Tuesday, October 21, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. | Borlaug Dialogue Opening Ceremony | Video | Transcript
8:35 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Opening Keynote: Wine to Water | Video | Transcript
- Doc Hendley | Founder and President, Wine to Water
9:15 a.m. - 9:25 a.m. | Legacy of Leadership: Driving Global Humanitarian Solutions | Video | Transcript
- Valerie Guarnieri | Assistant Executive Director, Programme Operations, World Food Programme
9:25 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. | Legacy Through Partnerships: Scaling Impact Together | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn | President Emeritus, World Food Prize Foundation
- Jason Brantley | Vice President of Production Systems, Small Ag & Turf, John Deere
- Valerie Guarnieri | Assistant Executive Director, Programme Operations, World Food Programme
- Chris Nelson | 2024 Top Agri-food Pioneer and President and Chief Executive Officer, Kemin Industries
- Kathy Pickus | Chief Sustainability Officer, ADM
9:50 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. | C-Suite Connect Series | Video | Transcript
- Introduction: Ben McLean | Chief Executive Officer, Ruan Transportation Management Systems
- Rodrigo Santos | Member, Board Management and President, Crop Science Division, Bayer Ag
10:05 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Peace on the Plate: A Legacy of Security | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Cary Fowler | 2024 World Food Prize Laureate and President, Food Security Leadership Council
- Ismahane Elouafi | Executive Managing Director, CGIAR
- Sir Richard Roberts | 1993 Nobel Prize Laureate and Chief Science Officer, New England BioLabs
- Johan Swinnen | Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
- Michael Werz | Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | C-Suite Connect Series | Video | Transcript
- Introduction: Han Chen | 2024 Top Agri-food Pioneer and Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, ZeaKal
- Trevor Hohls | Global Head of Seeds Research and Development, Syngenta
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Growing Generational Legacies | Video | Transcript
- Isaac Vosburg | World Food Prize Foundation Youth Programs Alum and Student, Grinnell College
- Zachary Thomas Vosburg | World Food Prize Foundation Youth Programs Alum and Veterinarian, Hampton Veterinary Center
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Soy Strong: A Legacy in Every Legume | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Tania Karas | Senior Editor, Devex
- Morey Hill | Farmer, United States and Director, American Soybean Association
- Meagan Kaiser | Farmer, United States and Past Chair, United Soybean Board
- Randy Miller | Farmer, United States and Board Member, U.S. Soybean Export Council
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | From Policy to Progress: A Diplomatic Legacy | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Gebisa Ejeta | Chair, World Food Prize Selection Committee, 2009 World Food Prize Laureate and Distinguished
- Professor of Agronomy, Purdue University
- Hon. Henry Musa Kpaka | Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Government of Sierra Leone
- Hon. J. Alexander Nuetah | Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Liberia
- Hon. Eric Opoku | Minister of Food and Agriculture, Republic of Ghana
- Beth Dunford | International Development Sector Executive and Former Vice President, African Development Bank Group
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Meals that Matter: Humanitarianism and Innovation on the Front Burner | Video | Transcript
- José Andrés | Humanitarian, Culinary Innovator, Educator and New York Times Bestselling Author
- Thomas J. Vilsack | Chief Executive Officer, World Food Prize Foundation
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | From Herd to Horizon: Sustainability Through Innovation | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Jennifer Carrico | Senior Livestock Editor, DTN/Progressive Farmer
- Jason Brantley | Vice President of Production Systems, Small Ag & Turf, John Deere
- Sanjeev Kapoor | 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer, Culinary Icon, Humanitarian and Entrepreneur
- Patience Koku | Farmer, Nigeria and Regional Lead Africa, Global Farmer Network
- Dennis Rodenbaugh | President and Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Farmers of America
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Innovating the Future, Now | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Isis Almeida | Bureau Chief, Bloomberg Chicago
- Chris Abbott | Chief Executive Officer, Pivot Bio
- Jason Cope | 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer and Founder and Chief Intellectual Property Officer, PowerPollen
- Beth Dunford | International Development Sector Executive and Former Vice President, African Development Bank Group
- Stephanie Smith | Senior Vice President Growth Segments, Mastercard
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Innovators of the Future: Recognizing the 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) | Video | Transcript
- Jan Low | 2016 World Food Prize Laureate and TAP Cohort Mentor
- Per Pinstrup-Andersen | 2001 World Food Prize Laureate and TAP Cohort Mentor
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Fields of Renewal: Innovation for Soil, Ecosystem and Security | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Simon Heck | Director General, International Potato Institute
- Neil Bentley | Vice President, Market Management, Agricultural Solutions, North America, BASF
- Violet Grgich | President, Grgich Hills Estate Winery
- Rattan Lal | 2020 World Food Prize Laureate and Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Lal Carbon Center, The Ohio State University
- Paul Temple | Farmer, United Kingdom and Chair, Global Farmer Network
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Recipe for Innovation: Nourishing People, Sustaining Planet | Video | Transcript
- Sanaa Abourezk | Chef and Restaurateur, Sanaa's Gourmet Mediterranean
- Sanjeev Kapoor | 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer, Culinary Icon, Humanitarian and Entrepreneur
- Ty Newnham | Chef, Chefs' Manifesto
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Innovate for Impact Challenge | Video | Transcript
Thursday, October 23, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | In Her Own Words: A Laureate’s Journey | Video | Transcript
- Introduction: Usha Barwale Zehr | Chairperson and Executive Director, Grow Indigo
- Mariangela Hungria | 2025 World Food Prize Laureate and Researcher, Embrapa National Soybean Center
- Marcelo Teixeira | Commodities Reporter, Reuters News
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. | Outstanding in HER Field: Women Trailblazers Shaping the Future | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Swati Nayak | 2023 Borlaug Field Award Recipient and Scientist, International Rice Research Institute
- Linda Kinkel | 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer and Chief Science Officer, Jord BioScience
- Sandra Cristina Kothe Milach | Chief Scientist, CGIAR
- Esha Venkat | Founder and Chief Operating Officer, NEST4US
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. | C-Suite Connect Series | Video | Transcript
- Brian Sikes | Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Cargill
- Wendy Wintersteen | Member, World Food Prize Foundation Board of Directors and President, Iowa State University
10:35 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. | Announcement: David Lambert Scholarship Recipient | Video | Transcript
- Manjit Misra | Professor of Practice and Fellow, The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | A Life, A Legacy: The Leadership and Vision of John Ruan III | Video | Transcript
- Introduction: Rachel Ruan McLean | Vice Chair, World Food Prize Foundation Board of Directors
- Cynthia Hardin Milligan | Member, World Food Prize Foundation Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer, Wood-Stieper Capital Group
10:50 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Laureate SOILutions: Cultivating Change, One Field at a Time | Video | Transcript
- Facilitator: Paul Schickler | Chair, World Food Prize Foundation Board of Directors and Owner, III Ag
- Mariangela Hungria | 2025 World Food Prize Laureate and Senior Researcher, Embrapa National Soybean Center
- Leonardus Vergütz | Chief Scientific Officer, OCP Nutricrops
11:20 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | LOL-aureate: A Youth Alum’s 10-Minute Take | Video | Transcript
- Donald Gee | World Food Prize Foundation Youth Programs Alum and Comedian
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | A Laureate’s Leadership and Legacy | Video | Transcript
- H.E. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang | Vice President of the Republic of Ghana
- Hon. Akinwumi Adesina | President, African Development Bank (2015-2025), 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and Member, World Food Prize Foundation Council of Advisors
- Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn | President Emeritus, World Food Prize Foundation
12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Closing Session: From Inspiration to Implementation | Video | Transcript
- Thomas J. Vilsack | Chief Executive Officer, World Food Prize Foundation