Agenda
September 14
TUES.
11 AM EDT/
8 AM PDT
4 Guest Speakers
3 Panels
Event Opening
Welcome: “What is GOALS Post?”
Lance Gould, CEO, Brooklyn Story Lab
Welcome Remarks
A special message from the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
“Invest in Rural People”
A special message from IFAD – International Fund for Agricultural Development
Ron Hartman, Director, Global Engagement, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization, IFAD
“Strengthening the Chain”
Theme: Sustainable farming, tied to UN Food Systems Summit Action Track #4, “Advance Equitable Livelihoods”
Maggie Fox, Moderator Founder, Global Biodiversity Narrative Project; Enactus: Elvin Laceda, CEO/Founder, RiceUp (BYU Hawaii); UNLEASH: Mike Mitchell, CEO/Co-Founder, Acari; Expert/Sponsor: John Kempf, Founder, Advancing Eco Agriculture
“Food and Conflict”
A conversation tied to UN Food Systems Summit Action Track #5, “Build Resilience to Vulnerabilities, Shocks, and Stress”
Special Guest: the Honorable José Ramos-Horta, former President of the Republic, TImor-Leste, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
“No Time to Waste”
Theme: Food waste, tied to UN Food Systems Summit Action Track #2, “Shift to Sustainable Consumption Patterns”
Moderator: Pato Kelesitse, Host, Sustainable 267 podcast; Enactus: Jediel Mwimenyi, President, Project Agrirays (Moi University); UNLEASH: Didas Mzarai, President/CEO, Mucho Mangoes; Expert/Sponsor: Dr. Mary Orinda, Food Scientist, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Foods and Sciences
“Powerful Trio: Youth, Innovation, and Tech”
Theme: Next-generation solutions in Least Developed Countries, tied to UN Food Systems Summit Action Track #1, “Ensure Access to Safe and Nutritious Food for All”
Moderator: Ao Kong, Senior Progamme Advisor, UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries
Special Guest: Joshua Setipa, Managing Director, UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries
“Room to Grow”
Theme: Optimizing environmental resources, tied to UN Food Systems Summit Action Track #3, “Boost Nature-Positive Production”
Moderator: Jaweed Kaleem, National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times; Enactus: Belen Gomez Contreras, CLANutridos Valles (CU Valles); UNLEASH: Fanny Villiers, COO, microTERRA; Expert/Sponsor: Curt Bowen, Executive Director, Semilla Nueva
“Tornado Leadership”
Keynote presentation
Keynote Speaker: Special Guest, Peggy Liu, Chairperson, JUCCCE (Joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy)
Closing Remarks
Special acknowledgements and a look ahead to 2022