SPEAKERS LIST
AFRICA COFFEE & TEA EXPO 2025Theme: “Africa, Brewing for Prosperity”
7th -8th July 2025 | Kigali Convention Centre
ACTEXPO25 Opening
DR. MARK CYUBAHIRO BAGABE
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda
CLAUDE BIZIMANA
Chief Executive Officer, National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), Rwanda
DR. AGNES KALIBATA
Former Minister of Agriculture & President of AGRA
DR.DONALD KABERUKA
Chairman, SouthBridge Group
H.E. CHILESHE KAPWEPWE
Secretary-General, COMESA
HAILEMARIAM DESALEGN BOSHE
Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
ALICE RUHWEZA
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Panel: Climate Change & Sustainability
CALEB KARUGA
Agri-Business Advocate & Media Personality, Kenya
TEDDY MUGABO
CEO, Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA)
INGER ANDERSEN
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
MARGARET NYAMUMBO
Founder & CEO, Kahawa 1893
DUNCAN PAGE
Director, The Wood Foundation Africa
JULIET KABERA
Director General, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
ANTONIO M.A. PEDRO
Resident Coordinator, UNECA Rwanda Office
Panel: Market Access & Value Addition
MR. ERICK SIRALI
Director, Digital Trade, Trade Mark Africa
MS. PATIENCE MUTESI
Managing Director, BPR Bank Rwanda PLC
HONORABLE PRUDENCE SEBAHIZI
Minister, Ministry of Trade & Industry
MR. ENOS NJIRU NJERU
MD& CEO, Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)
MS. BUHLE MAGWENTSHU
Founder, Asmara Coffee
JEAN BOSCO KALISA
Executive Chairman, East Africa Business and Investment Advisory Council
DENIS KARERA
Vice Chairperson, East African Business Council (EABC)
JEANNE FRANCOISE MUBILIGI
Chairperson, PSF
Fireside Chat: Sustainability & Trade Challenges
MR. SAMUEL KARIMA
Director, East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA)
JEAN AIME NIYONKURU
Executive Manager: Sustainable Growers / Question Coffee
MR. MARTIN SHORT
Interim Executive Director, Ethical Tea Partnership
DUNCAN PAGE
Director, The Wood Foundation Africa
MR. SAM DARGAN
OX Rwanda
ROBERT KOBUSHENGA
Ugandan Farmer & Coffee Entrepreneur
ANDREW RUGASIRA
Founder, Good African Coffee
Barista Competition – Judges:
MARTIN SHABAYA
(World No.5 Barista Champ 2021 3x Africa barista champ
MBULA MUSAU
Emeritus Board Member, Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)
CHRISTINE CONDO
Question Coffee
Panel: Post-COVID Market Dynamics
DR. MARTIN LUTHER MAWO
Director of Sales & Marketing, Rwanda Mountain Tea Ltd
DAVID MUTANGANA
Managing Director, Karongi Tea
GEORGE OMUGA
Managing Director, East Africa Tea Trade Association
SAQIB ANWER JETPURWALA
Managing Director, Sohail Impex and Jetpurwala Enterprises
MR. MOHAMED HEIZA
Tea Consultant, Egypt
MR. BRIAN PARK
Director, International Teaics Institute, Korea
ANIL COOKE
Managing Director, Asia Siyaka
Panel: EU Deforestation Regulations
JULIET KABERA
Director General, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
FAUSTIN MUNYAZIKWIYE
Deputy Director General, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
AMBASSADOR BELEN CALVO UYARRA
EU Country Director
ABDULLAH BAGERSH
General Manager, SA Bagersh PLC
MR. TALHA SALIM
Vice Chairman, Pakistan Tea Association
FRANCOIS NSENGIYUMVA
EAC Markup Phase II
Panel: Women & Youth Inclusion in the Coffee and Tea Industry
THEOPISTA SEKITTO NTALE
Africa Ambassador for the Financial Alliance for Women
STAFFORD RUBAGUMYA
Owner, Stafford Coffee Shops
LOIC RWAGASANA
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda
KEVIN MBUNDU
Co-founder, Kivu Noir
BLANCO CASTRO
Executive Director, International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA)
DOREEN RWEIHANGWE
Uganda Chapter Head, International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA)
SARA YIRGA
Rwanda Chapter Head, International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA)
MS. MARY WAMBUI
Founder, Wambui Tea Farms
MS. SONIA KUBWIMANA
Managing Director, Kinunu Wonders Ltd
MS. CHANTELLE DE BRUYN
Founder, Buttercup Farmhouse
Workshop: Supply Chain Resilience
MS. RITA WAHITI
Country Manager, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)
MR. RUDRA CHATTERJEE
Managing Director, Luxmi Tea
MR. WILLY MUTAI
CEO, Tea Board of Kenya
MR. SHUSHANT MALLIK
Managing Director, DP World
JOHANNES MOLLEL
Country Representative, Tanzania Ports Authority
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