Fireside Chat // Water Resilience: Strengthening Agri-Food Systems Against Water Threats

23 Sep 2025
Auditorium
Main Stage
  • With crop failures intensifying due to extreme weather events across Europe, how are food companies assessing and mitigating both water scarcity and pollution risks across their sourcing regions? What early-warning tools and partnerships are helping prevent supply chain disruption?
  • How are investors, banks, and insurers pricing water risk into agri-food portfolios, and what tools are emerging to quantify exposure and incentivise better water outcomes?
  • How do we integrate biologicals, digital tools, and agronomic services to optimise water use in rain-fed farming operations to reduce water waste, improve soil health, and prevent runoff into local ecosystems?
  • How can regulation and multi-stakeholder partnerships—between farmers, corporates, tech providers, and local authorities—be used to unlock private capital and align water stewardship with food production and regional sustainability goals?
Speakers
Truke Smoor
Truke Smoor, Global Sustainability Director, Water - CARGILL
Daniele Strippoli
Daniele Strippoli, Regional Service Leader Nature & Water Advisory - ERM