World Food Prize Foundation
2018 Borlaug Dialogue
October 17-19, 2018 | Des Moines, Iowa
Food, Agriculture, and National Security in a Globalized World
THE NORMAN E. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM, known informally as the “Borlaug Dialogue,” each year brings together over 1,200 people from more than 65 countries to address cutting-edge issues related to global food security and nutrition. The three-day conference convenes a wide array of scientific experts, policy leaders, business executives and farmers and has been called “the premier conference in the world on global agriculture.” Through the Borlaug Dialogue, the World Food Prize Foundation helps build alliances in the struggle against world hunger and malnutrition.
The Borlaug Dialogue occurs each October on or around World Food Day in conjunction with the awarding of the World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Additional events surrounding the conference include the Global Youth Institute, which aims to inspire the next generation of scientific and humanitarian leaders; the Iowa Hunger Summit, a free, grassroots event for regional hunger-fighting organizations; and several side events held by partner organizations.
Transcripts by Agenda
The Iowa Hunger Summit
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
Conversation: Poverty, hunger, and food security in crisis areas
Per Pinstrup-Andersen (Moderator) – 2001 World Food Prize Laureate
Tom Arnold – CEO, Concern Worldwide
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
1:00-5:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Plenary Sessions, Day 1
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
1:00 p.m. Welcoming Remarks | Transcript
Amb. Kenneth Quinn—President, World Food Prize Foundation
1:15 p.m. Hunger, Conflict, and Peace | Transcript
Amb. Michael Klosson—Vice President, Policy and Humanitarian Response, Save the Children
Liz Schrayer—President & CEO, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition
Nancy Lindborg—President, U.S. Institute of Peace
Lt. Gen. Kip Ward—President and Chief Operating Officer, SENTEL Corporation
2:10 p.m. Tackling Humanity’s Great Challenges – A Pathway for Research to 2030 | Transcript
Noelle Cockett—President, Utah State University
Marco Ferroni—Chair, System Management Board, CGIAR
Hon. Dan Glickman—Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Elwyn Grainger-Jones—Executive Director, CGIAR System Organization
Chavonda Jacobs-Young—Administrator, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
3:10 p.m. CRISPR: Regulatory Challenges and Opportunities | Transcript
Louise Fresco—Member of the WFP Council of Advisors & President of Wageningen University & Research
Greg Jaffe—Biotechnology Project Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Daniel Voytas—Chief Science Officer, Calyxt & Professor, University of Minnesota
Ren Wang—Special Advisor to the President, Beijing Genomics Institute
4:10 p.m. The Fall Armyworm: Advancing Threat to Global Food Security | Transcript
Rob Bertram—Chief Scientist, USAID – Bureau for Food Security
Dr. Eluid Kireger—Director General and Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization
Martin Kropff—Director General, CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Mexico)
Mandefro Nigussie—Director General, Ethiopian Institute of Agriculture
Pedro Sanchez—2002 Laureate
5:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Day 1 Plenary Sessions Conclude
5:30-7:00 p.m. Award Ceremony and Reception for the 2018 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, 100 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
6 p.m. Award Presentation
W. Ronnie Coffman—Member of WFP Council of Advisors and Chairman of the Award Jury
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Morning Plenary Sessions, Day 2
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
8:30 a.m. An Agricultural Ecologists’ Journey | Transcript
Sir Gordon Conway—Member of the WFP Council of Advisors & Professor of International Development, Imperial College London
8:50 a.m. A Food Security Policy Fireside Chat | Transcript
Sir Gordon Conway—Member of the WFP Council of Advisors, Professor of International Development, Imperial College London
Ismail Serageldin—Founding Director Emeritus & Member of the Board of Trustees, Library of Alexandria
9:30 a.m. Nutrition: Rising to the Challenge | Transcript
Shawn Baker—Director, Nutrition, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Sandro Demaio—Chief Executive Officer, EAT Foundation
David Nabarro—2018 World Food Prize Laureate
Rajul Pandya-Lorch—Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff, Director General’s Office International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
H.E. Gerda Verburg—United Nations Assistant Secretary-General & Coordinator, SUN Movement
10:20 a.m. Keynote Address | Transcript
Mr. James C. Collins—Chief Operating Officer for Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont™.
10:45 a.m. McKinsey Institute Special Presentation | Transcript
Mr. Pradeep Prabhala—Associate Partner, McKinsey Center for Agricultural Transformation
11:05 a.m. Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Digital Innovation | Transcript
Marshall Bouton—President Emeritus, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ashok Dalwai—Chairman, Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income & Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority for the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Govt. of India
Anil Jain—Chief Executive Officer, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.
Rohtash Mal—Chairman, EM3 AgriServices
Purvi Mehta—Senior Adviser & Head of Agriculture, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
12:00 p.m. Luncheon Address: Biodiversity and Better Food Systems | Transcript
H.E. Mercedes Araoz—Vice President of the Republic of Peru & Chair of the Food Forever Initiative
Des Moines Hall, 3rd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
2:00-5:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Afternoon Plenary Sessions, Day 2
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
2:00 p.m. Take it to the Agripreneur: Financial Institutions and Capital Investment in Agriculture | Transcript
Geoff Andersen—Director, Regional Ag Strategic Planning, John Deere Africa
B.J. Marttin—Member of the Managing Board, Rabobank Group
Hon. Prof. Ruth Oniang’o—Chair of the Board, Sasakawa Africa Foundation
Simon Winter—Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
2:50 p.m. Special Introduction | Transcript
Dr. Robb Fraley—2013 World Food Prize Laureate
3:00 p.m. Keynote Address | Transcript
Mr. Liam Condon—Member of the Board of Management, Bayer AG & President of the Crop Science Division, Bayer
3:20 p.m. Startups: The Next Crop of Agribusiness Leaders | Transcript
Thomas Laurita—Chief Executive Officer & Board of Directors, NewLeaf Symbiotics
Lucas Mann—Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Acre Venture Partners
Paul Schickler—Member of the WFP Council of Advisors
Ponsi Trivisvavet—Chief Executive Officer, Inari
Karsten Temme—Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Pivot Bio
4:10 p.m. Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation | Transcript
Jennifer Blanke—Vice President of Agriculture, Human, and Social Development, African Development Bank
Lawrence Kent—Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Nteranya Sanginga—Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Roy Steiner—Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation
5:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Day 2 Plenary Sessions Conclude
7:00 p.m. Laureate Award Ceremony and Dinner (by invitation)
Iowa State Capitol Building—broadcast live on Iowa Public Television
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
7:30 a.m. Breakfast Keynote Address | Transcript
Hon. Ted McKinney—Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade & Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Special Presentation
Prof. Louise Fresco—Wageningen University & Research
Des Moines Hall, 3rd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Morning Plenary Sessions, Day 3
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
9:00 a.m. Leading Women in Food and Agricultural Research | Transcript
Kathryn Boor—The Ronald P. Lynch Dean College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University
Helene Dillard—Dean, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences – University of California, Davis
Kathryn VandenBosch—Dean & Director, University of Wisconsin – Madison, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Wendy Wintersteen—Member of the WFP Council of Advisors & President, Iowa State University
10:00 a.m. Keynote Address
Randal J. Kirk—Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Intrexon
10:20 a.m. Public-Private Partnerships: Ending Hunger & Malnutrition through Collaboration | Transcript
Ellen de Brabander—R&D SVP Global Functions, Governance & Compliance, Research and Development
Lawrence Haddad—2018 World Food Prize Laureate & Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Hon. John Hickenlooper—Governor of the State of Colorado, United States
Jane Nelson—Director of the Corporate Responsibility Initiative, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government
Peter Robinson—President & CEO, U.S. Council for International Business
11:10 a.m. Nutrition in Crisis Settings and the Transition to a Development-Led Response | Transcript
Andre Briend—Adjunct Professor, University of Tampere
Nabeeha Kazi Hutchins—Executive Director, No Wasted Lives
Mark Messina—Executive Director, Soy Nutrition Institute
Matt Pakula—Senior Manager for Corporate Responsibility, Tyson Foods
Marc Scantlin—President, Kemin Food Technologies, Kemin Industries
12:00 p.m. Laureate Luncheon Keynote Address | Transcript
Des Moines Hall, 3rd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
2:00 p.m. 2018 Borlaug Dialogue Concludes