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The GFAiR's Secretariat provides support to the Partners’ Assembly, the Steering Committee and to GFAiR Members, catalysing their collective actions as they work together to transform agricultural research and innovation for greater impact in sustainable development. The Secretariat is a tightly-focused team, comprising the GFAiR Executive Secretary, senior officers/advisers responsible for specific areas of operation and administrative and technical staff.

For any questions or suggestions, please contact the team at gfair.secretariat@gfair.network.

Current Secretariat staff:

Prof. Dr. Hildegard Lingnau

Prof. Dr. Hildegard Lingnau

Executive Secretary

Fernando Antunez

Fernando Antunez

Junior Programme Specialist

Dr. Anne Hennings

Dr. Anne Hennings

Agricultural Research and Innovation Advisor / Partnership Facilitator

Katarina Spisiakova

Katarina Spisiakova

Programme Associate

Sara Desantis

Sara Desantis

Job Trainee

Francois Stepman

Francois Stepman

Outreach and Resource Mobilization Specialist