The session explores governance arrangements, incentives for collaboration, and the role of regional knowledge platforms and data-sharing mechanisms. By highlighting both national and regional cooperation, it positions G2F as not only a set of investments, but as a long-term system for adaptive learning, coordination, and resilience building.
Overall facilitator: Yaozhou Zhou, Principal Water Resources Specialist, SD2-AFNR, ADB
Why Institutions Matter for Food System Resilience
Speaker: Leah Gutierrez, Director General, Central and West Asia Department, ADB
Institutional Architecture of G2F
Speaker: Kathleen Anne C. Coballes, Climate Change Specialist, CCSD, ADB
Cross-Sectoral and Institutional Coordination Project Design and Implementation
Speakers:
- Azamat Nazariy, Head of Department for Attraction of Loans, Grants and Technical Assistance of IFIs/FGFOs, Center for Implementation of Foreign Investment Project in the Water Sector, Uzbekistan
- Ulan Zhaparov, Chief Procurement Specialist, Water Resources Service under the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry, Kyrgyz Republic
Social and Gender Dimensions in G2F
Speaker: Zonibel Woods, Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development), CCSD, ADB
Crowding in Private Sector for G2F Investments
Speaker: Ayna Babylova, Senior Investment Specialist, PSOD, ADB
Digitalization strategy and innovation-driven approach tailored to farmers’ needs and national priorities
Practical applications of artificial intelligence within the sector
Speakers:
- Leyla Jabbarli-Mitova, Deputy Chairperson of the Agro Credit and Development Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Azerbaijan
- Surkhay Novruzov, Head of AI Projects, Ministry of Agriculture, Azerbaijan
Closing Reflections and Way Forward
Moderator: Yaozhou Zhou, Principal Water Resources Specialist, SD2-AFNR, ADB
