Moderator and speakers of Africa Forum Hannes Hanso

Moderator and speakers of Africa Forum
Thursday, December 11, in Tallinn, Estonia
Hannes Hanso
Mr. Hannes Hanso has graduated from Orissaare Secondary
School in Saaremaa and has studied at the University of
Tartu in Estonia. In the 1990s, he spent two years studying
Chinese at Sichuan and Heilongjiang Universities in China.
He received both his BA in Politics and Development and
his MSc in Asian Politics (with a focus on China’s foreign
and security policy and Central Asia) from the School of
Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.
Hannes has worked at the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of
Estonia. He spent two years as a researcher at International Center for Defence Sudies in
Tallinn. In addition, he has been a member of the EU diplomatic service in Beijing, covering
the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. His foreign policy analyses have been
published in various publications (Postimees, Delfi, Eesti Päevaleht, Diplomaatia,
Akadeemia, Sirp, etc.) and he is a frequent participant in radio and television debates on
foreign policy. Hannes is currently involved in local politics as a mayor of Kuressaare in
Saaremaa
The project is funded by the Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid funds
Nkwusi Godswill Chimezie
Mr. Nkwusi Godswill Chimezie is a Nigerian and currently a
second year PhD at Tallinn University of Technology. In
addition, he also works with the school’s international office
as a student advisor to African student and up to date over 60
African student study at TUT. He has over 4 years of
Industrial working experience in Nigeria.
Godswill has a Master degree in Environmental management (UNILAG) and Material
Science (TUT). In addition, he has also studied at University of California Berkeley as a
visiting research student and has also completed a diploma program at the European
Innovation academy. Nkwusi Godswill has a very strong passion for African development and
possible business links in Africa.
Kadri Humal-Ayal
Ms. Kadri Humal-Ayal has lived in Kenya since January
1995. She has worked in human resource development,
manned and surveillance security, telecommunications and
brand development companies. Since December 2002 she
has been running her manufacturing company dealing in
security rubber stamps. Kadri is an active Rotarian since
February 2007, engaged in numerous water and sanitation projects every year in Kenya.
In 2008 Kadri was appointed as Honorary Consul of Estonia In Kenya and continues to serve
in that position to date. In addition to her manufacturing business she does consultancies in
strategic planning and human capital.
The project is funded by the Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid funds
Eero Saue
Mr. Eero Saue leads the EU policy design on financing for
sustainable development, including aid to developing
countries in the European Commission. Before joining the
European Commission in 2008, he has been the
development counsellor in the Permanent Representation of
Estonia to the EU (2004-2007) and worked on both relations
with East Asia (2007-2008) and development policy (2001-2004) in the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Estonia.
Patrik Säilä
Mr. Patrik Säilä is one of the founding partners and CEO
of Frontline Responses Finland (FRF) Ltd., a leading
Finland –based security risk management company
providing innovative security solutions worldwide. An
experienced ex-special operations and intelligence officer,
with over 19 years of military service, Patrik has extensive
global experience in command, intelligence and operations
appointments. Patrik has been awarded the Infantry General
Adolf Ehrnrooth commendation for “motivating
leadership”.
Patrik has been in the private security industry since 2011, during which he has served in
various high risk environments from Pakistan to the Gulf of Guinea. As CEO he has given
advice to several Multinational Corporations and Non-Governmental Organizations in how to
operate safely in challenging areas as well as supervising and offering leadership to multiple
FRF operations globally.
Patrik is a preferred speaker about security risk management issues from various seminars and
training events in Finland.
The project is funded by the Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid funds
Tamás Nádor
Mr. Tamás Nádor is a director of Occasio Ltd., privately held
consulting firm based in Helsinki. Nádor has been living in
South Africa since 1998 and has worked with numerous
technology transfer projects from Nordic region to SubSaharan Africa. Current client list includes companies from
over €1bn/a turnover large corporations to small start-ups with
great growth potential.
Nádor has a general securities finance degree from Helsinki School of Economics, Bachelor
of business administration degree from University of South Africa as well as Technology
Entrepreneurship course diploma from Stanford University.
Arvu Mägi
Mr. Arvu Mägi is the CEO of an engineering and architectural
bureau Amhold AS. He has over 28 years of experience in
developing and leading construction projects in Estonia,
Sweden, Finland, Uganda, Tansania, Rwanda and South
Sudan. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a member of ICC WBO Estonia council.
The project is funded by the Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid funds
Riina Kuusik-Rajasaar
Mrs. Riina Kuusik-Rajasaar is Head of Program for Africa
and Board Member of NGO Mondo, Estonian development
cooperation organization since its establishment in 2007.
She has worked at UNHCR refugee camps in Africa and
lectured on International Relations at various universities in
Tallinn. She has called to life such initiatives as the Estonian
Roundtable for Development Cooperation, the Estonian Refugee Council and promoted
International Fairtrade movement and certification system in Estonia.
H.E. Teshome Toga
H.E. Amb. Teshome Toga is a veteran diplomat and a policy
maker serving in different top decision making Institutions of
Ethiopia with over 30 years of experience. Presently, He is
serving as Ethiopia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to the Benelux and Baltic Countries and to
the EU. Prior to this, he served in over four Countries with
the same status. Amb. Teshome also served in number of Expert and leadership positions
within the Regional and Federal levels including Ministerial Positions and speaker for House of
People’s Representatives of Ethiopia, the highest decision maker of the country.
The project is funded by the Estonian Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid funds