David Donnan | SpeakerHub

Personal Details

Bio

David Donnan is a business leader and consultant with significant global experience in the agriculture, food and retail industries. During his career, David has run operating companies, managed food plants and consulted to leading global retail and consumer product companies.

David is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University teaching a graduate course on the Future of Sustainable Food & Agriculture. He is also a Partner Emeritus with Kearney, an international management consulting firm.

David is active in the food and agriculture startup community and is a mentor and advisor to several startup companies in foodtech and agtech.

Current position (2)

Adjunct Professor

Northwestern University

Global Partner Emeritus

Kearney

Degrees (2)

Systems Engineering

University of Toronto

1973 to 1977

MBA

University of Toronto

1979 to 1981

Presentations

Presentations (3)

Will technology feed the world

New technologies such as vertical farming, precision fermentation, farm automation and agricultural data analytics are changing the nature of modern food & agriculture. Will they be enough to feed the world?

Global disruptions in the food industry

As the world population trends towards 9 billion people there are many headwinds and disruptions facing the food industry. Mr. Donnan discusses the global issue facing the food and agriculture industry and how consumers will ultimately be the driving force for change.

The next decade: How climate change will impact our food.

Increased occurrences of drought, floods, heat stress and soil erosion will disrupt our food supply in the next decade. How will we overcome these issues and find enough water and land to feed a growing population.

Past talks (4)

The Future of Food: Innovation and Technology

Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Chicago

December 31, 2015

Keynote Address: Global Agri and Food Trends – Impact and Strategies for Agribusiness in SE Asia

Asia Grain Transportation Conference

Phuket Thailand

December 31, 2015

Food Industry Supply Chain: Towards 2030

National Restaurant Association

Chicago