Lessons Learned from COVID-19 - FC
Middle East and Africa Summit 2023

COP28 and Beyond: Food Systems Financing

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This session builds on conversations held across the Milken Institute’s global signature events and alongside preparations for COP28 (UN Climate Change Conference 2023), where food systems are a growing focus. Despite 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from food systems activities, only 3 percent of public climate financing is directed toward addressing them. Reframing the goals of climate financing to include investments in food systems will require global public-private collaboration. Particularly in nations grappling with concerns about food security amid a changing climate, investments in climate-smart innovations related to food production and distribution are essential. Panelists representing a range of investment perspectives will discuss the imperative and business cases for investing in food systems to address climate change and food as national security. 

    Moderator

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    Holly Freishtat

    Senior Director, Feeding Change, Milken Institute

    Speakers

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    Jeremy Coller

    Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner, Coller Capital; Founder and Chair, FAIRR
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    Sanjeev Krishnan

    Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, S2G Ventures
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    Mihir Pershad

    Founder and CEO, Umami Bioworks Pte. Ltd
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    Gunhild A. Stordalen

    Founder and Executive Chair, EAT