The Congress Planning Committee is an ad hoc committee of the Consortium comprised of the Steering Committee members together with volunteers from each continent to assist in the planning of the 1st Global Congress on Biocontrol.
The Conference Planning Committee will be comprised of three subcommittees:
- Scientific Program;
- Sponsorship; and
- Local organizing Committees
Members of the Planning Committee
| Name | Role |
| Misheck Mulumba Director, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa. | Congress President |
| Jackie Olang Kado Executive Director of the Network of African Science Academies (NASAC) Nairobi, Kenya. | Congress Vice President |
| Emma Orefuwa Co-founder of the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA). | Member |
| Martin Bundi Biosafety and Biosecurity specialist, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya. | Member |
| Leon Mugenzi University of Buea, Cameroon. | Member |
Scientific Programme Committee.
The role of this subcommittee will be to determine the theme of the annual conference; develop and release the Call for Proposals; review all submissions; and define schedule.
Members of the Scientific Programme Committee include:
| Name | Status |
| David A. O’Brochta | Chairman |
| Dorington O. Ogoyi | Vice Chairman |
| Thato Mogapi | Member |
| Eric Amaning Okoree | Member |
| Givemore Muhenga | Member |
| Daniel Kobei | Member |
| Owain Edwards | Member |
| Lina Finda | Member |
| Larbi Bassi | Member |
| Ibrahima Diallo | Member |
| Vibha Ahuja | Member |
| Martin Lema | Member |