Food security has emerged as a critical challenge, defined by access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. As AI becomes a new frontier in food systems, with applications ranging from accelerating ingredient discovery to enabling precision agriculture, the gap between pilot initiatives and large-scale deployment remains substantial, particularly in Asia-Pacific where the majority of the world's food is produced and consumed. With food security at stake, what will it take to move from isolated pilots to true systemic transformation?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2026 in Dalian, China on 23-25 June, 2026. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2026/sessions/can-intelligence-feed-the-world/

Speakers:

Svein Tore Holsether, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yara International

Adam Tooze, Director, European Institute, Columbia University

Fan Shenggen, Chair Professor, China Agricultural University

Kathleen Alexander, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Savor

Rattan Lal, Professor of Soil Science, Ohio State University

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