FCI Hybrid Workshop

Converging Knowledge and Science-Based Innovations for a Resilient, Nutrition Sensitive, and Smart Food System
June 18, 2024
IN-PERSON VENUE: University of Ghana, Business School
ONLINE LINK
Time:
CET: 1:00-4:40pm / Ghana: 11:00-2:40pm / Montreal: 7:00-10:40am Vancouver: 4:00-7:40am

Rationale

This hybrid workshop brings into dialogue scholars who are at the forefront of developing frontier food system knowledge and innovations with those who are involved in delivering these innovations in a pattern that embraces and accommodates the diverse demands across the food value chain. The event objective is to explore future strategies for fostering a more integrated food ecosystem and accelerate discussions on the needed programmatic actions to foster progress towards a more transparent, nutritious, and health sensitive food ecosystem. Panel 1 focuses on key top-level patterns for attaining food security, with particular attention on three megatrends affecting agrifood systems, including demographic changes, geopolitical instability, and emerging frontier technologies and innovations. Panel 2 then discusses the paradigmatic agenda of delivering sustainable and healthy diets for all, specifically addressing how digital and data innovations could facilitate evidence-based actions and the establishment of food-water-land-energy nexus. Through facilitated discussions we hope to accelerate progress towards the collaborative agenda of creating a world where everyone has access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food.

Co-Chairs: Laurette Dube & Miezah Kwofie

Session #	Agenda	Time (CET)	Speakers
1	Introduction: Converging Knowledge and Science-Based Innovations and Digital Backbone for a Resilient, Nutrition Sensitive, and Smart Food System	1:00-1:20 pm	Laurette Dubé  (chair) Miezah Kwofie (co-chair)
2	Panel 1: SECURING FOOD FOR ALL: THE IMPEDING MEGATRENDS AND THE BIG BETS FOR TRANSFORMATION including fs4africa ▪      panel Presentations: 15 min each ▪      PANEL DISCUSSION: 30 mins	1:25-2:55 pm	Peter Schelstraete (Ubuntoo) Fadel Ndiame (FSTS) Rose Omari (CSIR) Charles Apprey (KNUST)
	BREAK	2:55-3:10 pm
3	Panel 2: POLICY AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE, HEALTHY, and safe DIETS for Human and Planetary health THROUGH Digital and Data-CENTRIC INNOVATIONS AND INTEGRATIVE POLICY AND INVESTMENT ▪      panel PRESENTATIONs: 15 min each ▪      PANEL DISCUSSION: 30 min	3:10-4:40	Eric Afful Dadze (UG) John Ulimwengu (IFPRI) Amos Laar (UG) Spencer Moore (WUR)

 

LIST OF INVITED PARTICIPANTS:

Name	Affiliation/Organization
Abdou Konlambigue	Senior Agribusiness Specialist, IITA
Alejandro Ortega-Beltran	Plant Pathologist, IITA
Ameen Hammed	McGill
Andrea Borghini	Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department, and Director of Culinary Mind, Università degli Studi di Milano
Anna Fensel	Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Wageningen University and Research
Antonia Gieschen	Lecturer in Predictive Analytics, University of Edinburgh Business School
Arnaud Montpetit	Partner and VP Strategy, Logient
Asim Biswas	OAC Chair in Soils and Precision Agriculture, Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator, University of Guelph
Ben Schaap	Data Science Alliance Manager, Wageningen Data Competence Centre
Busie Maziya-Dixon	Food and Nutrition Scientist
Cameron McRae	PhD Student, Marketing, McGill University
Carole Robert	Analyst and Plan Director at Bombardier
Caspar Krempe	Wageningen University and Research
Catherine Paquet	Associate Professor & Department Head, Department of Marketing, Université Laval
Clement Jonquet	Associate research scientist at INRAE in the MISTEA research unit & Associate Professor    at University of Montpellier
Damion Dooley	Ontology Development Lead at Centre for Infectious Disease Genomics and One Health, Simon Fraser University
Dan Lussier	Director, Canadian Agri-Food Data Initiative Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative (EMILI)
Dominic Schofield	Global Director at Technoservce,
Dimitar Belichovsky	TCS
Dimitris Fotakidis	Head of Innovation at Foodscale Hub
Ebenezer Kwofie	Assistant Professor of Food Systems Sustainability and Resilience, and Co-director of the Integrated Food and Bioprocess Engineering Program, McGill University
Edith Feskens	Professor and Chairholder Global Nutrition, Wageningen University and Research
Ellen Van Kleef	Associate Professor in the Marketing and Consumer Behavior group, Wageningen University and Research
Emil Georgiev	Research Associate, The Sustainability Consortium, Wageningen University and Research
Eric Afful-Dadzie	Senior Lecturer in the department of Operations & Management Information Systems at the University of Ghana Business School
Eugenio Longo	Global Sustainability Lead, TCS
Eva Valencic	Ph.D, Computer Science, IJS, Slovania
Evenine van Leeuwen	Scientific Director, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions; Chair of Urban Economics, Wageningen University & Research
Fabiola Rezende	Director of Operations, Ubuntoo
Fadel Ndiame	Professor of Practice, MCCHE; Chief Executive Officer, Food System Transformation Solutions (FSTS)
Fares Belkhiria	PhD Student, Marketing, McGill University
Fred Beekmans	Program Leader Circular & Climate-neutral Society, Wageningen University & Research
Freek van Eijk	CEO, Holland Circular Hotspot
Gaurav Awasthi	Consulting Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability, TCS Canada
Gertrud Buchenrieder	Professor at Universität München
Ghina El Haffar	Postdoctoral researcher, McGill Center for the Convergence of Health and Economics
Giancarlo Guizzardi	Professor at University of Twente in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Gijs Kleter	Senior Scientist, Food Safety Institute, Wageningen University & Research
Gohar Sargsyan	Head Sustainability – Europe, TCS
Hans C.M. van Trijp	Chair of the Marketing and Consumer Behaviour Group, Wageningen University and Research
Harm VelinG	Behavior Change & Sustainability, Wageningen University and Research
Horia Bradau	CEO, nutriSCOPE
John Ulimwengu	Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit
Kevin Dean	Technology Strategist, Dolphin Data Development
Lise Korsten	Professor & Co-Director of the Department of Science and Innovation, Centre of Excellence in Food Security at University of Pretoria
Natassa Koufaki	Team Leader for D&C, FoodScale Hub
Ogan Mba	Food and Bioprocess Engineering, McGill University
Peter Schelstraete	Co-Founder and CEO of Ubuntoo
Rose Omari	Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute
Sabine Desczka	Senior Research Coordinator Impact Invstment at Wageningen University & Research
Shiferaw Feleke	Agricultural Economist, IITA
Sjaak Wolfert	Strategic Senior Scientist at Wageningen Economic Research
Spencer Moore	Professor and Chair of the Health & Society Group at Wageningen University
Steven Cole	Senior Scientist and Gender Research Coordinator for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Sylvia Karlsson	Associate Professor in Public Administration at Wageningen University & Research
Tahirou Abdoulaye	IITA–CGIAR Sahel Hub Director
Tirtha Dhar	Associate Professor (Marketing) at the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies
Titilayo Falade	Food safety scientist at IITA
William Hsiao	Associate Professor, MSHRBC Scholar