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Explore how innovative finance mechanisms and risk-sharing strategies can accelerate the adoption of regenerative practices and support climate-resilient agriculture.

  • Discover innovative finance solutions such as blended finance, green bonds, transition loans, and carbon credits.
  • Learn how corporates and investors can share risk to drive regenerative adoption.
  • Understand practical pathways for farmers to access affordable and scalable capital.

Author:

Katrina Hayter

Global Head of Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chain
HSBC
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Katrina Hayter

Global Head of Sustainable Land Use & Supply Chain
HSBC

Explore strategies ingredient companies use to reduce risk and maintain stability amid global disruptions, volatility, and supply shocks.

  • Learn strategies to minimise risk from disruptions and global volatility.
  • Understand how nearshoring, multi-sourcing, and inventory approaches can stabilise supply chains.

See practical examples from beauty, F&B, and pharma sectors tackling real-world challenges

Author:

Adam Thompson

Supply Chain & Sustainability Director
Pip & Nut
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Adam Thompson

Supply Chain & Sustainability Director
Pip & Nut

See how parametric insurance provides instant, automated payouts for climate events, removing delays and simplifying risk management.

  • Experience a simulated climate event to understand parametric triggers in action.
  • Learn how contracts automatically trigger payouts without adjusters or paperwork.
  • Visualise instant payouts through a dashboard demonstrating real-time insurance response.

 

Author:

Edgar Aguilar

Value Chain Resilience Specialist
United Nations Development Programme, Insurance and Risk Finance Facility

 Edgar Aguilar co-leads UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility’s work on resilient food systems as Value Chain Resilience Specialist based in Rome, Italy. Within his role, Edgar advice governments and insurers on how to combine agricultural insurance into solutions with other financing instruments such as debt and guarantees to serve millions of smallholder farmers,

Previously, Edgar worked for the International Labour Organization (ILO) at its Regional Office for Africa in Côte d’Ivoire for 10 years, where he facilitated public and private partnerships to increase access to finance to agricultural value chains. Supporting the ILO Impact Insurance Facility, Edgar has worked closely with the insurance industry, financial institutions, and value chain players developing risk management solutions for smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America in key value chains such as cocoa, coffee, tea, and cotton. Edgar holds a master’s degree in Rural Development for Southern Countries and an engineer diploma in Agriculture. He speaks Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Italian.

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Edgar Aguilar

Value Chain Resilience Specialist
United Nations Development Programme, Insurance and Risk Finance Facility

 Edgar Aguilar co-leads UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility’s work on resilient food systems as Value Chain Resilience Specialist based in Rome, Italy. Within his role, Edgar advice governments and insurers on how to combine agricultural insurance into solutions with other financing instruments such as debt and guarantees to serve millions of smallholder farmers,

Previously, Edgar worked for the International Labour Organization (ILO) at its Regional Office for Africa in Côte d’Ivoire for 10 years, where he facilitated public and private partnerships to increase access to finance to agricultural value chains. Supporting the ILO Impact Insurance Facility, Edgar has worked closely with the insurance industry, financial institutions, and value chain players developing risk management solutions for smallholder farmers in Africa, Asia and Latin America in key value chains such as cocoa, coffee, tea, and cotton. Edgar holds a master’s degree in Rural Development for Southern Countries and an engineer diploma in Agriculture. He speaks Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Italian.

Examine how modern insurance solutions are shifting from reactive payouts to proactive protection, supporting supply chain resilience and long-term business stability.

  • Discover emerging insurance solutions for geopolitical risk, trade disruptions, and supply instability.
  • Learn how insurers are rethinking risk and using data to support end-to-end supply chain resilience.
  • Understand the role of insurance in enabling long-term investment, stability, and proactive risk management.

 

Explore how brands and traders collaborate to build resilient supply chains that withstand disruptions and drive long-term continuity.

  • Deep dive into a real-world example where regenerative practices have strengthened yields and resilience.
  • Farmer and corporate perspectives on partnership, challenges, and outcomes.
  • Lessons for scaling across regions and commodities.

Author:

Vanessa Maire

Global Director, Head of Regenerative Agriculture
Unilever
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Vanessa Maire

Global Director, Head of Regenerative Agriculture
Unilever
 

Gabbi Loedolff

Director of Buying
LUSH

Gabbi Loedolff

Director of Buying
LUSH

Gabbi Loedolff

Director of Buying
LUSH