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Dawit Mekonnen is a Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in the Environment and Production Technology Division. He completed his PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia. He holds M.Sc. and B.A. degrees in Economics from Addis…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Urban Development, Water
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Deanna Olney has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biology from the University of California Davis with a designated emphasis in International Nutrition and minors in Statistics and Epidemiology. Currently, Deanna is a Senior Research Fellow and a theme co-leader for Nutrition-Sensitive Programs in IFPRI’s…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Social Development and Protection
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. https://www.gov.uk/government/…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
Dina Umali-Deininger s the Agriculture Practice Manager, Sustainable Development, in the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank. She manages advisory activities and a lending portfolio focused on increasing agricultural productivity, linking farmers to markets and value chain development,…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Don is Director of Corporate Affairs at Pinduoduo. He has prior experience in international affairs and is a graduate of Sciences Po, HEC Paris, and the University of Oxford.
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger
He is responsible for developing and managing the operations that IFAD supports through its loans and grants. He oversees the program of work of the department, which is undertaken by five Regional Divisions and the Operational Policy and Results Division.
Brown previously worked at the United…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Regional Cooperation and Integration
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Douglas Gayeton is co-founder of Lexicon of Food, a US-based NGO. The platform has gathered over 1000 companies and organizations across the globe to build impact movements tackling our food systems' greatest challenges, from food waste to food as medicine, transparent supply chains to climate…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 14: Life Below Water
Mr. Maningo has extensive experience working in Cambodia, working mostly on monitoring an evaluation of natural resource management, agriculture, livelihoods, environment and development projects, and project design. His area of expertise includes conducting and designing baseline, mid-term and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Dr. Eline Boelee, senior researcher and advisor for water-environment-health interlinkages at Deltares, discussed how an integrated approach contributes to the understanding of health risks in water systems. She focused mainly on freshwater systems, looking at drivers, pressures, state, impact, and…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Climate Change, Health, Water
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Dr. Elliott Grant is a recognized business leader and innovator in food and ag tech. He is the General Manager of Mineral at X, Alphabet’s “Moonshot Factory.” The mineral is using machine learning (ML) and robotics to scale sustainable agriculture globally. He was the founder and CEO of HarvestMark…
Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, ICT
SDG: Goal 2: Zero Hunger