Digital Agriculture: New Frontiers for the Food System
Rising food insecurity and malnutrition, combined with high food loss and waste, agricultural pollution and persistent poverty, show that the world’s food system is not fit for purpose—and COVID-19 has only worsened existing fault lines in the food and agriculture sector. The ongoing digital revolution could be transformative for food and agriculture, and create more efficient, equitable, and environmentally sustainable ways to feed the world.
Tune in to Digital Agriculture: New Frontiers for the Food System, a dynamic event with food tech innovators and leaders from the private and public sector who will explore the transformational potential of digital agriculture to feed the world in a way that delivers healthier people, healthier economies and a healthier planet.
- Mari Elka Pangestu; World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships
- Martien van Nieuwkoop; Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank
- Juergen Voegele; Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank
- Kateryna Schroeder; Agriculture Economist, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank
- Boutheina Guermazi; Director of Digital Development, World Bank
- Sunny George Verghese; Executive Director, Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam
- Bill Sonneborn; Senior Director, Disruptive Technologies, IFC
- Lauri A. Hanover; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Netafim Ltd
- Thirukumaran Nagarajan; Co-founder and CEO, Ninjacart
- Peter Njonjo; Co-Founder and CEO, Twiga Foods
- Ranveer Chandra; Chief Scientist, Azure Global at Microsoft
- Rikin Gandhi; Co-founder and Executive Director, Digital Green
- Jessica Fanzo; Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food & Agricultural Policy and Ethics, The Johns Hopkins University
- Simon Winter; Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation
- Mariana Vasconcelos; CEO, Agrosmart S.A.
- Christine Gould; Founder & CEO, Thought for Food
- Simone Strey; Founder and CEO, Plantix
- Taesik Yoon, Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), Republic of Korea
- Hamadi Iddi Boga; Principal Secretary of the State Department for Agricultural Research in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation in the Government of Kenya
- Maximo Torero Cullen; Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Host:
- Femi Oke, international journalist, writer and moderator
Featured World Bank Group Speakers
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Mari Pangestu
Former World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships
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Martien van Nieuwkoop
Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank
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Juergen Voegele
Vice President, Sustainable Development, The World Bank
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