African
- Dr. Juliana Rwelamira (Tanzania) Sasakawa Africa Association
- Rev. Prof. Samuel Asuming-Brempong (Ghana) University of Ghana-Legon
- Dr. Hugo De Groote (Kenya) International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
International
- Prof. Keijiro Otsuka (Japan) National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
- Prof. Thomas Jayne (USA) Professor, International Development, Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University