Dr. Eliud Kiplimo Kireger (OGW) has over thirty-four (34) years experience in the field of Agriculture. Currently, he is the Director General/CEO of Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO). Prior to this appointment, he served as the Managing Director/CEO of the Tea Research Foundation of Kenya; Dean School of Natural Resource and environmental Management, University of Kabianga, Kericho, Dean; School of Natural Resource Management and School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Kabianga University College (A constituent College of Moi University); Senior Lecturer and Director of Privately Sponsored Students Programme, Chepkoilel Campus, Moi University; Lecturer and Post Graduate Programme Coordinator, Moi University; Part-time Lecturer, Department of Botany & Horticulture, Maseno University; Tutorial Fellow, Moi University, Graduate Research Assistant, Moi University; Deputy Project Manager, Kenya Forestry Research Institute Social Forestry Project, Kitui; and Assistant Research Officer, Kenya Forestry Research Institute.

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Dr. Evans D. Ilatsia holds a Doctorate degree in Animal Breeding and Genetics from the University of Hohenheim, Germany; a Master of Science degree in Animal Breeding, and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Extension from Egerton University. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Institute Director, of the Dairy Research Institute where he led a team of scientists in implementing over 22 research and development projects. Dr.sc.agr. Ilatsia is an accomplished scientist who has (co) authored over 80 research publications including refereed journal articles, conference papers, technical bulletins, reports, and training manuals, and contributed to various policy documents. He also holds various academic supervisory roles for postgraduate MSc and Ph.D. candidates in local and international universities.

Dr. Felister Makini holds a BSc in Botany and Chemistry from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and an MSc in Plant Pathology from Georgia State University, USA.  She also has a PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Greenwich, UK and has done several short courses in various fields. Prior to her current position, she worked as the Deputy Director in charge of the Department of Outreach and Partnerships, a new department in the former Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). She was responsible for promoting the dissemination and adoption of KARI technologies, products and services.  She was also responsible for promoting the establishment and strengthening of strategic partnerships along the research development to utilization continuum as well as along the agricultural product value chains (APVC), an approach adopted by then.  Recently together with others she published an operational field guide to innovation platforms as the lead author.