Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 | Asian Development Bank (ADB) | 7 April 2024 | ADB Headquarters Manila, 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines

The forum will serve as a milestone event to take stock of the interim performance of ADB’s commitment to provide at least $14 billion of own resources to support food security over 2022-2025, and to outline ADB’s forward program on food security in partnerships with a diversity of stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific.

The forum presents an opportunity for partners in both the public and private sectors to showcase their thought leadership and initiatives in building more sustainable and resilient food systems in the region for the future of climate, food and nature. The forum also provides opportunities for engaging with policymakers, government officials, development practitioners, food system and climate change experts, and ADB staff to build strong partnerships in policies, project implementation and research, to accelerate food systems transformation in Asia and the Pacific.

2024 Speakers

Aditi Mukherji
Director, Climate Impact Area Platform, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers

Akinori Ando
Japanese Expert, ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve

Alan Pearson
Group Chairman, Prime Consulting International Ltd

Albert Park
Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank

Alice Laborte
Lead, Digital and Spatial Landscape Transformation, International Rice Research Institute

Alisher Mirzabaev
Senior Scientist, Policy Analysis and Climate Change, International Rice Research Institute

Alvaro Lario
President, International Fund for Agricultural Development

André Zandstra
Global Director, Innovative Finance & Resource Mobilization, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers

Angus Davidson
Group Operations Director, Prime Consulting International

Animesh Shrivastava
Lead Agriculture Economist, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, East Asia, and Pacific Region, World Bank

Anirudh Keny
Director of Business Development & Partnerships, APAC & Africa, Boomitra

Annelies Deuss
Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst, The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Asad Ali Zafar
Senior Project Officer (Water Resources), Pakistan Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank

Ashish Chatterjee
Vice President, International Business, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.

Ashok Gulati
Distinguished Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

Babur Wasim Arif
Staff Consultant, Asian Development Bank

Bart Minten
Senior Research Fellow/ Program Leader of the Myanmar Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute

Bertram D’souza
Chief Product & Innovation Officer, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd.

Bimbika Sijapati Basnett
Gender and Social Development Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Bruno Carrasco
Director General, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank

Cao Đức Phát
Chairman, Board of Trustees, International Rice Research Institute

Channing Arndt
Senior Director, Transformation Strategies, International Food Policy Research Institute

Cherdsak Virapat
Director General, Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific

Cherrie Atilano
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, AGREA Agricultural Systems International Inc.

Choomjet Karnjanakesorn
General Manager, ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve

Cindy McCain
Executive Director, World Food Programme

Claudia Ringler
Director, Natural Resource and Resilience Unit, International Food Policy Research Institute

David Dawe
Rice Market Specialist

Dil Rahut
Vice-Chair of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

Dina Azhgaliyeva
Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

Dongmei Guo
Environment Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Dongyu Qu
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Dylan Walters
Health Economist / Project Director, Health Economics, Nutrition International

Eadara Srikanth
Asia Regional Representative, Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Secretariat (SMS)

Elhadji Adama Touré
Lead Agricultural Economist and Program Manager, Global Agriculture and Food Security Program

Eli Fenichel
Professor, Natural Resource Economics, Yale University

Emily Schmidt
Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

Emmanuel Jimenez
Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank

Eram Rao
Professor, Department of Food Technology, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, Delhi University

Esther Wanjiru
CEO, FarmerLifeline

Farrah Barrios
Director for Global Food Security and Development Planning, The White House, NSC

Gladys Morales Guevara
Global Head of Innovation

Hafiz Qaisar Yasin
Director (Planning), Directorate of On Farm Water Management, Punjab Agriculture Department

Hiz Jamali
Climate Change Specialist (Consultant), Asian Development Bank

Il Jeong Jeong​
Minister Counselor, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in Geneva

Iqrar Ahmad Khan
Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Pakistan

Isabel Lambrecht
Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

Ismahane Elouafi
Executive Managing Director, Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers

James Catto
Director, Office of International Development Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury

Jansinee Kankaew
Head of Implementation Sub-Division, ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve

Jo Swinnen
Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute

John Aylieff
Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, World Food Programme

Jon Hellin
Platform Leader - Sustainable Impact through Rice-based Systems, International Rice Research Institute

Jongsoo Shin
Regional Director for Asia, International Rice Research Institute

Kevin Chen
Qiushi Chair Professor and International Dean; Senior Research Fellow, China Academy for Rural Development Zhejiang University; International Food Policy Research Institute

Lance Gore
Principal Portfolio Management Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Li He
Natural Resources Officer, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Liangzhi You
Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute

Lukas Borkowski
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Viamo

Ma. Estrella Penunia
Secretary-General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development

Malik Muhammad Akram
Director General, Directorate of On Farm Water Management, Punjab Agriculture Department

Manoj Kumar
Regional Director, Asia, Nutrition International

Mara Balestrini
Digital Transformation Lead Specialist, IDB Lab

Marco Silvestri
Deputy Head, Center for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Mark Rosegrant
Research Fellow Emeritus, International Food Policy Research Institute

Masako Wada
Research Officer, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, New Zealand

Masatsugu Asakawa
President, Asian Development Bank

Md. Abdus Salam
Member Director, Crops Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council

Michael Kremer
Professor, Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security and Agriculture, University of Chicago

Mikitaro Shobayashi
Professor, Research Institute for Human and Nature

Mischa Mannix-Opie
Executive Director New Zealand G2G, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

Mohsin Hafeez
Director of Water, Food and Ecosystems, International Water Management Institute

Nathaniel C. Bantayan
Vice Chancellor (Research and Extension), University of Philippines Los Baños

Nattavadee Sraprathum
Technical Staff for FEMI, ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve

Noriko Sato
Senior Natural Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Parag Sachdeva
Chief Financial Officer, Del Monte Philippines

Paul Teng
Dean and Managing Director, National Institute of Education International

Paul Winters
Executive Director, Innovation Commission for Climate Change, Food Security, and Agriculture, University of Chicago

Pavithra Wanniarachchi
Attorney-at-Law, Minister of Irrigation and Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation, Sri Lanka

Pawan Agarwal
Founder and CEO, Food Future Foundation (India)

Pham Quang Minh
Director, Food Agriculture and Forestry Division, The ASEAN Secretariat

Prakash Jayaram
Partner, Technology Consulting, Ernst & Young

Prasun Kumar Das
Secretary General, Asia Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association

Purvi Mehta
Senior Advisor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Qingfeng Zhang
Senior Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank

Ramesh Subramaniam
Director General and Group Chief, Sectors Group, Asian Development Bank

Regina Nukundj
Senior Food Security Policy Officer, Department of Agriculture and Livestock, Papua New Guinea

Riina Jalonen
Scientist II, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Sérgio Teixeira
Director, Nutrition Technical Assistance Mechanism, Nutrition International

Shahidur Rashid​
Director, South Asia, International Food Policy Research Institute

Shenggen Fan
Chair Professor, China Agricultural University

Shingo Kimura
Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Shuchi Vora
Resilience Knowledge Coalition Lead, Global Resilience Partnership

Solomie Gebrezgabher
Senior Researcher - Economics, International Water Management Institute

Stephanie King-chung Hung
Director General, Information Technology Department, Asian Development Bank

Stephanie Montgomery
Programme Manager Asia, International Development, Plant & Food Research

Steven Victor
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment, Palau

Suk-Ha Lee
Professor and Former Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University

Suzanne Gaboury
Director General, Private Sector Operations Department, Asian Development Bank

Suzie Newman
Director, International Development, New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Ltd

Takashi Yamano
Principal Economist, ADB Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division, Economic Research and Development Impact Department, Asian Development Bank

Tetsushi Sonobe
Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Thomas Panella
Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Sectors Group, Asian Development Bank

Torobaev Bakyt Ergeshovich
Acting Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, Kyrgyz Republic

V. Bruce J. Tolentino
Monetary Board Member, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Wanglin Ma
Associate Professor, Department of Global Value Chains and Trade, Lincoln University

Wim Bastiaanssen
CEO & Founder, IrriWatch

Woochong Um
Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank

Wyn Ellis
Executive Director, Sustainable Rice Platform

Xianbin Yao
Senior Advisor, Food, Nature and Rural Development Sector Office, Asian Development Bank

Xu Wei
Director, Temasek International

Xueliang Cai
Senior Water Resources Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Yamini Srivastava
Principal Sustainability Strategist, Forum for the Future

Yasmin Siddiqi
Director, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office Sectors Group, Asian Development Bank

Yating Ru
Economist (Young Professional Program), Asian Development Bank

Yixin Yao
Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

Yvonne Pinto
Incoming Director General, International Rice Research Institute

2024 Partner

PARTNER:
• ADB