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Seeds of Foresight: Building Transboundary Resilience through Agrifood Systems and Ancestral Knowledge

20 November @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Brazil

Our youth-powered session highlights how proactive, community-led climate action stemming from ancestral knowledge can convert crisis into opportunity through innovative approaches. The panel discussion underscores the linkage between indigenous youth leadership, tech-driven entrepreneurship and agrifood transformation for better resilience and sustainability from local to global levels. Through sustainable finance, cross-sectoral collaboration and clean-tech integration, the session demonstrates how traditional and modern approaches can co-shape a net-zero future.

Co-Hosts

Speakers

  • Mr. Vikrant Srivastava, Advisory Board Member of Universal Versatile Society, co-founder of Lead for Earth, Coordinator of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security
  • Dr. Conrad Rein, Secretary General of the Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security at Crop Trust, Council Member of World Agriculture Forum
  • Mr. Juan David Amaya, Chief Executive Officer of Life of Pachamama, Advisor of Child Rights International Network – CRIN, Organizer of Fridays For Future International
  • Mr. Chengkuac (Këlajiŋ) Awan, Focal Point of National Chapter of World Food Forum in South Sudan, PhD Candidate in Public Policy, Co-Founder of Youth Peace & Leadership Organization, and SDGs Advocate
  • Dr. Sawsan Elawady, Environmental Expert, Engagement Manager of Ecocode Saudi Arabia
  • Mr. Benjamín Sánchez Adam, WEF Future50 Leader, UN Youth Advisor (Chile), EU Youth Sounding Board Member, Americas Hub Ambassador (beVisioneers), Life of Pachamama Youth Delegate, Co-founder, GreenCopper Dynamics
  • Mr. Rubith Lorena Arias Barreto, Industrial Designer with a Socio-environmental Focus, Founder of Alimenta, Environmental and Food Education Creator, Research Intern, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Minciencias) Colombia, Finalist, Ideas que Salvan (WWF Colombia)
  • Ms. Maria Angelica Barrera Ospina, Animal Scientist, Deputy Director, Life of Pachamama, Political Advocacy Coordinator (YPARD) Colombia, Student Representative, World Aquaculture Society (WAS‑Latin America & Caribbean)
  • Ms. Karolina Vicente Guerrero, Agroecology Student, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Extension Worker and Researcher, Youth Advocate for Agroecology and Environmental Justice
  • Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Co-chair of Global Flagship Initiative for Food Security, Executive Director of Crop Trust