![Diran MAKINDE-1](http://atdforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Diran-MAKINDE-1.jpg)
Senior Advisor at NEPAD Agency
Past Director of African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) in Ouagadougou, Director of the NEPAD West African Biosciences Network in Dakar, Senegal.
![Beatrice_Chaytor](http://atdforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Beatrice_Chaytor.jpg)
international trade lawyer, FOUNDER / CTO
An international trade lawyer, advising companies, organisations & governments on regional and international trade law and policy processes.
![Andreas_Sturm](http://atdforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Andreas_Sturm.jpg)
ART DIRECTOR
President of Bank Cler, former Chairman, Bank Council at Basler Kantonalbank. President at claro fair trade AG., and co-proprietor of Phorbis Communications AG.
![Palesa Hekandjo](http://atdforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Palesa-Hekandjo.jpg)
Engineer, Technology Transfer Centre / Research and Development, Namibia
Palesa Hekandjo
Co-author, “Road Transportation Sustainability Plan for Namibia”. Former Vice chairperson of ASANRA. She hosted Africa Technology Transfer Conferences in Namibia, Tanzania Botswana and Zimbabwe.
![Maurice-1](http://atdforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Maurice-1.jpg)
Lecturer, international economics, central bank management
KOUASSY Oussou
Consultant, public policy, private sector investment & assessment. Past Director General, Min. of Economy and Finance in Cote d’Ivoire. Former Chairman of Versus Bank & member of research networks CODESRIA-CRDI & AERC.
![Nicole Pitter Patterson-1](http://atdforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Nicole-Pitter-Patterson-1.jpg)
Co-Founder, SheLeadsIt, Expert Business and Creative Economy
Provides-Business Support Services, Networking, Advocacy, Trade Facilitation and Skills Development with SME partners. Nicole is the former Snr. economic development adviser at the UN on women & trade and business & institutional strengthening .