Emily King is an internationally recognised thought leader in food systems change. Environmental lawyer turned advocate, Emily has more than a decade’s experience working in and researching food systems. It’s a journey that’s taken her from investigating seed practices in Cuba to running a climate change adaptation forum focusing on resilient urban food in Germany, hunting out ways to change the food system. Emily created Spira in 2017 to help more businesses and organisations throughout Aotearoa contribute to positive fixes in the food system. She’s helped councils, industry, government and numerous community groups come up with leading answers to our most pressing food systems challenges.