The Champions

Champions 12.3 consists of executives from governments, businesses, international organizations, research institutions, farmer groups, and civil society dedicated to inspiring ambition, mobilizing action, and accelerating progress toward achieving SDG Target 12.3 by 2030.

Hans Hoogeveen

Co-Chair

Independent Chairperson of the Council at FAO

Sunny Verghese

Co-Chair

Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam International Limited

Inger Andersen

Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

Manish Bapna

President and CEO, NRDC

Sophie Bellon

Chief Executive Officer, Sodexo

Wai-Chan Chan

Managing Director, Consumer Goods Forum

Arnold Puech d'Alissac

President, World Farmers' Organisation

Stefaan Decraene

CEO, Rabobank

Shenggen Fan

Chair Professor, China Agricultural University

Kevin J. Fay

Executive Director, Global Food Cold Chain Council

Maneesh Gobin

Attorney General Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Republic of Mauritius

Liz Goodwin

Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste, World Resources Institute

Dana Gunders

President, ReFED

Sjoukje Heimovaara

President of the Executive Board, Wageningen University & Research (WUR)

Gilbert F. Houngbo

Director-General, International Labour Organization

Jacob Jensen

Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Denmark

Selina Juul

Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food movement

Yolanda Kakabadse

Member, WWF US Board of Directors

Sam Kass

Founder, TROVE and Acre Venture Partners

Michael Keller

Secretary General, International Seed Federation

Sadiq Khan

Mayor of London

Steven Lapidge

Founder and Non-Executive Director

Alvaro Lario

President, International Fund of Agricultural Development

Lorena Lourido Gomez

Global Food Manager, IKEA (Ingka Group)

Sid Mehta

Founder and Principal, GreenWorks Inc.

Donald Moore

Executive Director, Global Dairy Platform

Ken Murphy

Group Chief Executive, Tesco

Adil Najam

President, WWF International

Vicky Rey

VP of Government Affairs, Latin America, at Carnival Corporation

Demba Sabally

Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Gambia

Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko

Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission

Geeta Sethi

Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, World Bank

Lindiwe Majele Sibanda

Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture

Achim Steiner

Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Tristram Stuart

Founder, Feedback

Johan Swinnen

Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute

Máximo Torero

Chief Economist, FAO

Helene von Reis

Regulatory & Public Affairs CEO/CSO, IKEA