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Join the Pitch Event of Global AgriInno Challenge 2022

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Join the Pitch Event of Global AgriInno Challenge 2022

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16 December Friday| 13:00-15:00 CET 20:00-22:00 Beijing Time

The Global AgriInno Challenge 2022, co-organized by FAO and Zhejiang University, encourages youth and women to harness innovation, entrepreneurship, and technologies to address challenges related to the agrifood transformation.

The youth led-innovation solutions are selected for their standout entrepreneurship and promising potential for a positive impact on agrifood systems contributing to the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life.

This year there are 8 youth-led innovation solutions selected out of 98 applications from 25 countries. The final teams will pitch their solutions online to worldwide judges and audiences on 16 December 2022.

Agenda

Pitch Event | 16th Dec. 2022, Friday

13:00 - 13:10 (CET)

20:00 - 20:10 (Beijing time)

 Welcome speech  
  • Introduction 
  • Welcome speech
 Facilitator:
  • Thembani Malapela, Knowledge/Information Officer, Office of Innovation, FAO

Welcome speech:

  • Zhiping Li, Deputy Director General. Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China 
  • Lianzhen He, Vice President, Zhejiang University 

13:10-14:30 (CET)

20:10-21:30 (Beijing Time)

 Pitch Pitching
  • One team pitches the innovation solution (5 min)
  • Q&A between judges and pitching team (5 min)

 *repeat the process with all eight champion teams

 Judging panel Chairperson
  • Beth Crawford, Officer-in-Charge Director, Office of Innovation, FAO

Judges

  • Professor Longbao Wei, Director, Institute of Food and Agribusiness Management, Zhejiang University
  • Walter Ge, Founding Partner, Green Leaf Venture
  • Guanxi Wu, Burea of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Hangzhou, China
  • Erik Vanlngen, Digital Agriculture and Innovation Specialist, Office of Innovation, FAO

14:30-14:50 (CET)

21:30-21:50 (Beijing Time) 

 Keynote speech Youth Voice | Jury meeting to decide winner team
  • GAC 2021 - First prize:

    Nana Opoku Agyeman-Prempeh, Grow For Me from Ghana

  • GAC 2020 - Second prize: Hongchuan Fu, the "Digital Beekeeping Project" of the Tianfu Fenggu Team from China

14:50-15:00 (CET)

21:50-22:00 (Beijing Time)                         

 Awards ceremony Winner announcement and Closing speech Judging panel Chairperson
  • Beth Crawford, Officer-in-Charge Director, Office of Innovation, FAO

 

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