Xander Beks

Food 2 Lead The Future

Business EN ↓ 14 episodes

Sharing stories on Xander's journey unlocking potential of learning networks for transitional challenges, starting with future proof agriculture. Xander is driven by his passion for creating new paths in complex issues in a multistakeholder environment. Simultaneously taking further steps in transition or transformational processes with these players brings him satisfaction. Certainly and especially if that happens together with new generations. Xander is amongst others a Nuffield 2023 Scholar and designing the future of the dairy farm he and his wif will run in the future. Hosted on Acast. Se...

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The climate general paving the way to resilience including the role of food security 10.07.2026

I met with General Tom Middendorp during the Consultation Forum for Sustainable Energy in the Defense and Security Sector. Tom Middendorp is a retired four-star general. He now advises  The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies  (HCSS) as a principal expert. Until October 2017 he was the Chief of Defense of the Netherlands Armed Forces. In this period he led one of the largest transfor...

Reboot the future of food 18.06.2026

"We are all  connected . In nature, an affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake." Part of the mission statement of Reboot the future, one of the great initiatives that is being led by Kim Polman. Bringing global experience and dynamics into this episodes, the powerfull touch point she creates with new generations (in education) and how she deals with creating...

How to lead the future with the next generation from a global perspective, quo vadis? 16.04.2026

Dr Hans Hoogeveen was elected as Independent Chairperson of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in June 2021. FAO Members elected him in July 2023 for a second term of two years. He is the former Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to FAO. Hans Hoogeveen is duly acknowledged as a consummate professional and a man of agriculture in the utmost deg...

Appetite for solutions with Sjacco van Kol 16.03.2026

On this journey about learning how to lead the future we follow with a generation of leaders again with amazing energy and resumes with energetic ingredients to digest! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Future of grain is sunny-bright with Rogier Scherpbier 03.05.2025

Look for more info about Rogier's company on www.zonnespelt.nl/ and link with Rogier www.linkedin.com/in/rogier-scherpbier-757a5aa7/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A global view on sustainability and fitting values 31.03.2025

It was a privilege to tap Georg's mind on his journey leading the future on a global governance scale at UN and other roles. We share the mission to have children and youth at that heart of sustainability transition. Georg is doing amazing work now, next to his distinguished career. Georg Kell established the Global Compact as the foremost platform for the development, implementation and disclosur...

Leading the future is yours by choice 10.03.2025

Lely is a company that is leading to facilitate farmers globally in leading the future in farming. Talking to André we explored the edge of the future of farming and what it means for a new generation and for a leading country in the world being based in the Netherlands. What does the sector need to do to learn for taking the lead in future proof agriculture? Is this transforming from the past? An...

Carina van de Beek and her tour to find the key behind leading your own future 23.02.2025

If you want to lead the future, how do you start, how do you find the next step that resonates with you? Carina travelled the world as a Nuffield 2023 scholar to find answers to questions like these. Listen to our conversation and how this fires up her own entrepreneurial journey?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruud Tijssens, Feed 2 Lead the Future with farmers 04.09.2024

I had the opportunity to have this open and interesting conversation with Ruud Tijssens , Director  Public  & Cooperative Affairs at Agrifirm Cooperative. Sharing his view on future of food and farming, what the role of Agrifirm is together with farmers, and how he is challenged personally and how Agrifirm can play a role in the system. Valuable analysis how he looks at the agrifood-...

Kobus Pienaar, future of regenerative agriculture in South Africa 26.07.2024

Kobus Pienaar is programme manager Farming for the future from Woolworths South Africa and is responsible for looking at ways to ensure Woolworths contributes to a sustainable Food System in South Africa. He has amazing experience to get stakeholders together including young people to work on important challenges like conservating one of the most improtant biodiversity hotspots in the world in Sou...

Lucy Chioma Aniagolu and Nshimye Alex, Youth leaders for future of Agriculture! 01.07.2024

Join me in the conversation at the African Food Systems Summit, with these youth leaders from Africa, making way for a new generation in Agriculture! Amongst others: Alex: Winner Gogettaz agripeneurs award 2021 https://gogettaz.africa/agripreneurs/alexandre-nshimiyimana-sanit-wing-rwanda/ Alex enterprise: https://vc4a.com/ventures/sanit-wing-ltd/ Lucy: AGRF's Rising Star https://farmersreviewafric...

Lieven Callewaert, president of Roundtable on Responsible Soye, sharing Food For Soye Future 04.06.2024

Whilst the next RTRS meeting point has been announced, Lieven and i look at the future of RTRS and how knowledge sharing works (with a new generations) for the future of RTRS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Izak van Heerden 20.05.2024

Sharing knowledge how to lead your self Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An Introduction to F2LTF with Xander and Wallace Currie 05.05.2024

In this first episode of F2LTF you will get to know the background of why i am starting this podcast. I asked Wallace Curie, Nuffield 2024 Scholar and Podcastmaker of R2K Podcast to share his journey and interview me about the reason to start Food 2 Lead The Future. More info on Wallace: https://www.nuffieldscholar.org/scholars/2024/wallace-currie Please listen and subscribe to R2K (Wallace's) Pod...

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