The World AgriFood Innovation (WAFI) Conference is a global agricultural event dedicated to "Innovating Agriculture, Sharing Future". WAFI focuses on promoting cutting-edge innovation in global agrifood system transformation, fostering in-depth industry/academic/research interaction, and enhancing international exchange and cooperation. With a forward-looking, pioneering and future-oriented approach, WAFI aspires to become the "Davos of Agriculture".
WAFI 2024 will be held in Pinggu, Beijing, China, from 10 to 12 October 2024. The theme of this year's conference is "Climate Change and Agrifood Systems Transformation".
FAIRR will be involved in various panel discussions, mentioned below:
Erika Susanto, Director of ESG Research and Data, will be speaking at 'Challenges and opportunities in alternative protein' on Thursday, 10 October 2024
Sajeev Mohankumar, PhD, Senior Technical Specialist, Climate and Biodiversity, will be speaking at 'Low carbon agriculture' on Saturday, 12 October 2024
Other key speakers include:
Bruce Friedrich, GFI's chief thought leader and relationship-builder
Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President, WBCSD
Prof Fan Shenggen, Chair Professor and Dean of the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy(AGFEP) at China Agricultural University(CAU)
Qixin Sun, President, China Agricultural University
Simon Winter, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
Yinglin Qin, Chairman, Muyuan Food
Yonghao Liu, Chairman, New Hope Group
Please visit the WAFI website to find out more.
Key Information
| Date: | 10 October - 12 October 2024 |
| Time: | 00:00 - 00:00 GMT (UTC+0) |
| Location: | |
| Address: | The Jinhai Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center, Pinggu, Beijing |