Global food systems are under real strain. Climate volatility, energy transitions, and consolidation across the value chain are compounding faster than most efforts are built to handle.

At this NationSwell Signature Dinner, in partnership with the McKnight Foundation, you will join a small group of senior leaders across capital financing, corporate strategy, and philanthropy to explore where influence and investment could actually shift the system. The McKnight Foundation brings deep, on-the-ground experience in place-based resilience — and a question that is top of mind: what does it really take to future-proof and de-risk the systems we all depend on? And how do the true costs and benefits get counted along the way? That’s the conversation you’ll help shape — grounded in what you’re actually seeing and navigating, not just what is theoretically possible.

This is a Chatham House Rule conversation — candid, collaborative, and designed to surface the kind of honest exchange that only happens in a room of trusted peers.