevelopandusefood

technologiestoenhancefoodsecurityandeconomicdevelopmentindevelopingcountries.SheisalsotheProjectDirectorfortheFeedtheFutureInnovationLabforFoodProcessingandPost-HarvestHandling(FPL).FPLaimstoincreaseaccesstosafeandnutritiousfoodsalongthefoodvaluechain,suchasincerealandlegumegrainsinKenyaandSenegal.BeforejoiningPurdue,BettyworkedasaResearchScientistwiththeInstituteofFoodTechnologists(IFT),andasaProgramAssociateforSUSTAIN,anon-profitorganizationwithamissiontoimprovehealthandnutritionindevelopingcountries.Earlyinhercareer,BettyworkedfortheKenyaAgriculturalResearchInstituteasaresearcherinfoodprocessing,productdevelopment,andvalue-addedfoodproductsfromindigenousfoodcrops.SheobtainedherBSinAgriculturefromEgertonUniversity,Kenya,andMSandPhDinFoodSciencefromPurdueUniversity.

JenniferBurnsSeniorTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSJenniferBurnsrecentlyjoinedCatholicReliefServicesasaSeniorTechnicalAdvisorforNutrition.PriortojoiningCRS,JenniferworkedasaSeniorNutritionAdvisorforInternationalMedicalCorpsproviding

technicalsupporttodevelopnutritionandfoodsecurityprogramsglobally.Shehasexperienceinprogramdevelopment,implementation,monitoringandevaluation,andinbuildingstaffcapacitytouseresearchmethodologiesandsocialandbehaviorchangecommunicationsapproaches.Thisincludesbuildingthecapacityoffieldstaffandlocalpartnerstotraingovernmentcounterparts,healthworkers,andcommunityvolunteerstousetheEssentialNutritionActionspackage,screenandmonitorchildren’sgrowth,andimplementcommunity-basedapproachestopreventandtreatmalnutrition.JenniferwasapublichealthvolunteerwiththePeaceCorpsinKazakhstan.SheholdsaMPHinHumanNutritionfromJohnsHopkinsUniversity.Withabackgroundininfantandyoungchildfeeding,Jenniferispursuingcredentialstobecomealactationconsultant.


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EmmaCaddyCo-Founder,TinyTotosEmmaCaddyistheCo-founderofTinyTotos,wheresheisresponsibleforoverallmanagement,strategy,fundraising,andpartnerships.PriortoTinyTotos,Emmahadbuilta15-yearcareerincommunitydevelopmentandimpactinvestment.For

severalyears,sheranaglobalSmallandMediumEnterprise(SME)fund,investinginventuressellinglowcarbonproductsandservicestolower-incomeclients.Asanindependentconsultant,EmmahasadvisedtheKenyaBankers’Association,CalvertFoundation,WaterandSanitationfortheUrbanPoor,DOENFoundation,andUNDP-UNEP’sSEEDprogramonSMEinvesting.ShehasalsobeenanexternalevaluatorfortheWorldBankDevelopmentMarketplaceandEchoingGreenentrepreneurSMEcompetitions,ajudgefortheIntellecap-SankalpIndiaandAfricaconferences,andfounderoftheOxfordSBSSkollalumnigroup.EmmahasaBAfromOxford,aMAinEnvironmentalManagementfromUBCCanada,andaMBAwithDistinctionfromOxford,whereshewasaSkollScholarinSocialEntrepreneurship.

BethCollinsDirector,ImpactInvestment,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSBethCollins,CatholicReliefServices’DirectorofImpactInvesting,hasa30-yearglobalexecutiveleadershipcareerwithexperiencespanningcorporate,non-profitandNGOsectors.Bethworkedforover15yearsinthe

privatesector,starting,growing,andleadingnewentertainmentandmediaventuresasSeniorVicePresidentatTalkMediaandVicePresidentatUniversalPicturesandWaltDisneyTheatricalProductions.In2003,BethjoinedtheClintonFoundationasitsfirstRwandacountrydirector.UponreturningtotheU.S.,BethjoinedtheClintonFoundationmanagementteamleadingnewstrategicinitiatives,includingtheClintonGlobalInitiative’s$100-millioncalltoactionforHaiti.ShethenservedasastrategicadvisortoadiverserangeofpublicandprivatesectorclientsincludingMerck&Co.,Qiagen,ParamountPictures,KeepaChildAlive,HRHPrinceFaisalofJordan’sGenerationsforPeace,andtheUSCSchoolofFilm&Television.BethholdsaBAinInternationalStudiesfromMiamiUniversityandaMBAinFinancefromNewYorkUniversity.

NamukoloCovicResearchCoordinator,Poverty,HealthandNutritionDivision,InternationalFoodPolicyResearchInstitute,orIFPRIDr.NamukoloCovic,asResearchCoordinatorwithIFPRIinAddisAbabafortheCGIARResearchProgramonAgricultureforNutritionandHealth(4NH),

supportseffortsbytheRegionalStrategicAnalysisandKnowledgeSupportSystem(ReSAKSS)topromoteevidence-basedpolicyplanningandimplementationfornutrition.ShecoordinatestheTransformNutritionConsortiumresearcheffortsinEastAfrica,workingcloselywithdevelopmentpartnersandAfricanUnionstructuresonnutrition,andsupportsIFPRI’sAfricateamonpolicy-relatednutritionresearch.Dr.CovicworkedasaseniorlectureratNorth-WestUniversityinSouthAfrica.Herresearchfocusedoncommunity-basedmicronutrientinterventionsrelatedtocognitivefunctioninchildren,infantandyoungchildfeeding,andbroaderfoodandnutritionsecurityaspectsofsustainablediets.Asanexpertincapacityandleadershipdevelopmentfornutrition,shehasbeenakeymemberandfacultyoftheAfricanNutritionLeadershipProgramme(ANLP),andhaslednutritioncapacitystrengtheningactivitiesinZambiaandRwanda.NamukoloholdsaBSinAgriculture/AdultEducation,aMSinNutrition/NutritionalToxicologyfromtheUniversityofSaskatchewan,Canada,andaPhDinNutritionfromNorth-WestUniversity,SouthAfrica.

LauraDillsDeputyRegionalDirectorofProgramQuality,EastAfricaRegionalOffice,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSLauraDillshasservedwithCatholicReliefServicesformorethan14years,andiscurrentlytheDeputyRegionalDirectorofProgramQualityattheEastAfricaRegional

Office.Inhercurrentrole,Lauramanagesa10-persontechnicalteaminWASH,Health,Nutrition,Microfinance,Agriculture,andBusinessDevelopmentthatprovidestechnicalassistancetocountryprogramsandtheprojectstheyimplement.ShehasalsoservedinBurkinaFaso,Zimbabwe,theDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo,Rwanda,andIndia.Fortwoyears,LauraservedinHaitiastheDeputyCountryRepresentativeforprogramsinthewakeofthecatastrophicearthquake.Mostrecently,sheservedmorethanthreeyearsastheCRSCountryRepresentativeinMadagascar.Shewasactiveinvolunteerwork,includingtwoyearsteachingEnglishinBeninasaPeaceCorpsvolunteerandacourtappointedspecialadvocateforfiveyearsinLouisville,Kentucky.LaurareceivedaMSinDevelopmentManagementfromtheAmericanUniversitySchoolofInternationalServiceandaMBAfromRegisUniversity.


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CatherineEdwardSmallholderFarmer,SoyaniPesa,TanzaniaCatherineEdwardisasmallholderfarmerbasedinMikumi-MsimbaVillageinMorogoro,Tanzania.Shehasbeenfarmingsince2002,andin2014startedproductionofsoybeansafterreceivingtrainingthroughthe

SoyaniPesaprojectimplementedbyCRSTanzaniathroughapartnershipinMorogoro.Shehasbeenproducingsoybeansasacashcropandforhouseholdconsumptionforthreeyears.Shealsoproducesandsellssoybeanmilkthroughseveralmarkets.CatherineisthetreasureroftheSustainableCharcoalProjectinhervillage,andmemberofKIUMBEMfarmersgroupandIVISOMIassociation.Shehastraininginsoybeanprocessinganduseatthehouseholdlevel,goodagriculturalpractices,effectiveuseofnaturalresourcesthroughconservation,savingsandlending,andentrepreneurshipandleadership.

ShaunFerrisDirector,AgriculturalandLivelihoods,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSShaunFerrisistheDirectorofAgriculturalLivelihoodsatCatholicReliefServices,wherehehasservedfortenyears.Inhiscurrentrole,heisresponsibleforsupportingsmallholderfarmersalongthePathwayto

Prosperity,aspartofCRS’SignatureProgramAreaforAgriculture,todevelopstrategiesthatimprovefarmerfamilies’food,financialandnutritionalsecurity.Shaunfocusesondevelopingmarketingtrainingmaterials,workingwithpublicandprivatesectoragenciestodevelopnewbusinessmodelsforinclusivemarketlinkages,findingwaysofgeneratingvalueatthefarmlevelthroughnewcombinationsofskillsacquisition,technology,marketandopportunityidentification,findingwaystoimproveinformationuseandtradingrelationships,andbuildingtheagro-enterprisecapacityoffieldstaff.PriortoCRS,Shaunspent16yearswiththeCGIAR.Shaunhasalsoworkedwithseveralmajoragenciesonshortandlonger-termprojects,includingUSAID,WorldBank,USDA,FAO,UNCTAD,DFID,IFADandvariouscountryprogramsandprojects.HeobtainedhisBSinHorticulturalSciencefromReadingUniversity,aMSinTropicalAgriculturefromNottinghamUniversity,andaPhDinPlantPhysiologyfromCranfieldUniversity.

DominicGodanaCountryRepresentative,Kenya,GlobalAllianceforImprovedNutrition,orGAINDominicGodanaisGAIN’sCountryRepresentativeinKenya,whereheoverseesstrategydevelopment,program

management,operations,andcountryandregionalstaff.BeforejoiningGAIN,heservedwithFoodfortheHungry.Dominicisanexpertinpublichealth,nutrition,andfoodsecuritymatterswithover15yearsofexperience.HestartedasacommunityhealthpromoterintheruralvillagesofNorthernKenya,mobilizingcommunitiestoprovideprimaryhealthcareservices,latertobecometheHeadofPrograminthehealthandnutritionsectors,beforetakinghiscurrentrole.Dominichasmanagedmulti-sectoralprogramsanddevelopedstrategiesandpolicesforhealthandnutritionprojects.Hisexperienceencompasseschildhealthandnutrition,nutritioninemergencies,foodsecurity,waterandsanitation,andhealthsystemsstrengthening.HehassuccessfullyimplementedhealthandnutritionprogramsintheNorthernpartofKenya,andhasvastexperienceworkinginintegratedprogramsaimedatbetteringthenutritionandfoodsecurityofcommunities.DominicobtainedaBSinHumanNutritionandDieteticsfromKenyaMethodistUniversity,andiscurrentlystudyingforaMasterinPublicHealthatMasenoUniversity.

MaryHenniganSeniorTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSMaryHenniganleadsCRS’effortstodeliverhigh-qualitynutritioninterventionsthatpromoteoptimalchildgrowthinherroleasSeniorTechnicalAdvisorinNutrition.Maryhasmorethan40yearsofexperience

workinginnutrition,andhaslivedinseveralcountries,workingonarangeofnutritionprogramsincludingnutritioneducation,nutritiongovernance,surveillancesystems,andtrainingdieteticandnutritionstaff.Mostrecently,sheservedasapreceptorforJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofNursing.Maryhasco-authoredapaperonfield-testinglotqualityassurancesamplingforassessingtheprevalenceofacutemalnutritionrates,andhascontributedtonumeroustoolssuchastheCOREGroup’snutritiondesigntool.SheservesontheboardofdirectorsoftheCOREGroupandisanactiveparticipantintheirnutritionworkinggroup.MaryhasaMPHfromTulaneUniversitySchoolofPublicHealthandTropicalMedicinewithamajorinNutrition.


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MildredIrunguProjectManagementSpecialist,AgricultureandNutrition,UnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment,orUSAID/KenyaMildredIrunguistheProjectManagementSpecialistforUSAID/Kenya,responsibleforprovidingtechnicalandstrategicleadershipat

alllevels,frompolicyanalysistoprogramdesignundertheUSAID/KenyaFeedtheFutureStrategytoleveragefarmingandagriculturesystemstoimprovenutritionoutcomes.MildredworkswithUSAID’spartnersinthepublic,private,andcivilsocietysectorstocompileexperiencesandtoolsonagriculturalprogrammingfornutritionoutcomes,designingprograms,supportingimplementationofstrategies,undertakingrelevantpolicyanalysis,anddevelopingadvocacyeffortstoincreaseinvestmentsinagriculturethatsupportnutritionalgainsandoutcomes.Shehasover25yearsoffieldexperienceinfoodandnutritionsecurity,communitynutrition,HIV/AIDSandgenderprograms,includingplanning,implementation,technicaloversight,andmonitoringandevaluation.MildredhasaBSinAgricultureandHomeEconomicsfromEgertonUniversity,aPostGraduateDiplomainFoodandNutritionSecurityfromtheInternationalAgricultureCenterinWageningen,Netherlands,andaMSinAppliedHumanNutritionfromtheUniversityofNairobi.

CarmenJaquezPracticeAreaManager,Dairy,LivestockandEnvironment,LandO’LakesCarmenJaquezisthePracticeAreaManager,Dairy,LivestockandEnvironment,atLandO’Lakes’InternationalDevelopmentDivision.ShejoinedLandO’Lakesin2007asaMickey

LelandInternationalHungerFellow.AsaFellow,Carmenassessedlivestockdevelopmentactivitiesinthearidandsemi-aridregionsoftheHornofAfrica.Currently,herworkfocusesondevelopingdairyandlivestockmarketsystems,understandingthedriversbehindlowadoptionratesofimprovedtechnologiesandtechniques,integratedapproachestocrosscuttingissues(climatechange,gender,andnutrition)andtherelationshipbetweensmallholderlivestock/dairyproduction,marketing,andhouseholdnutrition.CarmenhasworkedwithPeaceCorpsintheUSandUganda,COVOLUganda,asanindependentconsultant,andasaveterinaryassistantattheUniversityofMissouriVeterinaryTeachingHospital.ShestudiedFisheriesandWildlifeManagementandBiologyattheUniversityofMissouriandAppliedEconomicsattheUniversityofVermont(USA).

HopeKasimbaziOutreachandPartnershipOfficer,EarlyStepsProgram,PrivateSectorFoundationUganda,orPSFUMs.HopeKasimbaziistheOutreachandPartnershipOfficerspearheadingtheEarlyStepsProgramatthePrivateSectorFoundationUganda(PSFU).PSFUistheapex

bodyoftheprivatesector,whosemandateispolicyadvocacyandresearch,capacitybuildingforbusinessdevelopment,anddialoguewithgovernmentontheirbehalf.PSFUisamember-basedorganizationconstitutedof190businessandprofessionalassociations,regulatorsandacademics,andpartnerswithkeystakeholderstopromotenutritionandtoensuregoodhealthandfullgrowthofchildren.Hopehasworkedwithgovernment,corporatebodies,andtheUNDP.ShecoordinatestheAnnualNationalHealth,SafetyandNutritionFairwiththeUgandaManufacturers’Association,representsPSFUontheTradeMarkEastAfrica’s(TMEA)WomeninBusinessProgramundertheUgandaWomenEntrepreneursAssociation,isaBoardMemberoftheNetworkofAfricanBusinessWomen,aGraçaMachelTrustAffiliate,andtheWomeninBusinessClub-SACCO.Hopeisabusinesswoman,mentor,andownerofhospitalityboutiques.SheholdsaBSinInternationalBusiness,diplomasinLawCommunicationsinBusinessManagement,andcertificatesinmanagementandleadership.

CecilieKjeldsbergIndependentConsultantCecilieKjeldsbergisanIndependentConsultant,currentlyassistingonaliteraturereviewonreproductivehealthwiththeLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicinefromwhichsherecentlygraduatedwithaMSinNutritionforGlobal

Health.Cecilie’sspecificinterestingender-nutritionlinkagesinfluencedhermaster’sthesisthatfocusedonagriculturetonutritionpathwaysandwomen’sempowermentwhilstworkingasaninternwithHelenKellerInternationalinKathmandu,Nepal.Afterthisconference,sheiscoordinatingaglobalnutritioncourseatTangaInternationalConferenceCentre,incooperationwithBjorknesUniversityCollegeofOslo,fromwhichsheobtainedherBSinNutritionalScience.


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EverlynMatiriRegionalTechnicalAdvisor,Nutrition,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSEverlynMatiriisaRegionalTechnicalAdvisoratCatholicReliefServices,wheresheprovidesnutritiontechnicalsupporttoprogramsinsevencountrieswithinEastAfrica.Shehasovertenyearsofexperienceinpublichealth

andclinicalnutrition,withexpertiseinnutritionpolicyandstrategyformulation,businessdevelopment,research,anddataanalysis.Shehasdesigned,developed,fieldtestedandscaled-upmultisectoralandintegratednutritionmodelstomaximizeopportunitiesfornutritionandhealthservices.PriortojoiningCRS,EverlynworkedasNutritionAdvisorforPATHKenya,wheresheledthenutritioncomponentfortheUSAID-fundedMaternalandChildSurvivalProgram(MCSP).ShealsosupportedtheformulationoftheKenyannutritionpolicyandstrategy,servinginseveraltechnicalworkinggroupswithKenya’sMinistryofHealth(MOH)andNutritionInter-AgencyCoordinatingCommittee.EverlynworkedasNationalProgramManagerfortheMaternal,InfantandYoungChildNutrition(MIYCN)ProgramwiththeMOH,aswellasinvariouspositionsoverseeingnutritionactivitiesinKenya.SheholdsaBSinFood,NutritionandDietetics,andaMPH.

LydiaMbeviRegionalGenderandYouthAdvisor,Africa,ACDI/VOCALydiaistheRegionalGenderandYouthAdvisorinAfricaforACDI-VOCA.Shesupportslivelihoodsandeconomicempowerment,valuechaindevelopment,agribusiness,healthandnutrition,and

emergencyresponseandfoodsecurityprogramminginKenya,Uganda,Tanzania,Rwanda,Malawi,Zambia,Liberia,Ghana,SierraLeone,thePhilippines,Afghanistan,andKyrgyzstan.Lydiaisresponsibleformentoringandbuildingthecapacityoftheprogramgenderspecialists,developingcontextspecificresourcesandtools,supervisinggenderanalysisanddevelopmentofgenderstrategies,aswellasensuringthatgenderstrategiessupplementlocalgovernmentefforts.SheisaboardmemberatWomenEmpowermentLinkandanexecutivementortoyouthattheKenyattaTrust.LydiahasaBachelorofCommercefromDaystarUniversityandaMAinGenderandDevelopmentfromtheUniversityofNairobi.

GrainneMoloneyChiefofNutrition,UnitedNationsChildren’sFund,orUNICEFKenyaGrainneMoloneyjoinedUNICEFKenyainJuly2012asChiefoftheNutritionSection,overseeingtheprogramdirectlysupportingtheNutritionSectoroftheMinistryofHealth.PriortoUNICEFKenya,Grainneservedasthe

ChiefTechnicalAdvisoroftheFoodSecurityandNutritionAnalysisUnitwithFAOinSomalia.Theunitservedasthemainsourceofearlywarningfornutrition,foodsecurity,andlivelihoodsanalysisinSomalia,whichwasresponsiblefortheanalysisthatleadtothedeclarationoffaminein2011.Grainnehas18yearsofexperienceinemergencynutritionsurveillanceandprogramming,foodsecurityassessment,andanalysisanddietetics.ShehasworkedmainlyinAfrica(directlyinKenya,Malawi,Sudan,Côted'Ivoire,andSomalia,aswellastechnicaloversightforEthiopia,Uganda,Eritrea,TanzaniaandTajikistan,whereshehasservedatboththecountryandregionallevelsasProgramManagerandTechnicalAdvisor.GrainnehasalsoworkedwithACFandOxfamGB.AnIrishnational,GrainneholdsaBSinHumanNutritionandDieteticsfromTrinityCollege,Dublin,andaMSinPublicHealthNutritionfromtheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.

MercyMwendeDirector,SweetandDriedEnterprises,Ltd.MercyMwendeistheDirectorofSweetandDriedEnterprises,aKenyancompanyaddingvaluetolocallyavailableindigenousfoodsthroughfortificationandprocessing.SweetandDriedseekstoprovidehealthy,value

addedindigenousfortifiedfoodsusingenvironmentallyfriendlyprocesses,creatingmarketsforsmallholderfarmersanddecentjobsforruralyouthandwomen.SheisalsoatrainerwiththeInternationalLabourOrganization’s(ILO)WomenEntrepreneurshipDevelopmentandEconomicEmpowerment(WEDEE)projectinKenya.Mercyisanenterprisechampion,selectedasfirstrunner-upoftheNETFUNDGreenInnovationsAwards(GIA)in2016,winneroftheProcessingCategoryawardintheEnablisBusinessPlanCompetitionin2013,andselectedMostOutstandingYoungEntrepreneurbyILOin2011.SheholdsadiplomainYouthinDevelopmentWork,andiscurrentlyinthefourthyearofherdegreepursingDevelopmentStudies.


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YannickNtirushwaSeniorCustomerandPartnershipsManager,EarthEnableYannickNtirushwaisEarthEnable'sSeniorCustomerandPartnershipsManager.Hemanagesallcustomerrelationsandpartnershipswiththegovernment,NGOs,andothercompaniesforEarthEnable.EarthEnable

improveschildhealthbyeliminatingdirtfloors,alongwiththeparasitesandbacteriathatgowiththem.PriortoEarthEnable,YannickworkedatMTN,aleadingemergingmarketsmobileoperator,wherehewasinvolvedincustomerservice,sales,andmarketing.HehasaBAfromCanada'sCarletonCollegewherehestudiedMarketing.

MarthaNyagayaNutritionManager,Children’sInvestmentFundFoundation,orCIFFMarthaNyagayaistheNutritionManageratCIFF,coveringEthiopia,Tanzania,andRwanda.MarthahasovertenyearsofexperienceworkinginSub-SaharanAfricainarangeoffoodsecurity,nutrition,health,and

HIVprograms.Shehasdesignedprograms,managedgrants,coordinatedmulti-sectorallarge-scalenutritionprojects,andoverseenimplementationofmulti-countryprogramsconnectingvarioussectors.PriortojoiningCIFF,MarthaworkedastheRegionalNutritionadvisorforIrishAidbasedinTanzaniaandcoveringtheEastandSouthernAfricanregions.ShealsoworkedasaRegionalResearchFellowforEastandCentralAfricawithCIATandHarvestPlus,whereshecoordinatedeffortstoreducehiddenhungerandprovidemicronutrientsdirectlythroughbiofortificationofstaplecrops.MarthahasworkedwiththeCDCasaNutritionSpecialist,supportingincorporationofnutritionconcernsintoHIVresearchandensuringthatnutritionisacomponentofCDCsupportedHIV/AIDSprograms.MarthaholdsaBSinEducationandHomeEconomics,andaMSinFood,Nutrition,andDietetics.

MarianOdenigboSpecialAdviser,InternationalFundforAgricultureDevelopment,orIFADMarianOdenigboistheSpecialAdviseronNutrition-SensitiveAgricultureintheEastandSouthernAfricaDivision(ESA)oftheInternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment(IFAD).Marianisleadingand

managingnutritionmainstreaminginESAprogrammesandprojects.Throughthisrole,shehascollaboratedwithRome-basedUNfoodagencies(IFAD,FAO,WFP),government,NGOs,andacademiaandactivelyparticipatedinUNNutritionWorkingGroupsatthecountrylevel.HercountryexperienceincludesEritrea,Ethiopia,Kenya,Malawi,Mozambique,Tanzania,andZambia.ShewasaclinicalnutritionistinNnamdiAzikiweUniversityteachinghospital,Nigeria,beforeproceedingtoalecturingcareerattheMichaelOkparaUniversityofAgricultureinNigeria.AsavisitingscholarinMcGillUniversity,Canada,sheledthemanagementofthenutritioncomponentinamultinationalricepostharvestprojectfundedbytheCanadianInternationalDevelopmentAgencyonenhancingfoodsecurityinAfrica.InherPhDstudiesinHumanNutrition,Marianfocusedoncommunityhealthnutrition,foodconsumptionpatterns,assessmentofnutritionalvaluesandglycemicindicesoftraditionalfoods.Sheisaregisterednutritionist.

BillO’KeefeVicePresident,GovernmentRelationsandAdvocacy,CatholicReliefServices,orCRSBillO’KeefeisCatholicReliefServices’VicePresidentforGovernmentRelationsandAdvocacy,basedatCRS’headquartersinBaltimore.HeoverseeseffortstochangeU.S.

foreignpolicyinwaysthatpromotejusticeandreducepovertyoverseas.ThisinvolveslobbyingCongressandtheAdministrationonarangeofforeignpolicyissuesandeducatingU.S.Catholicsaboutinternationalissues,involvingtheminpubliccampaignsforpolicychange.Inhiscurrentrole,heisalsoaboardmemberoftheUSGlobalLeadershipCampaign.BilljoinedCRSin1987asaProjectManagerinTanzania,designingandmonitoringcommunitydevelopmentprojects.Sincethen,BillhasservedinvariouscapacitiesforCRSandwasappointedtohiscurrentrolein2003.HeobtainedaBSfromYaleUniversityandaMaster’sinPublicPolicyfromtheKennedySchoolofGovernmentatHarvardUniversity.


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GeorgeOwuor,Jr.GovernmentRelationsandPolicyLead,EquatorialAfrica,ProcterandGamble,orP&GGeorgeisaninternationaltradelawyerwithProcterandGambleandleadstheGovernmentRelationsandPolicyDepartmentforEquatorialAfrica.Hisareasoffocusinclude

regulatorycompliance,internationaltraderules,andpolicydevelopment.BeforejoiningP&G,heworkedatTradeMarkEastAfrica,aregionalfundinvestinginenhancingtradefacilitationinEastAfricathroughinfrastructure.Inthiscapacity,GeorgeworkedwiththeprivatesectorinEastAfricatoenhancetheircompetitivenessandexportcapability.Additionally,GeorgehashadvastexperienceinadvisinggovernmentsontradepolicyinKenya,Uganda,Ethiopia,Sudan,Tanzania,andSwitzerland.GeorgehasaBachelor’sofLawfromWarwickUniversity,UKandaMastersinLawandEconomicsfromtheUniversityofBern,Switzerland.

SergeRanaivojaonaManagingDirector,BushProofSergeRnaivojaonaistheManagingDirectoratBushProof,wherehehasworkedforsevenyears,includingasOperationsManagerandDeputyDirector.BushProofisasocialbusinesswiththemissiontosignificantlycontributetowardsachievinguniversaland

sustainableaccesstocleandrinkingwaterthroughinnovativeprivatesectorsolutionsthatpositivelyimpactthehealthandwellbeingofpeoplelivinginlow-incomecountries.Serge’smandateistoprovidestrategicplanningandgoalsetting,todevelopandinitiatenewbusinessmodels,andtomanageday-to-dayoperationsandfinance.SergeisoneofthepioneersinthedevelopmentandpracticeofPublic–PrivatePartnerships(PPP)inMadagascar.BeforejoiningBushProof,hespent14yearsworkingfortwointernationalbusinessgroupsactiveintheagriculturalsector(MCFIMadagascarandSACOAMadagascar),asOperations,LogisticsandSupplyManager.SergegraduatedwithadegreeinMathematicsfromtheUniversityofAntananarivo,andhasadegreeinManagementfromINSCAE(InstitutNationaldesSciencesComptablesetdel’Administrationd’Entreprises).

AndrewReadFeedtheFutureCoordinatorandAgricultureTeamLead,OfficeofEconomicGrowth,UnitedStatesAgencyforInternationalDevelopment,orUSAID/KenyaAndrewReadistheFeedtheFutureCoordinatorforUSAID/Kenya,whereheleads

ateamtodesignstrategies,preparemulti-yearbudgets,andimplementandevaluateagribusinessdevelopmentandtradeprograms.Inthiscapacity,heworksacrossthepublicandprivatesectorstogatherandrevieweconomicandproductiondataonagriculturalcommoditiestodeveloppoliciesandprogramsthatpromoteahealthyagriculturaleconomy.AsanAgriculturalOfficerwithUSAID/BangladeshhepromotedprocurementreformsthroughdesignandmanagementofprojectswithlocalimplementingpartnersandotherpartnerUSGagencies.DuringhistimewiththeUniversityofMissouri,Andrewdeveloped,coordinated,andmanagednetworksofproducergroupsandvolunteerorganizationsandsoughtfundingopportunitiestosupporthisportfolioofagriculturalextensionactivities.YearsofexperiencemanaginghisownfarmhasgivenAndrewauniqueperspectiveonchallengesthatfarmersface.Thisperspectivehasbeenessentialtohissuccessmanagingalargeportfolioofagriculturalactivitiesandpromotingpoliciesthatbenefitproducers.AndrewhasaBSinHorticulturefromSouthernIllinoisUniversity,andaMSinAgriculturefromtheUniversityofMissouri.

TerrieWefwafwaCEOofKaribuni,KenyaandChairoftheInternationalBabyFoodActionNetwork,orIBFANMrs.TerrieWefwafwahasservedasacivilservantforover35yearsasapublichealthnutritionist.SheisCEOofKaribuni,aKenyanNGOworkingwithruralcommunitiesin

westernKenyatoimprovenutritionandinfantfeedingpractices.TerrieisalsoChairoftheInternationalBabyFoodActionNetwork(IBFAN).Formerly,shewastheHeadoftheNutritionDivisionofKenya’sMinistryofHealth.ShewasamemberofthedraftingteamfortheNationalFoodSecurityandNutritionPolicyandchampionedpassageofvariousfoodandnutritionlegislationstoadvancenutrition,amongthemtheBreastMilkSubstitutes(ControlandRegulation)Act.Duringhertenure,Kenyamadesubstantialprogressonnutrition,anditwasdeclaredtheonlycountrygloballytobeontrackonallWorldHealthAssemblyNutritionIndicators(GlobalNutritionReport2015).TheKenyanGovernmentrecognizedTerrie’sleadershipfornutritionimprovement,andawardedhertheHeadofStateCommendation(HSC).TerriealsoreceivedtheTransformNutritionChampionGlobalAwardin2013.ShegraduatedfromKenyattaUniversitywithaBachelor’sofEducationandmajoredinNutrition.

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