Rob Bertram is the Chief Scientist in USAID’s Bureau for Food Security, where he serves as a key adviser on a range of technical and program issues to advance global food security and nutrition. He previously served as Director of the Office of Agricultural Research and Policy in the Bureau for Food Security, which leads implementation of the Feed the Future research strategy and related efforts to scale innovations in global food security efforts, working with a range of partners.

Sunny George Verghese is the co-founder and Group CEO of Olam International Limited. He is responsible for strategic planning, business development and overall management of the Olam group of companies worldwide. Olam operates in 70 countries, delivering 47 products (organized into 16 platforms) to more than 16,200 customers in 70 destination markets and employs around 26,500 people worldwide.