WFP Innovation Accelerator on Food Resilience: Global Sustainability Challenge

​Title: WFP Innovation Accelerator on Food Resilience: Global Sustainability Challenge

​What It’s About:
This info session explores Food Resilience as part of the Global Sustainability Challenge (GSC). Learn how climate change is putting pressure on food systems, what it takes to feed more people on a changing planet, and how innovators are making food production and consumption more resilient.

​📅 Event Details

• ​Date: 28 Oct 2026 (Wednesday)

• ​Time: 5-6 pm Central European Time (CET) 12 pm EDT 9 am PDT

​Why Join:

• ​Get first-hand insights from Ishank Goral of the WFP Innovation Accelerator

• ​Understand the Food Resilience theme and what is in and out of scope for the GSC

• ​Discover tips for forming teams, developing your project, and standing out

• ​Ask your questions live and get practical advice

​What to Expect:

• ​Format: Online only

• ​Speaker: Ishank Goral, WFP Innovation Accelerator

• ​Host: Florian Lintl, Director TUM Venture Lab Climate / Circular

• ​You’ll get:

  • ​An introduction to the problem: why food is a climate challenge and why demand is rising while farm productivity is under pressure

  • ​First-hand insights from WFP on the realities of food systems and innovation, followed by a live Q&A

  • ​An overview of the GSC: subthemes, the focus on adaptation and resilience, challenge phases, deliverables and judging criteria

  • ​The chance to ask your questions live

​About the Global Sustainability Challenge:
The Global Sustainability Challenge (GSC) is an annual global challenge where students design, implement, and showcase real-world sustainability solutions, supported by a Stanford-led collective of leading educational institutions and experts worldwide.

• ​Learn more about the Challenge

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