
Mari Elka Pangestu
World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships
"Exploring the transformational potential of digital agriculture to feed the world in a way that delivers healthier people, healthier economies, and a healthier planet."
Rising food insecurity and malnutrition, combined with high food loss and waste, agricultural pollution, and persistent poverty, show that the world’s food system is not fit for purpose—and COVID-19 has ... view more
World Bank Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships
Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice, World Bank
Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank
Agriculture Economist, Food and Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank
Director of Digital Development, World Bank
Executive Director, Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam
Senior Director, Disruptive Technologies, IFC
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Netafim Ltd
Co-founder and CEO, Ninjacart
Co-Founder and CEO, Twiga Foods
Chief Scientist, Azure Global, Microsoft
Co-founder and Executive Director, Digital Green
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Food & Agricultural Policy and Ethics, The Johns Hopkins University
Executive Director, Syngenta Foundation
EO, Agrosmart S.A.
Founder & CEO, Thought for Food
Founder and CEO, Plantix
Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), Republic of Korea
Principal Secretary of the State Department for Agricultural Research in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation in the Government of Kenya
Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Journalist, Writer and Moderator