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Food security for the MENA countries is a strategic issue, which has primarily been tackled by securing a steady supply through international investments in farms, distributors, and commodity traders. The combination of agriculture, entrepreneurship, and advances in new technologies and data creates new opportunities for increasing local production which could yield a double bottom line impact through the improvement of food security while simultaneously driving local entrepreneurship. AgriTech innovations are also poised to transform the food landscape worldwide.
The Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center and empowerME initiative will convene a virtual, on-the-record roundtable event on Wednesday, June 9th from 9:00-10:30 am ET/4:00-5:30 pm AST/5:00-6:30 pm GST to assess existing and up-and-coming opportunities in the AgriTech space, the right approaches for the region/particular countries, and the policy approach needed to spur investment and partnerships in the right areas.
Featuring
Kamel Abdullah
Managing Director
Vita F&B Capital
Sky Kurtz
CEO & Co-Founder
Pure Harvest Smart Farms
Daniella Taveau
Nonresident Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council
Moderated by
Amjad Ahmad
Director, empowerME, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East
Atlantic Council
Stephanie Wander
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, GeoTech Center
Atlantic Council
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empowerME at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East is shaping solutions to empower entrepreneurs, women, and youth and building coalitions of public and private partnerships to drive regional economic integration, prosperity, and job creation.
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The GeoTech Center champions positive paths forward that societies can pursue to ensure new technologies and data empower people, prosperity, and peace.