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July 24, 2024

The IBA AFS Will Lead Two Sessions at the IBA Annual Conference in Mexico City

Lynn L. Bergeson

The Agriculture and Food Section (AFS) is pleased to be leading two sessions at IBA 2024, the International Bar Association’s (IBA) annual conference in Mexico City, September 15-20, 2024. Both sessions will further AFS’s mission to focus on the complex law and policy issues invited by the imperative to feed the planet, to do so equitably, and to do so effectively in a time of climate change and during/post a global pandemic.

Disruptive technologies in agriculture, Monday, 16 September (11:15 – 12:30 CST)

This session will explore the emerging technologies that are transforming agriculture, including artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things, agricultural drones, and precision agriculture, among other technologies. Speakers will discuss the implications of these technologies for increasing efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in agriculture, as opposed to the challenges and concerns related to data privacy, ethics, and regulation.

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

  • Nusrat Hassan, Dentons, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Co-Chair, India Working Group
  • Adeniji Oni, Niji Oni & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; Membership Officer, Agriculture and Food Section

Speakers

Committees

  • Agriculture and Food Section (Lead)
  • Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee
  • Technology Law Committee

Foreign ownership of farmland, Tuesday, 17 September (11:15 – 12:30 CST)

This session intends to explore the impacts of the foreign ownership of farmland from an economic, social, and environmental perspective. Speakers will address the cross-border challenges faced in regulating and monitoring these transactions and the benefits and risks associated with foreign investment in farmland.

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

  • Hon Oluseyi Adisa, Tunde & Adisa Legal Practitioners, Lagos, Nigeria; Secretary, Agriculture and Food Section (Moderator)
  • Mykola Stetsenko, AVELLUM, Kyiv, Ukraine (Session chair/Keynote speaker)

Speakers

Committees

  • Agriculture and Food Section (Lead)

IBA 2024 is open to both IBA members and non-members. Network with peers, learn from experts, and experience Mexico — register now!