Jonathan Foley, director of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment (IonE) and leader of its Global Landscapes Initiative, focuses on complex global environmental systems and their human interactions.

In his presentation, "The Other Inconvenient Truth: How Agriculture is Changing the Face of Our Planet," Foley challenges the idea that climate change is our primary environmental concern. He argues that agriculture and land use may be a greater global environmental culprit, with its impact potentially increasing as we aim to feed over 9 billion people.