Speakers and moderators

We are very happy to welcome Maria Knutson Wedel, vice-chancellor at SLU, Daniel Liljeberg, State Secretary to Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren, Jakob Granit, Director-General, Sida, our five keynote speakers and moderators to Agri4D 2025. Read more about them all below. More information will come.

Welcome address

Maria Knutsson Wedel

Vice-chancellor at SLU

Opening address

Daniel Liljeberg

State Secretary to Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren at the Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure.

Jakob Granit

Director-General at Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

Keynote speakers

Erik Alexandersson

Scientific research manager, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Shakuntala Thilsted

Director, Nutrition, Health & Food Security Impact Area Platform, CGIAR.

Nitya Rao

Professor, East Anglia University

Miguel Altieri

Professor, University of California

Patrick Okori

Executive Secretary RUFORUM

Moderators

Matthew Kessler

Communications officer at TABLE

Heather Mackay

Researcher at Lund University, Sweden