Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes

I’m attending @WebSummit, exploring innovations in food, technology, sustainability, and women’s entrepreneurship. Let’s connect! #websummit attend.websummit.com/dl/lis2…

Everyone's "figuring out AI" right now. I'm going to hear from the people who already did at HumanX Las Vegas, March 7-10 at Mandalay Bay. Use code HX27U_sn0b100 for $100 off: i.snoball.it/p/7CTEG3y8/t/2 #HumanX #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

The older I get, the less impressed I am by complicated language. If an idea cannot be explained clearly enough for people to use it, we probably have more work to do. Clarity is not the opposite of expertise. It is evidence of it.

Representation is not the same thing as power. I am less interested in how many women were invited into the room than in whether they gained resources, influence and decision-making authority once they got there. #WomensEconomicEmpowerment

I pay attention to grocery stores when I travel. Not glamorous, I know. 😂 But they tell me what people eat, what is imported, what is local, what is expensive and sometimes what a community values. Consider it my unofficial field research.

Small food businesses do not operate in a vacuum. Training someone to be an entrepreneur means little if financing, food safety systems, procurement and market access remain out of reach. We have to build ecosystems, not just entrepreneurs. #FoodBusiness

A project can hit every indicator and still leave very little behind. I increasingly ask a different question: What will people still be able to do after the funding and consultants are gone? That is where sustainability gets interesting. #SustainableDevelopment

I love food because it refuses to stay in one box. Food is agriculture. Food is culture. Food is business. Food is health. Food is migration. Food is memory. Food is politics. That is exactly why food systems work fascinates me.

One thing 20+ years in international development has taught me: the people closest to a problem usually know something the consultant does not. Expertise should make us better listeners, not louder people. #GlobalDevelopment

We have to stop turning structural barriers into personal shortcomings. A woman does not necessarily need more confidence. She may need capital, childcare, market access, property rights or a seat at the table. #GenderEquality

Travel has made me better at my work. I learn a lot about a place by watching who sells food, who buys it, what people consider affordable and what foods they refuse to let disappear. Markets tell stories. #FoodCulture #Travel

Food systems are never just about food. They are about power, culture, health, land, labor, money and who gets to make decisions. Once you see those connections, you cannot unsee them. #FoodSystems

Follow my Camino de Santiago journey through Spain with stage guides, packing tips, pilgrim reflections, hostel reviews, budgeting advice, and personal stories. #camino #caminodesantiago dgspeaks.com/category/travel…

Camino Francés Day 5: Pamplona to Puente la Reina youtu.be/r6vZvqn51To?si=ZVuc… via @YouTube #Camino #CaminoFrances #CaminoDeSantiago

Camino Francés Day 4: Zubiri to Pamplona youtu.be/i6f2mucU87Q?si=CZ7A… via @YouTube #camino #CaminoDeSantiago #caminofrances

Camino Day 3: The Most Difficult and Rocky Stage youtube.com/shorts/BQXs5XIFl… via @YouTube #camino #caminofrances #caminodesantiago

Camino Francés Day 3: Roncesvalles to Zubiri youtu.be/KLXJE6hL_Rw?si=1DjG… via @YouTube #camino #caminodesantiago #caminofrances

Camino Francés Day 2: Orisson to Roncesvalles youtu.be/KtdoZtzU3aI?si=hE1k… via @YouTube #camino #CaminoDeSantiago #caminofrances

Camino Francés Day 1: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Orisson youtu.be/ocals4r5u-o?si=HhA7… via @YouTube #camino #caminodesantiago #caminofrances

What is your pretzel memory? 😁 The best one, the most unexpected one, or simply the one you come back to most often. Tell me in the comments. 🥨 dgspeaks.com/national-pretze… #NationalPretzelDay #Food