Between now and 2050, the world’s population is expected to rise to 9.2 billion, demanding a 60% increase in global food production. The 13th Nestlé International Nutrition Symposium held on 27 and 28 October 2016 brought together leading experts to discuss the importance of ‘Nourishing the World’, the theme of the event. The two-day symposium at the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland, explored worldwide food security, sustainable agricultural growth and the future for health and food.

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The world we need to make by 2050
Sir Jonathon Porritt, Forum for the Future, Cheltenham, England
Oct. 27, 2016 · 9:01 a.m.
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Vision and strategies for 21st century global nutrition
Ann Tutwiler, Biodiversity International, Ariccia, Italy
Oct. 27, 2016 · 9:46 a.m.
Global food security and the role of research universities
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, University of Cambridge, England
Oct. 27, 2016 · 11:03 a.m.
Rapid sustainable agricultural growth
Agnes Kalibata, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Nairobi, Kenya
Oct. 27, 2016 · 1:39 p.m.
Anthropogenic climate change: curse or opportunity?
Thomas Stocker, University of Bern, Switzerland
Oct. 27, 2016 · 2:12 p.m.
Water scarcity and food security in rainfed areas: challenges and opportunities
David Bergvinson, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Oct. 27, 2016 · 3:32 p.m.
Obesity - A national perspective
Dame Sally Davis, Department of Health, London, England
Oct. 28, 2016 · 10:09 a.m.
The age of insight and learning
Young Sohn, Samsung Electronics, Menlo Park, USA
Oct. 28, 2016 · 11:22 a.m.
The food-health-environment Nexus
Charles Godfray, University of Oxford, England
Oct. 28, 2016 · 1:19 p.m.
The future for food and health
Susan Jebb, University of Oxford, England
Oct. 28, 2016 · 2:01 p.m.
Food, Nutrition and Income: historical and contemporary facts and puzzles
Sir Angus Deaton, Princeton University, USA
Oct. 28, 2016 · 3:05 p.m.