PANEL DISCUSSION: Putting actions to words: the food supply chain after the Farm to Fork strategy
Catch up on our livestream sessions
Day One - September 24
SPOTLIGHT DISCUSSION: Diets of 2020: Convenience and sustainability – can consumers have it all?
TED TALK AND INTERVIEW with Pasi Vainikka, co-founder & chief executive officer, Solar Foods
INTERVIEW WITH Q&A with Emmanuel Faber, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Danone, moderated by Marion Solletty, managing editor, policy, POLITICO
PANEL DISCUSSION: A focus on EU-Africa – Partnering for food security
INTERVIEW with Teresa Bellanova, Italian minister for agriculture, moderated by POLITICO’s Giorgio Leali
Day Two - September 25
OPENING REMARKS by LEADING PARTNER – CORTEVA* with Anne L. Alonzo, senior vice president, external affairs and chief sustainability officer, Corteva Agriscience
OPENING INTERVIEW with Q&A with Luis Planas, minister of agriculture, Spain
PANEL DISCUSSION – Unpacking the Green Deal in agriculture, from rhetoric to reality
SPOTLIGHT DISCUSSION – Food security and biodiversity: Can Europe make the equation work?
PANEL DISCUSSION – Redrawing the agri-food trade map
SPOTLIGHT DISCUSSION – Tackling deforestation in food production
SPOTLIGHT DISCUSSION – Animal Farm – how to strike the balance between welfare and competitiveness?
INTERVIEW with Q&A with Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of agriculture and agri-food, Canada
Moderator: Jakob Hanke Vela, reporter, POLITICO
INTERVIEW with Q&A with Taras Kachka, deputy minister of economy, trade and agriculture, Ukraine
Warming atmosphere, weather instability, loss of biodiversity threatening ecosystem productivity, those are just a few among many challenges the agriculture sector is facing. As climate change risks escalate, scientists and policymakers look to agriculture and food as areas for urgent action.
This is reflected in the new European Commission’s priorities, with the Green Deal taking shape, the Farm to Fork strategy coming to life and the expected finalization of the CAP reform. This year will be critical for an agriculture and food sector already challenged by trade wars and price volatility. As the coronavirus crisis has been shaking and testing the EU food supply chain and food security – renewing conversations on food sovereignty – we are yet to learn its full consequences for the agriculture and food sector.
Come and discuss with us:
- What will be the on-the-ground impact of the sustainability as well as agriculture and food regulations introduced in 2020?
- How can agri-food in Europe make both a competitive and sustainable leap forward?
- How to ensure that transparency in the food supply chain benefits everyone?
- What changes in food production will breakthrough technologies bring?
- What will be the long-term implications of the current coronavirus crisis?
All these questions and more will be addressed during POLITICO’s Agriculture and Food Summit on September 24-25, 2020 in an interactive virtual format.
During the fourth edition of this Summit, POLITICO will convene the industry’s top minds from the policy world, science, farming, agriculture, food industry and more. They will explore the new political reforms and innovative technologies that have the potential to shape Europe’s agricultural and food industry into a greener, more innovative as well as globally competitive sector.
Check out our Agriculture and Food coverage
- UK takes ‘major step’ toward banning live animal exports
- Commission confirms conflict of interest finding against Czech PM Babiš
- What European commissioners have been up to in Year 1
- The von der Leyen Commission end-of-year report card
- Irish fear loss of British potatoes post Brexit
- England flaunts green reforms while EU stays in hock to farmers
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2019 TESTIMONIALS
2019 KEY FIGURES
3rd
edition
30
speakers
10+
nationalities
130+
attendees
Who attends our summit?
- Policymakers
- Corporates
- Academics & NGOs
2020 PARTNERS
Leading partner
Corteva Agriscience™
Corteva Agriscience is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that provides farmers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry – including a balanced and diverse mix of seed, crop protection and digital solutions focused on maximizing productivity to enhance yield and profitability. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and an industry-leading product and technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is committed to working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Corteva Agriscience became an independent public company on June 1, 2019, and was previously the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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Twitter: @CortevaEUR
Supporting partner
Tetra Pak
Tetra Pak is a world leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 160 countries. With more than 25,000 employees around the world, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business.
Our promise, “PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD™,” reflects our vision to commit to making food safe and available, everywhere.
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Twitter: @tetrapak.
More information about Tetra Pak is available at www.tetrapak.com.
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