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Working Groups
2025 IBI/CBEN CONFERENCE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE
Our dedicated Organizing Committee is committed to bringing together experts, innovators, and enthusiasts to explore groundbreaking advancements in biochar and environmental sustainability and organize for the upcoming conference
Bella Culotta.
East Africa Programs Manager at Cornell University
Nairobi, Kenya and Ithaca, NY, USA
Rita Ellen
Operations and Strategy Coordinator,
Erick Opiyo Abala.
Head of Communications
CBEN
Chloe Cormack
Co-Founder, EcoRestore Africa
Cape Town-South Africa
Jean Marie Nizigiyimana,
CEO JENI-ECO
Gitega, Burundi
Béatrice Despioch
Director & Lead Consultant, Ungana Ltd
Kenya
Diana Biyali
Strive for Inclusion and Development -Ug( SFID-U)-Uganda
Florence Mwikali
Fresh-Life Initiative, Kenya
Soliver Ché Fusi
University of California, Berkeley USA
CIFOR-ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya
Olivier Majambere
Co-Founder BioAmak, Burundi
Johra Said Ali
Co- founder, EarthCares-Biologicals Company ltd
Kenya
Aishwarya Vinary Kumar
Co-founder at Deep Carbon Africa, Mauritius
Past Working Group
2024 CBEN Conference Organizational Working Group
The 9-person organizational team began in September 2023 to plan for the 2024 conference. The working group meets virtually weekly to discuss invitations, conference sessions, and CBEN guiding principles to navigate decision-making for the larger network.
Bella Culotta.
East Africa Programs Manager at Cornell University
Nairobi, Kenya and Ithaca, NY, USA
Benjamin Odhiambo,
CEO- Saniwise Technologies
Kisumu, Kenya
Erick Opiyo Abala.
Head of Communications
CBEN
Ines Serra Baucells
CEO & Founder BIOSORRA
Kenya
Mercilyn Tsuma
Research Extension Coordinator-PlantVillage.
Kenya
Jean Marie Nizigiyimana,
CEO JENI-ECO
Gitega, Burundi
Nolbert Muhumuza.
Founder & CEO, Giving Hope Foundation.
Uganda
Johan Six.
Professor of Sustainable Agroecosystems
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Soliver Ché Fusi
Doctoral Candidate- Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley USA
CIFOR-ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya