Speakers:

MATT FARQUHARSON, Editor-in-Chief, The Conduit

Matt Farquharson is editor-in-chief at The Conduit. He is a Sunday-Times-bestselling author, former writer for The Times, The Independent and The Telegraph, and an award-winning editor, podcaster and script-writer.

ELEANOR BESLEY-GOULD, Director, Xynteo

Ellie Besley-Gould is a Director at Xynteo and the Chair of the Board of Trustees at Foundation for Change. Previously, she was the Head of Purpose at Hawksmoor, heading on for-purpose strategy, implementation and impact reporting for Hawksmoor in the UK and the US.

ALEJANDRO GUARIN, Food Systems Transformation Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance

Alejandro Guarin is the food systems transformation lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance, where he works to ensure that companies contribute to building a fairer and more sustainable food system. Alejandro’s research, advocacy, and policy engagement includes social and environmental issues related to smallholder agriculture, markets, value chains, and consumption. He has experience working in countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Previously he was food systems lead at IIED in London, a researcher with th