Dr QU Dongyu’s address will take place on the final day of the live global event
Dr QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, will be this year’s keynote speaker at Bayer’s 2021 Youth Ag Summit. Leading FAO since August 2019, Dr QU has been implementing his vision that agri-food systems must be transformed to become more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable. This is vital to achieving the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
The summit’s overall theme, “Feeding a Hungry Planet,” is based on the United Nations’ prediction that the planet’s population will reach 9.7 billion people by 2050 and will be faced with food security challenges.
Dr QU’s address will take place on the final day of the live global event. The Youth Ag Summit will have a full agenda and links available at www.youthagsummit.com with options to view live broadcasts throughout the summit, as well as session recordings after the event.
“These young people have the creativity and commitment needed to help feed a growing population without starving the world,” said Liam Condon, member of the board of Management of Bayer and President of the Crop Science Division. “Hearing directly from the head of the FAO, Dr QU, about his passion for making the world hunger-free is incredibly inspirational for these next-generation leaders.”
As an official global partner with Bayer for this year’s forum, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), in partnership with technology company Babele, will also provide a virtual idea incubator called YAS University where delegates will continue to learn entrepreneurship and leadership skills, receive coaching from mentors, and improve their project concepts throughout 10 weeks following the November summit.
