CEO Shah Karim speaks on Global Food Security

On Thursday, May 5th, SafeRock CEO Shah Karim moderated the CME STEM Talks by Thought Leaders entitled “CLA, S&P IHS, NASA: Accelerating Food Security”. The panelists included Chris Novak, President and CEO, CropLife America; Jonathan Shoham, Senior Consultant Analyst, S&P Global IHS Markit; and Michael Joseph Puma, Unit Director and Research Scientist, Columbia University. An overview of the event can be found here, and the slides for the webinar can be downloaded here.

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