Speakers

See the list of confirmed speakers for the upcoming Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) which will be held from March 7-9, 2017 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

Key Note Speakers

Dr Cleopa Mailu

Dr Cleopa Mailu

Chief Guest,
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya

David Pritchard

David Pritchard

Vice-President, Africa and Developing Countries of Asia, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

Robert Collymore

Robert Collymore

Chief Executive Officer,
Safaricom

Marijke Wijnroks

Marijke Wijnroks

Chief of Staff, Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Dr Jakaya Kikwete

Dr Jakaya Kikwete

Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania

Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko

Dr Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko

Commissioner for Social Affairs,
African Union

Dr Githinji Gitahi

Dr Githinji Gitahi

Group CEO,
Amref Health Africa

Dr Delanyo Dovlo

Dr Delanyo Dovlo

Director, Health Systems Strengthening Cluster, WHO

Nathaniel Otoo

Nathaniel Otoo

CEO NHIA – National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana

Dr Matshidiso Moeti

Dr Matshidiso Moeti

WHO Regional Director for Africa

Mr. Arif Neky

Mr. Arif Neky

Advisor for UN Strategic Partnerships and Coordinator of the SDG Philanthropy Platform

H E Mrs Toyin Saraki

H E Mrs Toyin Saraki

Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa

Professor Charles Feldman

Professor Charles Feldman

Professor and Chief Specialist,
University of the Witwatersrand

Dr Marc-Alain Widdowson

Dr Marc-Alain Widdowson

Director of the Division of Global Health Protection,
CDC Kenya

Dr. Nicholas M. Muraguri

Dr. Nicholas M. Muraguri

Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health, Kenya

Omari Issa

Omari Issa

Chair, Amref Health Africa International Board

Plenary Speakers

Dr Zonke Mlokoti-Fikeni

Dr Zonke Mlokoti-Fikeni

Area Medical Lead for Classic and Established Medicines, Africa and Asia Developing Countries, GSK

Dr Chitalu Chilufya

Dr Chitalu Chilufya

Minister for Health in Zambia

Gunturu Revathi

Gunturu Revathi

Associate Professor Department of Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital

Francis Ukwuije

Francis Ukwuije

Senior Health Economist and Head of HealthCare

Nicole Spieker

Nicole Spieker

Director Quality,
PharmAccess Foundation

Prof Stella Anyangwe

Prof Stella Anyangwe

Director for the Africa Region, WADEM

Edwin Macharia

Edwin Macharia

Managing partner and regional director- Africa for Dalberg

Isabel Torres

Isabel Torres

Senior Director, Access to Medicines Emerging Markets, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Neren Rau

Neren Rau

Director: External Affairs and External Communications at MSD

Rita Owino

Rita Owino

Market Development Manager, Primary and Referral Care, GE Healthcare

Dr. Amit Thakker

Dr. Amit Thakker

Chairman, Africa Healthcare Federation