Building Resilient F&B Supply Chains in a Global Market
Building Resilient F&B Supply Chains in a Global Market
Description
Food associations and companies are navigating disruptions in sourcing, logistics, and international trade. This panel would examine strategies for strengthening supply chain resilience, including diversification of suppliers, technology adoption, and policy advocacy. Speakers could share insights on how collaboration across manufacturers, retailers, and importers can stabilize the food system.
Background
Global food and beverage supply chains are operating in an increasingly volatile environment shaped by geopolitical tensions, climate variability, shifting trade policies, and evolving consumer demand. Recent disruptions, from pandemic related shutdowns to conflicts affecting key export corridors, have exposed structural vulnerabilities in how food moves from farm to market. Many systems that were…
Date: 2026-04-06
Time (ET): 2:00 PM EDT, Apr 6, 2026
Time (Local): 6:00 PM UTC, Apr 6, 2026
Location: online
Speakers
Maximo Torero
Chief Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
Rouhan Liu
Senior Director, Global Agriculture Operation Innovation, PepsiCo
Paul Behrens
British Academy Global Professor, , University of Oxford
Trey Malone
Boehlje Chair in Managerial Economics for Agribusiness,, Purdue University
Guided Questions
Trey Malone
Drawing on your work at the intersection of behavioral economics and agribusiness strategy, what cognitive or organizational biases do you see most often undermining supply chain resilience, and how can companies actively correct for them?
Rouhan Liu
With your unique background bridging agricultural science and business strategy, what emerging technologies or data capabilities do you see as most critical for building real-time visibility and agility across complex, multinational supply chains?
Maximo Torero
Given your leadership at the FAO and your deep expertise in food price volatility, trade dynamics, and global food security, where do you see the greatest vulnerabilities in today’s global food supply chains, and what coordinated actions are most urgently needed to strengthen resilience?
Paul Behrens
Considering your work on integrated modeling of food system transitions, what systemic risks are most underestimated today, and how should global supply chains prepare for long-term structural shifts rather than short-term disruptions?