BioSTL Hosts Trilateral Israel-UAE-St. Louis Symposium on Food Security & Climate-Smart Agriculture
Catch up on the Sessions
Marking the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords, the Consul General of Israel, the UAE Embassy in Washington, D.C., and BioSTL co-organized the Trilateral AgriFood Innovation Symposium to build three-way ties between their agrifood ecosystems. Held in person and virtually on October 26, 2022, at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, MO, USA, the day's sessions featured industry, innovation, and policy thought leaders to address new approaches to food security and climate-smart agriculture that hold the potential to solve global challenges facing the AgriFood industry, governments, and populations.
SYMPOSIUM SESSIONS
ABRAHAM ACCORDS DISCUSSION
Framing this unique trilateral gathering in the context of the groundbreaking peace initiative
INTRODUCING THE AGRIFOOD INDUSTRY ACROSS THREE REGIONS
Preview of the agricultural history, climate, assets, and strengths of the three locales
BUILDING 21ST CENTURY CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
Discussions of societal challenges to be solved through climate-smart agriculture, and country specific perspectives on priority challenges
KEYNOTE: CREATING ISRAEL'S "START-UP NATION" INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Anya Eldan, Former Vice President of the Israel Innovation Authority and Ambassador of The Good Food Institute, Israel
SHAPING ECOSYSTEMS TO PROMOTE CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE
Sharing three respective local ecosystems - the collective role of industry, startups, entrepreneur support systems, government, research institutions; lessons to learn and share among Israel, UAE, and St. Louis in solving challenges
EMERGING SOLUTIONS IN CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE FROM ISRAEL, UAE, AND ST. LOUIS
Featuring innovators whose technologies and products seek to solve important food security and climate-smart agriculture challenges
SPONSORS
FEATURED SPEAKERS
ST. LOUIS, THE HOST CITY
St. Louis is a major agriculture hub with a vibrant agrifood innovation ecosystem. Home to global agrifood businesses, research institutions, national and state farming associations, investors and startups. Guests will have opportunities for networking, partnering, and building business relationships. Among St. Louis' agricultural assets:
SYMPOSIUM VENUE
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis
Is the largest independent plant science research institution in the world, featuring state-of-the-art agriculture research and technology.
