World Agri-Food Innovation Conference 2024

Innovating the future of agri-food sytsems

  • Date
    10.10.24 > 12.10.24
  • Time
    08:00 am > 08:00 pm UTC+08:00
  • Location
    Beijing , China
  • Registration

    Registration

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The World Agri-Food Innovation Conference 2024, hosted by WAFI, will take place in Beijing, China, from October 10 to 12, 2024. 

The World AgriFood Innovation Conference (WAFI 2024) is the premier platform for showcasing global innovations in agrifood systems transformation.

About the conference

The event will unite over a thousand business leaders, agribusinesses, farming co-operatives, CPGs, policymakers, investors, and start-ups to explore cutting-edge discoveries and regulatory targets critical for catalyzing change and scaling high-impact solutions.

Focused on innovation and disruptive business models, WAFI 2024 highlights the role of supply chain partnerships in fostering climate-resilient agriculture. 

WAFI 2024 facilitates knowledge exchange and new business creation among global corporates, innovators, and investors through expert panels, start-up showcases, interactive sessions, and curated networking opportunities.

CGIAR participation

Time Event Title CGIAR Participation
08:30-12:00 Technology Empowering Low-Carbon Food Systems and Rural Transformation (Opening Address)
  • Ismahane Elouafi
  • Stanford Blade
14:00-17:00 Enhancing China and Global Food (Invited only)
  • Ismahane Elouafi
  • Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
  • Baboucarr Manneh
  • Simeon Ehui
  • Yvonne Pinto
  • Appolinaire Djikeng
  • Simon Heck
  • Bram Govaerts
  • Stanford Blade

Time Event Title CGIAR Participation
13:30-18:40 Forum on Women in Agrifood
  • Ismahane Elouafi
  • Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
  • Lisa Moon
  • Bram Govaerts

Time Event Title CGIAR Participation
10:00-11:40 Keynote Speech – Opening Ceremony
  • Ismahane Elouafi
13:30-18:20 Main Forum 1 – Ensuring Food Security and Nutritional Health Under Climate Change
  • Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
  • Baboucarr Manneh
  • Lisa Moon
  • Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted
13:30-18:20 Main Forum 2 – Advancing the Low-carbon Transformation of AgriFood Systems
  • Simeon Ehui
  • Yvonne Pinto
13:30-18:20 Main Forum 3 – Protection of Agricultural Natural Resources and Biodiversity
  • Appolinaire Djikeng
  • Simon Heck
18:30-21:30 Collaboration to Cooperation in Agricultural Science and Technology between Africa and China: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Baboucarr Manneh
  • Simeon Ehui
  • Appolinaire Djikeng

Header photo: Rice terraced fields in Yuan Yang, China. CGIAR

 

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