Dr. Fadji Z. Maina
Dr. Fadji Z. Maina
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Fadji is a Nigerien Earth scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. She was previously working in the field of hydrogeology at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where she used computational model using supercomputers to study the effects of climate change on water sustainability and predict future needs. Her research has demonstrated that wildfire in California counterintuitively increase the water availability in the watersheds, as the barren lands impact the snowpack dynamics. She also studies the potential effects of drought in African Sahel region, advocating for a holistic response including girl education and family planning, increase in agricultural production and local security.
Dr. Steven Prager
Dr. Steven Prager
Steven is a researcher in Geographic Information Science (GIS) with a focus on networked systems, geographic space, and sustainable economic development. He holds a Ph.D. in Geography from Simon Fraser University and has expertise in large-scale databases, network theory, modeling, and simulation. He spent a decade as a Professor of Geography at the University of Wyoming, leading research on spatial modeling and sustainable development, followed by eight years as a Research Scientist at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia, where he co-led initiatives like Global Futures and Strategic Foresight, climate services, Sustainable Food Systems, and the SERVIR Amazonia program. Currently, he is part of the Adaptation Systems and Integration team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he works to bring climate adaptation innovations to small-scale producers in Africa and South Asia.
Dr. Hyacinth C. Nnamchi
Dr. Hyacinth C. Nnamchi
Hyacinth is a Professor of Meteorology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and a DFG-funded Independent Researcher at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany. He is also a member of the CLIVAR Atlantic Regional Panel and serves as a Postgraduate Supervisor for WASCAL. His research focuses on climate dynamics, ocean circulation, and atmospheric interactions, with significant contributions to understanding Atlantic variability, decadal oscillations, and regional climate impacts. He holds a Ph.D. in Meteorology from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing, China, and has served as a Lead Author for IPCC WG1 Chapter 2, an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at GEOMAR, and a Regular Associate at ICTP, Italy. Dr. Nnamchi currently teaches courses in meteorology, climate physics, and climate data analysis at Christian Albrecht University of Kiel and the Atlantic Technical University of Cabo Verde.
Dr. Amal El-Ghazaly
Dr. Amal El-Ghazaly
Amal is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, focusing on integrating magnetism, ferroelectricity, and optics for advanced electronic systems. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, supported by NSF, NDSEG, and Stanford DARE fellowships. Before joining Cornell, she was a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley, where she researched ultrafast switching of magnetic nanodots. Her research interests include tunable devices, sensors, high-frequency electronics, and advanced materials processing. She is passionate about STEM diversity, empowering minorities through education and global technology development.
Dr. James I. Adamu
Dr. James I. Adamu
He is the Assistant General Manager Agricultural Meteorology and Chair World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Standing Committee on Agricultural Meteorology Services. His career began as an Aeronautic Meteorologist with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency in 2005, progressing to roles in agrometeorology and climate services. He has also trained at NCEP/NOAA in Washington, DC, and IRI in New York, focusing on climate predictability and early warning systems. His research interests include Climate Change Science, Soil Meteorology, and Climate-Smart Agriculture. He holds a B.Agriculture in Soil Science, a Post Graduate Diploma in Geography and Meteorology, and an MSc in Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Change Science.
Chinedu Agbara, CFA
Chinedu Agbara, CFA
Chinedu is a finance and business management expert with over 10 years of experience in investment banking, business advisory, project financing, and relationship management. He currently serves as a manager at Sahel Consulting, where he leads the development and implementation of agriculture projects focused on seed systems, inclusive growth, and professionalizing farmer associations and innovative agri-business startups. He previously served as a relationship manager for a major financial institution and also consulted for a family-owned business in Madrid, leading multi-stakeholder sales campaigns across various cultural and linguistic backgrounds. He holds a Post Graduate degree in Business Management, a Master’s degree in Advanced Finance from IE Business School in Madrid, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder with the CFA Institute in Virginia, USA.
Dr. R. Andres Ferreyra
Dr. R. Andres Ferreyra
Andres is a seasoned technology solutions architect with over 30 years of experience in the agricultural technology sector. He spent 15 years at Ag Connections, a farm management information system company, before moving to a global role at Syngenta, where he led the design and implementation of large-scale infrastructure for ingesting and translating machine and IoT data. He is an advocate for industry-wide interoperability standards, and has held leadership positions within AgGateway, including Chair of the Precision Ag Council and the Agrisemantics Working Group. His work in international standards includes co-leading the ISO Strategic Advisory Group for Smart Farming (2021–2023) and currently chairing the ISO Technical Committee TC 347 on data-driven agrifood systems, as well as the ISO International Workshop Agreement 47 on reference architecture for data-driven agrifood systems.
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