Roundtable with Ertharin Cousin and Stefanos Fotiou on Food and Geopolitics
A private roundtable discussion on food diplomacy with Ertharin Cousin and Stefanos Fotiou.
Nov
18
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REGISTRATION
This event is invitation-only. Invites are non-transferable. For further information, please reach out to iwhitaker@globalaffairs.org.
Join the Council for a private roundtable discussion on food diplomacy, national security, and geopolitics with Ertharin Cousin and Stefanos Fotiou.
About the Speakers
Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Prior to joining the Council, Ertharin Cousin served as executive director of the UN World Food Programme where she led the world’s largest humanitarian organization from 2012 to 2017. She also previously served as US ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome. Cousin is founder and CEO of Food Systems for the Future.
Executive Director, Food Diplomacy Network
Stefanos is an environmental economist and international policy practitioner with over three decades of experience in sustainable development, including 20+ years of service across the United Nations System, in UNEP, UNESCAP and, most recently, in FAO where he led work on food systems transformation and global policy engagement. He founded the Food Diplomacy Network to advance food diplomacy as a new field of international cooperation.