Science, Technology and Innovation

Digital Agriculture Change Makers in Action

 Thursday 17 October
| 18.00 -19.30 (CEST)

Red Room

See how innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence, precision farming, blockchain, etc. are transforming agricultural practices. This session aims to provide practical examples of digital agriculture changemakers who are already making an impact on people in rural areas. It will bring together experts in digital agriculture, policymakers and pioneering farmer representatives. 

Speakers

Christella Uwase

CEO Bountiful Farmers
Rwanda

Dejan Jakovljevic

Digital FAO and Agro-Informatics Division
Chief Information Officer, FAO

Haiwei Wang

Vice President Pinduoduo
Shanghai, China

Jameson Voisin

Director of Communications and Programs
Digital Public Goods Aliance (DPGA)
Norway

Jonathan Pound

Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS),  FAO

Loubna El Mansouri

Senior Professor,
Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine (IAV),
Morroco

Nosipho Nausca-Jean Jezile

Ambassador of South Africa to the UN in Rome & Chairperson of the Committee on World Food Security

Rikin Gandhi

CEO and co-founder of Digital Green

Sriram Bharatam

Founder & Chief Mentor
KUZA Biashara Limited
Kenya