The Parallel Session on "Exchange and Dialogue on Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Global South" under the 8th Hongqiao International Economic Forum (HQF) will be held on the afternoon of November 6, 2025, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The Parallel session is jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of China, organized by the CMG Agriculture and Rural Affairs Programming Center, and School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences of Peking University, with support from CCTV-17 Rural Revitalization Think Tank.

Focusing on the core theme of "China actively fulfills its international obligations, contributing Chinese wisdom, solutions, and strength to addressing issues such as poverty reduction, agricultural development, and food shortages in Global South countries, and jointly forges a future of shared prosperity", the session will facilitate in-depth cross-border dialogue and exchange as well as media initiative among heads of international organizations, renowned domestic and international experts and scholars, media representatives, and business elites. The objective is to build consensus and pool strength for promoting sustainable agricultural development in the Global South.

The session includes five key segments: Opening Addresses, Keynote Speeches, Practical Exploration, Roundtable Dialogue, and Special Media Moment.

Confirmed Guests Include:

Michael Levitt, 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry，Professor of Stanford University

Piao Shilong, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Vice President of Peking University

Bai Lianyang, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Party Committee Secretary of Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences (HAAS)

Escipión Oliveira-Gómez, Director of the Division of Country Programmes (DCP) ITC.

Zhao Bing, United Nations World Food Programme Representative and Director

Huang Jikun, Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Dean of the School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences of Peking University

Michelle Umurungi, Chief Investment Officer of Rwanda Development Board (RDB)

Cui Zhenling, World Food Prize Laureate, Executive Vice President of the Science and Technology Development Institute at China Agricultural University

Ding Hongxiang, Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China National Machinery Industry Corporation Ltd. (SINOMACH)

Kong Fanxin, Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of China National Agricultural Development Group Co., Ltd. (CNADC)

Thomas Counteaudier, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) Chief Strategy Officer

Lily Guan, President of Cargill China

Liu Chengfang, Associate Dean of the School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University; Boya Distinguished Professor

Jia Guangdong， President of China Association for the Promotion of International Agricultural Cooperation (CAPIAC)

Alexandra Brand, Syngenta Group Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs and Transformation

Laudemir Andre Muller, Head of Agriculture Business of ApexBrasil

Li Lin, Vice President of Joy Wing Mau Chile Spa

Inty Scoss Mendoza, Representative for China of the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA)

Wang Xiaobin, Party Committee Secretary and Executive Deputy Director (presiding over work) of the CMG Agriculture and Rural Affairs Programming Center

Host of the session:

Wang Shilin, Deputy Director of CMG Agriculture and Rural Affairs Programming Center

More distinguished guests are in the process of being confirmed, so stay tuned!