Ann Cairns, the President of International markets with MasterCard, was in the capital earlier this week invited to take part on a high-profile panel on women empowerment during the visit of Ivanka Trump. 

Hilina Belete is the General Manager of Hilina Enriched Foods PLC. The company is noted for producing nutritious products for children facing severe acute malnutrition for more than two decades.

Alisa Kaps, a researcher at the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, was in Ethiopia last week, releasing a timely report titled: “From Land of Famine to Land of Hope” Will Ethiopia Become a Model for an African Upswing.

Born in Germany from an Ethiopian father and a German mother, David Beshah used to play in for different teams in Germany.

Kebour Ghenna is a businessman and former president of both the Addis Ababa and Ethiopia chambers of commerce and sectorial associations.

Nathenael Feleke Aberra was one of the members of the once banned Zone 9 blogging group in Ethiopia. He spent a year-and-a-half in prison, including the infamous Ma’ekelawi for his political beliefs and activism.

Markos Feleke (MD) is an Ethiopian American entrepreneur involved in a number of projects in Ethiopia, including a medical center, an education facility and volunteerism.

Carsten Spohr, the Chairman of the Executive Board of Lufthansa, was in Addis Ababa a month ago, meeting the local management of the company, highlight the importance of Ethiopia as it attempts to expand its African routes and meet with customers, as it marks its 50th anniversary of serving the Ethiopian market.

DemisChanyalew (PhD) is a seasonedand well- published scholars in the agricultural economics field of study. He took part in various research projects and led many studies including the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) basedon which African governments had decided to invest a chunk of their national budgets for the neglected agricultural sector.

NagatoNatsume (Prof.)is a well-acknowledged dentist and specialized surgeon of cleft lips and palates. Currently, he is the director of Japanese Cleft Palate Foundation. In fact, he leads several medical establishments in his capacity both in Japan and abroad.