IWMI at CGIAR Science Week 2025
CGIAR is convening the world’s leading scientists and thinkers at the intersection of agriculture and climate for its inaugural Science Week. The gathering will inspire action and investment in sustainable food systems that nourish both people and planet.
| Time | Session | Location |
| 08:30-13:00 |
The power of research partnerships to deliver at scale Mahlatse Nkosi (moderator),
Inga Jacobs-Mata (speaker), Olufunke Cofie (TBD)
|
CR10 |
| 10:30-12:30 |
Food frontiers and security science program – Strategy dialogue Sandra Ruckstuhl (IWMI PL),
Nora Hanke-Louw (PMU coordinator),
Valencia Mbatha (alternative host)
|
CR4 |
| 11:00-12:30 |
Game frontiers: From learning and understanding behavior to co-creating social-technical innovations Alok Sikka (panelist) |
CR6 |
| 15:00-18:00 |
Plenary 1 – Opening ceremony. Welcoming science. Sandra Ruckstuhl (IWMI PL),
Nora Hanke-Louw (PMU coordinator),
Valencia Mbatha (alternative host)
Nicole Langa (speaker)
|
TBD |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 08:00-10:00 |
Science and Innovation for Resilient Food Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings Sandra Ruckstuhl (facilitator) |
CR9 |
| 08:30-10:00 |
Game On: Gamification for Smarter Innovation Portfolio Management in CGIAR’s 2030 Strategy Nora Hanke-Louw (organizer) Inga Jacobs-Mata (TBD) |
CR8 |
| 10:00-12:00 |
Strengthening CGIAR Engagement with African Agricultural Research, Innovation, and Education Institutions (AARIEIs) in Research and Scaling Olufunke Cofie (TBD) |
TBD |
| 14:30-15:30 |
Participatory research for sustainable and inclusive transformations in food, land and water systems Henry Roman (speaker)
|
CR6 |
| 14:30-18:00 |
Transformative Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture: Scaling Innovation, Strengthening Seed Systems, and Strengthening Climate Resilience Nora Hanke-Louw (speaker),
Idil Ires (speaker)
Manohara Khadka(speaker)
Muluken Adamseged (co-organizer/speaker)
|
CR9 |
| 16:00-18:30 |
Launch of IWMI’s East Africa Strategy Muluken E. Adamsged (coordinator) |
CR10 |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 08.00-10.00 |
Sustainable animal and aquatic foods science program – Strategic dialogue Marie-Charlotte Buisson (AoW4 lead, IWMI PL – speaker),
Giulia Zane (TBD)
|
CR1 |
| 16:30-18:30 |
Accelerating Innovations Side Event: from project to product Abdulkarim Seid (speaker) |
CR4 |
| 16:30-18:30 |
Accelerating agricultural innovations: Scaling CGIAR science for global impact Marie-Charlotte Buisson (AoW4 lead, IWMI PL – speaker),
Giulia Zane (TBD)
|
CR4 |
| 16:30-18:00 |
Staying the course: How can research and knowledge ecosystems support political transitions? Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee (co-convenor / presenter), Fayrouz Eldabbagh (presenter) |
CR9 |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 08:00-15:00 |
Climate action – Strategy dialogue Marie-Charlotte Buisson (TBD) |
CR4 |
| 08:00-10:00 |
Scaling for Impact – Strategy dialogue Inga Jacobs-Mata (speaker)
Olufunke Cofie (speaker)
Minh Thai (speaker)
Nora Hanke-Louw (BMU support)
|
CR1 |
| 08:00-14:00 |
Delivering resilient drylands Rachael McDonnell |
CR10 |
| 10:30-14:30 |
AI-powered innovation: Acceleration research for agri-food system transformation Fulco Ludwig (TBD) |
CR3 |
| 15:00-18:00 |
Plenary 4 Mark Smith (speaker) |
CR2 |
| Time | Session | Location |
| 08:00-10:00 |
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program Launch Solomie Gebrezgabher (speaker), Tosin Somorin (speaker) |
CR1 |
| 08:30-13:00 |
Water Theme Day: Water security for transforming agrifood systems Mark Smith (speaker), Rachael McDonnell (speaker), Inga Jacobs-Mata (speaker), Olufunke Cofie (speaker), Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee (speaker), Tosin Somorin (speaker), Mahlatse Nkosi (speaker), Fulco Ludwig (speaker), Abdulkarim Seid (speaker), Giriraj Amarnath (speaker), Alok Sikka (speaker), Deepa Joshi (speaker), Gopal Kumar (speaker) |
CR10 |
| 10:30-14:30 |
Leveraging agroecology and regenerative agriculture across multifunctional landscapes: A science dialogue Solomie Gebrezgabher (speaker), Walter Mupangwa (TBD) |
CR9 |
| 10:30-13:30 |
Gender Equality and Inclusion: Transformative solutions for gender equality in climate affected agrifood systems Inga Jacobs-Mata (moderator), Manohara Khadka (speaker), Ojongetakah Enokenwa Baa (speaker), Charity Osei-Amponsah (speaker) |
CR11 |
| 10:30-14:30 |
Digital innovations for advancing agri-food-systems research – Science talk Fulco Ludwig (speaker), Inga Jacobs-Mata (speaker) |
CR3 |
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