World Food Day 2020

October 16, 1945, was the founding date of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Every year on this day, people around the globe gather to honor this important milestone as World Food Day and to rededicate ourselves to the international campaign underway to achieve, by 2030, the sustainable development goal of Zero Hunger.

Hear from heads of international organizations, companies, and trade associations who provide significant leadership in our global food system as they discuss global food topics including hunger relief, regenerative agriculture and sustainable development, food security and safety, and impacts of climate change. Presenters include David Beasley, Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme – the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Founder and Director, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network; and more.

Working Together for a World Without Hunger

David Beasley, Executive Director, United Nations Food Programme – the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Introduction by Martha (Muffy) MacMillan, Board Chair, Global Minnesota

Minnesota: Leading the Way to the Future of Food with the MBOLD Coalition

Jeff Harmening, Chairman and CEO, General Mills
Stephanie Lundquist, Executive Vice President and President of Food and Beverage, Target
Sonya Roberts, President and Group Leader, Salt Group, Cargill
Joan Gabel, President, University of Minnesota
Moderator: Angela Davis, MPR
Additional remarks by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz; Peter Frosch, CEO, GREATER MSP; and JoAnne Berkenkamp, Managing Director, MBOLD

Minnesota and Organized Kindness: “When Minnesota Fed the Children of Europe”

Mark Ritchie, President, Global Minnesota

Food Safety and Security in the Midst of COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis

Amer Daoudi, Senior Director of Operations, United Nations World Food Programme
Ruth Petran, Senior Scientist, Food Safety and Public Health, Ecolab
Mike Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme

Partnerships for Food Security, Food Safety, and Food Justice

Guy Ryder, Director General, United National International Labor Organization (ILO)
Gabriella Rigg-Herzog, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs, United States Council for International Business
Cathy Feingold, Director, International Department, AFL-CIO, Deputy President, International Trade Union Confederation
Kevin Cassidy, Director, ILO Office for the United States and Representative to Bretton Woods and Multilateral Organizations

SDGs Working Together to Achieve Zero Hunger

Jeffrey Sachs, President, United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University

Introduction by Paurvi Bhatt, President, Medtronic Foundation, Advisory Council, Impact 2030

Regenerative Agriculture: Equity, Resilience, and Sustainable Development

A-dae Romero-Briones, Director of Programs – Native Agriculture and Food Systems, First Nations Development Institute
Haile Johnston, Co-founder and Chief Development Officer, The Common Market
Jane Maland Cady, Program Director, International, McKnight Foundation; Co-Chair, Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Lauren Baker, Director of Programs, Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Moderator: Mark Muller, President, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation

Voices from the Frontline: SDGs and Food Security

David Miller, Principal Community Relations Consultant, Communications and Social Impact, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Víctor Suárez, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development
Atul Tandon, CEO, Opportunity International
Moderator: Alexandra Spieldoch, CEO, Bountifield International

Countdown to 2030 – A Call to Action

Melvin Carter, Mayor of Saint Paul
Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis
Michelle Grogg, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Executive Director of the Cargill Foundation
Moderator: Liz Schrayer, President and CEO, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)