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Agenda

Global AgriInno Challenge Pitch Event
9 Dec. 2021

Time

Facilitator

20:00-20:10
(Beijing Time)
13:00-13:10
(Rome Time)

Welcome speech (9 min)

Ms Ismahane Elouafi, Chief Scientist, FAO (3 min)
Ms HE Lianzhen, Vice President, Zhejiang University, China (3 min)
Ms LI Zhiping, Deputy Director General,Foreign Economic Cooperation Center，Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China (3 min)

Introduction of the judges (1 min)

20:10-21:50
(Beijing Time)
13:10-14:50
(Rome Time)

Pitching

*repeat the process with all 10 champion teams

Judging panel chairperson

Mr Khalid Bomba, Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Office of Innovation, FAO

Judges

Mr WEI Longbao, Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University, China
Ms Atsuko Okuda, Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, ITU
Ms Natalia Bayona, Director of the Innovation, Education and Investments Department, UNWTO
Mr WU Wenbin, Executive Director-General of Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences（the represnetative of MARA, China）
Mr Arthur Genis,Chief Scientist, Top Cloud-agri Technology Co., Ltd., China

21:50-22:10
(Beijing Time)
14:50-15:10
(Rome Time)

Youth voice

Facilitator

Youth representatives

Ms Wiatta Thomas, Founder of AquaFarms Africa
(the first prize winner of Global AgriInno Challenge 2020)
Ms Jocabed Becerra Soliz, Founder of SUMAJTA MIKUNA
(the third prize winner of Global AgriInno Challenge 2020)
Ms HU Gaoxiang, Vice President, MCFLY Europe
(winner of HackAgainstHunger 2018)

Judges close-door meeting to decide winner teams

22:10-22:20
(Beijing Time)
15:10-15:20
(Rome Time)

Winner announcement & closing remarks

Mr Khalid Bomba, Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Office of Innovation, FAO - Judging panel chairperson