Global Future Council on the Future of Food and Water Security

Council Mission and Objectives

As we stand on the precipice of multiple tipping points, there is an urgent need to elevate the security risks that are directly and indirectly linked to food systems transformation and water security, and to understand the role of innovation to unlock financing for transformation. As the world's population is grows to 8.5 billion people by 2025, how can food and water security be sustainably secured?

Co-Chairs
Ranveer Chandra, Managing Director, Research for Industry; Chief Technology Officer, Agri-Food, Microsoft Corp.

Usha Rao-Monari, Undersecretary-General and Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)


Council Manager
Noopur Desai, Programme Lead, Food Innovation Hub, Food Systems Initiative, World Economic Forum

Morgan Booher, Specialist, Food and Water, World Economic Forum

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Members
Head of Research and Development, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates
Amal Al Ahmadi
United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champion, UNFCCC High Level Climate Champions
Razan Al Mubarak
Director of Partnerships and Special Projects, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates
Fatema Al Mulla
Chief Executive Officer, Global EverGreening Alliance Limited
Chris Armitage
Permanent Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Organizations in Rome, Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to Rome
Marcel Beukeboom
Founder, CEO, and Executive Editor, Mongabay
Rhett Butler
Chair, Board of Trustees, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Cao Duc Phat
Managing Director, Research for Industry; Chief Technology Officer, Agri-Food, Microsoft Corp.
Ranveer Chandra
Co-Founder and President, Equilibrium Capital Group
David Chen
Chair Professor, Zhejiang University
Kevin Chen Zhigang
President, EARTH University
Arturo Condo
Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures AG
Gina Domanig
Professor of Environment and Development in the Global South, University of Amsterdam
Joyeeta Gupta
Chief Economist and Director of Research, Assessment and Monitoring, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Arif Husain
Senior Vice-President; Global Head, Sustainability, HCLTech
Santhosh Jayaram
General Director, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
Manuel Otero
Commissioner, Global Commission on the Economics of Water
Usha Rao-Monari
Senior Vice-President, Global Innovation, Yara International ASA
Rejane Souza
Secretary General, Care International
Sofia Sprechmann
Group Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd.
Sandhya Sriram
Chief Executive Officer, Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU)
Ishmael Sunga

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