Blended Finance: Which Models Show Promise for Accelerating Climate-Smart Agri-Food Systems?

04 Nov 2025
Main Auditorium
Agri-Tech , Food-Tech , Blue Food
  • What are the latest finance models combining different sources of public and private capital to address economic and climate challenges across the region’s agri-food industry? How do we replicate them?
  • As the interest and prominence of philanthropists in Asia-Pacific grows, how do their objectives align with those of the public-private investment ecosystem? How are philanthropists balancing immediate needs with longer term priorities?
  • What mechanisms and policies are governing these new models, and how do they ensure quality, integrity, and impact?
Chairperson
Lesly Goh
Lesly Goh, Scientist, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS & Former CTO - WORLD BANK GROUP