42nd Session of the IFAD Governing Council 2019 | International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) | 14 February 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Roma RM, Italy

Interactive sessions will focus on IFAD’s support for innovation and entrepreneurship and its engagement in innovative processes. They will explore how IFAD is working to ensure that its value chain development activities are gender- and nutrition-sensitive; the role of social entrepreneurship and innovation in promoting resilience and addressing global challenges; and the impact of new technology on the future of farming.

Other sessions include the launch of the Agribusiness Capital Fund (ABC Fund), a youth panel, an event featuring IFAD Recipes for Change with Italian Chef Carlo Cracco, and a briefing on the G20.

2019 Speakers:

H.E. Sigrid Kaag
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Chairperson of the Governing Council

H.E. Giuseppe Conte
Prime Minister of the Italian Republic

His Holiness Pope Francis

H.E. Danilo Medina Sánchez
President of the Dominican Republic

Gilbert F. Houngbo
President of IFAD

José Graziano da Silva
Director-General, FAO

H.E. Jovenel Moïse
President of the Republic of Haiti

David M. Beasley
Executive Director of the World Food Programme

Opening session:

Midori
Violinist

Sherrie Silver
Choreographer