2014 Borlaug Dialogue
Transcripts and Videos
2014 Highlighted Keynotes:
- H.E. Kanayo F. Nwanze, IFAD
- Dr. Pamela Anderson, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr. Emma Naluyima Mugerwa, Smallholder Farmer
- H. E. Ernest Bai Koroma, President, Republic of Sierra Leone
- Howard W. Buffett, 40 Chances Fellowship Program
- Strive Masiyiwa, AGRA
- Hon. Tom Vilsack, United States Department of Agriculture & H. E. Enrique Martinez y Martinez, Mexico Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food
- Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, 2014 World Food Prize Laureate
Full List of Transcripts and Videos:
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014:
The Iowa Hunger Summit
- Gov. Branstad Presents Ray Humanitarian Award to Merry Fredrick of SelfHelp International (Transcript, Video)
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014:
Opening Keynote Address (Transcript, Video)
- H. E. Kanayo F. Nwanze, President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
The Borlaug Report: Assessing the Greatest Challenge- What Are The Trendlines? Are We On Course?
(Transcript, Video)
- Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Cassman, Robert B. Daugherty Professor of Agronomy, Co-PI, Editor-in-Chief, University of Nebraska, Global Yield Gap Atlas, Global Food Security
The Borlaug Report: Critical Factors in Meeting the Greatest Challenge (Transcript, Video)
- Sir Gordon Conway, Moderator, Professor of International Development, Imperial College London
- Dr. Leo Abruzzese, Global Forecasting Director and Director of Public Policy, Economist Intelligence Unit
- Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
- Marc Sadler, Adviser on Risk and Markets, Agriculture Global Practice, The World Bank
- Dr. Margaret Zeigler, Executive Director, Global Harvest Initiative
The Borlaug Report: Crop Intensification, Technology and Environmental Sustainability (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. MS Swaminathan, Moderator, 1987 World Food Prize Laureate
- Dr. Robert Fraley, 2013 World Food Prize Laureate & Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto
- Hon. Dan Glickman, Former US Secretary of Agriculture & Co-chair, Chicago Council on Global Affairs Initiative On Global Food Security
- Tjada McKenna, Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future, United States Agency for International Development
- Dr. Mark W. Rosegrant, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute
The Nutrition Gap (Transcript, Video)
- David Strelneck, Moderator, Senior Advisor, Environment, Nutrient Value Chain, Social Entrepreneurship
- Dr. Bram Govaerts, 2014 Borlaug Field Award Winner, Associate Director of the Global Conservation Agriculture Program, CIMMYT
- Tom Leech, Senior Vice President of Global Food and Consumables Sourcing, Walmart U.S.
- Katherine Pickus, Divisional Vice President, Global Citizenship and Policy, Abbott Vice President, Abbott Fund
- Navyn Salem, Founder and Executive Director, Edesia Inc.
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014:
Soil Health & The Fertilizer Gap (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Pedro Sanchez, Moderator, 2002 World Food Prize Laureate, Director of Agriculture and Food Security Center, Earth Institute at Columbia University
- Dr. Xinping Chen, Director, Center of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, China Agriculture University
- Esin Mete, President, International Fertilizer Industry Association
- Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas, Executive Director, The Mosaic Company Foundation
- Dr. Ruth Oniang’o, Chair, Sasakawa Africa Association
- Dr. Amit Roy, President and CEO, International Fertilizer Development Center
Keynote Address (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Pamela Anderson, Director of Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Keynote Address: Is This The Model to Uplift the African Smallholder? (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Emma Naluyima Mugerwa, Ugandan Veterinarian and Smallholder Farmer
Keynote Address (Transcript, Video)
- H. E. Ernest Bai Koroma, President, Republic of Sierra Leone
Focus on Africa: Policy and Partnerships (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Moderator, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Mission, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
- H. E. Florence Chenoweth, Minister of Agriculture, Liberia
- Birtukan Dagnachew, Smallholder Farmer and Female Food Hero, Ethiopia
- H. E. Gerardine Mukeshimana, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Republic of Rwanda
- Paul Schickler, President, DuPont Pioneer
- H. E. Joseph Sam Sesay, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Sierra Leone
Global Food Challenge Emerging Leaders for Food Security Program Recipients (Transcript, Video)
- Barry Wolfish, Chief Marketing Officer, Land O’Lakes
40 Chances Fellows Award Winners- Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone (Transcript, Video)
- Howard W. Buffett, Lecturer, Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs
- Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, President, World Food Prize Foundation
Luncheon Address: The View from the AGRA Forum (Transcript, Video)
- Strive Masiyiwa, Chairman and Founder, Econet Wireless, Chairman of the Board, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Water for Agriculture: Trendlines and Gaps (Transcript, Video)
- Margaret Catley-Carlson, Moderator, UN Secretary General Advisory Board on Water
- Paul Bakus, President, Nestlé Corporate Affairs
- Dan Bena, Sustainable Development & Operations Outreach, PepsiCo Global Operations
- Dr. Dilip Kulkarni, President, Agri-Food Division, Jain Irrigation
STEM Food and Ag Council Announcement (Transcript, Video)
- Hon. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Governor of Iowa
- Paul Schickler, President, DuPont Pioneer
The Secretary's Roundtable (Transcript, Video)
- Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture
- H. E. Enrique Martinez y Martinez, Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Mexico
Precision Agriculture and Big Data: The Next Frontier (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. David Muth, Moderator, Senior Vice President, AgSolver, Inc.
- Dr. Claudia Garcia, Senior Director, Global Market Access, Elanco Animal Health
- Dr. David Gebhardt, Director, Agronomic Data and Technology, WinField
- John May, President, Agricultural Solutions & Chief Information Officer, John Deere
- Kerry J. Preete, Executive Vice President, Global Strategy, Monsanto
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014:
Breakfast Address: Inspiring the Next Generation (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, 1987 World Food Prize Laureate
Trendlines for Political Stability, Global Trade and Potential Disruptions (Video)
Opening Address (Transcript)
- Ambassador Charles Rivkin, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Panel (Transcript)
- Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, Moderator, President, The World Food Prize Foundation
- Dr. John Hamre, CEO and President, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Amb. Daniel Speckhard, President and CEO, Lutheran World Relief
The Smallholder's Lifeline: Innovations in Agro-Financing and Insurance (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Per Pinstrup- Andersen, Moderator, 2001 World Food Prize Laureate and Cornell University, H.E. Babcock Professor of Food & Nutrition
- Mohammed Amin Adam, Executive Director, Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP)
- Dr. Marco Ferroni, Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
- Ndidi Nwuneli, Co-founder, AACE Food Processing & Distribution
- Dr. Jimmy Smith, Director General, International Livestock Research Institute
- Dr. Kurt Weinberger, President, International Association of Agricultural Production Insurers
Borlaug's Dream for Wheat: Technology and Collaboration to Confront Rust Disease (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Ronnie Coffman, Moderator, International Professor of Plant Breeding, Director of International Programs, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Dr. Hans‐Joachim Braun, Director, Global Wheat Program, CIMMYT
- Dr. Catherine Feuillet, Sr. VP Trait Research, Bayer CropScience
- Dr. Indu Sharma, Project Director, Directorate of Wheat Research
- Dr. Mahmoud Solh, Director General, International Center for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Laureate Luncheon Address (Transcript, Video)
- Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, 2014 World Food Prize Laureate