World Food Prize Foundation
2019 Borlaug Dialogue
October 16-18, 2019 | Des Moines, Iowa
Pax Agricultura: Peace Through Agriculture
[ 2019 Borlaug Dialogue Report ]
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 2019 Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium will once again convene an exceptional array of distinguished international leaders, farmers, agribusiness executives, scientists, non-governmental organizations, and development experts to address the most critical issues facing global food security.
The theme for the 2019 Symposium, “Pax Agricultura: Peace Through Agriculture,” will address the increasingly intersectional issues of food security, conflict and development. With topics ranging from religion, diplomacy, climate, scientific innovation, and corporate leadership, this year’s Dialogue will serve as an opportunity to take stock of the current state of global agriculture and food security.
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The Iowa Hunger Summit
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Partner-hosted breakout sessions will take place throughout the Downtown Des Moines Marriott and surrounding area in downtown Des Moines.
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Partner-hosted breakout sessions will take place throughout the Downtown Des Moines Marriott and surrounding area in downtown Des Moines.
1:00-5:05 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Plenary Sessions, Day 1
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
1:00-1:15 p.m. Opening Remarks | 50 Years of Building Peace Through Agriculture Video | Transcript
Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, President, World Food Prize Foundation
1:15-1:27 p.m. Keynote Address Video | Transcript
Hon. Mark Green, Administrator, USAID
1:30-2:20 p.m. Panel | Healing the Wounds: The Power of Agriculture in Post-Conflict Recovery Video | Transcript
Ms. Heidi Kuhn, CEO, Roots of Peace
Hon. Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda
Dr. James Smith, CEO, Aegis Trust
Hon. Chanthol Sun, Minister of Public Works and Transportation, Cambodia
Moderator: Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn, President, World Food Prize Foundation
2:25-3:15 p.m. Panel | U.S. Soy’s Commitment to Global Food Security Video | Transcript
Ms. Liz Hare, Executive Director, World Initiative for Soy in Human Health, American Soybean Association
Mr. John Heisdorffer, Chairman, American Soybean Association
Mr. Samuel Kwame Ntim Adu, CEO, Yedent Agro Group
Ms. Polly Ruhland, CEO, United Soybean Board
Moderator: Mr. Kirk Leeds, CEO, Iowa Soybean Association
3:20-4:10 p.m. Panel | Facing the Greatest Challenge of Our Time: Agriculture’s Role in Impacting Climate Change Video | Transcript
Mr. James Collins, CEO, Corteva Agriscience
Mr. David Festa, Senior Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund
Ms. Erin Fitzgerald, CEO, USFRA
Dr. Rattan Lal, University Professor Of Soil Science, Ohio State University
Moderator: Ms. Debbie Reed, Executive Director, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
4:15-5:05 p.m. Panel | Crops to End Hunger Video | Transcript
Mr. Simon Groot, 2019 World Food Prize Laureate – Founder, East-West Seed
Mr. Rodger Voorhies, President, Global Growth and Opportunity, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Neal Gutterson, Chief Technology Officer, Corteva Agriscience
Hon. Dr. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Rwanda Minister of Agriculture
Dr. Felister Makini, Deputy Director General Crops, Crops Division, KALRO
Moderator: Mr. Elwyn Grainger-Jones, Executive Director, CGIAR
5:30-7:00 p.m. Award Ceremony and Reception for the 2019 Norman E. Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation | Video
World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, 100 Locust St., Des Moines, Iowa, 50309
6 p.m. Award Presentation
7:30-9:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Partner-hosted breakout sessions will take place throughout the Downtown Des Moines Marriott and surrounding area in downtown Des Moines.
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
7:00-8:25 a.m. Breakout Sessions
Partner-hosted breakout sessions will take place throughout the Downtown Des Moines Marriott and surrounding area in downtown Des Moines.
8:25-8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
Meghna Ravishankar, Director of Planning, World Food Prize
8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Morning Plenary Sessions, Day 2
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
8:30-9:20 a.m. Panel | Startups: New Innovative Technologies with Big Societal Impact Video | Transcript
Dr. Richard Broglie, Chief Technology Officer, Pivot Bio
Mr. Han Chen, CEO, ZeaKal Inc.
Mr. Paul Kuc, Chief Financial Officer, Provivi
Mr. Mick Messman, Chief Commercial Officer, GreenLight Bioscience Inc.
Moderator: Mr. Sanjeev Krishnan, Managing Director & Chief Information Officer, Seed 2 Growth Ventures
9:25-10:15 a.m. Panel | Food Security in the Next Decade: The Power of the Private Sector Video | Transcript
Mr. James Collins, CEO, Corteva Agriscience
Mr. Liam Condon, President, Crop Science Division, Bayer AG
Mr. Erik Fyrwald, CEO, Syngenta
Dr. Chris Nelson, President & CEO, Kemin Industries
Ms. Josephine Okot, Managing Director, Victoria Seeds Ltd.
Moderator: Ms. Cynthia Hardin Milligan, President & CEO, Wood Stieper Capital Group
10:20-11:10 a.m. Panel | Pushing Boundaries: Innovations for the Global Food System Video | Transcript
Ms. Jessica Adelman, Group Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, The Kroger Co.
Ms. Marie Haga, Executive Director, Global Crop Diversity Trust
Ms. Sara Menker, CEO, Gro Intelligence
Dr. Gunhild Stordalen, Founder & Executive Chair, EAT
Moderator: Dr. Lawrence Haddad, 2018 World Food Prize Laureate – Executive Director, GAIN
11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Panel | Tracking the Trend Lines: Regional Prospects for Peace and Conflict Video | Transcript
Ambassador William Brownfield, former U.S. Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia
Ambassador Kristie Kenney, former U.S Ambassador to Ecuador, Philippines, and Thailand
Ambassador George Moose, former U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Benin
Ambassador Nancy Powell, former U.S. Ambassador to India, Nepal, Pakistan, Uganda, and Ghana
Moderator: Mr. Joseph Jones, Executive Director, The Harkin Institute
12:00-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote | Agriculture, Migration, & Peace | Video
Dr. Victor M. Villalobos, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexico
2:00-5:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Afternoon Plenary Sessions, Day 2 | Fulfilling Borlaug’s Dream
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
2:05-2:25 p.m. Keynote | The Gates Initiative Ten Years Later Video | Transcript
Mr. Rodger Voorhies, President, Global Growth & Opportunity Division, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, Director, Center for Global Food Security
2:30-4:00 p.m. Launching the World Hunger Fighters Foundation Video | Transcript
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, 2017 World Food Prize Laureate – President, African Development Bank
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, Former President, The Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E. Felix Tshisekedi, President, The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Panel | Introducing the Borlaug-Adesina Fellows Video | Transcript
4:05-4:55 p.m. Panel | The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Video | Transcript
H.E. Agnes Kalibata, President, AGRA
Dr. Emma Naluyima, Farmer and Private Veterinarian
Professor Joachim Von Braun, Director of The Center for Development Research, Co-Chair of the Malabo Montpellier Panel, University of Bonn
Moderator: Mr. Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture, The Chicago Council
7:00 p.m. Laureate Award Ceremony and Dinner | Video
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
7:30 a.m. Breakfast Keynote Address Video | Transcript
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Borlaug Dialogue Morning Plenary Sessions, Day 3
Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
9:00-9:55 a.m. Panel | Getting to Zero Hunger: Research for Resiliency Video | Transcript
Prof. Dr. Ir. Louise O. Fresco, President Executive Board Wageningen University & Research
Hon. Ken Isley, Administrator, USDA-FAS
Hon. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Administrator, USDA-ARS
Dr. Thomas Thompson, Associate Dean and Director of Global Programs, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Moderator: Mr. Paul Schickler, Member, Board of Directors, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
10:00-10:55 a.m. Panel | Collaboration or Catastrophe: Global Trends in Agricultural Development Video | Transcript
Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
Ambassador John Negroponte, Vice Chairman, McLarty Associates
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Founding Director Emeritus & Member of Board of Trustees, Library of Alexandria
Ambassador Josette Sheeran, President & CEO, Asia Society
11:00-11:55 a.m. Panel | Climate and Conflict: How Global Leaders are Adapting to Troubling Trends Video | Transcript
Introduction: Mr. Nicolas Denis, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Amb. Ertharin Cousin, Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ms. Dina Esposito, Vice President of Technical Leadership, Mercy Corps
Mr. Mark Lowcock, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, UN-OCHA
Ms. Tjada McKenna, COO, CARE
Moderator: Ms. Kimberly Flowers, Director, Humanitarian Agenda & Global Food Security Project, CSIS
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Laureate Luncheon Address Video | Transcript
Des Moines Hall, 3rd Floor, Downtown Des Moines Marriott
Mr. Simon Groot, 2019 World Food Prize Laureate – Founder, East-West Seed
Prof. Molly Jahn, Principal, The Jahn Research Group