Jane Ngige is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) since tail end of 2004. She is also the CEO for Kenya Horticultural Council. She is a MSc. Food and Agriculture Biotechnology Graduate from Reading University coupled with post graduate Certificates in International Food Laws from Michigan State University, Food Processing, and Systems approach to Quality Assurance & Marketing from Wageningen University – International Agricultural Centre.

She provides leadership to Kenya Flower Council in the core activities of industry representation in self-regulation, Lobbying and promotions. KFC administers self-regulation through an internationally accredited Certification Scheme on good agricultural practice, sustainability, social accountability, hygiene health and safety, capacity building, environmental protection and conservation, adherence to which is the backbone of all KFC activities. The Certification Scheme comprising the KFC Flowers and Ornamentals Sustainability Standard (FOSS) and Quality Management Systems is accredited by the South African National Accreditation Systems (SANAS), as a Certification Body (C49), in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065.

Dr. Isaac Machariais the General Manager, Phytosanitary Services in Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) where he has worked since 2002. Heholds aPhD holder in Plant Virology from the University of New England in Australia, a MSc in Plant pathology from the University of Nairobi. He has acquired various training in phytosanitary which include Pest Risk Analysis and Diagnosis from USAD APHIS and Ohio State University in USA. Biosafety risk analysis, virus identification.

He has been Key in development of phytosanitary measures that have allow the industry to access and retain markets. This has led to improved inspection services for import and export, development of Pest risk analysis report for market access; enhance diagnostic capacity for quarantine pests as well as surveillance for quarantine disease. Other achievement have been development of pest databases, farm audit systems, and online certification systems (Electronic certification system, and Import Certification Systems). He has instrumental in developed state of the art laboratories which are ISO 17025 accredited.

Toby established Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) in 2016 with backing from global institutional investors with a strategy of developing the first portfolio of grade-A international logistics and distribution warehouse complexes across target African cities. ALP is currently developing Kenya’s first international standard logistics and distribution centre of 50,000sqm in Northern Nairobi. ALP’s occupier clients include multinationals and regional local companies. Toby has a 15 year background in the industrial warehouse sector across emerging markets. He was a member of the founding management team of Raven Russia PLC, a UK property investment company focused on the Russian warehousing sector. The team built a $1.5 billion modern warehouse portfolio that listed on the London Stock Exchange main market in 2010. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and is a member of the ALP board of directors