| Name | Institution/Company | Country |
| Allo Aman Dido | BIO AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE (BETin) | Ethiopia |
| Andrew Sarkodie Appiah | Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute (BNARI), Ghana Atomic Energy Commission | Ghana |
| Effiom Ita | University of Calabar, Department of Genetics and Biotechnology | Nigeria |
| Erick Amombo | MOHAMMED VI POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (UM6P) | Morocco |
| James Kamau Karanja | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) | Kenya |
| Kingdom Kwapata | Lilongwe University Of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) | Malawi |
| Leta Tulu Bedada | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural research (EIAR) | Ethiopia |
| Pamela Eloho Akin-Idowu | National Horticultural Research Institute | Nigeria |
| Shakirat Oloruntoyin Ajenifujah-Solebo | National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) | Nigeria |
| Tilahun Negassa | Addis Ababa University, Institute of Biotechnology | Ethiopia |
