On Tuesday, November 11, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. BRT at Av. Nazaré, 319 in Belém, Brazil, the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s GeoStrategy Initiative and the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in partnership with The Mosaic Company will host an event on the sidelines of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). This discussion will focus on the challenges facing the Western Hemisphere’s food security in the face of global threats such as climate change, trade and economic disruptions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.
Join us to explore how countries in the Americas can strategically align to develop innovative, resilient, and sustainable agri-food systems for an inclusive, food-secure future. It will also mark the launch and presentation of new Atlantic Council report, “The Future of Food in the Americas.”
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Speakers
Peter Engelke
Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,
Atlantic Council
Ann Steensland
Executive Director, The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems and Senior Manager, Community Investments
The Mosaic Company
Mariangela Hungria
Researcher, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Soybean; 2025 World Food Prize Laureate
Abrão Neto
Chief Executive Officer, AmCham Brasil;
Nonresident Senior Fellow,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, Atlantic Council
Matias Margulis
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs;
Faculty of Land and Food Systems,
The University of British Columbia
Lola Castro
Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Region,
World Food Programme
Lloyd Day
Deputy Director General,
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Ben Pratt
Vice President, Public Affairs,
The Mosaic Company
Valentina Sader
Deputy Director, Impactful Programming and Brazil Lead, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council
Agenda
All times listed below are in Brasilia Time (BRT).
2:45–3:00 p.m. | Registration opens
Registration begins at 2:45 BRT.
3:00–3:05 p.m. | Global Farmer Network video preview: Farmers for the Future
Join us for the Global Farmer Network video preview.
3:05–3:15 p.m. | Opening remarks
Featuring
Peter Engelke
Senior Fellow, GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council
Ann Steensland
Executive Director, The Mosaic Company Foundation for Sustainable Food Systems and Senior Manager, Community Investments
The Mosaic Company
3:10–3:15 p.m. | Fireside chat
Featuring
Mariangela Hungria
Researcher
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) Soybean
2025 World Food Prize Laureate
Moderated by
Abrão Neto
Chief Executive Officer
AmCham Brasil
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
3:30–3:40 p.m. | Report launch: The future of food in the Americas
Featuring
Matias Margulis
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs; Faculty of Land and Food Systems
The University of British Columbia
3:40-4:10 p.m. | Panel discussion
Speakers
Lola Castro
Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean
World Food Programme
Lloyd Day
Deputy Director General
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Ben Pratt
Vice President, Public Affairs
The Mosaic Company
Moderated by
Valentina Sader
Deputy Director, Impactful Programming and Brazil Lead,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
4:10:–4:15 p.m. | Closing remarks
Featuring
Valentina Sader
Deputy Director, Impactful Programming and Brazil Lead,
Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
Atlantic Council
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