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Bernhard Kowatsch

Director Global Accelerator and Ventures

United Nations World Food Programme

Director Global Accelerator and Ventures

United Nations World Food Programme

Bernhard Kowatsch is Director of the Global Accelerator and Ventures at the UN World Food Programme, which he founded in 2015. He previously co-founded the ShareTheMeal app and worked as a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Bernhard Kowatsch on the Schedule 2026

All times in CEST

Starting times

Morning

Executive Talk: From AI to Impact

Global challenges put pressure on Europe to build resilience amid climate shocks, volatility, and technological advancement. This session, hosted jointly by the UN World Food Programme and Raiffeisen Bank International, brings together leaders exploring how AI can create measurable impact at scale. Drawing on real-world experience, the discussion will examine how AI, data, and new models of collaboration can support preparedness, sustainability and long-term prosperity.

Hotel Alphof , Hotel Alphof – Seminar Room

10:00 - 11:30 Executive Talk: From AI to Impact

Network

Starting times

Morning

The Politics of the Plate: Global Health and Food Security

English 60

Industrial food systems drive climate harm and public health risks – yet remain politically entrenched. This session examines how subsidies, regulation, and governance failures sustain a system under strain, and asks who holds the power to reform it before its costs become irreversible.

Ort Alpbach , Feuerwehrhaus - Veranstaltungssaal

10:30 - 11:30 The Politics of the Plate: Global Health and Food Security

CLI

SEC

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Bernhard Kowatsch

Bernhard Kowatsch on the Schedule 2026

Tuesday, 01. September

Wednesday, 02. September