Adrie El Mohamadi is a Component Manager at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), where she leads two donor-funded projects advancing the biotrade sector across South Africa and its neighbouring countries. With over 20 years of experience in project management, innovation, competitiveness, and sector development, she bridges political, business, and academic networks to drive systemic change in complex environments in various sectors.
She led the integration of Swiss- and German-funded biotrade initiatives within the GIZ cluster engaging with private sector, coordinated the inaugural African Biotrade Festival (ABF) in 2023 and co-facilitated its second edition in partnership with the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in 2025.
Under her stewardship ABioSA is currently in its second phase with discussion for the next phase starting in 2026. The programme continues to prioritise ABS-compliance, market access and SMME support while catalysing private-sector collaboration and sector-wide development plans for key indigenous value chains, aligning stakeholders from all the important spheres of the economy.
She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA).