A Changing Climate: Global Food Security
A Collaboration With Silicon Valley Bank
From left to right: panelists Nick Halla, Senior VP - International at Impossible Foods; Jaleh Daie (Ph.D.), Founder/Chairman, AgFood Tech, Band of Angels; and Andrew Chung, Founder & Managing Partner, 1955 Capital. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Jordan Kannis of Silicon Valley Bank (left) and Margaret Conley of Asia Society Northern California (center) pose with a guest at the "Global Food Security in a Changing Climate" program. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Jaleh Daie (Ph.D), member of the Asia Society Northern California Advisory Board speaks with a guest right before the program starts. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Andrew Chung (left) and Roger Dyse (right). (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Nick Halla (left), Senior VP of International at Impossible Foods, catches up with Andrew Chung upon his arrival at Silicon Valley Bank. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Guests mix and mingle at the reception prior to the program. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Moderator Jaleh Daie (left), Partner at Aurora Equity, set the stage for the discussion with a few opening slides. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Nick Halla (right) of Impossible Food talks about meat consumption in Asia. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Andrew Chung (left) of 1955 Capital discusses agtech and the various examples of it. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
About 60 people attended the program. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Nick Halla (right) chuckles for a moment during the discussion. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Andrew Chung (center) makes a joke during the dialogue. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
The question and answer portion from the audience was quite robust. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
The panelists pose for a photo with staff from Asia Society Northern California and Silicon Valley Bank. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Roger Dyse (left) asks Nick Halla (right) a follow-up questions at the reception afterwards. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
Will Joyce of Silicon Valley Bank (left) and Andrew Chung of 1955 Capital take a break from their conversation for a photo. (Frank Jang/Asia Society)
On May 16, 2019, Asia Society Northern California and Silicon Valley Bank hosted "Global Food Security in a Changing Climate" at SVB's office in San Francisco. Speaking at the program were panelists: Nick Halla, senior vice president of international at Impossible Foods; Andrew Chung, founder and managing partner at 1955 Capital; and moderator Jaleh Daie, (Ph.D.) founder/chairman of AgFood Tech at Band of Angels, partner at Aurora Equity, and member of Asia Society Northern California Advisory Board.
Daie set the stage for the evening's discussion with a few opening slides. Daie spoke primarily about the contributing factors to food security, specifically the growing world population, the subsequent increased need for more protein and how this might compare with different countries; greenhouse gases; and AgTech, including investment trends. Halla spoke about Impossible Food's mission and expansion into Asia, but also efforts to make Impossible products accessible and affordable. Halla touched upon how the industry has really evolved over the past 10 years, including the importance of water security to food security. Chung discussed several different types of AgTech; from safe food repellents that replace pesticides to technology that can track milk back to the cow, the AgTech industry is quite expansive. Chung also touched upon how these various forms of AgTech could benefit various populations in Asia. The evening concluded with an enthusiastic question and answer portion from the audience.
Asia Society Northern California would like to thank Silicon Valley Bank for hosting the program and collaborating on content.