World Without Hunger Conference
Hunger and malnutrition remain among the most vital challenges facing humanity. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires a well-coordinated effort among all stakeholders.
To deliberate on the gravest challenges of our time, the World Without Hunger Conference is a three-day long event consisting of solution-oriented technical sessions, an investment forum, and a high-level political forum.
Over 1,500 high-level stakeholders, including Heads of State/Government, Ministers, UN agencies, the private sector, financial institutions, donor community, DFI/IFI, civil society, non-governmental organizations, academia, and media will be present.
The conference is co-organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Government of Ethiopia, with technical assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Day 1 will begin with an opening plenary, which will set the scene for high-level discussions on agribusiness, innovation, climate change, and fair trade. It will be followed by four technical sessions, which will bring together representatives from different stakeholder groups introducing their contributions and efforts to demystify the current challenges and create a path to a more sustainable and secure food system for everyone. A field visit to a site for CEOs and others in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia will also take place.
Day 2 will feature the Investment Forum. It builds on the four technical sessions of Day 1, and will demonstrate investment opportunities in agribusiness infrastructure, technology and renewable energy. The objective of the Forum will be to create a dynamic platform for Governments, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and startups to pitch greenfield and SME-based projects focusing on achieving a world without hunger to potential investors.
Day 3 of the Conference will facilitate high-level statements by heads of state and government representatives. In addition, it will host a high-level government to business (G2B) dialogue among selected representatives. Finally, the political forum will conclude with the presentation of the Conference outcomes, including the Addis Ababa Call to Action for A World Without Hunger as well as the main results to be reported in the Conference Outcome Report.
For more information on how to join our new public-private partnership initiative, “A World Without Hunger is Possible!", contact: partnerships@unido.org
Ending Hunger is Possible: An income-generating approach through value addition
2024 | Author(s): UNIDO and FAO
A World Without Hunger is Possible - UNIDO's approach and contribution
2024 | Author(s): UNIDO
Confirmed speakers and high-level participants
Organizers
His Excellency Mr. Taye Atske Selassie
President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
His Excellency Mr. Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Mr. Gerd Müller
Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Chairperson, African Union Commission
His Excellency Mr. Temesgen Tiruneh
Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
High-level Dignitaries
His Excellency Mr. William Samoei Ruto
President, Kenya
His Excellency Mr. Julius Maada Bio
President, Sierra Leone
His Excellency Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
President, Brazil
His Excellency Mr. Amadou Oury Bah
Prime Minister, Guinea
His Excellency Mr. Kamel Madouri
Prime Minister, Tunisia
His Excellency Mr. Xavier Bettel
Vice-Prime Minister and Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Luxembourg
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the United Arab Emirates
Ministers and other Governmental Officials
His Excellency Mr. Salem Abdullah Eissa Salem Al-Socatri
Minister of Agriculture and Fish Wealth, Yemen
His Excellency Mr. Wellington Dias
Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger, Brazil
His Excellency Mr. Melaku Alebel
Minister of Industry, Ethiopia
His Excellency Mr. Belete Molla
Minister of Innovation and Technology, Ethiopia
Her Excellency Ms. Ergoge Tesfaye
Minister of Women and Social Affairs, Ethiopia
His Excellency Mr. Jose Juan Ndong Tom Mekina
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests, Fisheries And Environment, Equatorial Guinea
His Excellency Mr. Cem Özdemir
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture, Germany
His Excellency Mr. Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof
Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration, and Employment, Gambia
His Excellency Mr. Demba Sabally
Minister of Agriculture, Gambia
His Excellency Mr. Girma Amente
Minister of Agriculture, Ethiopia
His Excellency Mr. Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda
His Excellency Mr. Alpha Ibrahim Sesay
Minister of Trade and Industry, Sierra Leone
His Excellency Mr. Henry Musa Kpaka
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sierra Leone
Her Excellency Ms. Mahasin Ali Yagoub Nozol
Minister of Industry, Sudan
His Excellency Mr. Abubakr Omer Albushra Ahmed
Minister of Agriculture, Sudan
His Excellency Mr. Vitalii Koval
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Ukraine
His Excellency Mr. Anxious Jongwe Masuka
Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Zimbabwe
Her Excellency Ms. Scholastica Tanneh Nyenkan-Nimley
Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, Liberia
His Excellency Mr. Namgyal Dorji
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Employment, Bhutan
His Excellency Mr. Salim Mvurya
Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, Kenya
His Excellency Mr. Rezq Basheer-Salimia
Minister of Agriculture, State of Palestine
His Excellency Mr. Andrew Paygar Flangiah
Deputy Minister for Industry, Liberia
Her Excellency Ms. Florence Nambozo Wamala
Minister of State for Karamoja affairs, Uganda
His Excellency Mr. Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal
Special Envoy of the Federal Chancellor for Global Affairs, Austria
Her Excellency Ms. Tahian’ny Avo Maminjatovo Razanamahefa
Secretary of State in charge of Food Security to the President’s Office, Madagascar
His Excellency Mr. Juma Eusebius Mukhwana
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Investments, Trade, and Industry, Kenya
His Excellency Mr. Hashil Twaibu Abdallah
Permanent Secretary of Trade and Industry, Tanzania
His Excellency Mr. Meles Mekonnen
State Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia
His Excellency Mr. Grégoire Mutshayi
State Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Her Excellency Ms. Yoeu Asikin
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia
His Excellency Mr. Kosal Oum
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia
Mr. Tareq El-Houby
Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Food Safety Authority, Egypt
His Excellency Mr. Aklilu Tadesse
State Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Ethiopia
Mr. Mandefro Nigussie
Chief Executive Officer, Agriculture Transformation Institute, Ethiopia
Ms. Hanna Arayaselasie
Head Commissioner, Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ethiopia
Ms. Meseret Bekele
Director General, Ethiopian Standard Institute, Ethiopia
Mr. Debela Bote Adugna
Director General of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, Ethiopia
Mr. Habtamu Simachew Belay
Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, Ethiopian Investment Commission, Ethiopia
International Organizations and Associations
Mr. Albert M. Muchanga
Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union Commission
Ms. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko
Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission
Ms. Amani Abou-Zeid
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission
Mr. Máximo Torero Cullen
Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Ms. Najat Mokhtar
Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency
Mr. Gunther Beger
Managing Director, Directorate for SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation, UNIDO
Ms. Aurelia Calabro
Director, Division of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women, UNIDO
Mr. Escipión J. Oliveira-Gómez
Director of the Division of Enterprises Competitiveness and Institutions, International Trade Centre
His Excellency Sheikh Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Chairman Board of Trustees of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions
Mr. Samaila Zubairu
President and Chief Executive Officer, Africa Finance Corporation
Mr. Wissam H. Fattouh
Secretary General of the Union of Arab Banks
Ms. Amany Asfour
President, Africa Business Council
Mr. Solomon Sabiti Rutega
Secretary General, Inter-African Coffee Organisation
Mr. Mohammed Usman Abdul-Razaq
Senior Vice President, Africa Finance Corporation
Mr. Mohammed Alyami
General Manager of Development Effectiveness Office, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, Islamic Development Bank
Ms. Alice Usanase
Lead, Europe, Middle East & Francophone Africa, Africa Finance Corporation
Ms. Diana Akullo Ogwal
Principal SPS Officer, Directorate of Trade in Goods and Competition, AfCFTA Secretariat
Ms. Mary Porter Peschka
Regional Director for Eastern Africa, IFC
Ms. Leyla Traoré
Head of Representation for Ethiopia and the African Union, European Investment Bank
Mr. Amare Ayalew
Senior Advisor, African Union Commission
Mr. Dennis Munuve
Principal Renewable Energy Investment Officer, African Development Bank
Mr. Kazuhiro Numasawa
Manager, Agriculture Finance and Rural Infrastructure Development, African Development Bank
Mr. Miguel Zamora
Coffee Public-Private Task Force Coordinator, International Coffee Organization
Ms. Petra Schwager
Chief of the Climate and Technology Partnership Division, UNIDO
Mr. Karim Ould Chih
Chief Advisor Innovative Finance, UNIDO
Mr. Yunus Alokore
Program Director, East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Efficiency, East African Community
Ms. Kornelia Iipinge-Silishebo
Program Director, Energy-Water Food Nexus, SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Southern African Development Community
Ms. Agnes Kalibata
President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
Mr. Samuel Godefroy
President, Global Food Regulatory Science Society and President Elect, International Union of Food Science and Technology
Ms. Madeline Muga
Strategy and Impact Director, Fairtrade Africa
Mr. Baybars Altuntas
Chair, World Business Angels Investment Forum
Mr. Matt Kovac
Chief Executive Officer, Food Industry Asia
Ms. Carin Smaller
Executive Director, Shamba Center for Food and Climate
Ms. Lena-Maria Russ
Managing Director, Maschinenring Foundation
Mr. Obai Khalifa
Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mr. Patrick Tonui
Head of Policy and Regional Strategy, Global Association for the Off-Grid Solar Energy Industry
Mr. Abraham Lartey
Energy and hydrogen policy researcher, SOAS London
Ms. Chiara Scaraggi
Agro-value Chain Expert, UNIDO
Ms. Fiona Muthoni Naringwa
Business Journalist and Host, Rwanda Broadcasting Agency
Businesses
Mr. Hastings Nhlane
Founder and CEO, ACADES
Ms. Sakina Usengimana
Chief Executive Officer, Afri-Foods Ltd
Mr. Flavien Kouatcha Simo
Chief Executive Officer, Africaine Avicole SARL
Mr. Akram Elbaloula
Chief Executive Officer, Blue Nile Mashreg Bank
Mr. Jerome Namaseb
Chief Executive Officer, Daures Green Hydrogen Village
Ms. Anne Muraya
Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte East Africa
Ms. Priscilla Musenge
Chief Executive Officer and founder, Entomo Farm
Ms. Aisha Raheem
Chief Executive Officer, Farmz2U
Ms. Sarah Hessel
Head of Impact and Sustainable Finance Regulation, Finance in Motion
Ms. Henriette Noutchogouin
Co-CEO, Groupe NJS Cameroun
Ms. Vanessa Adams
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Level4International
Mr. Jemal Ahmed Abdu
Chief Executive Officer of MIDROC Investment Group
Mr. Zeraye Mehari
Executive Officer, Horticulture, AgroCluster, MIDROC Investment Group
Mr. Mandla Nkomo
Chief Executive Officer, Partners in Food Solutions
Ms. Bhavana Pramod Bagalwadi
Co-Founder, Deep Carbon Africa Pvt Ltd, Mauritius
Ms. Susan Payne
Co-Founder and COO, Sustainable Planet
Mr. Matthias Berninger
Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Sustainability and Safety, Bayer AG
Mr. Andras Bogyay
General Manager, Boortmalt Ethiopia PLC
Mr. Abdullah Bagersh
General Manager, SA Bagarish
Mr. Ferdinand Schmitt
Managing Director, CAISLEY International
Mr. Steffen Tiemann
Vice President Africa and Middle East, CLAAS
Mr. Fassil Yilma
Country Leader, Corteva Agriscience Ethiopia PLC
Mr. Pramod Bagalwadi
Chief Executive Officer, East Africa and Vice President, Customs & Regulatory Affairs: Middle East & Africa Region, DHL Global Forwarding
Ms. Didem Özkan-Luers
Executive Consultant Global Education, FESTO Didactic
Ms. Claudia Voss
Managing Director, German-African Business Association
Ms. Seble Makonnen
Founder/Managing Director, Lal Honey
Mr. Richard Vattay
Founder and Director, Water&Soil Ltd
Mr. Mohammed Benzekri
Chargé de Mission for the COO, OCP Africa
Mr. Saad El Makhfi
VP of Supply Chain & Production, OCP Group
Mr. Sophaseila Sakett
Delegate Director, Confirel
Ms. Hiromi Suda
Business Development Manager, Tsubame BHB
Mr. Marco Kruse
Program and Partnership Manager, HRNS
Ms. Lay Pheng Ooi
Chief Executive Officer, Berjayapak
Ms. Tabitha Njuguna
Managing Director, AFTL Kenya
Ms. Ikram Chahlaoui
Strategy Manager, Food Security & Innovation, Middle East and Africa Region, Bühler Group
Sponsors
Co-organizers
