Welcome to 2024 WFPF Virtual Youth Institute - LIVE.
This year's online Youth Institute will gather students, teachers, and experts to discuss the most pressing issues we face in fighting hunger at home and abroad. We will connect virtually through the Zoom video conferencing platform.
This page will be used as our main gathering place during the 2024 WFPF Virtual Youth Institute, so be sure to bookmark it for the event! This aspect of the WFPF Virtual Youth Institute will take place LIVE, so please refer to the following agenda and be mindful of your specific timezone. All times listed below are in Central Standard Time, US.
Friday, June 7,
Central Standard Time, US
LINK TO THE VIRTUAL EVENT!
| Time | Activity |
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| 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM | |
| 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM | |
| 6:15 PM - 7:40 PM |
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| 7:40 PM - 8:15 PM | |
| 8:15 PM |
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6:00 PM - 6:15 PM CST, US | Opening Session
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Welcome to the 2024 WFPF Virtual Youth Institute! We are so pleased you're here. During the opening session, you'll hear from the following speakers:
Austin Castillo-Leovan
Program Coordinator of Global Youth Programs and Partnerships
World Food Prize Foundation
6:15 PM - 7:40 PM CST, US | Roundtable Presentations
Check your Roundtable group assignments below!
| Group 1 | |
| Roundtable Experts |
Ms. Khya Nelson Dr. Surendra Surujdeo-Maharaj Ms. Hannah Bernstein |
| Student Presenters |
Gwyneth Brown - Sustainable Agriculture, Chad Janna Michaela De Ramos - Sustainable Agriculture, South Africa Waka Horie - Human Rights, Burkina Faso Nathan Schwartz Human Rights Afghanistan Rhea Menon - Climate Change, Chad Alexander Reece - Renewable Energy, South Africa Nirav Singhal - Infrastructure, South Sudan |
| Group 2 | |
| Roundtable Experts |
Mrs. Marla Maharaj Dr. Salma Sultana |
| Student Presenters |
Rohan Dadlani - Sustainable Agriculture, Colombia Nathan He - Dietary Diseases, China Sanya Kapoor - Human Rights, India Jack Kelly - Water Scarcity, Egypt Matthew Lin - Malnutrition, Nepal Gracie Sacks - Climate Change, Puerto Rico (U.S.) Amber Spray - Spoilage & Waste, Nigeria |
| Group 3 | |
| Roundtable Experts |
Mr. William Nelson Ms. Chia-Ai (Jana) Chow Ms. Lexi Bodlak |
| Student Presenters |
Mahima Bandi - Water Scarcity, Niger Hailey Gruhn - Sustainable Agriculture, Turkey Eric Li - Malnutrition, Sierra Leone Helen Liu - International Trade, China Elle Maher - Malnutrition, Chad Mushfqur Rahman Moon - Plants, Bangladesh Julia Oussenko - Conflict, Ukraine |
| Group 4 | |
| Roundtable Experts |
Mr. Jon Wogman Mr. Max Kouri |
| Student Presenters |
Aaron Bao - Conflict, Yemen Gil Cavalieros - Malnutrition, Ecuador Arielle Kouyoumdjian - Sustainable Agriculture, Morocco (including Western Sahara) Carly Polow - Human Rights, Niger Ariel Ting - Climate Change, Senegal Vibhu Vajpayee - Conflict, Yemen Ivan Valtchev - Education, El Salvador |
| Group 5 | |
| Roundtable Experts |
Ms. Faith Surface Ms. Julia Sun Ms. Alani Haile |
| Student Presenters |
Elaniyah Aurora - Dietary Diseases, Nauru Toby Chen - Sustainable Agriculture, Haiti Jason Garber - Conflict, Ukraine Hamsini Madhamanchi - International Trade, Cuba Kaitlyn Shen - Animal Health, Madagascar Zane Tickoo - Education, Brazil Emma VanMeter - Sustainable Agriculture, Greenland (Denmark) |
| Group 6 | |
| Roundtable Experts |
Mr. Glen Morris Ms. Lauren Chuhta |
| Student Presenters |
Isabella Betting - Spoilage & Waste, China Amy Fradette - Human Rights, Brazil Oliver Herman - Sustainable Agriculture, Democratic Republic of the Congo Yuki Qian - Populations, Nigeria Ava Sahiwal - Malnutrition, Somalia Max Wang - Policy & Governance, Brazil Lulu Witten - Education, Haiti |
Roundtable Presentations will use the following guide for the session:
- 6:15 pm - 6:25 pm | Welcome & Introductions
After a few words from our Room host, Roundtable Experts & Student Presenters will introduce themselves and get to know each other before starting the student presentations. - 6:25 pm - 7:40 pm | Student Presentations
- Each student will have up to 3 minutes to present their paper, with 3-5 minutes of comments and questions about their presentation from the Experts and other students.
- If time permits | Group Discussion
After all students have presented, students and experts will discuss broad themes that arose during the paper presentations. What similarities or differences exist in the countries discussed? Are there approaches proposed in one presentation that could work in a different context? The discussion topics are up to you!
7:40 PM - 8:15 PM CST, US | Borlaug Scholar Ceremony & Closing Session
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Congratulations! You're now officially a Borlaug Scholar! We couldn't be more thrilled to recognize your outstanding achievements and the incredible work you've done in the field of food security. We'll be joined by the following speakers:
Jon Wogman
Director of Global Youth Programs and Partnerships
World Food Prize Foundation
8:15 PM CST, US | End of the 2024 WFPF Virtual Youth Institute - Thank you for Attending!