2026: From evidence to action: strengthening innovation intelligence for resilient and inclusive agrifood systems.

With nearly three decades of global experience in agricultural research, extension, and innovation, Delgermaa Chuluunbaatar is passionate about co-creating solutions with farmers, researchers, and policymakers and recognizes importance of all voices for inclusive transformation of sustainable agrifood systems. As an Innovation Officer at the FAO’s Office of Innovation, she co-leads the Agrifood Systems Technologies and Innovations Outlook (ATIO) initiative.  Her expertise spans integrated farming systems, conservation agriculture, rural development, institutional reforms, portfolio sense-making, innovation scaling and systems thinking. Delgermaa’s career journey – from a farm agronomist in Mongolia to technical roles at FAO, IFAD, CIDA, and World Vision International – reflects her deep commitment to empowering farmers and institutions through knowledge, innovation, and capacity development. She holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, with research spanning crop and soil science, rural sociology, and adult education. Her work bridges science and practice, with a focus on innovation processes, adoption behaviour, and systemic approaches to development.

Mark is a Co-founder and a former Director of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture. He is now a Member of the Forum’s Advisory Council and a Senior Fellow at the Transatlantic Policy Network. Mark joined SpiritsEUROPE as their Director-General in September 2025, having enjoyed a long career in the agri-food sector, principally at Syngenta where he held several senior leadership and executive level positions in corporate affairs and business sustainability in the EAME region and globally. After leaving Syngenta in 2017, Mark became the CEO of EngineeringUK before joining Indigo Ag, where he held a variety of different roles before becoming Head of Corporate Affairs and a Member of the Executive Team in 2024.