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

Ben Pratt
Vice President, Public Affairs,
The Mosaic Company

Matias Margulis
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs;
Faculty of Land and Food Systems,
The University of British Columbia

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

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

Valentina Sader
Deputy Director, Impactful Programming and Brazil Lead, Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center,
Atlantic Council

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