Food Systems in the Age of Polycrisis
The world is facing a once-in-a-generation crossroad.
If the shutdown that followed the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the fragilities of the global supply chains, then the Russian invasion of Ukraine thrust much of the global south into a severe food security crisis. As the agri-food system seeks to adapt to these crises, it is also facing the generational challenge of transitioning to a sustainable, bio-based economy.
The agri-food sector is afflicted by what has been described as a polycrisis; a succession of crises that are interacting to create something that is worse than the sum of their parts. From the European Union’s “Farm-to-Fork strategy” to UK’s “National Food Strategy”, European governments are grappling with the challenge to mitigate these crises.
How do we make sense of the many challenges facing the agri-food sector at this moment? And what can be done about it?
Thinktank EUROPA and the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI Bio) have partnered up to provide the answers to these questions, at our half-day conference in the House of Industry.
Participation is free of charge.
Program
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14.00-14.15 Arrival and check-in
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14.15-14.30 Welcome and Introduction
Sofie Carsten Nielsen, EU Bio Project Director, Confederation of Danish Industry
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14.30-15.00 KEYNOTE: Understanding the systematic challenges of the global food system
Henry Dimbleby, Author of ‘’Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape’’, and lead on the UK’s widely acclaimed ‘National Food Plan’
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15.00-15.30 MODERATED CONVERSATION: The challenge of the century: what will it take to make the European food system sustainable?
Riyong Kim, Head of Programme for Sustainability Transitions, European Environmental Agency and Stefan Sipka, Senior Policy Analyst, European Policy Centre and Mette Damgaard Nielsen, Senior Scientific Manager, Novo Nordisk Foundation
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15.30-16.00 BREAK
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16.00-16.30 MODERATED CONVERSATION: Agri-food systems in an age of disruption: lessons learned from COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine
Mariusz Pomienski, Director of Chambre I, European Court of Auditors and Hubertus Gay, Senior Agricultural Policy Analyst, OECD
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16.30-17.00 MODERATED CONVERSATION: The next moon-shot? Can biotech innovations fuel our journey to a Net-Zero agri-food system?
Jesper Packert Pedersen, Director of Global External Affairs, Christian Hansen and Michael Minter, Future Foods Program Director, CONCITO Thinktank
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17.00-17.15 Closing remarks
Lars Sandahl, CEO, Confederation of Danish Industry
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17.15-18.00 Networking & refreshments
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