AI for Food Security Forum

April 30, 2026 • 8:30 am – 6:30 pm EDT

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Please join the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program on Thursday, April 30 at 8:30 a.m. ET for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Food Security Forum, bringing together U.S. and global policymakers, technology developers, financers, researchers, and implementing partners working at the forefront of AI for food security.

Join us, and the member organizations of the AI Collaborative: Food Security, for cross-cutting discussions that explore the promises and risks of AI-enabled technologies for food security. The AI.FS Forum will address what is needed to ensure that AI will be an effective tool—in high-income economies and in the Global South—to strengthen agricultural productivity, enhance data ecosystems, build more resilient food systems, and ultimately contribute to the realization of a more food-secure world.

This conference is made possible by generous support from Google.org.

Event Agenda

Attendee Registration

Welcome Remarks

Caitlin Welsh, Director, CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program

High-Level Armchair Discussion: AI for Food Security – At Home and Abroad

Speakers will be announced soon.

Plenary Panel I: Enhancing Global Food Systems with AI

Franck Gbaguidi, Managing Director of Global Sustainability, Biodiversity & Water, Eurasia Group; Senior Associate (Non-Resident), CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program (Moderator)

Additional panelists will be announced soon.

Plenary Panel II: Data Ecosystems for AI-Enabled Solutions

Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist, Food Security Leadership Council; Senior Associate (Non-Resident), CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program (Moderator)

Additional panelists will be announced soon.