Dr. Li Zhi is an associate professor and masters’ supervisor at the School of Economics and Business of Henan University of Technology, the director of China Rural Development Association and expert of Henan Economic Strategy Association. He received his PhD in agricultural economics from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2019, who is mainly engaged in agricultural economy and food policy research. In recent five years, he has published 19 academic papers in Guangming Daily, Agricultural Economic Issues and other academic journals and newspapers，who also got the National Social Science Foundation, Henan Soft Science Project, and Henan’ University Think Tank Research Project. The research achievements had won the first prize of social science excellent achievements in Henan Province, the third prize of scientific and technological progress in Henan Province, and adopted by provincial and ministerial government departments.

Mr. Zhang Chengzhu, currently the Chairman of Gansu Zefeng Xincheng Farmers Cooperatives and Huanxian Xinliyuan Supply and Marketing Co., LTD. In Qingyang, Gansu Province of China. He started the grain bank business in 2012. Up to now, more than 3,000 households have opened grain banks, which are divided into two types: regular and current. Individual farmers have freedom of grain storage, value preservation and appreciation, interest on grain storage, and convenient exchange.

With farmers as the main focus, we will implement "two generations and one exchange" (grain storage, processing and variety exchange on behalf of farmers) to reduce grain loss and waste.

Main experience:

1. Focus on services for agriculture, rural areas and farmers;

2. Guarantee the quality of exchange products;s

3. Constantly explore and improve the management mechanism;

4. Reduce link defects, reduce cost addition, and obtain maximum benefits with minimum cost.

Albert Nii Ayi Tagoe is a Chartered Management Accountant and currently the Head of Finance, Investment, and Governance at the Ghana Commodity Exchange.

He holds an MBA in Finance with Distinction from Coventry University(UK),and also holds a Chartered Professional Membership with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants’(CIMA-UK),Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG-GH) and the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI-UK).

Albert joined the Exchange for its’ implementation since January 2018, and has supported in setting up a robust and dynamic finance and control unit for the business with his expertise in  Financial Management and Reporting, Financial Analysis, Budgeting and Financial projections, Treasury management, Investment, Internal Audit and Financial controls and Taxation.

Albert worked for (7) years’ with Stanbic Bank Ghana in Credit Risk Management and Banking operations and received a Beyond Excellence Award in 2017 for service excellence. He also received an award as the Top Performing Student in Ghana in the CIMA Strategic Case study Exam and the Top Performing Student in Ghana in the CIMA Performance Strategy Paper in 2014.

 He holds a First-Class Honours degree in Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting Option) from the Valley View University and a certification by the Ghana Stock Exchange for Investment and Securities.

Albert holds a passion for leadership and social impact, and so he served in a high profiled capacity as the President of the Business Administration Students’ Association of Valley View University in 2009.

Anthony Morrison is a leading African and global agribusiness shaper and a pillar in Ghana and Africa's agribusiness policy development and advocacy. Currently he leads the Chamber of Agribusiness Ghana located in Accra as the Chief Executive Officer delivering results on Ghana’s Agribusiness Policy, trade and development, private sector development, investment, intellectual property, economic policy and capacity building for various organizations and businesses on trade and development, investment, growth strategy and economic governance. He has over 11 years of experience in Agriculture public policy formulation, implementation, consulting and policy advocacy, market research, private sector growth, multilateral, and bilateral trade relations in international trading systems. He is also the Managing Director of Farm Masters Global Group Ltd, a total agricultural management services provider which offers bespoke agricultural management services to agro-sector, with presence in Ghana, Liberia, and Togo.

Anthony Morrison is currently a PhD candidate with Michigan state university researching into Social Entrepreneurship whose project is to enhance skills development among youths and bridge the gap between the academia and the private sector agribusiness ecosystem.