Speakers
Mario Arvelo (Santo Domingo, 1970) is a lawyer, political scientist, writer, public speaker, and career diplomat. He is the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the Rome-based UN agencies and Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security. He has been posted to the Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States in Washington DC, and to the Dominican Embassies in Tokyo, Santiago de Chile, and Rome.
Dr Bjerselius has a PhD in animal physiology since 1994, he has worked at the Swedish national Food Agency for 18 years, both as a risk assessor and during the last years as a risk manager. Dr Bjerselius currently leads the team responsible for national Swedish consumer advices and sustainable consumption, including food waste and climate changer adaption.