Stakeholder and industry engagement 2020

The Food & Agriculture team of the World Benchmarking Alliance participates in various food-related events and industry summits in 2020 to consult stakeholders and companies and collect input for the outline, scope and methodology of the Food & Agriculture Benchmark.

Global Platforms

• Davos 2020. World Economic Forum. 21-24 January, Davos-Klosters, Switzerland (Report)
• High-Level Political Forum 7-17 July, New York
• UN General Assembly, 15-22 September, New York

Food Events

• African Forum on Green Economy, 1-2 Apr, Kampala, Uganda
• Stockholm EAT Forum, 9-11 June, Stockholm, Sweden
• World Food Summit, 3-4 Sept, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Africa Green Revolution Forum Summit, 8-11 Sept, Kigali, Rwanda
• Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, 14-16 Oct. Des Moines, Iowa
• Milan International Forum on Food and Nutrition, Dec, Milan, Italy

Industry Summits

• IFA Global Stewardship Conference, New York, 5-6 Feb
• Indian Seed Congress, New Delhi, 15-17 Feb
• AFSTA Seed Congress, Livingstone, Zambia, 2-5 Mar

Stakeholder consultations

• WBA Industry Roundtable, Munich
• WBA Allies Assembly, Bangkok
• WBA Stakeholder Roundtable, Bangkok
• WBA Farmer Roundtable, Kigali (proposal)
• WBA Farmer Roundtable, Brussels (proposal)
• NCC Consultations, Mexico
• NCC Consultations, Brazil

Agenda and methodology Workshops

• Blue Food Coalition: virtual consultation meeting, webinar, 12 February
• GAIN, SUN, CGF: Aligning Business Accountability on Nutrition, Paris, 11 Feb
• Global Alliance for the Future of Food: Community of Practice on True Cost Accounting for Food Systems, Amsterdam, 19-20 Feb

Panels, keynotes and presentations

• The Economist – Investing for Impact, New York, February 13th 2020