International Advisory Board

     Members of the International Advisory Board

  • 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) 
      Invited organizations:
  • 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

      Theme Experts and Members of the Technical Review Committe

  • 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

     Moderators

  • 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

 

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