World Agriculture Forum - Cultivating Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Leadership Team

Prof. Rudy Rabbinge

Chair, Board of Trustees

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dr. Ameenah G. Fakim

Chair, Management Board

Port Louis, Mauritius

Dr. MJ Khan

Executive Director

New Delhi, India

Ms. Ramona Angelescu Naqvi

Chief Operating Officer

Bucharest, Romania

Mr. Gustavo S. Fenoglio

Director – Trade and Organisation Affairs

Santa Fe, Argentina

Dr. Suresh Babu

Senior Director – Policy and Research

Washington DC, USA

Mr. Babafemi Oyewole

Senior Director – Resources and Partnerships (Africa)

Kigali, Rwanda

Ms. Luiza Bruscato

Director-Funds Raising and Partnerships (LATAM)

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mr. Lekam Ofem

Director - Strategy

Abuja, Nigeria

Dr. Putri Ernawati Abidin

Director - Development

Jakarta, Indonesia

Ms. Auree De Carbon

Director of HR & Organization

Paris, France

Ms. Michelle Dennis

Director – Communication and Media

New Delhi, India

Ms. Jo Sakota

Associate Director Innovations

Attard, Malta

Ms. Natasha Budhram

Associate Director – Funds Raising and Partnerships

Johannesburg, South Africa

Ms. Sara Safikhan

Associate Director – Events and Stakeholder Engagements

Tehran, Iran

Ms. Mehnaz Wani

Sr. Manager – Research and Knowledge Management

Sopore, India

Mr. Anthony Katanda

Project Officer

Lilongwe, Malawi

Ms. Linah Kighombe

Manager, Farmers Empowerment Initiatives

Nairobi, Kenya

Ms. Apphia Christy

Assistant Manager – Research and Communication

Rome, Italy

Ms. Tania González Ramírez

Assistant Manager

Pamplona, Spain

Executive Team

Ms. Nur Afiani

Turkey

Ms. Alice Kartuah

Liberia, Africa

Mr. Tanatsiwa Dambuza

Zimbabwe, Africa

Ms. Sadaf Jan

Jammu & Kashmir, India

Mr. Martin B. Gaspard

Castries, Saint Lucia

Ms. N. Jacqueline

Cambridge, England

Ms. Sofia Cheddadi

Casablanca, Morocco

Ms. Sara Ademovic

Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Ms. Farah Najar

Amman, Jordan

Ms. Samima Islam

Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh

Ms. Sarah Okorno

Tema, Ghana

Ms. Patience Alifo

Oklahoma, United States

Ms. Aya Hmidi

Sopron, Hungary

World Agriculture Forum - Innovating for Sustainable Future