The Launch of IFPRI’s 2019 Global Food Policy Report
Welcoming Remarks
- Rabi H. Mohtar, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB)
- Clemens Breisinger, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
- Constantin Salameh, Senior Coach and Investment Advisor, Berytech and Agrytech
Keynote Presentations
Global Food Policy – Key Findings of the GFPR 2019
- Clemens Breisinger, Country Program Leader, IFPRI
Regional Chapter – Cluster-Based Industrialization to Revitalize MENA Rural Areas
- Fatma Abdelaziz, Research Associate, IFPRI
Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
Rural Revitalization: The Last Rabbit out of the Development Hat
- Shady Hamadeh, Professor and Director of the Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU), Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB)
Can we Leap-Frog into Digitization?
- Julian Lampietti, Manager for the Global Agriculture Practice in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, World Bank
Promoting Agricultural and Non-Agricultural “Incubators” and Private Investments in MENA and Beyond
- Constantin Salameh, Senior Coach and Investment Advisor, Berytech and Agrytech (moderator)
Building a Resilient Agriculture Sector in the NENA Region
- Faten Adada, Agriculture Officer-Regional Initiative for Small Scale Family Farming, FAO Regional Office for NENA countries
Sustainable Agriculture for Development
- Ghassan Al Salman, Field Officer, Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU), Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB)
Soft Launch: DigitalAG4MENA
Panel Discussion and Q&A Session
The Use of Technology for Sustainable Agricultural Development
- Hadi Jaafar, Assistant Professor, Irrigation Engineering and Water Management, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (AUB)
A Snapshot of the Agricultural Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Lebanon
- Ramy Boujawdeh, Deputy General Manager, Berytech
An AI Agricultural Solution
- Nisrine Turky, Co-founder, IoTree
Launching DigitalAG4MENA
- Fatma El Zahraa Aglan, Agricultural Specialist, The World Bank Group