Press and Media Partner Registration Now Open for the 2024 World Food Prize Week of Events

Press and media partner registration for the 2024 World Food Prize Week of Events held October 29-31, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa, is now open. As the highlight of the week, the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue will convene a diverse array of international leaders, experts and scientists to discuss and address critical issues facing global food security.

• Members of the media can apply for press credentials HERE

• The current agenda can be found HERE

• Select speakers will be available for private interviews with onsite press. Details will be provided to in-person press who have registered.

The 2024 conference, themed "Seeds of Opportunity: Bridging Generations and Cultivating Diplomacy," echoes Dr. Norman Borlaug's enduring vision of breaking barriers and transcending boundaries for global food security, emphasizing the vital role of integrating past wisdom, current innovations and the pressing needs of tomorrow. This framework explores how leveraging agricultural technology can address contemporary challenges and further implement intergenerational collaboration and diplomatic engagement towards achieving food security for all.

The 2024 World Food Prize week of events consists of the Borlaug Dialogue, the Laureate Award Ceremony, the Global Youth Institute and over 40 breakout and side event sessions. Press and media should indicate which events they are interested in covering on the registration form.

Bloggers are invited to apply in advance to cover the event as media partners, granting the same event access as accredited press. For application details, please contact Nicole Barreca-Prenger at [email protected]. For security purposes, space is limited. To guarantee entry, bloggers should register for the event ahead of time.

Highlighted speakers for the event include:

• Olympic Legend and Philanthropist, Founder and CEO at Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation, Jackie Joyner-Kersee

• Olympian, American Record Holder, Member of President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition, Chaunte Lowe

• 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President at African Development Bank, Hon. Akinwumi Adesina

• President at World Bank Group, Ajay Banga

• CEO and Managing Director at Food Systems for the Future, Hon. Ertharin Cousin

• President and CEO at The ONE Campaign, Ndidi Nwuneli

• President and CEO at Heifer International, Surita Sandosham

• President at Gro Alliance, Jim Schweigert

• Director-General at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu

• Executive Director at Crop Trust, Stefan Schmitz

• 2024 World Food Prize Laureate and Special Envoy for Global Food Security at U.S. Department of State, Cary Fowler

• 2024 World Food Prize Laureate and Executive Board Member at Global Crop Diversity Trust, Geoffrey Hawtin

• Director General at CIMMYT and 2014 Borlaug Field Award Recipient, Bram Govaerts

Additional significant milestones and participants:

• Chef, Author, TV Personality / High-Level Supporter, United Nations World Food Programme, Eitan Bernath

• Agtonomy CEO and Co-Founder, Tim Bucher

• ZeaKal CEO and Co-Founder, Han Chen

• CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ishmahane Elouafi

• Vice President, Enterprise Ops and Strategy at GreenLight Biosciences, Ingrid Fung

• Grgich Hills Estate Winery President, Violet Grgich

• Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain North America, Sustainability Director, Brooke Hansen

• Chef, Psychotherapist, Social Worker and Author at Son of a Southern Chef, Lazarus Lynch

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor, Robert J. Jones

• Hello Tractor CEO, Jehiel Oliver

• Hormel Foods President and CEO, Jim Snee

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