Alex Eaton
CEO, Sistema.bio
Alex is the CEO and co-founder of Sistema.bio, a social business that works with smallholder farmers around the world to address climate change, food security, and poverty. Alex is an Ashoka Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Leadership Fellow, and an Endeavor Entrepreneur. He is also co-founder of GLE, a production and storytelling company. Alex was Director of Sustainability at charity: water, Director at the International Renewable Resources Institute (IRRI) and co-founder of the Latin American Biogas Network (RedBioLAC). Previous roles include freelance journalist, photographer, cinematographer, educator and mountain, river and helicopter ski guide. Alex has a MS in Environmental Engineering and a BA in Journalism and is currently based in Mexico City. Growing up on a small farm, Alex is extremely focused on the interaction between agriculture, natural ecosystems and society, and still identifies as a farmer.
Day 0
October 10
Sessions by Alex Eaton
Day 1
October 11
Sessions by Alex Eaton
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Breakout Room B
There Is No Food Security Without Clean Cooking
As governments, donors and organizations struggle to respond to a global hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions, changing the way people cook is rarely acknowledged as the vital solution it is. In the past two years, the impacts of climate change, COVID-19 and global conflicts have more than doubled the number of people facing acute food insecurity to 345 million in 82 countries today. Without drastic global food system reform, as many as 80 million more people could face hunger by 2050, especially in Africa, south Asia and central America.
Cooking is an integral part of the food system – most obviously impacting consumption and nutrition – but as a major driver of climate change and land degradation, it also has a significant impact on food production.
This session will discuss the complexity of the global food crisis, explore the interconnections between clean cooking and efforts towards a sustainable food system, and share lessons from holistic regenerative agriculture approaches and institutional cooking efforts.
Speakers
Iwona Bisaga
Research Associate, Modern Energy Cooking Services
Dr. Raffaella Bellanca
Senior Energy for Food Advisor, World Food Programme
Alex Eaton
CEO, Sistema.bio
Dr. Wanida Lewis
CEO, Crescendo Foods
Day 2
October 12
Sessions by Alex Eaton
4:45 pm-6:30 pm
Adlon Ballroom
Closing Plenary
Speakers
H.E. Hajia Samira Bawumia
Second Lady of Ghana
Alex Eaton
CEO, Sistema.bio
Gabriela Elizondo Azuela
Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank
Peter George
Co-Investment Director, Spark+ Africa Fund; Chairman, Stichting Modern Cooking
Honorable Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Mayor of Accra
Kofi Nketsia-Tabiri
Founder and CEO, XpressGas
Jillene Connors Belopolsky
Chief of Staff and Chief External Affairs Officer, Clean Cooking Alliance
Mwayi Kampesi
CEO and Founder, Planet Green Africa
Fiona Wanjiku Moejes
CEO, Mawazo Institute
Akil Callender
Youth Specialist, SEforALL
Gathoni Kimani
Senior Associate, Market Strengthening and Venture Catalyst, Clean Cooking Alliance
Shirley McAlpine
Founder, Shirley McAlpine & Associates
Dymphna van der Lans
CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance
Monojeet Pal
Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, African Development Bank
Nishdeep Sethi
Group Director, Structured Finance, African Guarantee Fund
Rosemary Enobakhare
Associate Administrator, Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Administrator
Feisal Hussain
Senior Director, Innovative Finance, Clean Cooking Alliance
Sameer Shukla
Adviser to the Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
Day 3
October 13
Sessions by Alex Eaton
Day 4
October 14
Sessions by Alex Eaton
Sessions by Alex Eaton
Sessions by Alex Eaton
12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Breakout Room B
There Is No Food Security Without Clean Cooking
As governments, donors and organizations struggle to respond to a global hunger crisis of unprecedented proportions, changing the way people cook is rarely acknowledged as the vital solution it is. In the past two years, the impacts of climate change, COVID-19 and global conflicts have more than doubled the number of people facing acute food insecurity to 345 million in 82 countries today. Without drastic global food system reform, as many as 80 million more people could face hunger by 2050, especially in Africa, south Asia and central America.
Cooking is an integral part of the food system – most obviously impacting consumption and nutrition – but as a major driver of climate change and land degradation, it also has a significant impact on food production.
This session will discuss the complexity of the global food crisis, explore the interconnections between clean cooking and efforts towards a sustainable food system, and share lessons from holistic regenerative agriculture approaches and institutional cooking efforts.
Speakers
Iwona Bisaga
Research Associate, Modern Energy Cooking Services
Dr. Raffaella Bellanca
Senior Energy for Food Advisor, World Food Programme
Alex Eaton
CEO, Sistema.bio
Dr. Wanida Lewis
CEO, Crescendo Foods
Sessions by Alex Eaton
4:45 pm-6:30 pm
Adlon Ballroom
Closing Plenary
Speakers
H.E. Hajia Samira Bawumia
Second Lady of Ghana
Alex Eaton
CEO, Sistema.bio
Gabriela Elizondo Azuela
Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, World Bank
Peter George
Co-Investment Director, Spark+ Africa Fund; Chairman, Stichting Modern Cooking
Honorable Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey
Mayor of Accra
Kofi Nketsia-Tabiri
Founder and CEO, XpressGas
Jillene Connors Belopolsky
Chief of Staff and Chief External Affairs Officer, Clean Cooking Alliance
Mwayi Kampesi
CEO and Founder, Planet Green Africa
Fiona Wanjiku Moejes
CEO, Mawazo Institute
Akil Callender
Youth Specialist, SEforALL
Gathoni Kimani
Senior Associate, Market Strengthening and Venture Catalyst, Clean Cooking Alliance
Shirley McAlpine
Founder, Shirley McAlpine & Associates
Dymphna van der Lans
CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance
Monojeet Pal
Manager, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, African Development Bank
Nishdeep Sethi
Group Director, Structured Finance, African Guarantee Fund
Rosemary Enobakhare
Associate Administrator, Office of Public Engagement and Environmental Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Administrator
Feisal Hussain
Senior Director, Innovative Finance, Clean Cooking Alliance
Sameer Shukla
Adviser to the Practice Manager, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)