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Digital Agriculture Forum Webinar
5-6 Dec. 2020

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Global AgriInno Pitch Event
5 Dec. 2020 Saturday | UTC+8 (Beijing Time)
Evening
Facilitator
  • Ms ZENG Meng, Information Technology Officer, IT Services, FAO
19:00-19:10
Welcome speech (5 min)
  • Mr WEI Longbao , Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China
  • Mr HAN Dongyuan, Vice President, PinDuoDuo, China
Introduction of the jury (5 min)
19:10-21:10
Pitches
  • Start-up champion pitches the digital solution (5 min each)
  • Questions or comments by the jury (5 min)
*12 start-up champions
Jury Chair Jury Member
  • Mr Selvaraju Ramasamy, Head, Research and Extension Unit, Office of Innovation, FAO
  • Mr Peter Wobst, Senior Economist, Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Division, FAO
  • Ms ZHOU Jiehong, Professor, School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, China
  • Mr WU Shan, Chief Researcher, Digital Research Institute, Pinduoduo, China
  • Mr Ken Lohento,Senior Program Coordinator, Digital Agriculture and Youth Entrepreneurship, CTA
21:10-21:55
Keynote speech
  • Mr YE Anping, Director, South-South and TriangularCooperation Division, FAO
    Foster an enabling environment through South-South and Triangular Cooperation to transform agri-food system through youth-led innovative digital solutions and business model
  • Ms Sabine Desczka, Senior Research Coordinator, Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands
    How do investors act and think? What do they want to know?
  • Mr Stewart Collis, Senior Program Officer, Digital Solutions, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    Digital farmer services
Jury meeting to decide winner teams
21:55-22:05
Awards ceremony
  • Winner announcement by Jury
22:05-22:10
Closing speech
Digital Agriculture and Rural Development Forum
6 Dec. 2020 Sunday | UTC+8 (Beijing Time)
Morning
Facilitator
  • Mr WEI Longbao , Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China
9:00-9:45
Welcome speech Opening speech
9:45-10:45
Keynote speech
  • Mr LIU Jian , Chairman, National Agricultural Science and Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation Alliance, China
  • Mr KE Bingsheng , Former President, China Agricultural University, China
    the Modernization of Agriculture: Challenge and Motivation
  • Mr WANG Xiaobing , Director-General, Information Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
    Rural revitalization through digital villages, China's practices
  • Ms XIANG Huangmei , Vice President, Alibaba Group
    Digital Technolgy Promotes the Development of Agriculture, Rural Areas and Farmers: Experieces from China
10:45-11:00
Q&A
11:00-11:40
Theme speaker
  • Ms Renata Clarke, Coordinator, Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, FAO
    Digitalization of Agriculture in the Caribbean: What difference will it make?
  • Mr WANG Xiangdong , Former Director, Information Research Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
    Promoting Agriculture Digitalization by E-Business Upgrade
  • Mr HE Guangwen,Chair, Center for Research of Rural Finance and Investment, China Agricultural University, China
    The Dilemma and Breakthrough of Rural Financial Service
11:40-12:00
Q&A
12:00-15:30
Intermission
Digital Agriculture Dialogue
Afternoon
Facilitator
  • Mr WEI Longbao , Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China
15:30-15:40
Welcome speech
15:40-16:00
Keynote speech
  • Mr ZHAO Chunjiang , Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China
    Digital Agriculture in China
16:00-16:10
Q&A
16:10-16:30
Presentation on Digital Agriculture Flagship Report
Rural E-commerce in China
  • Ms ZENG Meng , Information Technology Officer, IT Services, FAO
  • Mr WEI Longbao , Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China
16:30-16:40
Q&A
16:40-17:30
Panel 1. Digital transformation of agri-food sector through international partnership and cooperation
Moderator: Dejan Jakovljevic, Director, IT Services, FAO
  • Ms NIE Fengying , Deputy Director, Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
    The International Partinership and Cooperation of Digital Agriculture in CAAS
  • Ms Olukemi AFUN-OGIDAN,Principal Agribusiness Officer, African Development Bank Group, South Africa
    International Cooperation and Partnerships for Data-driven and Tech-enabled Agriculture in Africa
  • Mr Armen Harutyunyan, Senior Advisor, Global Center of Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development, UNDP
    Digitalizing Food Value Chain
  • Mr Hani Eskandar, Senior Coordinator, Digital Services, ITU
    Agenda for Digital Agriculture Cooperation
17:30—17:50
Q&A
17:50-18:40
Panel 2. Digital transformation in agri-food sector through policymaking and innovation
Moderator: Mr WEI Longbao, Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China
  • Mr Sjaak Wolfert, Strategic Senior Scientist, Digital Innovation in Agri-Food, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands
    SmartAgriHubs: connecting the dots
  • Ms Eliane Ubalijoro,Deputy Executive Director, Global Open Data Initiative for Agriculture and Nutrition
    Digital Transformation for More Sustainable Food Systems
  • Mr CHEN Yuyang ,Chairman, Top Cloud-Agri Technology Co.,Ltd, China
    Construction of Grain Production Innovation System Based on Digital Application
  • Mr Parmesh Shah,Global Lead, Data Driven Digital Agriculture, the World Bank Group
    Transforming AgriFood Systems through data and digital innovation ecosystems
18:40-19:00
Q&A
19:00-19:15
Youth voice
  • 3 pitches from Global AgriInno Challenge youth representatives
19:15-19:25
Closing speech
  • Mr CHEN Kevin , International Dean, China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University, China
19:25-19:30
Wrap-up by facilitator
  • Mr WEI Longbao , Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China

Recording

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