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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Dubai expo. Food for Future – Making it Happen

23-24 February 2022
. Dubai expo. Food for Future – Making it Happen 

The Food for Future Summit & Expo aims to spark thought provoking dialogues and debates to ignite the fuel that will drive the change in the global and regional food systems. Come build the roadmap with us and watch the global leaders show us how they are doing it as we try to solve the most urgent problems of food security together.

The 2-day focused summit brought together the entire ecosystem of the food value chain to explore
  • Inspiring stories from leading cities and governments with their change making policies and successful urban projects
  • Visionary funders of agri-innovation from across the globe
  • Industry thought leaders and their commitment to global food security agendas
  • Ingenious solutions from disruptive agtech innovators
  • Passionate start-ups with their cutting-edge pitches
  • Path breaking multi-billion-dollar mega projects that are bringing the future to us
  • Exciting international partnerships, bilateral agreements and MoUs being signed
  • Grass roots level challenges and activations with school and university students
  • Focusing on going local

FOOD FOR FUTURE SUMMIT TRACKS
  1. Global Leadership; Symposium
  2. Food for Future – Making it Happen
  3. UN-FAO’s Agri Innovation Days see also MENA Agri-Food Innovation Days

Global Leadership; Symposium

23/02AFRICA – AN AGRICULTURAL VISION MAP TO SUPPLY THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY

HE Owusu Afriyie AkotoMinister for Food and Agriculture Ghana

H.E. Ernest Afolabi UmakhihePermanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Nigeria

Hon. Mr. Bwino Fred KyakulagaMinister of State for Agriculture (MoSA), Uganda

Dr. Agnes KalibataPresident AGRA















23/02 AFRICA – AN AGRICULTURAL VISION MAP TO SUPPLY THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Hon. Hussein Mohamed BasheMinister of Agriculture, United Republic of Tanzania

Hon. Oumer HussienMinister of Agriculture, Ethiopia

Dr. Agnes KalibataPresident AGRA



24/02 DRIVING FOOD SECURITY WITH NUTRITION SECURITY

Dr. Johan SwinnenGlobal Director Systems Transformation, CGIAR & Director General, IFPRI

Dr. Gunhild StordalenCEO EAT Foundation

André LaperrièreExecutive Director Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN)

Praveen AgrawalCountry Director World Food Program, Egypt

Varun DeshpandeManaging Director Good Food Institute Asia

Paul NewnhamDirector SDG2 Advocacy Hub and Chefs’ Manifesto


Extracts:

Food for Future – Making it Happen

23/02: REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE – THE NEXT STAGE IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS

Speakers Invited:

Steve RossHead of Added Value Products Unit Tanmiah

23/02: LEVERAGING FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES AND DATA TO ENABLE THE DIGITAL AGRICULTURE REVOLUTION
23/02: IMPACT AND PROMISE OF DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
23/02: BEYOND TECHNOLOGY – BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC FARMING IN HARSH CONDITIONS

Yazen Al KodmaniDeputy General Manager Emirates Bio Farm

Michael CraigGeneral Manager Ripe Organic

24/02: BALANCING SUSTAINABILITY AND VIABILITY ACROSS FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
24/02: BUSINESS MODEL REBOOT FOR RESILIENT LIVELIHOODS AND AFFORDABLE QUALITY FOOD

Eric EgbertCEO Dutch Greenhouse Delta

Sharon CittoneForbes Magazine’s Powerful Women Shaping the Future of Food; Founder & CEO Edible Planet Ventures

Jennifer BaarnActing Managing Director AGRF and Head of Partnerships AGRA

Love MansukhaniProduct Owner Gourmet Hub

Thomas LarssenPresident ALPS Inc.

24/02: PROTEIN POSSIBILITIES AND PROMISES – CONSUMER TRENDS AND COMMERCIAL OUTLOOKS


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