Naming the Elephants in the Room: Addressing corporate and geopolitical power in food systems transformation

Transforming food systems requires confronting the forces that often remain unspoken such as corporate influence and geopolitical power.

Join us for a conversation that will explore how these powers shape food policies, markets, and global governance.

In the midst of today’s polycrises and the geopolitical tensions, including trade wars and the cutting of humanitarian aid budgets, speakers will share analysis of risks and opportunities, and outline proposals for rolling back corporate capture and advance food systems transformation.

As the UN Food System Summit meets again (UNFSS+4), experts will draw attention to the need for food system transformations that work for the planet and for people.

Join us to explore:

• Corporate influence in food systems
• Geopolitical drivers shaping food policy
• Peoples’ vision of transformation

Speakers

• Jennifer Clapp (University of Waterloo, Canada, & IPES-Food panelist)
• Jomo Kwame Sundaram (Khazanah Research Institute & IPES-Food panelist)
• Michael Fakhri (UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food)
• Moïse Mbimbe (Young Friends of the Treaty, CSIPM) (tbc)
• Dionicio Canahui (International Indian Treaty Council, CISPM) (tbc)
• Sofía Monsalve Suárez (FIAN International & IPES-Food panelist), co-moderator
• Hala Barakat (Habitat International Coalition & CSIPM Coordination Committee), co-moderator

The webinar builds on IPES-Food’s report Who’s Tipping the Scales?