WFA Digital Festival Hub

This is where you can access all sessions for the WFA Digital Festival. Each one will have a ‘Join Session’ button, please click this and follow the instructions to view the sessions.

AGENDA IS SCHEDULED IN CET THROUGHOUT.

Monday, 28th November 2022

Welcome, Virtual Meet and Greet Session

4.00 – 5.00 (CET)

Wherever you are in the world, join your fellow attendees and speakers in a global call for breakfast, lunch or dinner and a chance to break the ice ahead of the WFA virtual festival.

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Tuesday, 29th November 2022

In Focus:

Discover Food and Ag & Supercharge your career and business

The global food system employs more than 1 billion people worldwide. It is a widely diverse sector that encompasses people from every discipline from science to sales, manufacturing to marketing, farming to food and everything in between. Whether you want to understand how to enter this most vital part of the world economy, what your peers are working on in your part of the eco-system and boost your efficiency or what it would mean to work in a different part, this is the day for you.

2:00 - 2:25 (CET)

Opening Remarks + Kick Off Keynote

Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Christiane Lambert, President, COPA; President, FNSEA

When you click the below button it will take you to the livestorm registration page please input the basic details and you will receive your access link via email.

2:30 - 3:15 (CET)

Zoom Workshops

Join the conversation! Each session has a topic for discussion and a host who will present some key thoughts before guiding attendees through the session, splitting the virtual room into smaller breakouts or using the roundtable format so you can hear and be heard.

Duration– 45 minutes.

1. Arable production
Allister Phillips, Founding Partner, Seeds and GM Traits Industry Analyst, AgbioInvestor

2. AgTec
Ciaran Black, Independent Strategy and Business Innovation Consultant, Alltech

3. How to be a strong and efficient communicator
Lee Ann Jackson, Head of the Agro-food Trade and Markets Division, OECD's Trade and Agriculture Directorate, World Trade Institute

4. How to deliver better presentations effectively
Lynda McDonald, Project Manager for Dairy Development, Tetra Laval

5. What you need to know when making the move from studying to your first role
Mac Marshall, Vice President, Market Intelligence for the United Soybean Board (USB)

6. Networking for success – How to be a better networker
Jane Craigie, Co-founder, International Rural Youth Project

7. How to steer your business well in the current environment (the supply issues and inflation on fertilizers, energy, feedstock)
Dimy Doresca, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Iowa; International Business Specialist and Consultant, and an International Trainer in Entrepreneurship

8. Trading, managing volatility pricing and mitigating risks coming from supply chain disruptions in Ag
Paulina Lescano, Agronomic Engineer

3:25 - 3:45 (CET)

FIRESIDE CHAT WITH A GRADUATE + CLOSING REMARKS OF DAY 1

Nana Adjoa, CEO, Guzakuza in conversation with the graduate Isabel Cole, National Supply Chain Assistant, Aldi and Hayley Wilson, Development Account Manager, Finsbury Food Group

Wednesday, 30th November 2022

In Focus:

Overcome Obstacles in the Industry

Now let’s focus on you and your career. Join your peers to explore key networking tips, develop your personal brand, increase your confidence and visibility, overcome imposter syndrome, advance your career and much more.

1:00 - 1:45 (GMT) | 2:00 - 2:45 (CET) | 08:00 -08:45 (EST)

OPENING REMARKS & PANEL DISCUSSION - NAVIGATING MAJORITY DOMINATED SPACES

Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Moderator: Laura Boaca, Portfolio Manager, Farmers Weekly

Gift Udoh, Founder, Norina Farms
Mariana Vasconcelos, CEO, Agrosmart
Sapphira Waterson, CEO, MDS
Leticia Gonçalves, President of Global Foods, ADM

When you click the below button it will take you to the livestorm registration page please input the basic details and you will receive your access link via email.

1:50 - 2:35 (GMT) | 2:50 - 3:35 (CET) | 08:50 - 09:35 (EST)

ZOOM WORKSHOPS

Time to join the conversation! Each session has a topic for discussion and a host who will present some key thoughts before guiding attendees through the session, splitting the virtual room into smaller breakouts or using the roundtable format so you can hear and be heard.

Duration– 45 minutes.

"What happens when they find me out?" - what to do when imposter syndrome takes hold
Caroline Jackson Levy, Organisational Behavioural Psychologist and Consultant

Zoom Meeting ID: 851 1649 9965
Transcending burnout: creating a new roadmap for flourishing again
Sandy Hansen-Wolff, Former President and Owner, AgVenture Feed & Seed

Zoom Meeting ID: 834 5539 5217
3. How to shatter the glass ceiling and discover your leadership style for success
Jacqui Green, Founder and Director, Viridis Associates
Zoom Meeting ID: 836 6414 8162
4. Elevating the role of ag through shared values – the key to connecting with consumers
Leah Dorman, Director, Communications & Consumer Engagement, Phibro Animal Health Corporation

Zoom Meeting ID: 838 8078 3950

2:45 - 3:05 (GMT) | 3:45 - 4:05 (CET) | 09:45 - 10:05 (EST)

GUEST ADDRESS: TURNING PROBLEMS INTO OPPORTUNITES + CLOSING REMARKS OF DAY 2

Emily Norton, Head of Rural Research, Savills UK

Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Thursday, 1st December 2022

In Focus:

Creating your belonging

Whether you are a leader, a DEI representative or a co-worker, building a truly inclusive culture is paramount. And to understand, we need to discuss issues that might be tricky at times to vocalize but therefore even more important to spend time focusing on.

1:00 - 1:45 (GMT) | 2:00 - 2:45 (CET) | 08:00 - 08:45 (EST)

OPENING REMARKS + PANEL DISCUSSION: CREATE BELONGING

Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Moderator: Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Ebony Webber, Chief Operating Officer, MANRRS
Nadine Küster, General Secretary, Danone D-A-CH
Vaughn Brown, leader over Talent Acquisition and Recruiting, Subaru of America
Dimy Doresca, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Iowa

When you click the below button it will take you to the livestorm registration page please input the basic details and you will receive your access link via email.

1:50 - 2:35 (GMT) | 2:50 - 3:35 (CET) | 08:50 - 09:35 (EST)

ZOOM WORKSHOPS

Duration– 45 minutes.

Be an attractive employer – how to achieve diverse and inclusive recruitment
Ebony Webber, Chief Operating Officer, MANRRS
Zoom Meeting ID: 841 1047 8556
Unconscious bias - how to identify and eliminate
Heidi Robertson, Group Head of Diversity & Inclusion, ABB

Click here to take a quick survey which is related to this workshop
Zoom Meeting ID: 836 5939 1926

Further reading:
Unconscious Bias
Brain researcher takes on bias
Combating overrepresentation – how to achieve a truly diverse workforce all the way to the top and create psychological safety
Jessica Teo, Global Head of Human Resources, Louis Dreyfus Company
Zoom Meeting ID: 841 0508 3907
Equality v’s equity – how to run truly inclusive teams and adapt your management and leadership techniques to a wide diversity of employees in Food & Ag to excel in the business
Christopher Bylone van Sandwyk, 2022 Top 15 Champion of Diversity
Zoom Meeting ID: 810 2377 8032
Talent retention – how to keep minorities in food and ag
Leanne Mair, CEO and Founder, Benefactum Consulting
Zoom Meeting ID: 828 2996 4258

2:45 - 3:05 (GMT) | 3:45 - 4:05 (CET) | 09:45 - 10:05 (EST)

SPOTLIGHT ON MENTORSHIP + CLOSING REMARKS

Cristian Salazar, General at Alltech in conversation with Patrica Ruiz, Talent Management, Bunge

Friday, 2nd December 2022

In Focus:

Future of Food and Ag

Get clarity on the latest trends, challenges and opportunities affecting global food systems today. Uncover best practices in Ag and Food to help you develop your company’s approach in making food systems more inclusive, resilient, equitable and sustainable.

1:00 - 1:35 (GMT) | 2:00 - 2:35 (CET) | 08:00 - 08:35 (EST)

OPENING REMARKS + PANEL DISCUSSION: SUSTAINABILTY & CLIMATE CHANGE IN FOOD & AG

Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Moderator: Jamie Chadwick, News Director, URNER BARRY

Ponsi Trivisvavet, CEO, Inari
Lee Ann Jackson, Head of the Agro-food Trade and Markets Division, OECD's Trade and Agriculture Directorate, World Trade Institute
Patrick Holden, CEO, Sustainable Food Trust

1:40 - 2:25 (GMT) | 2:40 - 3:25 (CET) | 08:40 - 09:25 (EST)

PRACTICAL CASE STUDIES AND ROUNDTABLES

Time to hear from examples that worked and join the conversation! Each session has a case study for discussion and a host who will present the study before opening up for questions from audience.

Duration– 45 minutes.

Disruptors and latest tech innovations in the industry
Claudia Rössler, Director, Agriculture Strategic Partnerships, Azure Global, Microsoft

Zoom Meeting ID: 858 7281 3761
Reducing agricultural hazards, low yield and post harvest losses for agricultural workers in rural communities
Gift Udoh, Founder, Norina Farms

Zoom Meeting ID: 830 8441 5777
Rewilding - how to use ESG to transform your Marketing Strategy
Caroline Keeling, CEO, Keeling

Zoom Meeting ID: 823 7929 7682
Sustainability in agriculture: Helping farmers produce more food with less impact
Lisa Fischer, Head of Sustainable Data Solutions and Pamela Gonzalez, APAC, Head of Asia Group/APAC, Syngenta

Zoom Meeting ID: 832 7355 5431