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Virtual Event, 17 September 2021
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The Global Food Security & Sustainability Virtual Summit 2021
10:00
Speaker
Melvin Chan

Welcoming Address

10:10
Speaker
Grace Fu

Opening Address

10:25
Speaker
A/Prof Matthew Tan

Global Food Security – The Next Frontier in the Agriculture & Aquaculture Industry

10:45
Speaker
John Eng

Opportunities for International Food Player in Singapore in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic

11:00
Speakers
Dr Andrew Powell
William Koo
Christoph Langwallner
Mirte Gosker
Professor William Chen

Fireside Chat: COVID-19 Has Caused Food Insecurity To Worsen, But Will Climate Change Be Much Worse?

Moderator: Mr William Koo

Break

11:30
Track A: The Role of Technology
13:30
Speaker
Riad Meddeb

Leveraging Digital Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

13:50
Speaker
Eric Paillard

Refocusing Agri-Food Tech To Solve Today’s Critical Problems – The Task Of Feeding 10 billion People By 2050 Sustainably, Affordably And Nutritionally.

14:10
Speaker
Dr Ching-Cheng Chang

Reducing Food Loss and Waste from Farm to Fork: A Triple Perspective

14:30
Speaker
Eugene Wang

Unlocking Macro-Nutrients At The Micro-Level

Break

14:50
15:05
Speaker
Cecilia Ku

Smart and Green Solutions for Factories, Buildings and Farm Automation

15:25
Speaker
Tan Ernest

Financing the Future of food (Casestudy)

15:45
Speakers
John Friedman
Richard Hayler
Smith Taweelerdniti
Thoo Wee-Meng
A/Prof Matthew Tan

Panel Discussion: Financing The Future of Food – Financing Sustainable Food Technologies: Accelerating The Adoption Of A Sustainable Food System. Scaling-Up Start-Ups Offering Disruptive Food Technologies.

Moderator: A/Prof Matthew Tan

End of Conference

17:15
Track B: Reducing Food Waste
Speaker
Dr Sun Hui

Reduce Post-harvest Loss and Waste by improving grain storage and processing technologies.

13:30Virtual
Speakers
Dr Augustine Quek
Nichol Ng
Travin Singh
Jolene Lum

Panel Discussion: Food Security And Waste: Lessons From The Pandemic.

13:50Virtual

Break

14:50

End of Conference

17:15
Track C: Food Security & Sustainability
Speakers
Phil Morle
Xin Yi Lim
Tom Berry
Christoph Langwallner
Robert (Bob) Nichol

Sustainability And Agriculture- How Do We Increase Food Production Whilst Preserving The Environment?

14:10Virtual

Break

14:50
Speaker
Dr Inbal Becker-Reshef

The Application of Satellite Technology for Agricultural Monitoring & Food Security on a Regional to Global Scale

15:05Virtual
Speaker
Dr Andrew Powell

Ensuring Food Security: it’s complicated!

15:25Virtual
Speakers
John Friedman
Richard Hayler
Smith Taweelerdniti
Thoo Wee-Meng
A/Prof Matthew Tan

Financing The Future of Food – Financing Sustainable Food Technologies: Accelerating The Adoption Of A Sustainable Food System. Scaling-Up Start-Ups Offering Disruptive Food Technologies.

15:45Virtual
Speakers
Cherrie Atilano
Gaytri Devi
Dr Anika Molesworth
Elizabeth Hernandez

Farmers at our table: Learn how building a sustainable food system starts at the farm level

15:45Virtual

End of Conference

17:15
Track D: Cold Chain & Logistics
Speaker
Torben Funder-Kristensen

Technology: Increasing Sustainable Cold Chains

16:05Virtual

End of Conference

17:15
Track E: Nutrition
Speakers
Eleanor McSweeney
Dominique Kull
Rohit Behl
Dr. Viknish Krishnan-Kutty

The Development of Safe, Affordable, Accessible and Nutritious food for all

16:25Virtual
Speakers
François Vervial
Pius Chong
Steve Rhodes
Yuki Hanyu
JY Chow
A/Prof Matthew Tan

Fireside Chat: Critical Actions To Redesign The Future Of Food In 2021.

16:45Virtual