All session video | Plenary 1 Audience Comments and Questions (PDF)
Chair: Simon Maxwell, Senior Research Associate, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK
Perspectives:
Daniel Aldrich, Associate Professor and University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, USA
Tom Arnold, Concern Worldwide’s Special Representative for Hunger and Director General, Institute of International and European Affairs, Ireland
Ashvin Dayal, Associate Vice President, Managing Director, Asia, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thailand
John Hoddinott, Deputy Director, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Lu Mai, Secretary General, China Development Research Foundation, China
Stephan B. Tanda, Member of the Managing Board, Royal DSM, Netherlands
Carolyn Y. Woo, President and CEO, Catholic Relief Services, USA
Discussion
Chair: Margaret Catley-Carlson, UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water, Canadian Water Network, International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC), Canada
Perspectives:
Tekalign Mamo, State Minister and Minister's Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopia
Sok Silo, Deputy Secretary General, Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Cambodia
Tahlim Sudaryanto, Assistant Minister for International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
Chair: Lucy Nyirenda, Regional Programme Officer – East and Southern Africa, African Risk Capacity, South Africa
Panelists:
Hans Jöhr, Head of Corporate Agriculture, Nestlé, Switzerland
Vijay Mahajan, Founder and Chairman, BASIX Group, India
Mara A. Russell, Practice Manager, Gender and Resilience, Land O’Lakes, Inc., USA
Rachel Slater, Research Fellow and Head of Programme, Social Protection, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), UK
Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ethiopia
Rapporteur: Tigabu Getahun, Junior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
All session video | Rapporteur Note
Chair: Marco Albani, Senior Expert, Sustainability and Resource Productivity, McKinsey & Company, Italy
Panelists:
Alessandro (Alex) De Pinto, Senior Research Fellow, Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Alisher Mirzabaev, Senior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
Richard Munang, Africa Regional Climate Change Programme Coordinator, Regional Office for Africa – United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Kenya
Robert Nasi, Deputy Director General – Research, Acting Director CRP Forests Trees and Agroforestry (FTA), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Indonesia
Ann Tutwiler, Director General, Bioversity International, Italy
Rapporteur: Daniel Callo-Concha, Senior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
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Chair: Ruth Haug, Professor of Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Panelists:
Jean-François Maystadt, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Sandrine Roussy, Disaster Risk Management Advisor, Action Contre La Faim, France
Eric Tollens, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Division of Bioeconomics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Banak J. Dei Wal, Director General of Disaster Management, Ministry of Gender, Child, Social Welfare, Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster Management, Republic of South Sudan
Rapporteur: Willis Okumu, Junior Researcher, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
All session video | Rapporteur Note
Chair: Kym Anderson, George Gollin Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia
Panelists:
Roehlano Briones, Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Philippines
Maximo Torero, Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, Deputy Director General, Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Rapporteur: Harriet Mugera, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Trento, Italy
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Chair: Anita Kendrick, Governance and Environment Specialist, The World Bank, Indonesia
Panelists:
A. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Bangladesh
Alok K. Sikka, Deputy Director General (Natural Resource Management), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
Mercedita Sombilla, Director, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Staff, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines
Xiaobo Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Rapporteur: Jing Zhu, Professor and Dean, College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), China
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Chair: John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Panelists:
Harold Alderman, Senior Research Fellow, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Delia Grace, Program Leader, Food Safety and Zoonoses, Integrated Sciences, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Kenya
Anirudh Krishna, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and Associate Dean for International Academic Programs, Duke University, USA
Jakob Zinsstag-Klopfenstein, Deputy Head, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Switzerland
Rapporteur: Roseline Remans, Associate Research Scientist, Agriculture and Food Security Center, Earth Institute, Columbia University, Ethiopia
Chair: Patricia Malikail, Director General Africa Bureau, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Government of Canada
Montpellier Resilience 2014 Conference:
Aurélie Botta, Researcher, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), France
Parallel Sessions:
Vulnerability and Volatility: Dealing with Local and National Shocks:
Lucy Nyirenda, Regional Programme Officer – East and Southern Africa, African Risk Capacity, South Africa
Erratic Weather Patterns: Dealing with Climate Change:
Marco Albani, Senior Expert, Sustainability and Resource Productivity, McKinsey & Company, Italy
Conflicts and Displacement: Dealing with Humanitarian Crises:
Ruth Haug, Professor of Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
Food Price Spikes and Financial Crises: Dealing with Regional and International Market Shocks:
Kym Anderson, George Gollin Professor of Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia
Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Floods, and More: Dealing with Natural Disasters:
Anita Kendrick, Governance and Environment Specialist, The World Bank, Indonesia
Health Shocks: Dealing with Food Safety, Nutrition, and Public Health Crises:
John McDermott, Director, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
All session video | Plenary 5 Audience Comments and Questions (PDF)
Chair: Jon Kurtz, Director of Research and Learning, Mercy Corps, USA
Perspectives:
Gero Carletto, Lead Economist, Development Research Group, The World Bank, USA
Mark Constas, Chair of the FSIN Resilience Measurement Technical Working Group and Associate Professor of Applied Economics and Management, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, USA
Derek Headey, Research Fellow, Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
Roseline Remans, Associate Research Scientist, Agriculture and Food Security Center, Earth Institute, Columbia University, Ethiopia
Jillian Waid, Manager, Research, Learning, and Evaluation, Helen Keller International, Bangladesh
