177. Future of Food: Live from COP27

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism, where we examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform our anger into productive dialogue on building a sustainable future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this special episode we bring you the conclusion of our celebrated Future of Food  series, recorded live from COP 27.  Outrage + Optimism host Tom Rivett-Carnac pulls together an incredible line up of leaders to explore how food might act as the connecting force that engages communities and individuals and brings us all together in a united global movement.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">First, Tom takes the opportunity to catch up Per Heggenes, the CEO of The IKEA Foundation, to hear why food is of huge importance to his organisation's work and why Per believes food needs to stay top of the global agenda.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Next, Tom convenes a fascinating and diverse group of guests in a unique and quirky setting: a blue shipping container repurposed in collaboration with Museum for the United Nations UN Live team and The IKEA Foundation using Global We portals, to bring</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">the voices of people on the frontline of climate change, directly into the heart of climate conversations at COP27 via full length screens, set up in diverse global locations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to the fascinating contributions from Tom's IRL guests </span> <strong>Paul Polman</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Business Leader, Former CEO of Unilever and co-author of Net Positive;</span> <strong>Liesbet Steer,</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Executive Director of the Education Commissio</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">n</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">; and</span> <strong>Sophia Kianni</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">climate activist, Executive Director of Climate Cardinals  and the youngest