List of Speakers
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Abd El-Aziz, Farha
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Professor of Clinical Immunology & Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University and Vice President, Mansoura University
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Egypt
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Afzal, Mohamed
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Executive Editor, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization
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Pakistan
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Al-Ansary, Nadia
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Technical Assistant, President Office, ASRT
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Egypt
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Al-Shorbaji, Najeeb
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Director, Knowledge Management and Sharing
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Switzerland
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Ammann, Klaus
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Professor Emeritus, University of Bern
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Switzerland
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Anazawa , Hideharu
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Strategic Planning Director, Japan Bioindustry Association
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Japan
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Anderson, Walter Truett
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, Co-Chair, World Academy Program on Climate Stability Governace and Member, International Expert Group on Earth System Preservation (IESP), Munich (USA)
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United States of America
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Anhoury, Pierre
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Senior Vice President, KantarHealth
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France
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Ashhab, Yaqoub
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Director, Biotechnology Training and Research Unit, Palestine Polytechnic University
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Palestine
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Ayral, André
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Professor, European Membrane Institute of Montpellier
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France
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Azzazy, Hassan
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Chairman, Department of Chemistry, the American University in Cairo
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Egypt
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Badr, Effat
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Professor . Dept. of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University
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Egypt
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Barcelo, Damia
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Director, Catalan Institute on Water Research
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Spain
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Berg, Robert J.
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Senior Advisor, World Federation of United Nations Associations
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United States of America
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Berrie, Morris
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Co-Chairman, TTS Ltd. and Managing Director, Tech Investor Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Bey, Pierre
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Former Director, Institut Curie
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France
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Blackstock, Jason
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Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation & Research Scholar, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Austria
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Brutlag , Douglas
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Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Medicine
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United States of America
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Bunn, Anthony
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Director, MRC Innovation Centre
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South Africa
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Carlone, Claudio
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Chairman, Hypothesis
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Italy
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Catley-Carlson, Margaret
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Chair, BOT Crop Diversity Trust
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Canada
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Christie, Werner
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Former Norwegian Minister of Health
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Norway
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Clark, Brian F.C.
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Vice President, European Federation of Biotechnology
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Denmark
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Cocking, Edward
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Director, The Centre for Crop Nitrogen Fixation, University of Nottingham
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United Kingdom
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Cosgrove, William
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Founder, Ecoconsult Inc.
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Canada
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Cubasch, Ulrich
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Dean, Geoscience Faculty, Freie Universität Berlin
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Germany
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Dario, Paolo
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Professor, Scuolar Superior Sant'Anna
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Italy
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Datta, Swapan
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RashBehari Chair Professor, University of Calcutta
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India
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Derhak, Dianna
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Director, Business Development, EPOS
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United States of America
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Derryck, Vivian Lowery
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President and CEO, the Bridges Institute
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United States of America
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Desmarescaux, Philippe
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Chairman, The World Life Sciences Forum, BioVision
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France
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Dimitris, Kafetzopoulos
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Principal Researchrer, Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Instiutute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
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Greece
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El-Beltagy, Adel
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Chair
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Egypt
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Elgamal, Yousry
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Chairman and BOT, Egyptian Japanese University of Science and Technology and Former Minister of Education
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Egypt
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Elliott, Malcolm
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Founding Director, The Norman Borlaug Institute for Crop Improvement
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United Kingdom
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El-Nokraschy, Hani
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Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board
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Germany
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El-Rakshy, Samy
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University
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Egypt
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Elshabrawy, Mervat
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Associate Professor of Ophthalmology & Ophthalmic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University
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Egypt
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El-Shayeb, Yasser
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Head, Research Development and Innovation Network, RDI Programme (Egypt)
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Egypt
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Elzawawy, Ahmed
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President& First Founder, International Campaign for Establishment and Development of Oncology Centers (ICEDOC)
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Egypt
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Farcy, Michel
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Vice President, Pall Industrial
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France
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Fedoroff, Nina
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Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State and to the Administrator of USAID
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United States of America
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Finalle, Rodney
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Director of Global Health, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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United States of America
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Fondacaro, Joe
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President & CEO
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United States of America
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Franceschi, Francois
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Senior Director of Technology, Rib-X Inc.
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United States of America
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Ganguli, Prabuddha
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CEO, Vision-IPR
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India
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Geraghty, James A.
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Senior Vice President, Genzyme
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United States of America
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Gillespie, Iain
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Head, Science and Technology Policy Division, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
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France
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Girardet, Herbert
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Co-Founder and Program Director
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United Kingdom
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Gleick, Peter H.
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Co-founder and President, the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security
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United States of America
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Grenier , Christian
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CEO, The World Life Sciences Forum, BioVision
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France
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Guinot, Francois
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Former President, French Academy of Technology
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France
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Haoudi, Abdelali
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Vice President -Research, Qatar Foundation
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Qatar
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Hassan, Mohamed
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President, African Academy of Sciences and Executive Director, TWAS
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Italy
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Helal, Hany
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Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
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Egypt
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Hentschel, Christopher
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President and CEO, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)
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Switzerland
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Herrling, Paul
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Head of Novartis Institutes for Developing World Medical Research, Novartis International AG
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Switzerland
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Hesse, Christoph
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Assistant Professor in Architecture and Urban Design, Technical University Darmstadt
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Germany
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Huang, Jianshi
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Dean, School of Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, China
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China
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Huelshoerster, Christian
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Director, DAAD Office in Cairo, Egypt
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Germany
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Hussein, Tarek
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President of Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT)
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Egypt
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Ishiguro, Hiroshi
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Professor, Osaka University
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Japan
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Jaeger, Raimund
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Head, Research Group “Biomedical Materials and Implants”, Fraunhofer-Institute for Mechanics of Materials
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Germany
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Jagadish, Mittur
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Senior Vice President, BioAgri Division Avesthagen Limited
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India
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James, Clive
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Chairman and Founder, ISAAA
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Cayman Islands
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Kapiel, Tarek
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Supervisor of the Technology Development (Invention and the Innovation) Sector, ASR
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Egypt
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Kapoor , Andrew
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Graduate Student, Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto
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Canada
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Kassem, Heba
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Director, Clinical Genomics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
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Egypt
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Kent, Alastair
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Director, Genetic Interest Group
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United Kingdom
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Kerr, David
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Chief Research Advisor, SMRC, Member of Supreme Council of Health, Qatar, Director of Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Professor of Cancer Medicine, University of Oxford, Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, President of ESMO
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Qatar
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Kilama, John
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President, Global Bioscience Development Institute
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United States of America
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Kiplagat, Betty
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Member, NEPAD/African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE), University of Ouagadougou
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Burkina Faso
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Kotze, Maritha
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CEO, Gknowmix & Lecturer, University of Stellenbosch
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South Africa
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Krattiger, Anatole
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Adjunct Professor, Arizona State University
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United States of America
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Ktonas, Periklis
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Senior Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, University of Athens
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Greece
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Langlais, Chrystelle
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Technical Support Senoir Engineer, SUEZ- Environment
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France
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LaPorte, Ronald
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Professor of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
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United States of America
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Lazdins-Helds, Janis K.
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Head, Novartis Vaccines Academy, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics
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Italy
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Leckebusch, Gregor C.
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Associate Professor, Freie Universität Berlin
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Germany
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Leisinger , Klaus M.
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President and Executive Director, Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
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Switzerland
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León-Carrión, José
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Prof. of Neuropsychololgy and Director, Human Neuropsychology Laboratory, Facultad de Psicología, University of Seville
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Spain
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Linkov, Faina
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Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
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United States of America
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M’Mbijjewe, Kinyua
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Monsanto Corporate Affairs Lead in Africa
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Kenya
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Madkour, Magdy
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Chairman, Technical Committee, Agricultural Research for Development Fund-ARDF
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Egypt
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Mahmoud, Adel
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Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University and Former President, Merck Vaccines
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United States of America
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Maisonnier, Bruno
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CEO, Aldebaran Robotics
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France
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Marei, Mona K.
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Professor of Prosthodontics and Head, Tissue Engineering Laboratories, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University
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Egypt
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Martin, Jacques-François
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President and CEO, Parteurop
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France
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Marton-Lefevre, Julia
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Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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Switzerland
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Matricardi, Paolo
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Dr. med., Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre
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Germany
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McNeely, Jeffrey
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Senior Science Advisor, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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Switzerland
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Mittermeier , Russell A.
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President, Conservation International
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United States of America
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Moawadhe, Hassan
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Professor, National Research Center
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Egypt
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Morris, Jane
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Director, African Centre for Gene Technologies
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South Africa
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Mylonas, Evangelos
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R & D Director of DEADALUS INFORMATICS Ltd
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Greece
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Nakhla, Rafik
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Vice President, Human Resources and Administration,Projacs International and BioVisionAlexandria Organizing Committee, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Egypt
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Nicolelis, Miguel
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Professor, Neurobiology Biomedical Engineering and Psychological and Brain Sciences and Co-Director, Center for Neuroengineering, Duke University Medical Center
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United States of America
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Niyikiza, Clet
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Executive Vice President Development Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
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United States of America
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Nobel, Joel
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Founder and Professor Emeritus, ECRI Institute
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United States of America
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Nunes, Suzana
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Principal Research Scientist, Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, KAUST (SA)
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Saudi Arabia
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Nutti, Marilia
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Researcher, National Research Center on Food Technology, Embrapa
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Brazil
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Oborne, Michael
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Director, the International Futures Programme and the Global Science Forum, OECD
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France
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Oikeh, Sylvester
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Project Manager, Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA), African Agricultural Technology Foundation- AATF
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Kenya
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Omenn, Gilbert
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Professor of Medicine, Genetics, and Public Health, University of Michigan
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United States of America
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Omi, Koji
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Founder and Chairman, Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum
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Japan
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Padilla, Nicolas
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Professor Associated C
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Mexico
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Paes de Carvalho, João
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Principal, BiznessBrazil
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Brazil
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Pagliano, Daniel
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Director, Latin American Federation of National Biotechnology Companies Association (FELAEB)
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Uruguay
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Pandya-Lorch , Rajul
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Chief of Staff and Head, 2020 Vision Initiative
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United States of America
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Papageorgiou, Kyriaki
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Science and Technology Coordinator
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Egypt
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Papanicolaou, Andrew
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Director, Center for Clinical Neurosciences, the University of Texas, Medical School
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United States of America
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Papazov Amman, Biljana
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Dr. phil. nat.
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Switzerland
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Pritchard, David
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Professor of Parasite Immunology, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
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United Kingdom
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Rangel-Aldao, Rafael
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Professor, Digital Molecular Medicine, Simon Bolivar University
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United States of America
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Rios, Gilbert M.
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Chairman European Membrane House (EMH)
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France
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Rivero, Carmela
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Vice President, Research & Development, PepsiCo Latin America Foods
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Mexico
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Rook, Graham
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Professor of Medical Microbiology
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United Kingdom
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Sakr, Mahmoud
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Vice president of ASRT
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Egypt
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Sauer, Francois
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Founder and CEO, Trans Am Group
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United States of America
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Sayadi, Sami
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Director, Bio-processes Laboratory, University of Sfax
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Tunisia
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Schrotter, Jean-Christophe
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R&D Manager, VEOLIA
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France
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Serageldin, Ismail
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Director, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Egypt
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Serra, Ricardo
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Deputy President, Agriculture Association of Young Farmers-Spain (ASAJA)
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Spain
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Shotkoski, Frank
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Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Support Project (ABSP) II, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University
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United States of America
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Shubnikov, Eugene
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Research Scientist, Institute of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk
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Russia
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Simiyu , Kenneth
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PhD, the Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Toronto
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Canada
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Suzuki, Harukazu
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Director of LSA Technology Development Group, Omics Science Center, RIKEN
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Japan
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Thakor, Nitish
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Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hoopkins University
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United States of America
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Thorsteinsdóttir, Halla
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Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Canada
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Timmermann, Barbara
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Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas
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United States of America
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Traoré, François
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Cotton Grower
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Burkina Faso
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Uphoff, Norman
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Professor, Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development
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United States of America
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Van Montagu, Marc
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Elected and Acting President, the European Federation of Technology
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Belgium
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Vienken, Jorg
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Vice-President, BioSciences-Fresenius
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Germany
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Wagner, Tobias
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Research Associate, Technische Universität München
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Germany
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Warwick , Kevin
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Professor of Cybernetics, University of Reading
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United Kingdom
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Wexler, Philip
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Technical Information Specialist, National Library of Medicine
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United States of America
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Worthington, Barry
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Executive Director, United States Energy Association
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United States of America
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Yang, Huanming
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Co-Vice Chairman, EAGLES
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China
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Yaseen, Adel
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Chairman and Managing Director, Fine Seeds International
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Egypt
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Zaky, Yehia
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Head, Academic and Cultural Affairs Sector, Bibliotheca Alexandrina
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Egypt
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Zerhouni , Elias
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Senior Fellow, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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United States of America
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Zervakis, Michalis
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Director, Digital Image and Signal Processing Laboratory, Technical University of crete
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Greece
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