Jorge Enrique Bedoya
President, Colombian Agriculture Society (Sociedad Colombiana de Agricultores)
Jorge Enrique Bedoya Vizcaya is an economist from Javeriana University in Bogota. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University. He is currently the President of the Colombian Agriculture Society (Sociedad Colombiana de Agricultores). He has been part of the board of the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros and President of the National Federation of Poultry Farmers of Colombia (FENAVI). During his time as President of FENAVI, Jorge dealt with critical issues for the industry such as the negotiation of the Free Trade Agreement with the US, EU, multiple tax reforms, and the challenge to transform the relationship of the industry with the Colombian Government, Congress, and multiple stakeholders. He served as Vice-minister of Defense for Policy and International Relations. He was later Director of the Bavaria Foundation. He became the Corporate Affairs Director for Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador for ABinBev after the merger of SABMiller and ABinBev.
Kim Wagner
Founding Partner, TBGD Partners, and Owner, Stoutridge Vineyard
Kim Wagner is a founding partner of TBGD Partners and owner of Stoutridge Vineyard, in the Hudson Valley in New York. She was a partner at Flagship Pioneering and president and chief operating officer of CiBO Technologies, a Flagship VentureLabs company. She is a scientist, entrepreneur and business leader with over two decades of experience advising companies on strategy and operational improvement in the agriculture, food, and healthcare sectors with an emphasis in technology, sustainability, research and innovation, and new product development. Previously, Kim was a Senior Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group where she held several management roles including leading the firm’s Global Research and Product Development practice and led BCG’s Global Agribusiness practice bringing together the firm’s expertise and capabilities in a focused way to serve the unique needs of the businesses in the agriculture sector. More recently, Kim was a Partner at McKinsey & Company where she was a senior member of the Global Agriculture and Food practice. Her accomplishments in client service have been acknowledged through multiple awards including being named a Women Leader in Consulting by Consulting magazine in 2012.
Christine Gould
Founder and CEO, Thought for Food
Christine Gould has dedicated her career to making ag innovation more open and collaborative. She created Thought For Food to inspire young people to get involved in developing the solutions their future depends on. Christine holds an MPA in Science & Technology Policy from Columbia University. She sits on the Board of Young Professionals in Ag Development and is a Founding Member of the Ashoka Changemakers League of Intrapreneurs.
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