--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation:
WHY: The deadline to meet the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals is quickly approaching, which is why on September 24th, during the 74th UN General Assembly, the Foundation and its partners are challenging CEOs and industry leaders to accelerate progress on food sustainability, calling on them to take immediate and sustained action to address the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This event will also include the launch of a groundbreaking report, “Fixing the Business of Food - The Food Industry and the SDG Challenge.”
WHERE: Warwick Hotel, 65 W 54th St., New York, New York, 10019
WHEN: September 24, 2019; 4:00PM – 6:00PM followed by a reception
WHO: The event will offer various panelist and keynotes from notable speakers, including:
- BCFN Leadership: Guido Barilla, Chairman, Barilla Foundation
- European Political Leader: Emanuela Claudia Del Re, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy
- UN Leadership: Qu Dongyu, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Gerda Verburg, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, (UN Assistant Secretary General); Charlotte Ersboll, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact
- Academia: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University; Angelo Riccaboni, Professor Of Business Administration, University of Siena
- NGO & Nonprofit Leadership: Gerbrand Haverkamp, Executive Director, World Benchmarking Alliance
- Business Leaders: Diane Holdorf Managing Director, Food & Nature, WBCSD; Ben Valk, Lead for Food & Agricultural, RaboBank Partnerships
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ABOUT THE BARILLA CENTER FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION FOUNDATION (BCFN): BCFN is a multi-disciplinary research center which studies the causes and effects on food created by economic, science, society and environmental. It produces science-based content that can be used to inform people and help them make responsible choices on food, nutrition, health and sustainability.
