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Timothy Thomas

Timothy Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit. His research focuses on the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Tim’s work involves developing innovative methods for simulated climate futures and model coordination between climate, crop, water, energy, and economics.

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World Food Forum ’26

Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.

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Italy

October 8 to 16, 2026

  • 9:00 – 5:30 pm (Europe/Rome)
  • 3:00 – 11:30 am (US/Eastern)
  • 12:30 – 9:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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The World Food Forum (WFF) flagship event is a global platform that drives action to transform agrifood systems through the power of youth, science and innovation, and investment. Bringing together all stakeholders, it serves as a dynamic space for turning ideas into actions, scaling solutions and forging synergistic partnerships. By uniting diverse voices and fostering cross-sectoral and intergenerational collaboration, it accelerates progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, driving action at global, regional and local levels.

October 14, 2026

Side Event | Young women transforming food systems | 11:00am – 12:00pm (Europe/Rome) | Location: Austria Room

This side event will present emerging findings from Chapter 5 of the flagship report: Solutions to Support Young Women to Thrive and Drive Transformation towards Equitable, Resilient and Sustainable Food, Land and Water Systems Futures by 2050. It will bring together researchers, young women leaders, farmers’ organizations, policymakers, investors, and development partners to discuss practical solutions, innovative partnerships, and investment priorities that can advance intergenerational gender equality and youth empowerment in agrifood systems.

October 15, 2026

Women farmers in the digital age: from access to agency | 11:00am – 12:30pm (Europe/Rome) | Location: Iran Room (B-116 bis) | Video Recording

2026 marks the International Year of the Woman Farmer, a moment to take stock of the promise of digital agriculture for women farmers. The session will also explore the design, governance and accountability principles needed to address bias, exclusion, and data risks, while ensuring that women farmers’ knowledge and perspectives meaningfully shape digital transformation.

  • Claudia Ringler, Director, Agrifood Innovation and Resilience Unit, IFPRI

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