10.30-12.30 Plenary Hall

Plenary 2

Setting the scene: The potential of agricultural innovation
for family farmers in achieving the SDGs

Chair: His Excellency Mohammad Hossein Emadi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of
the Islamic Republic of Iran to FAO and Chair of the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG)

Introductory remarks: Maria Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-General, Climate and Natural Resources

Keynotes
• Creating Empathetic innovation ecosystem: Why do small farmers experiment so much?
Anil Gupta, Founder, Honey Bee Network, India

• Supporting young farmer innovations to achieve the SDGs
Ruramiso Mashumba, Farmer and Founder of Mnandi Africa, Zimbabwe

• Driving the future of food: Innovation, millennials and technology
Marco Gualtieri, Founder and Chairman, Seeds & Chips, Milan, Italy

• Developing sustainable and productive family farming for the best of consumers and the environment: The case of
Finland
Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

• Tackling the global imperatives for sustainable development using artificial intelligence
Yeming Wang, General Manager EMEA, Alibaba Cloud International

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