Dr Judith Henze
Judith Henze has been an agricultural scientist for more than 10 years, focusing on the sustainable transforming food systems. She has attained a PhD at Humboldt University in Agriculture Science, in Berlin, Germany. Moreover, she has a Master in M.Sc. in “Urban Planning: Environment and Sustainable Development" from the University College London (UCL), in London, UK.
Her expertise spans a wide array of domains, encompassing agroecology, aquaponics, vertical farming, transparent and resilient food systems, neglected and underutilized plants species (NUS).
Throughout her career, she has worked for or collaborated with a diverse range of stakeholders including universities, non-governmental institutions, ministries, city government institutions, as well as private sector entities, startups and donor agencies. Her professional engagements have taken her across continents, with work experiences spanning Germany, Kenya, Thailand and the UK.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-henze-phd-7b265a15/
Experts
Dr Rick Wheal
Dr. Rick Wheal is responsible for various project areas at the interface between the private sector and cooperation with international research institutions. For the past 20 years, Rick Wheal has advised on numerous projects in England, Europe and the Magreb states. He advises associations and companies on the strategic and conceptual development and implementation of agenda setting processes and sustainable reorientation. His thematic focus is on adaptation to climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energies.
At Food for Tomorrow, he mainly gets involved in the consultation in climate and energy topics and development of synergies between the agricultural and energy sectors
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-wheal-853a1312/
Chris King
Chris is a multi-disciplinary documentary storyteller with a background in engineering and sustainable development. He produces in-depth photo stories, video content, podcasts, and has written for various independent media publications. He has been exploring issues around climate change and the food system in various capacities for the past 25 years.
Chris has also studied Permaculture design and PhotoVoice. The latter with the desire to support communities being impacted by the issues he documents in sharing their experiences directly with an audience through their eyes – the people on the frontline who are living with and experiencing the impacts and challenges every day, and the consequences of inaction.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskingphotography/
