Feeding the Future 2019 | The Economist Newspaper Limited | 26 September 2019 | etc.venues County Hall, Riverside Building, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7PB, UK

From the poorest nations of the world to the poorest areas of the world’s richest countries, there are people who go hungry. In fact, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there are an estimated 795 million people suffering from chronic undernourishment. That represents a harrowing 13%, or nearly one in eight people in developing countries. While this is an improvement over the last two decades, despite continued population growth, our planet will soon have 9 billion mouths to feed. The bulk of this demographic growth will be happening in Sub-Saharan Africa, in areas where agrarian output is far from adequate to satisfy local consumption. In addition to a growing demand for food – which by extension, will put a greater strain on our environment – those who cannot afford to buy enough food can also not afford the farming supplies they need to grow it on their own.

How do we prepare for a world with more mouths, and potentially fewer natural resources? How can new technologies contribute to more sustainable, more efficient food production and less food waste? What role must national governments play in developing policies and food programmes that protect their most vulnerable citizens and prioritize the creation of opportunities for more equitable economic growth? Beyond hunger, how can we ensure that bellies are not only full, but fully nourished?

Join Economist editors to discuss the opportunities and obstacles to food production, and the ways technology can be used to nourish the world.

2019 Speakers

Sara Menker
Founder and chief executive, Gro Intelligence

Jeffrey Simmons
President and chief executive, Elanco Animal Health

Maarten Goossens
Co-founder and principal, Anterra Capital

Channing Arndt
Director, environment and production technology division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Jamie Crummie
Co-founder and director, Too Good To Go

Ryan Begin
Chief executive, Divert

Kait Bowdler
Director, sustainability, Philabundance

Dror Tamir
Co-founder and chief executive, Hargol FoodTech

Neil Whippey
Co-founder, Eat Grub

Amy Novogratz
Co-founder and managing partner, Aqua-Spark

Norman Carreck
Director and co owner, Carreck Consultancy Ltd.

Alison Martin
Executive director, The Livestock Conservancy

Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
Director of investments, The Power of Nutrition

Kent J. Bradford
Distinguished professor, University of California, Davis; associate director, World Food Center

Bruce Learner
Senior manager CSR and partnerships, Kellogg Europe

Pete Pearson
Senior director, food loss and waste, World Wildlife Fund

Tim Ørting Jørgensen
Executive vice president, international zone, Arla Foods

Juan Lucas Restrepo
Director General, Bioversity International

Tom Hall
Head of philanthropy services UK, UBS

Katrina Hayter
Challenge director- transforming food production, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Stephanie Race
Founder and chief executive, Crop Performance

Carla Hommes
Lead research Food and Agriculture Benchmark, World Benchmarking Alliance

Brian Wyrwas
Chief scientific officer and co-founder, Finless Foods

Kamel Chida
Deputy director of private sector partnership development for nutrition, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Clara Colina
Program manager, Mastercard Foundation Rural and Agricultural Finance Learning Lab

Sarah Mukherjee
Chief executive, Crop Protection Association

Raviv Itzhaky
Co-founder and chief technology officer, Prospera Technologies

Anuj Maheshwari
Managing director, agribusiness, and managing director, Middle East & Africa, Temasek

Marcus Gover
Chief executive, WRAP

Jan Piotrowski
Business editor, The Economist

Sonia Lo
Chief executive, Crop One Holdings

Julie Rodgers Vargas
Head of global market development, intelligent labels, Avery Dennison

Michael La Cour
Managing director, IKEA Food Services

Martien Van Nieuwkoop
Global director, agriculture and food, World Bank

2019 Sponsors and Supporters

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Elanco
• Crop One

SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS:
• Porter Novelli
• IGC
• Olio