ABBC 2025

Objectives

• Dr. John Mukuka, CEO, ACTESA / COMESA
• Dr. Margaret Karembu-ISAAA AfriCenter Director / Dr. Robert Karanja-ISAAA AfriCenter Board Chairperson
• PS / Director, Agriculture
• Hon. Reuben Mtolo Phiri, Minister of Agriculture, Zambia

Moderated by Dr. Barbara Zawedde, Director of Research, MUZARDI, NARO, Uganda

• Dr. Moses Alobo, Head of Programmes, Science for Africa Foundation
• Dr. Shirley Tarawali, Assistant Director General, ILRI
• Dr. Canisius Kanangire, Executive Director, AATF

• Khalid Umar Salihu, Bt Cowpea Farmer, Nigeria and Brian Singongo, Palabana Dairy Cooperative, Zambia

• Dr. Paul Chege, Senior Program Officer, ISAAA AfriCenter

• Prof. Richard Oduor- Kenyatta University, Kenya

• Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, Former Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism for the United Republic of Tanzania

How have the health and environment sectors addressed misinformation and disinformation? Challenges and Success Stories

• Panel Chair: Prof. Musso Munyeme, Acting DVC Research and Innovation, Palabana University
• Environment Perspective - Prof. Prisca Mugabe, University of Zimbabwe
• Animal Biotechnology Perspective - Prof. Mizeck Chagunda, Tropical Livestock Genetics at the University of Edinburgh

Bus Stop and Idea Exchange

Case Studies of Disinformation and Misinformation: Each case study speaker will present a poster outlining the nature and impact of the misinformation or disinformation, the key actors involved in driving it, the interventions undertaken to counter it, and the resulting outcomes.

Chaired by: Bibiana Iraki, Senior Programs Officer, ISAAA AfriCenter

Case study speakers

• Livestock vaccines - Dr. Maryanne Mwimali, Chief Veterinary Officer, DVS Kenya
• Anthrax outbreak - Prof. Musso Munyeme, Acting DVC Research and Innovation, Palabana University
• Crop biotechnology - Dr. Abraham Isah, Biotech Society of Nigeria
• Environment case study - Carol Theka, Principal Environmental Officer
• Environmental Affairs Department, Malawi
• Conservation case study - Nelson Ole Reiyia, Cofounder of Nashulai Maasai Conservancy

Plenary Group Presentations: Feedback from Bus Stop and Idea Exchange Session

Each case study speaker will present a brief overview of their case and the new ideas harvested during the exchange session

Chaired by: Adana

• Case study speakers from the bus stop session

• Session chair: Dr. Paul Chege, Senior Programs Officer, ISAAA AfriCenter

Reception

• Co-hosted by 2Blades and ILRI

• All

Case study Presentations:

1. Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya: The Cost of Delay
2. FMD Case Study: Implications of Misinformation in Livestock Disease Management and Vaccine Decision-making
3. From Discovery to Discrimination: What the Omicron Travel Bans Teach Us About Science and Misinformation

• Dr. Sheila Obim, Executive Director, Alliance for Science
• Dr. Theo Knight Jones, Principal Scientist, ILRI

Discussion

• Session chair - Prof. Curtis Youngs, Associate Director, Livestock and Animal Health Programs, Iowa State University

Policy Roundtable

Moderated by Dr. Chris Simuntala, Senior Biosafety Officer, NBA Zambia

• Dr. John Mkuka, ​CEO ​at ​the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa / Alliance for Commodity Trade in East and Southern Africa ​(COMESA / ACTESA)
• Hon Dr. Christina Mzava, ​a Member of Parliament and and Member of ​the Parliamentary Alliance for AMR​ and One Health from Tanzania
• Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, P​rincipal Secretary for Science, Research and Innovation, Kenya
• Hon. Uwumukiza Francoise, Member of Parliament from the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources

• Vitumbiko Chinoko, Project Manager - OFAB, AATF

Fireside Chat: Re-imagining the Future: Staying ahead of Misinformation and Disinformation

• Session led by ILRI

• Dr. Njeri Ngaruiya, ICT4D consultant and Lecturer, Strathmore University

Pitching session: The role of AI in addressing misinformation

Moderated by Dr. Diana Horvath, President & Co-founder, 2Blades

• 3 groups - Finalists of a pre-hackathon held in Nairobi

• All