(Track 7: Adaptive Water Resources Infrastructure, Coastal Resilience and Blue Food/Carbon)
This session will deliver a highly engaging and dynamic learning experience for participants and audience, showcasing innovative ideas, initiatives, and investments that can accelerate food systems transformation. It will encourage cross-departmental collaboration across ADB teams, the FAO, and other partners, while identifying high-impact, transformational investment opportunities and partnerships capable of catalyzing systemic change in food systems.
Moderator: Mohamed Manssouri, Assistant Director General and Director, FAO Investment Centre, FAO
Pitchers:
- Jozimo Santos Rocha, Service Chief (a.i.), Asia and The Pacific Service, FAO Investment Centre, FAO
- Michael Phillips, Director, FutureFish
Panelist:
Hon. Franklyn Wasi, Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Solomon
Pitchers:
- Nicholas Holmes, Taylor Pacific
- Nicolas Gouletquer, Executive Manager, Partnerships and Business Development, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
Panelist:
Lisa Wright, Alternative Executive Director, ADB
Pitchers:
- Sergie Bang, Secretary, Dept of Agriculture and Livestock, PNG
- Tomoko Kato, Senior Food and Nutrition Specialist, SD2-AFNR, ADB
Panelist:
Neeta Pokhrel, Director, Water and Urban Development, ADB
Closing Remarks:
- Michael von During, Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network, IFAD
- Lance Gore, Director, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Team, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development, Sectors Department 2, ADB
