Bibi la Luz Gonzalez

Bibi is a creative enthusiast, merging food, climate and human rights. She holds an MA. International Political Economy from the University of Warwick, UK. Founder of Eat Better Wa’ik to fight malnutrition through creative and inclusive education, economics, agroforestry, consumption and technology. Previously at the World Food Programme (WFP) in Guatemala, Inter-American Development Bank project in NGOs, media & journalism, strategic partnerships. Appointed GS Community Champion for Central America 2020/2023 and has taken active participation in Shapers, as Curator of the Guatemala City Hub 2018/2019, project lead such as UnShape Slavery, and many more. Part of the inaugural list 50Next of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants as Trailblazing Activists, Hero of the Pandemic in Guatemala, 100 Powerful Women in Central America by Forbes. Part of more communities such as One Young World, Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI), Thomson Reuters Trust Changemaker, Climate Reality, Social Gastronomy Movement, World Merit, and more. Speaker, author, connecting local communities with global policymaking, seeking food systems transformation and transparent collaboration. TEDxEatBetterWaik organizer, actively involved in COP26 and UNFSS. Was part of the UpLink team at the World Economic Forum in 2022 and 2023, leading the food challenges funded by the Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: "Food Ecosystems in Arid Climates" and "Smarter Climate Farmers".